The Net Zero Tracker has assessed the 1,000th company net zero target from within the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world’s largest companies – marking a significant milestone in the global goal to drive greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by the middle of this century. The milestone reinforces that national climate commitments (which cover 88% […]
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South Pole confirms that it has terminated its contract with Carbon Green Investments (CGI), the owner and developer of the Kariba REDD+ project, with immediate effect. The termination follows careful consideration of the project, issues involved, and allegations that have been raised publicly. All activities related to carbon certification and carbon credits from the Kariba […]
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More than 100 senior executives from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, the world’s largest CEO-led community committed to net zero emissions, signed an open letter Tuesday ahead of the COP28 climate conference, calling on leaders from the public and private sectors to accelerate net-zero actions to reduce carbon emissions for the benefit of society, […]
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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 […]
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Geopolitics and broader political uncertainty are now the greatest risk to business growth, according to a survey of more than 1,300 CEOs of the world’s largest businesses. The KPMG 2023 CEO Outlook reveals geopolitics and political uncertainty have become the leading perceived risk this year for senior executives — concerns that didn’t even make the top five in […]
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The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published new research showing that the vast majority of the world’s major food and agriculture companies need to take decisive action to protect the planet and to feed the world in a healthy and equitable way. WBA analysed the 350 most influential food and agriculture companies around the world, […]
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Starting a Deeptech company is very challenging. Developing complex technology, operating in a complicated ecosystem while accessing the market, raising money ahead of traction and keeping up the spirit for yourself and your growing team requires a high level of ambition, vision, focus and endurance. Because we need these breakthrough technologies to find their way […]
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There is a rising trend amongst European businesses regarding decarbonization transparency and commitments – with a 56% increase in emissions disclosures to CDP over the past three years. However, they are also struggling to set impactful actions for important emissions hotspots, with just 37% of Scope 3[1] emissions currently being covered by decarbonization measures. This […]
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The Sustainability Event organized by GSES on 30th of June in Amsterdam is attended by over 200 guests. All speakers including big names like Princess Laurentien van Oranje, Linda Keijzer (CEO of Xenos) and many others underlined the urgent need for sustainable change in business. 200 guests were given the opportunity to meet the diverse […]
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The United Nations, today, is kicking off a communications campaign to rally for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015. Ahead of a critical UN Summit in September, the campaign aims to amplify an urgent call for ambitious new action, showcase the Goals as the blueprint […]
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The shortlist for the World Sustainability Awards 2023 has been announced for the various categories. Heineken and Signify are shortlisted for the ‘Carbon Reduction Award’. Signify is also shortlisted for the Circular Economy Award and Heineken for the External Partnership Award. Maurice Loosschilder (Global Head of Sustainability, Signify) is shortlisted for the Sustainability Leader of […]
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During the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the CTI Fashion Initiative was unveiled as a new collaboration to propel the adoption of circularity in the fashion industry. Led by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), VF Corporation and Deloitte Switzerland, the collaboration unites industry players to establish harmonized standards, metrics, data and best […]
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