Clear, comprehensive and comparable disclosure of sustainability-related information is one of the foundational building blocks of a well-functioning global financial system. Financial market regulators should seize this historical and fast-closing window of opportunity to get it right by ensuring compatible standards. Significant efforts by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the US Securities and Exchange […]
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Four leading industrial clusters in the Netherlands (Brightlands Circular Space), Belgium (Port of Antwerp-Bruge) and the US today announced that they are working together with the World Economic Forum to reduce their carbon emissions faster through the Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero initiative. Launched at COP26 in November 2021, the initiative aims to accelerate […]
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Today, five leading companies from across Asia, Europe, and North America announced their plan to join the NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen) as founding buyers to dramatically scale up carbon removal technologies and catalyze the market for high-quality carbon removals. Founding buyers in NextGen will include Boston Consulting Group, LGT, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Swiss Re, and […]
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A boundary-pushing approach to hacking carbon reduction challenges has been established by AkzoNobel and partners from across the extended value chain following the company’s first ever global Collaborative Sustainability Challenge. During an inspirational 24 hours of intense discussion at the pioneering event – which concluded yesterday in Amsterdam – a series of high impact exploration […]
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World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils are #BuildingtoCOP27 by launching Circularity Accelerator — a global programme to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles in the building and construction sector. The built environment is accelerating the climate and biodiversity crisis Last week, the United Nations (UN) reported we have a […]
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A record number of companies are committing to and setting science-based climate targets, according to new research by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with science. The SBTi today launches its third annual assessment of the initiative’s impact since its launch in 2015. The […]
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A new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study* revealed that sustainability is rising higher on corporate agendas, and CEOs recognize sustainability as a business imperative and growth driver. Yet as CEOs face growing pressures from boards and investors, a lack of reliable data insights is hindering their ability to take action. IBM’s annual CEO […]
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Today. Product DNA, a digital solutions provider for Product Transparency and Social Responsibility, announced that they have joined Cibutex, a cooperative built to achieve a circular economy in textiles. By joining Cibutex, Product DNA will bring over 15 years of experience in tracing the full life cycle of a product. This experience will be applied […]
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Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (headquartered in Rotterdam) announced today the successful completion of a biofuel trial carried out in collaboration with Wisby Tankers AB, Sweden on one of LDC’s upgraded Juice vessels, MV Essayra. The company used a B30 biofuel-blended marine fuel for the first time to sail from LDC’s terminal in Ghent, Belgium, to LDC’s […]
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April 22, 2022, marks the fifth anniversary of the ISO 20400 standard, which provides guidelines for integrating sustainability into your organization’s procurement processes. The anniversary falls on Earth Day and, in line with this year’s theme of “Invest In Our Planet”, now is the time to invest in your sustainable procurement program to scale positive […]
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As part of its mission to tackle the plastic pollution challenge and help advance a world where no plastic ends up in nature, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (the Coalition) is pleased to announce the publication of a Vision and Principles Paper, entitled “Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics” […]
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Climate-induced wildfires, massive storms, and deadly heat waves, along with the complexities around managing sustainable supply chains and emissions reduction, have awoken the corporate world to the planet’s stark realities of climate change. Sustainability and environmental impact have become top of mind for executives across the world, with many starting to prioritize sustainable changes to […]
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