Marga Hoek’s new book Tech for Good reveals how Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies will help solve the world’s greatest challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and poverty. Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges presents a unique perspective on how business can successfully apply advanced technologies in a purpose-driven manner while unlocking […]
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This open access textbook offers a guide to corporate finance for modern companies that want to create long-term value. Drawing on recent literature on sustainable companies, it starts by analysing the Sustainable Development Goals as a strategy for the transition to a sustainable economy. Next, it translates the general concept of sustainability into core corporate […]
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In the lead-up to the UN’s COP28 climate conference, the world’s largest CEO-led community committed to accelerating the net-zero transition today calls on businesses and governments to further slash global carbon emissions to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals. According to a report by the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, in collaboration with the Boston […]
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Agathos Management LLP, a lower mid-market private equity firm, has completed a majority investment into Simply Sustainable, a fast-growing strategic ESG and sustainability consultancy. This presents the third platform investment from Agathos Fund II and a significant opportunity to build on the growth of Simply Sustainable across the UK and Europe, including The Netherlands. Founded […]
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ESG- en duurzaamheidsadviesbureau, Simply Sustainable, heeft vandaag aangekondigd dat het haar activiteiten uitbreidt naar Nederland om daarvandaan de Nederlandse markt en haar Europese klanten te bedienen. Sinds de oprichting in 2010 helpt Simply Sustainable toonaangevende bedrijven bij het opstellen en uitvoeren van ambitieuze en haalbare transitieplannen voor de realisatie van hun duurzaamheidsdoelen en de transitie […]
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Bij Simply Sustainable maken wij het eenvoudig voor grote bedrijven om duurzaam en verantwoord te werken. Duurzame bedrijfsvoering moet de simpele, natuurlijke manier van zaken doen worden, en daar willen wij graag aan bijdragen. Sinds de oprichting in 2010 helpt Simply Sustainable bedrijven bij het opstellen en uitvoeren van ambitieuze en haalbare transitieplannen voor de […]
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Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of a new, more sustainable version of its flagship product Stanyl®: Stanyl® B-MB (Bio-based Mass Balanced), with up to 100% bio-based content. Using the maximum possible levels of biomass-waste feedstock, it enables DSM Engineering Materials to halve the carbon footprint of this product line and, in turn, of the […]
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As businesses set more ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, their sustainability and technology strategies need to become more tightly aligned to gain competitive advantage, financial value and a lasting positive impact on society and the environment, according to new research from Accenture. However, only 7% of respondents have fully integrated their business, technology […]
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Second round of Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments show some corporate climate progress against key climate indicators, but find much more action is urgently needed from focus companies to support global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. While 69% of focus companies have set commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, […]
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EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, announced the winners of its sixth annual Sustainable Procurement Leadership Awards program. Winners were announced at the EcoVadis Sustain 2022 virtual conference. The EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Leadership Awards recognize companies who are leading the charge in engaging and integrating sustainability into their relationships with trading partners […]
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272 companies worldwide – worth US$12 trillion in market cap – have today been highlighted for their environmental leadership, based on their level of transparency and performance on climate change, forests and water security. These leading companies have been named on CDP’s prestigious annual A List, and are among nearly 12,000 ranked A to D- […]
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In the largest sustainability study conducted to-date by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture, only 18% of CEOs said that governments and policymakers have given them the clarity needed to meet their sustainability and climate change targets. Released today ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, business leaders are also sounding the alarm on the early […]
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