EcoMatcher and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are pleased to announce a partnership for planting trees in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Starting in April, over the next two years, these trees will be monitored with EcoMatcher’s technology and, from May, will be available for adoption through EcoMatcher’s digital blockchain-based platform. PROAmazonia, an Ecuadorian government project […]
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Climate Neutral Group is passionate about creating positive climate and social-economic impact. We are happy to join the Sustainable Coffee Challenge with a strong commitment since we are convinced that through collaboration with multiple stakeholders in the coffee supply chain, we can maximise positive climate and social-economic impact in the coffee sector. Climate Neutral Group is […]
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SDG Impact is a global UNDP initiative, catalyzing investment to achieve the SDGs by 2030, published it’s second public consultation draft of the SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises. The SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises are internal decision-making standards designed to help Enterprises’ contribute positively towards sustainable development in line with the SDGs. SDG Impact hopes […]
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Royal Philips today announced that its strategy to do business responsibly and sustainably has been validated by S&P Global Ratings. Evaluated across the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) dimensions of S&P Global Ratings’ assessment, Philips received a score of 90 out of 100, the highest that S&P Global Ratings has awarded to date. “I am […]
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The world faces three critical challenges: the climate emergency, nature loss and mounting inequality. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated that these challenges are interconnected, and that our systems are ill-prepared for shocks. As global risks continue to build, business leaders are rallying behind a bold and urgent transformation agenda developed by the World Business Council […]
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A Deloitte Global survey found that over 80% of executives are concerned about climate change, but the pandemic and economic downturn have stalled ambitious actions. Business leaders see that climate change is no longer a distant threat. Nearly 30% of executives say their organizations already feel the operational impacts of climate-related disasters and more than […]
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it, along with leading industry partners, has launched a new coalition, known as CirculariTeam®. The coalition aims to drive the transition towards renewable bio- and recycled based resources within its respective industry. CirculariTeam® provides a common platform to share knowledge, […]
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Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? The Business of Fashion (BoF)’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short. The inaugural BoF Sustainability Index tracks fashion’s progress […]
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Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released its first-ever benchmark evaluating the corporate ambition and action of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters and other companies with significant opportunity to drive the net zero transition. The Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark offers the first detailed, comparative assessments of individual […]
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Dutch based reforestation company Land Life Company and Lundin Energy have joined forces to work on a high-impact, tech-driven and multi-geography reforestation programme that consists of projects on degraded land. The partnership is Land Life’s largest to date, as the company will be planting approximately 8 million trees to restore thousands of hectares of land. […]
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Accenture is bolstering its sustainability services and analytics capabilities with a strategic investment from Accenture Ventures in Arabesque S-Ray GmbH, a leading global provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data and insights. Research from Accenture Strategy and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) found that over three-quarters (76%) of global CEOs say citizen trust will be […]
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Today, Groupe Renault, top automotive player, with Veolia, global leader in optimized resource management, and Solvay, leading science-based company, are pleased to announce their partnership to enable the circular economy of EV battery metals in Europe through closed-loop recycling. The existing Veolia and Solvay consortium, created in September 2020, is thus reinforced with Groupe Renault’s pioneering position and experience […]
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