Dutch paint and chemicals company AkzoNobel has admitted it is “not happy” with its recent environmental performance, with the group’s latest sustainability report revealing a rise in direct and indirect emissions. The integrated 2014 Annual Report, released today, states that AkzoNobel’s ‘cradle-to-grave’ emissions – its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions – rose by 4% in 2014. […]
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Despite the growing risk posed by climate change, research reveals that the global response is falling short, and companies need a sustainability strategy. This year’s supply chain program generated the largest ever data set, representing input from 3,396 companies worldwide. For the first time, CDP and Accenture Strategy have analyzed this data at the national […]
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BBFAW (Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare) published it’s 2014 Benchmark Report The BBFAW is the leading global measure of farm animal welfare management and reporting in food companies. Its annual benchmark is now recognised as the key assessment of how global food companies manage farm animal welfare, and BBFAW’s work has directly contributed to many […]
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The future of sustainable communities just got closer as ISO/DIS 37101 moves to the final stage of development. In our rapidly changing world, ensuring cities and communities are fit for the future is a key priority for many city leaders. Providing sustainable energy supplies, coping with environmental and climate changes, building and maintaining durable infrastructures […]
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Dutch cooperative and pension fund service provider PGGM becomes the latest member to join the Circular Economy 100 – a programme which convenes businesses, emerging innovators and regions to collaborate and share insights on the circular economy. PGGM has approximately 675,000 members, offering services that include asset management, pension fund management, policy advice and management […]
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Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announces a substantial investment in its Wilmington, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. Driven by its commitment to grow the sustainable coatings market, DSM will upgrade its facilities to produce state-of-the-art waterborne resins for inks and coatings. The societal trends toward environmentally friendly and renewable products call for […]
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There is little question that corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability are of growing interest to businesses and investors. In 2011, just under 20% of S&P 500 companies published a sustainability or CSR report. By 2013, just two years later, that number had grown to 72%. However, in spite of this increased focus, many companies struggle […]
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A new pan-European bioeconomy lobby group (European Bioeconomy Alliance) has been launched in Brussels. The bioeconomy offers huge potential to tackle societal challenges such as resource efficiency, climate change, maintaining European competitiveness and creation of jobs. The vision of the European Bioeconomy Alliance is for a competitive, innovative, energy secure and sustainable Europe: leading the transition towards a […]
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Today, GRI, architect of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework, has released the publication “Making headway in Europe”, which sets out the links between GRI’s G4 Guidelines and the recently adopted European Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information. The linkage document specifies how G4 can be used to gather information, and […]
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The world’s biggest companies are working to address their environmental impacts — but it isn’t making much of a difference, according to State of Green Business 2015, a report released Tuesday by GreenBiz Group and Trucost. The eighth annual edition of the report, which measures the global progress of large, publicly-traded companies confronting myriad environmental […]
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Climate-KIC’s Accelerator in the Netherlands is looking for ambitious cleantech start-ups to apply. The next round closes on 12 February 2015. Technology start-ups seldom fail on technology, they fail on commercialisation. We can help you solve real customer problems. We help you think, act and grow big, so you can reach global domination in your chosen market […]
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On 28 January, Unilever announced that it has achieved a key sustainability goal of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill from its global factory network. WORLD FIRST Believed to be a world first for delivering zero waste on this scale, more than 240 factories in 67 countries have now eliminated landfill waste. This achievement was […]
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