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SkyNRG and Microsoft sign multi-year partnership

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Microsoft Corp. employees who fly between their global headquarters in Redmond, Washington, and California on Alaska Airlines will fly more sustainably thanks to the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to cover their business travel. The SAF, supplied by SkyNRG, and produced from waste oils, is an important option for the aviation industry to reduce […] ... lees meer

Project Drawdown Launches Drawdown Labs, Announces Inaugural Business Partners Taking Next-Generation Climate Action

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Today, Project Drawdown has announced the launch of Drawdown Labs – a consortium of private sector partners (e.g. Google and Intuit) working to go beyond ‘net zero’ to scale climate solutions in the world, within and outside their own operations. “Our planet’s climate challenge demands organizations work together in new ways to discover, design, and […] ... lees meer

New research shows sustainability is a growing business priority as a result of Covid-19

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Sustainability is going to be more important to large companies as a result of Covid-19, according to research commissioned by the Carbon Trust. Over 70% of companies interviewed for the research said environmental management and/or sustainability priorities are likely to become ‘somewhat more important’ or ‘significantly more important’ for them as a result of Covid-19. Even […] ... lees meer

Planting trees is big business: Nefit-Bosch, Nordian Capital Partners and Redevco joined Land Life Company

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When we started Land Life Company in 2013, we found ourselves needing to explain the relevance of planting trees to restore land and combat climate change to businesses. The world has changed a lot since then. Nowadays, we are happy to see reforestation becoming a trend and being incorporated into the company’s sustainability programs. And […] ... lees meer

IKEA and Ellen MacArthur Foundation enter strategic partnership to accelerate the circular economy transition

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IKEA is committed to becoming a circular business by 2030. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a global thought leader on the circular economy. The strategic partnership announced by Inter IKEA Group and Ellen MacArthur Foundation today will focus on putting the home furnishing business on the global circular map and accelerating the transition to a […] ... lees meer

Groupe PSA, Henkel, L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies Recognized by EcoVadis for Sustainable Procurement Excellence

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EcoVadis, the world’s leading provider of sustainability ratings, announced last week the winners of its fourth annual Sustainable Procurement Leadership Awards and Sustainability Leadership Awards, including Groupe PSA, Henkel, L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies. Winners were recognized at EcoVadis’ annual Sustain conference.  “The purpose economy demands that companies think beyond their own business and […] ... lees meer

Danone announces a €2 billion climate acceleration plan

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Danone announced a €2 billion climate acceleration plan. The accelerated investment will support new bold commitments to advance some of the Company’s Goals for 2030. Danone’s CEO Emmanuel Faber says: “2019 has been a year of strong progress for Danone both in terms of the delivery and the transformation of our company. The sequential acceleration […] ... lees meer

Starbucks Commits to a Resource-Positive Future

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Today in a public letter citing the company’s enduring mission to inspire and nurture the human spirit, Starbucks chief executive officer Kevin Johnson announced a multi-decade commitment to be a resource-positive company, aspiring to give more than it takes from the planet. The announcement included science-based preliminary targets for the reduction of carbon emissions, water use and […] ... lees meer

Global Risks Report 2020: Burning Planet: Climate Fires and Political Flame Wars Rage

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Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to stop severe threats to our climate, environment, public health and technology systems. This points to a clear need for a multistakeholder approach to mitigating risk at a time when the world cannot wait […] ... lees meer

Big business flexes its muscles on clean energy in crucial year for climate action

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The world’s most influential companies are actively engaging with policy makers and utilities to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, a new RE100 report finds today (December 2) – but governments must now remove the remaining barriers. Going 100% renewable: how companies are demanding a faster market response is the 2019 RE100 Progress and Insights Annual Report from international […] ... lees meer

Elsevier economy lecture 2019: Pieter Elbers (KLM) on the value of air transport and how to keep it fit for the future

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A year ago, Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden delivered the first Elsevier Economics Lecture on the need for an energy transition. Yesterday, KLM President and CEO Pieter Elbers took an in-depth look at the global drive for sustainability in the air transport sector. He presented his case for the broader value of air […] ... lees meer

Urgent Call for EU to Accelerate Progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Investments in infrastructure to address Europe’s inadequate progress on the water-related Sustainable Development Goals need to be guided by indicators and data that make clear how gaps in meeting the SDG targets will be closed, according to study findings announced yesterday, 5 november, at the 2019 Amsterdam International Water Week Conference. Lead author Professor Kees […] ... lees meer