An increasing number of companies make sustainability investments, and an increasing number of investors integrate sustainability performance data in their capital allocation decisions. To date however, the prior academic literature has not distinguished between investments in material versus immaterial sustainability issues. We develop a novel dataset by hand-mapping data on sustainability investments classified as material […]
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The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Leadership Network has published four guides to help the finance and accounting community address the practical issues of integrating sustainability into their business processes and decisions. The guides have been developed by the A4S Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Leadership Network and their teams (comprising […]
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Today WWF launches a new report – “From crisis to opportunity: Five steps to sustainable European economies” – showing that resource efficiency alone could generate per year the equivalent of the Juncker Investment Plan of over 300 billion euros for the EU economy. WWF launches this report at the moment when the 28 European Economic […]
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BRE, the organization responsible for the marketing and development of the BREEAM green building certification scheme, today announces its partnership with GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate portfolios. Collaboration between the two global organizations will promote their shared goals of advancing transparency and sustainability performance in the real estate industry. The BREEAM […]
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As result of the ‘Nature Inspired Design project’, the Nature Inspired Design Handbook has been published. In the Nature Inspired Design project, we learned from ten Dutch companies at the forefront of Biomimicry, cradle to cradle and design for the circular economy – which we shall from now on jointly call “Nature Inspired Design”. How to […]
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Ms Marjolein Demmers, Director Corporate Responsibility at Royal HaskoningDHV was awarded with the ‘Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Award’ presented by Mr. Sanjay Muthal, Orane Consulting Private Limited at the World CSR Congress on 18 February 2015 in Mumbai, India. The Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Award is a platform for recognising the best practices […]
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Failing? On the contrary, argues Roel Nieuwenkamp, chair of the OECD working party on responsible business conduct, we’re getting better at holding businesses to account. Two weeks ago campaigner Christine Haigh looked at the mechanism that allows you to report a company for breaching international guidelines on responsible behaviour, and came to the conclusion that they […]
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The first comprehensive guidance for companies to report on human rights issues in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) launches today in London. The guidance, the United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, is the culmination of 18 months of research and consultation led by the leading centre of […]
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Dutch paint and chemicals company AkzoNobel has admitted it is “not happy” with its recent environmental performance, with the group’s latest sustainability report revealing a rise in direct and indirect emissions. The integrated 2014 Annual Report, released today, states that AkzoNobel’s ‘cradle-to-grave’ emissions – its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions – rose by 4% in 2014. […]
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Despite the growing risk posed by climate change, research reveals that the global response is falling short, and companies need a sustainability strategy. This year’s supply chain program generated the largest ever data set, representing input from 3,396 companies worldwide. For the first time, CDP and Accenture Strategy have analyzed this data at the national […]
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BBFAW (Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare) published it’s 2014 Benchmark Report The BBFAW is the leading global measure of farm animal welfare management and reporting in food companies. Its annual benchmark is now recognised as the key assessment of how global food companies manage farm animal welfare, and BBFAW’s work has directly contributed to many […]
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The future of sustainable communities just got closer as ISO/DIS 37101 moves to the final stage of development. In our rapidly changing world, ensuring cities and communities are fit for the future is a key priority for many city leaders. Providing sustainable energy supplies, coping with environmental and climate changes, building and maintaining durable infrastructures […]
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