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KPMG 2023 CEO Outlook: ‘CEOs continue to prioritize ESG despite polarizing discourse’

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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 […] ... lees meer

Research finds more than 90% of food and agriculture companies don’t do enough to farm sustainably or provide healthy food

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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, […] ... lees meer

Techleap.nl is looking for 10 deeptech ventures in Greentech for flagship programme

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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 […] ... lees meer

Only 37% of Scope 3 emissions from European businesses are addressed by corporate decarbonization measures

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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 […] ... lees meer

UN launches campaign, calling for renewed global ambition and action for the Sustainable Development Goals

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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 […] ... lees meer

Heineken and Signify shortlisted for the World Sustainability Awards 2023

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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 […] ... lees meer

New circular economy opportunity for fashion and textile companies

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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 […] ... lees meer

EcoVadis Index: Companies of All Sizes and Performance Levels Continue to Make Significant Strides on Their Sustainability Journeys

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Companies across the globe, of all sizes and maturity, continue to improve their sustainability performance and build upon ongoing progress to implement positive sustainable practices across their value chains. This insight and more are found in the seventh edition of the Business Sustainability Index, published today by business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis.  This year’s Index is based […] ... lees meer

Greenwashing puts billions at risk for the world’s biggest brands

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New research reveals that many of the world’s largest brands have value at imminent risk if sustainability perceptions of stakeholders are not aligned with sustainability performance, according to leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand Finance. First launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year, The Sustainability Perceptions Index showed that for many of the […] ... lees meer

The Netherlands Court of Audit (NCA) & SuperFlora winners of the SDG-Challenge 2023 Universities

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June 1st was the day. After months of preparations, the national SDG-Challenge 2023 took place at the Soestdijk Palace. The SDG-Challenge is one of the projects of the youth agency Soapbox, with the mission to mobilize students and organizations to create positive impact together. During the challenge, 15 teams collaborated with leading organizations on a […] ... lees meer

WBCSD announces the launch of Global Circularity Protocol to accelerate the development and adoption of circular business models

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This week, at the World Circular Economy Forum held in Helsinki, Finland, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced the launch of the Global Circularity Protocol (GCP) development. This initiative will help drive the global effort to mainstream the circular production and consumption model.  The circular model will help address resource deficiencies while […] ... lees meer