Unilever named as industry leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Unilever named as industry leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Our 17th year at the top of the ranking demonstrates our commitment to long-term sustainable business and growth. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) measures over 2,000 publicly traded companies on their economic, environmental and social performance. It is used by investors who recognise that […] ... lees meer

Signify named Industry Leader in the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Signify, the world leader in lighting, today announced that it achieved the status of Industry Leader in the Electrical Components and Equipment category of the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The company’s overall score was 88 out of 100 points, demonstrating that sustainability is central to Signify’s company strategy and purpose. This is the second […] ... lees meer

KPN recognized as one of the most sustainable telecoms companies

KPN has been listed for the seventh consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). This means that KPN is one of the most sustainable telecom companies in the world, according to independent experts. KPN scored well with its environmental policy, innovation management and network reliability amongst others, according figures published today. In […] ... lees meer

DSM tops Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has once again been named the leader in its industry group in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The company has been recognized among the DJSI leaders for 15 years running and held the number one position in the sector eight times. Feike Sijbesma, […] ... lees meer

Slokker Bouwgroep winnaar Forest50 2018

Slokker Bouwgroep (onderdeel van de Slokker Groep) is winnaar van de Forest50 2018. Slokker presteert het beste bij toepassing van duurzaam hout in de bouwsector en communiceert daar duidelijk en actief over. De Forest50, opgesteld door FSC Nederland, rangschikt de grootste 50 bouwbedrijven in Nederland op deze criteria. Achter Slokker weet VolkerWessels z’n tweede plaats […] ... lees meer

De Volksbank koploper in de Management Scope Corporate Impact Index 2018

De Volksbank voert de Management Scope Corporate Impact Index 2018 aan, de prijs voor de onderneming met de grootste maatschappelijke impact van Nederland. De financiële instelling, ontsproten uit SNS Reaal dat zich in crisistijd negatief in de kijker speelde, spant zich in om positieve maatschappelijke impact te behalen. Het moederbedrijf van ASN Bank, BLG Wonen, […] ... lees meer

DSM named on Fortune Magazine’s ‘Change the World’ List for third consecutive year and again ranked number 1 globally in sustainability by Sustainalytics

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, again made Fortune Magazine’s 2018 Change the World list, an annual recognition of companies that have a positive social impact through their core business strategy. DSM was featured for the third consecutive year. This week Sustainalytics also recognized DSM when it named the company the leader in ESG […] ... lees meer

Meten voortgang MVO bij Nederlands bedrijfsleven een puzzel met (te) veel stukjes

Hoe ver is het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven op het gebied van Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (MVO)? Welke ontwikkelingen zijn daarin te zien? Concrete vragen waar beleidsmakers graag het antwoord op willen weten. Er zijn veel benchmarks en monitoringsinitiatieven op het gebied van duurzaamheid die een stukje van deze puzzel in beeld brengen. Maar kan er ook een […] ... lees meer

Concerns raised over healthiness off major food & beverage companies’ products

Many leading food and drink manufacturers have stepped up efforts to encourage better diets, largely by  adopting better policies and publishing more information, according to the 2018 Global Access to Nutrition  Index, which measures the efforts being made by the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers to  reduce ill health due to poor diets. Some […] ... lees meer