Zoekresultaten voor: 'big mile'

Milestone Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action launched

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The global fashion sector this week significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the auspices of UN Climate Change, leading fashion brands, retailers, supplier organizations, and others, including a major shipping company, have agreed to collectively address the climate impact of the fashion sector across […] ... lees meer

Interview Marlou Leenders, CSR Manager Randstad NV

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This interview is part of a report the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently published on the progress of (sustainability) reporting. Randstad is a member of the WBCSD. You can find the report here. Reporting on the SDGs is becoming more common in the corporate reporting landscape. We sat down with Marlou Leenders, Global Sustainability Manager […] ... lees meer

UNEP published a guide for organisational Life Cycle Assestment

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been promoted as a robust quantitative tool, and a keystone in environmental decision making. While LCA was originally developed for products, the benefits of the life cycle approach may be extended to the more complex prospect of organisational assessment. Within this context, the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative launched the flagship […] ... lees meer

World-leading multinationals accelerating a clean economy – RE100 Report

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A rapidly growing group of ambitious multinational businesses are actively reshaping the energy market through their global investment decisions and accelerating a zero emissions economy, a new report released recently shows. ‘Approaching the tipping point: how corporate users are redefining global electricity markets’, a new report from RE100 – a global corporate leadership initiative led by The Climate Group in […] ... lees meer

A further milestone in the Cerrado Manifesto Statement of Support

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2017, twentythree global companies have signed the Statement of Support – a call to action to halt deforestation and native vegetation loss in Brazil’s Cerrado. Now the number of companies has nearly tripled to 61 signatories. This significant milestone was marked during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. On 25th October 2017, […] ... lees meer

‘GoodShipping Program’ hands cargo owners control of their carbon footprint

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A new ground-breaking initiative will hand cargo owners the opportunity to control and greatly reduce the carbon footprint of their ocean freight. The ‘GoodShipping Program’ enables ocean cargo owners with a quick, transparent and convenient way to reduce their carbon footprint – from the industry itself, and not from alternative mitigation schemes – by driving […] ... lees meer

New report: Companies struggle to reduce environmental impact

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The world’s biggest companies are working to address their environmental impacts — but it isn’t making much of a difference, according to State of Green Business 2015, a report released Tuesday by GreenBiz Group and Trucost. The eighth annual edition of the report, which measures the global progress of large, publicly-traded companies  confronting myriad environmental […] ... lees meer

Meer dan 75% van Unilevers fabrieken stuurt geen afval meer naar vuilstort

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Unilever heeft aangekondigd dat meer dan driekwart van haar fabrieken wereldwijd geen niet-gevaarlijk afval meer naar de vuilstort stuurt. Nog maar drie jaar geleden was dit 20%. (Bericht alleen uitgegeven in het Engels.) London/Rotterdam, 9 April 2014. Unilever announced today that all its factories across Europe have joined those in North America in achieving zero […] ... lees meer

Bangladesh Accord Foundation announces completion of first factory inspection reports

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The Bangladesh Accord Foundation has today announced the completion of the first reports detailing the results of factory inspections in Bangladesh. Available online on the Accord website as of Tuesday (March 11) 09:00 CET, the reports set out details of current building safety conditions in the first Bangladesh garment factories to be inspected and identify […] ... lees meer

Profit with a conscience

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is nothing if not a mouthful. But the jargon disguises a very simple idea: that rather than being narrowly focused on the pursuit of profit at the expense of all else, businesses should behave responsibly in the course of their profit-making, taking into account their wider role and impact on society. ... lees meer