Global consumers feel a personal accountability to address social and environmental issues and look to companies as partners in progress, according to findings from the 2015 Cone Communications/Ebiquity Global CSR Study, released last week. Near universal in their demands for companies to act responsibly, nine-in-10 consumers expect companies to do more than make a profit, […]
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New analysis from World Resources Institute finds countries can achieve the goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year in international climate funding by 2020. The new paper finds the goal can be reached through multiple pathways and will require bringing in funding from various sources, including the public and private sectors. Getting to $100 Billion: […]
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The European Commission has opened a public consultation to collect views on the main policy options for developing an ambitious new approach on the Circular Economy. Stakeholders’ input will help feed the preparation of the new action plan, tobe presented by the end of 2015. The new proposals are being prepared by a project team […]
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After 21 years, The Sustainability Leaders survey is the longest-running survey of its kind. In this latest edition, the viewpoints of over 800 sustainability experts have been analyzed, not just on which corporate leaders stand out most, but also, for the first time, which NGOs and national governments are doing the most to drive sustainable […]
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More companies are engaging and innovating for sustainability within and across cities, as are cities with companies. But the potential of such engagement has only begun to be understood, much less realized. SustainAbility’s latest research, Citystates II: The Case for Corporate Leadership in Urban Sustainability, makes the case for greater corporate leadership to drive urban […]
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The Science Based Targets initiative – a partnership between CDP, UN Global Compact, World Resources Institute and WWF – today launched a global campaign to recruit 100 companies by the end of 2015 to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets in line with climate science. By aligning emission targets with global efforts to limit […]
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Two years ago in May 2013, global garment brands and retailers and 2 global unions and their national RMG affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make garment factories safe in Bangladesh. With more than 200 company signatories and 1500 factories covered by the agreement, the Accord is embarked on a large scale effort to identify […]
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ING has published the report ‘Rethinking finance in a circular economy’ about the financial implications of circular business models. “The circular economy is the ultimate answer to solving the problem of the depletion and economic scarcity of resources,” summarises Gerben Hieminga, senior economist at ING and one of the authors of the report. “But this […]
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Global food prices, which have been rising since 2012, may be ready for another hike. In a report released Thursday, Ceres, a sustainable business consortium based in Boston, found that most food companies aren’t prepared to deal with the water risks that it expects will lead to higher water and food prices. “We are coming to an end […]
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Een groep topmannen van 43 grote bedrijven waaronder Unilever, ING, AkzoNobel en DSM, hebben een open brief geschreven over het klimaatprobleem. Ze dringen daarin aan bij wereldleiders op actie. Open Letter from Global CEOs to World Leaders Urging Concrete Climate Action: CEO-led initiative to create a fertile ground for a responsible and global climate deal […]
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Heineken N.V. today publishes its 2014 Sustainability Report, highlighting strong progress made during the year. Highlights are: Water use now below 4 hl per hl of beer produced; 30% less CO2 emissions (per hl) in production since 2008; 20% of electricity from renewable sources; Local sourcing of raw materials in Africa reaches 48%; ‘Dance More […]
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A growing number of investors are exploring sustainable investing. In 2012, $1 out of every $9 of US assets under professional management was invested in some form of sustainable investment, primarily in public equities. In 2014 that number increased to $1 out of every $6 – to a total of $6.57 trillion now invested sustainably. […]
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