The Committee of Permanent Representatives today endorsed an agreement between the Hellenic Presidency of the Council and European Parliament representatives on a draft directive for the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies. New measures will require certain big EU companies to draw up, on a yearly basis, a statement relating to environmental, social and employee-related matters, […]
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The growing demand for renewable energy could put pressure on the supply of critical materials required in the production of renewable energy infrastructure, says WWF in new report released today. The report, Critical Materials for the transition to a 100% sustainable energy future, says supply chain bottlenecks can be overcome by applying the right technologies. It is possible for renewable […]
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How does business model innovation work? How does each new business model, from car sharing to distributed energy and crowd sourcing, contribute to sustainability? The latest report of Sustainability, Model Behavior, identifies 20 distinct business models that advance sustainability. In the report, they explored each model’s mechanics and implications. In doing so, they hope to […]
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CEOs from leading European companies today called for a strong 2030 climate and energy framework with an ambitious renewable energy target, including binding national targets. An ambitious renewable energy target will boost green growth, creating 570,000 more jobs and saving €260 billion in fossil fuel imports compared to a greenhouse gas (GHG) only approach,1 the CEOs […]
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Companies around the world are struggling to make progress on climate change, resource efficiency and natural capital dependency, according to the 2014 State of Green Business report published by GreenBiz Group in partnership with Trucost plc. The seventh annual edition of the report, which measures the global progress of large, publicly traded companies in addressing a myriad […]
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Perceptions stick: a majority of people today seem to believe that we cannot afford renewable energy. This notion would suggest that the alternative – maintaining the existing fossil energy infrastructure – is cheap. Or at least less expensive in comparison. However, a look at the data shows Due to the lack of a meaningful competition, […]
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced the release of the third volume of our macro-economic reports and officially launched Project MainStream at the Congress Centre, World Economic Forum, Davos. The World Economic Forum is working in partnership with the we announced the release of the third volume of our macro-economic reports and officially launched Project MainStream at the Congress Centre, World Economic Forum, Davos. The World […]
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Unilever will join Cisco, Kingfisher, Philips and Renault as the latest Global Partner to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The partnership will focus on supporting Unilever as a pathfinder in unlocking the value of the circular economy within the FMCG industry. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, has long viewed the circular economy model as a key […]
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RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, today announced the publication of its annual Sustainability Yearbook. The yearbook looks back at companies’ sustainability performance in 2013 and ranks them as Gold, Silver or Bronze. The top performing company from each of the 59 industries is awarded RobecoSAM Industry Leader. Since 1999, RobecoSAM has […]
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Companies are increasingly recognizing climate risk in their supply chains, but investment in emissions reductions programs is going down, according to research published today by CDP and Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Importantly, a clear link is established between stalling progress on emissions reductions within supply chains and the uncertain regulatory framework. According to the report, Collaborative action on climate risk, ever […]
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The 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals the largest ever gap (14 points) between trust in government and business. Driven by the decimation of trust in government and not an increase in business trust, the gap was 20 points or greater in nearly half of the 27 countries surveyed, including the U.S. (21 points), India (26 points) and […]
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Upward trending and volatile materials and energy prices, difficult credit conditions and the myriad opportunities of the digital revolution are combining to make a circular economy the key value driver for the coming decades. The new book ‘A New Dynamic’ makes the contemporary case for a profound shift from throughput and a linear ’take-make-dispose’ economy to […]
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