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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

Accelerating the circular economy: WBCSD releases updated circularity metrics to measure climate and nature impact

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Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) unveiled the Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) v4.0 at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki, Finland. The updated framework of metrics helps businesses quantify the link between their circularity strategies and their impact on climate and nature. With the global economy standing at only 7.2% circular, the need for companies […] ... lees meer

KPMG collaborates with Microsoft to launch new ESG digital solutions for businesses around the world

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KPMG firms are collaborating with Microsoft to launch a range of innovative new solutions to support businesses on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey. Building on KPMG’s US$5 billion investment in technology, people and innovation, as well as an investment to accelerate global digital solutions for ESG issues, these initiatives expand on the longstanding […] ... lees meer

dsm-firmenich names Katharina Stenholm as Chief Sustainability Officer

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dsm-firmenich announces the appointment of Katharina Stenholm as Chief Sustainability Officer starting July 1, 2023. In this role, she will shape a new, consolidated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy for the company that builds on the strengths of both DSM and Firmenich’s previous plans and actions. Geraldine Matchett and Dimitri de Vreeze, Co-CEOs of […] ... lees meer

Smart Freight Centre and SBTi join forces to further drive transport sector decarbonization

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Dutch based Smart Freight Centre (SFC) and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) have formed a technical collaboration to further build on the platform they have developed to accelerate the decarbonization of the transport sector. The entities will collaborate to standardize greenhouse gas accounting, conventions and high-level principles to set global 1.5°C-aligned pathways for the […] ... lees meer

More Public Companies Are Making Climate Commitments But Deadline To Limit Warming To 1.5°C Shrinks Again

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The number of global public companies making climate commitments has steadily grown this year, but these targets vary significantly in their comprehensiveness and ambition, according to the latest MSCI Net-Zero Tracker, a gauge of climate change progress of the public companies within the MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI). The Net-Zero Tracker […] ... lees meer

WFA launches Sustainable Marketing 2030 to close the gap between intent and action

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Marketing is not changing fast enough according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) in partnership with Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice. The function needs to catch up with other business areas, with the largest share (39%) still only taking the first steps on their sustainability journeys. Some challenges appear to have become more […] ... lees meer

Jenny Wassenaar (Trivium Packaging) winner Leading Women Awards 2022

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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has announced the five exceptional women who have received the prestigious Leading Women Awards (LWA) for 2022. The awards ceremony took place during the annual Liaison Delegate Meeting of WBCSD, held in Montreux, Switzerland. The Awards are designed to recognize female leaders who have made remarkable contributions […] ... lees meer

Corporate sustainability: firms to tackle impact on human rights and environment

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The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parlement agreed on Tuesday 25 april on new rules to integrate human rights and environmental impact into companies’ governance. With 19 votes against 3 and 3 abstentions, MEPs on the Legal Affairs Committee adopted their position on so-called corporate sustainability due diligence. Firms would be obliged to identify, and where […] ... lees meer