Today, The Conference Board released a study with examples of how businesses put a monetary value on their environmental, economic, and social impacts. This emerging practice, total impact valuation, reveals to what extent their actions have a positive or negative influence beyond traditional financial accounting – a useful metric for any business looking to provide […]
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A new YouGov survey of global corporations in the Science Based Targets initiative has found that more than half of executives (52%) expect at least 50% of their products and services to be low carbon by 2028. Of these, nearly 1 in 5 (19%) predict close to 100% will be low carbon in ten years’ […]
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Today, Starbucks Coffee Company announced it will eliminate single-use plastic straws from its more than 28,000 company operated and licensed stores by making a strawless lid or alternative-material straw options available, around the world. Starbucks, the largest food and beverage retailer to make such a global commitment, anticipates the move will eliminate more than one billion […]
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Leading retail powerhouses are stepping up on supply chain sustainability, according to the latest figures from CDP, a global environmental impact non-profit. The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has just been joined by three more of the top 20 retail companies – CVS Health, Target Corporation and Tesco – in collecting data from suppliers to reduce environmental risk and cut carbon emissions […]
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The National Standardization body of France AFNOR has submitted a proposal to ISO to establish a new technical committee (TC) “Circular economy”. Priority will be given to the developments standards in the field of Circular economy to develop requirements, frameworks, guidance and supporting tools related to the implementation of circular economy projects, to establish concepts […]
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Launching its first annual report (2017-2018) under the name of amfori, the leading global business association for open and sustainable trade showcases a year of landmark achievements, rooted in its new Vision 2030 Strategy for inspiring action around the world. This sends an encouraging message to all who want to use trade for good in […]
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PVH Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies and owner of iconic brands including CALVIN KLEIN, TOMMY HILFIGER, Van Heusen, Speedo, Warner’s and IZOD, today announced its global participation in three important initiatives focused on accelerating the transition to a sustainable fashion industry based on circular economy principles. PVH recognizes its role in moving the apparel industry in a positive direction […]
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With an average score of 6.4/10 for their sustainability performance, Belgian companies acknowledge they still have a long road ahead. However, the outlook for sustainability is positive with many companies indicating they think sustainability will increase in strategic importance and saying they intend to have more attention for sustainability, even in the face of unchanged budgets. […]
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C&A Foundation’s work to make circular fashion a reality is set to receive a major boost thanks to the approval of five initiatives following the 2017 Request for Proposals (RFP): ‘Bridging the Gap’ Implementation of Circular Economy in the Apparel Sector. Five pilot initiatives have been selected as part of its open request for proposals to […]
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The 2018 GlobeScan-Sustainability Leaders Survey shows Unilever’s top ranking among global experts for strong sustainability leadership continuing. For the eighth year in a row, Unilever is ranked as the top global corporate sustainability leader, mentioned by 47 percent of experts. Meanwhile, Interface, the only company to place in the Leaders Survey every year since inception, extended […]
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The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) joined forces to offer practical guidance for organizations seeking to successfully transition to the “circular economy.” Their report—“The New Big Circle. Achieving Growth and Business Model Innovation through Circular Economy Implementation”—is the result of a research effort that included a survey […]
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Sustainalytics and the Netherland Committee of Jurists for Human Rights (NJCM) are proud to announce the winner of the Schoemaker-Sustainalytics prize for Business & Human Rights. A second year Master’s student in International Law at Maastricht University, Thirza Moolenaar will complete a paid internship at Sustainalytics where she will work on Human Rights-projects for Sustainalytics’ […]
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