The Oslo Climate Leadership Declaration – signed by the CEOs of Unilever, Leaseplan, IKEA, HP and more – calls for accelerated climate action from companies, through setting science-based targets to help limit global warming to well below twodegrees. Signatories also commit to use their voice as business leaders to inspire their peers, value chains, and policymakers […]
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A briefing from the NGO’s Amnesty International, Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands, Greenpeace and Global Witness intends to inform shareholders about the increasing litigation and liability risks facing Royal Dutch Shell and associated entities (hereafter referred to as “Shell”) and the societal and environmental issues underlying the legal claims. It suggests questions for investors to […]
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The world’s first Plastic Free Trust Mark was launched today. The brainchild of environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet, the Trust Mark will be awarded to food and drink products that are packaged without plastic. Designed to sit clearly on the front of the pack, the Trust Mark will inform consumers if they want to […]
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Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will result in sufficient job creation to more than […]
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Trucost, a leader in carbon and environmental data and risk analysis, has launched the Trucost SDG Evaluation Tool to help enable companies to identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On September 25th 2015, countries adopted the goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for […]
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The Steering Committee of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh issued the following statement: Five years ago on 15 May 2013, a group of global brands and retailers and 2 global unions and their national trade union affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make garment factories in Bangladesh safe. Since then, the […]
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Unilever reveals that its most sustainable brands grew 46% faster than the rest of the business and delivered 70% of its turnover growth. 40,000+ employees have their say on the future of Unilever as the company looks beyond its current sustainability targets. Unilever has today revealed its fourth consecutive year of growth for its ‘sustainable […]
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Many certification schemes which supposedly help consumers make environmentally friendly decisions are actually standing in the way of greater sustainability and should undergo serious reform, according to a new report. The findings come in new research from the Changing Markets Foundation, which investigated whether voluntary certification schemes for seafood, textiles and palm oil are accurately […]
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The French start-up YuKan is launching the first digital platform that rates the environmental footprint of products, in line with the new “Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide”, a method that the European Commission will present during its “EU Environmental Footprint Final Conference” from 23 to 25 April, which will announce the success of its experimentation […]
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“Unless we go to Circular it’s game over for the planet; it’s game over for society”. These are the opening words of the world’s first feature-length documentary film on the circular economy, called Closing the Loop, due for public release on Amazon Video on Earth Day, 22 April 2018. Going “circular” refers to the necessary change from our […]
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The share of municipal waste to be recycled will rise to 55% by 2025, from 44% today, under legislation on circular economy backed by Environment Members of the European Parlement (MEPs) on Tuesday. Waste and packaging waste By 2025, at least 55% of municipal waste (from households and businesses) should be recycled, says the text. […]
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Alongside yesterday’s launch of the Social Capital Protocol Coalition, the Social and Human Capital (SHC) Protocol is opening for public consultation until 16 June 2018. The SHC Protocol is a critical step for bringing together the currently fragmented landscape of social measurement and valuation. The SHC Protocol – developed by WBCSD and an expert Advisory […]
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