In a new report, Ceres provides guidance to corporate boards on how they can effectively oversee risks posed by ESG issues, including questions for directors to ask management throughout the risk identification, prioritization and mitigation processes. The report offers also concrete recommendations for boards looking to improve their companies’ resilience in the face of ESG […]
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International Standards are essential tools for addressing many of the world’s pressing challenges, particularly those related to sustainable development. Recognizing the importance of this, ISO has a guide for all its standards developers on how to address sustainability issues in all ISO deliverables. It has just been updated. ISO Guide 82, Guidelines for addressing sustainability in standards, provides […]
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Nutreco today announces it is the first feed company and one of the first three companies worldwide to lend its support to a new initiative designed to help end soy-associated deforestation in one of Brazil’s most important areas of biodiversity. The ‘Funding for Soy Farmers in the Cerrado’ initiative aims to conserve native vegetation and […]
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As world leaders meet in Madrid this week, with one year left until countries are expected to submit enhanced climate targets to keep the Paris Agreement on track, a significant portion of the private sector is already delivering on the 2015 global climate accord. 285 companies responsible for more than 752 million metric tons of […]
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ING today joins more than 70 CEOs, companies and union leaders in the United States to urge the need for climate action and emphasise the importance of the Paris Agreement. The statement also calls on the US government to remain in the Paris Agreement. Today, as global policymakers begin gathering in Madrid for the UN’s […]
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The world’s most influential companies are actively engaging with policy makers and utilities to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, a new RE100 report finds today (December 2) – but governments must now remove the remaining barriers. Going 100% renewable: how companies are demanding a faster market response is the 2019 RE100 Progress and Insights Annual Report from international […]
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In connection with COP25, Inter IKEA Group announces the decision to invest 200 million euros to speed up the transformation to become a climate positive business. The investment will focus on two portfolios – one to transform the IKEA supply chain into using renewable energy, and one to remove carbon from the atmosphere through reforestation, […]
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Leading global packaging and paper group Mondi, in cooperation with chemical producer BASF and the Dutch company COROOS, one of the biggest European companies in the preservation of fruits, vegetables and pulses for premium A-brands and private label products, have cooperated on a state-of-the-art pilot project. Together they produced a stand-up pouch that is safe […]
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The uRecycle® company is going to build a new factory in the port of Rotterdam for both the recycling and re-use of batteries. This uRecycle® location will become the European hub for processing of industrial and portable batteries. uRecycle® is one of the top-three battery recyclers in Europe. The company, which also has branches in […]
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A new report indicates that a significant share of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains occurs at their lower tiers, in activities such as raw material extraction and agriculture, making due diligence, visibility and traceability challenging. The report, Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains, provides the first ever […]
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People mostly agree on the biggest environmental challenges of our time and many say they already participate in a movement towards a circular economy by reusing and recycling resources, but the latest ING International Survey on Circular economy finds consumers think initiatives from businesses and structural changes are required. ING’s latest International Survey explores consumer […]
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The world’s global consumer goods companies, including Kraft Heinz, RBI and Tyson Foods, are off track to achieve sustainable consumption and production by 2030, and industry commitments to zero net deforestation by next year are now impossible, according to new research by CDP, the environmental non-profit and investment research provider. The CDP Consumer Deforestation Report ‘No […]
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