Paul Polman: ‘My call to leaders at COP16: We are unravelling the fabric of life itself’

Yesterday I returned from COP16, the UN’s global biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In Cali, the world’s governments are tasked with charting a path towards “making peace with nature”. In 2022, 195 governments committed to protecting 30% of the planet and to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. But in the last […] ... lees meer

Amazon opent aanmeldingen voor derde editie Sustainability Accelerator

Europese climate-tech startups kunnen zich vanaf vandaag aanmelden voor de derde editie van de Amazon Sustainability Accelerator (ASA). De accelerator staat open voor bedrijven die zich richten op Consumentenproducten, Circulaire Economie, Energie in Gebouwen en Verpakkingen – vier categorieën die het groeiende duurzame startup-ecosysteem weerspiegelen. Dit jaar wordt de ASA uitgevoerd in samenwerking met EIT Climate-KIC, […] ... lees meer

Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: 10 Measures to Close the Emissions Reduction Gap

The Alliance for CEO Climate Leaders, a CEO-led community facilitated by the World Economic Forum that is committed to accelerating the net-zero transition, released today a new report calling on businesses and governments to shift from incremental to systemic actions to meet climate goals. The report, Bold Measures to Close the Climate Action Gap: A […] ... lees meer

Marga Hoek: ‘Tech for Good Helps Solve Global Food Challenges’

The Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action was formally announced and endorsed at the “Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change” event at the UN Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) COP28 in Dubai. During the opening week of COP28, food systems were discussed as an important topic. More than […] ... lees meer

Todd Brady (Intel): ‘Met ons Climate Transition Action Plan willen we de doelstelling netto-nul broeikasgasemissies bereiken’

Een van de grootste producenten op het gebied van processors en chips, het Amerikaanse bedrijf Intel, heeft haar ambitieuze plannen bekend gemaakt. In 2022 kondigde Intel haar netto-nul doel aan om broeikasgasemissies van haar wereldwijde activiteiten tegen 2040 terug te brengen. Nu gaan ze een stap verder en zegt Intel toe om samen met haar […] ... lees meer

ClimatePartner Impact introduceert alternatieve concepten voor de vrijwillige klimaatbescherming door ondernemingen

De markt voor een vrijwillige inzet van ondernemingen en organisaties voor het klimaat is op dit moment aan sterke veranderingen onderhevig. Tot nu toe lag de focus op het bereiken van de eigen klimaatneutraliteit door middel van CO2-reductie en financiering van klimaatbeschermingsprojecten, steeds meer ondernemingen en organisaties gaan nu echter op zoek naar alternatieven voor […] ... lees meer

Paul Polman: ‘COP28: will the real leaders please stand up?’

COP28, this year’s global climate talks, begin in Dubai tomorrow. The Summit won’t solve all of our planetary problems, but it will answer one question decisively: do we have the right leaders for the job? Eight years ago the world struck a historic agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 degrees”, aiming for […] ... lees meer

Tweede plaats voor Nederlandse Simpl.Energy bij Europese Green Business competitie

Start-up Yuon Control uit Zwitserland is als winnaar uit de bus gekomen bij de Europese regionale finale van ClimateLaunchpad 2023. ClimateLaunchpad is een van ’s werelds grootste Green Business competities voor klimaatoplossingen, mogelijk gemaakt door Europa’s toonaangevende klimaatinnovatiebureau EIT Climate-KIC en ondersteund door Bank of America. Yuon Control AG nam samen met 339 andere teams […] ... lees meer

Business urges government: go fossil to clean

Ahead of COP28, over 125 businesses from across industries and regions call on national governments to address the primary cause of climate change: burning fossil fuels. As conditions align for a historic shift, We Mean Business Coalition is proud to have convened companies large and small through our Fossil to Clean campaign in signing an […] ... lees meer

René Groot Bruinderink (South Pole): ‘Financing authentic climate action: banking on integrity, innovation, and impact’

“Don’t fool yourself: billions more needed to protect tropical forests”, warns a Guardian headline. Similarly, a recent We Mean Business study revealed that a $4.1 trillion finance gap for nature-based solutions must be bridged to achieve global climate goals. And on Earth Day, millions echoed the rallying cry: #InvestInOurPlanet. Yet, 93% of companies are neither compensating nor reducing […] ... lees meer

Peter Bakker (WBCSD): ‘Building blocks of transformation’

This week, our annual Liaison Delegate (LD) Meeting takes place in Montreux, Switzerland: gathering leading business sustainability experts from around the world to engage and share updates on the latest industry developments, positioning them as critical change agents in their businesses. At the LD meeting, in partnership with our members, we are focusing on the critical […] ... lees meer

Dutch startups DayRize and Agcurate among the 14 climate startups selected for the Google European Accelerator

Startups working on groundbreaking technologies for adaptation and climate solutions have an important role to play in accelerating climate action. At Google, we want to foster a thriving ecosystem for startups advancing sustainability via AI-powered technology, and connect them with mentorship opportunities, technical expertise, and cloud technology that will help them grow. Out of the […] ... lees meer