The World Benchmarking Alliance has published an updated list of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies. The analysis, refreshed at the start of each year and known as the SDG2000, details 2,000 companies that hold dominant positions in their respective industries, headquartered across 86 economies and with operations and supply chains spanning the globe. They […]
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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 […]
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Een reeks acties door het bedrijfsleven gericht op het terugdringen van de intensiteit van de vraag naar energie zou de wereldeconomie een jaarlijkse besparing van minstens $ 2 biljoen kunnen opleveren als de maatregelen tegen het einde van dit decennium worden genomen. Dit zou de groei stimuleren, bedrijven geld besparen en concurrentievoordeel opleveren, terwijl ook […]
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Ahead of the next (and potentially last) political trilogue on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on Wednesday 13 December, a group of businesses including IKEA, ALDI SÜD, Novo Nordisk, L’Oreal and ABN AMRO, trade unions and civil society organisations, jointly urged EU co-legislators to reach a political agreement in view of adopting an effective […]
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As climate finance takes center stage at COP28 this week, a joint analysis released by CDP and Clarity AI reveals how the EU Taxonomy can be used by companies as a tool for transition planning and by financial institutions to inform investment decisions and reporting. The study by CDP, the non-profit that runs the global environmental disclosure […]
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Marga Hoek’s new book Tech for Good reveals how Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies will help solve the world’s greatest challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and poverty. Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges presents a unique perspective on how business can successfully apply advanced technologies in a purpose-driven manner while unlocking […]
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Fewer than one in five companies (18%) are currently on track to reach net zero emissions in their operations by 2050, and over a third (38%) say they cannot make further investments in decarbonization in the current economic environment, according to new research from Accenture. However, industry leaders can break this economic stalemate within only […]
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Growing awareness of sustainability and the threat of a worldwide 1.5°C temperature increase is prompting strategic shifts in government and organizations. Companies are adopting carbon management tools to address the potential 18% GDP loss from climate change by 2050. These tools, used to calculate, manage, monitor, and report emissions, help measure operational emissions throughout the […]
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The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has today published its latest Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Gender Benchmark, revealing major gaps in the supply chain processes and commitments of apparel companies, putting millions of garment workers in the global supply chain at risk. WBA assessed 55 of the world’s most influential apparel companies, including Adidas, Fast […]
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More than 3,000 companies, including listed companies with over US$ 31 trillion in market capitalization value, have disclosed information on their production and use of plastics for the first time through CDP, the global environmental disclosure platform. This comes as UN members meet in Nairobi this week for the third round of negotiations for the […]
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A 4R approach to apparel, equipment, events materials, energy and water will support European football’s transition from a linear to circular model of consumption. UEFA has released updated Circular Economy Guidelines, aiming to revolutionise football’s consumption model and significantly cut waste in apparel, equipment and event materials, as well as energy and water usage. This […]
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In the lead-up to the UN’s COP28 climate conference, the world’s largest CEO-led community committed to accelerating the net-zero transition today calls on businesses and governments to further slash global carbon emissions to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals. According to a report by the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, in collaboration with the Boston […]
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