Sustainable Apparel Coalition launches Decarbonization Guide for Members

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), as an impact-driven global convener of around half of the apparel and footwear industry, today launches its Decarbonization Guide for Members. The Guide is part of the SAC’s Decarbonization Program, launched last year, to drive science-based targets (SBTs) adoption and reduction in emissions across the textile and apparel industry. The Guide provides a six-step […] ... lees meer

Amazon financiert ’s werelds eerste zeewierboerderij op commerciële schaal gelegen in een offshore windpark

Amazon kondigt vandaag aan dat het ’s werelds eerste zeewierboerderij op commerciële schaal tussen offshore windturbines financiert. Het project, bekend als North Sea Farm 1, wordt gebouwd in een windmolenpark op zee voor de kust van Nederland. Het heeft als doel om zeewierteelt te testen en te verbeteren, en tegelijkertijd onderzoek te doen naar het potentieel […] ... lees meer

Rachael Nutter (Climate Impact Partners): ‘Clean cookstoves, a climate justice solution’

We spoke with Climate Impact Partners’ Global Director of Project Development, Rachael Nutter, to learn why we must think about climate hand-in-hand with public health, gender equality and biodiversity. On a daily basis I consider the pros and cons of many amazing projects that are taking action to reduce carbon emissions. And every time I […] ... lees meer

Paul Polman: ‘2023: Can leadership levels rise faster than sea levels?’

We know the world’s in trouble. The right leadership can get us out Have you noticed how many of this year’s New Year lookaheads say the same thing? Numerous reports and articles aimed at business, all predicting unpredictability. We’re being warned of geopolitical tension, economic pressure, reduced living standards, increased cyber risk, climate chaos and […] ... lees meer

CEOs Embrace Sustainability to Build Long-Term Resilience, According to UN Global Compact and Accenture

CEOs are facing an enormously challenging global context, with the vast majority (93%) experiencing 10 or more simultaneous challenges to their businesses and 87% warning that current levels of disruption will limit delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), finds the largest CEO study on sustainability ever conducted by the UN Global Compact and […] ... lees meer

Global Risks 2023: Tensions Peak between Urgent Cost of Living Crisis and Sustainable Climate Action

For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about deeply interconnected global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. These include energy and food supply crunches, which are likely to persist for the next […] ... lees meer

Paul Polman: ‘What the world needs now’

Can business fill the political void? The COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh were a missed opportunity. The pledge to keep global temperature rises under 1.5 degrees is just about alive, affirmed by G20 leaders in Bali–but there’s no clear plan to deliver it. The Sharm deal doesn’t include a commitment to phase out all fossil fuels or […] ... lees meer

World’s leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming

A group of the world’s largest and most influential agribusiness companies and organisations has launched an action plan to scale regenerative farming globally to tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. The Agribusiness Task Force, part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), today released its action plan focused on how to scale regenerative […] ... lees meer

Circular Economy start-up wint wereldwijde duurzame competitie met idee voor plantaardige leer gemaakt van peulen

Mabe Estudio uit Brazilië wint de toonaangevende Global Grand Final van ClimateLaunchpad. Dit is ’s werelds grootste start-up competitie voor duurzaam ondernemen, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Europa’s klimaatinnovatie-initiatief, EIT Climate-KIC. Ze ontwikkelden een manier om plantaardig leer te produceren. 80 procent van de ecologische voetafdruk in de mode-industrie komt van de materialen die worden gebruikt. […] ... lees meer

Climate Impact Partners releases fourth annual report on the climate commitments of the Fortune Global 500

Climate Impact Partners, a leading carbon finance organization with more than 20 years of experience in the voluntary carbon market, released the fourth annual study assessing the climate commitments and goals of Fortune Global 500 companies. The latest report reveals while 42% of the Fortune Global 500 have delivered, or are committed to deliver, a significant […] ... lees meer

Partnernieuws Climate Impact Partners

Climate Impact Partners is a leader in developing and delivering high-quality, high-impact carbon market solutions for climate action. For more than 20 years, the company, which is committed to delivering 1 billion tonnes of CO2 reductions by 2030, has worked with climate-leading businesses to support more than 600 carbon removal and reduction projects in 56 […] ... lees meer

Salesforce Announces First-of-Its-Kind Carbon Credit Marketplace, Empowering Any Organization to Take Climate Action on Their Journey to Net Zero

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, introduced Net Zero Marketplace, a trusted platform that makes carbon credit purchases simple and transparent, allowing organizations to accelerate climate positive impact at scale. South Pole is launching partner. The global voluntary carbon market is estimated to grow to $50B by 2030 as many organizations race to achieve their […] ... lees meer