De vernieuwde website responsiblecare.nl, een initiatief van de Koninklijke Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI), toont de bijdrage van de sector aan de 17 duurzaamheidsdoelen die zijn opgesteld door de Verenigde Naties. Daarnaast biedt de site best practices en data over milieu- en veiligheidsprestaties van de sector. Zichtbaar maken waar we als sector naartoe willen […]
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Given the increasing urgency to step up decarbonisation efforts in the logistics sector, European shippers and freight forwarders are committed to logistics emissions footprinting and reduction. ESC and CLECAT stand for a universal methodology to calculate emissions from logistics operations, provided by the GLEC Framework, and support upgrading it into an ISO standard. However, this […]
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Circle Economy, the Amsterdam-based circular economy group, and Sustainable Finance Lab, the network of sustainable finance experts, launch an open infrastructure pilot project to reduce the administrative burden on product-as-a-service businesses. The decentralised digital Circular Service (CISE) platform has been developed by a specially convened Community of Practice (CoP) in collaboration with Bundles, Rabobank, Allen & […]
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A new report The Blind Spot in Corporate Sustainability Rankings: Climate Policy Leadership by US Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) examines eight widely cited sustainability rankings and finds that only one (InfluenceMap’s Climate Policy Engagement A-List) recognizes companies for lobbying or other activities in favor of public policies that protect the climate. Only two (InfuenceMap’s Climate Policy Engagement […]
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EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, announced its new Sustainability Intelligence Suite, an expanded toolkit that builds on EcoVadis’ expertise in business sustainability ratings to include predictive risk mapping, performance signals and audit management. “Sustainability is increasingly a critical lever for driving business value and a lens through which a company looks […]
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The European Commission has launched the 7th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition. The Competition promotes start-ups and early stage ideas that tackle some of society’s most pressing concerns. This year, the Competition theme is: “Challenging Plastic Waste” In October, the European Commission will be awarding 150,000€ in prize money to three projects that will reduce the amount […]
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The Consumer Goods Forum announced that the Sustainability Steering Committee has elected a new leadership team, for a two-year renewable term. Christine Montenegro McGrath, Vice President and Chief of Global Impact Officer, Mondelēz International will join Barry Parkin, Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer, Mars, Incorporated, to represent the Manufacturer College. While Veronika Pountcheva, Global Director […]
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Convinced of the urgency to act on climate, a group of Dutch multinationals – FrieslandCampina, Heineken, Philips, DSM, Shell and Unilever – all members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC), will join forces with A.P. Moller – Maersk to take a tangible step towards the decarbonization of ocean shipping. A pilot, using up to […]
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Companies are reporting greater exposure to water risks yet withdrawing more water, according to new research by the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform CDP. The report, Treading Water, published on World Water Day, analyzes water data from nearly 800 publicly listed companies, responsible for employing over 36 million people worldwide and representing US$18 trillion in market capitalization. […]
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An innovative pilot project, commissioned by WWF and plant-based food and drink producer Alpro, gives insight on how companies can reduce their specific environmental footprints based on the earth’s actual capacity rather than general sustainability principles. “This approach goes beyond simply aiming to minimize impact,” said WWF project leader Jorien van Hoogen. “While 169 corporations […]
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HEINEKEN today announced its 2030 water vision in support of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, dedicated to water protection. “The world needs to pay more attention to water,” said Jean-François van Boxmeer, Chairman of the Executive Board/CEO of HEINEKEN. “Water is a precious, but unfortunately undervalued, resource. By 2025, two thirds of the global population […]
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The UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, launched today at the UN Environment Assembly, is seeking to halt the environmentally and socially destructive practices of fashion, and instead harness the industry as a driver for improving the world’s ecosystems. The industry is the second-biggest consumer of water, generating around 20 percent of the world’s wastewater and […]
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