Only a fraction of the world’s biggest companies are adequately managing the various risks they face from water shortages, drought and pollution, according to new research from independent environmental, social and governance (ESG) research provider EIRIS.
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The global sustainable business market will reach a tipping point in 2013 triggering rapid market expansion, according to new research findings from independent analyst firm Verdantix. Market forecasts analysing spending patterns of more than 2,500 global firms find that growth rates of investment in sustainable business programmes will be between 50% and 100% higher in 2013 than in 2011. Total spend on sustainable business programmes by $1bn revenues firms in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US markets alone will hit $60 billion in 2013.
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The Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO) put insurers Aviva and Aegon at the top of the heap of Europe’s 300 largest companies for their low levels of publicly-reported greenhouse gas emissions, relative to their revenue.
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A Third of Businesses globally yet to Implement Sustainability Plans, finds KPMG report. Measurement, finance and inconsistent regulation still obstacles to progress of sustainability.
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Sustainability en GlobeScan hebben een onderzoek uitgevoerd waaraan wereldwijd 550 duurzaamheidsexperts hebben deelgenomen. Deze experts verkozen Unilever als de leider op het gebied van duurzaamheid.
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The most comprehensive and complete sustainability reporting guidance is now available, as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launches its G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines today (23 March 2011). GRI is a network-based non-governmental organization that aims to make sustainability reporting common practice. GRI produces the world’s most widely used Sustainability Reporting Guidelines to enable the drive […]
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Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today reports new data to confirm that mainstream consumers are increasing their commitment to Fair Trade faster than ever. Sales of Fair Trade Certified products increased 24 percent at grocery stores during 2010.
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Two-thirds of the world’s top 100 brands are failing on climate change, according to latest research from responsible investment research firm EIRIS.
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SAM, the investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, publishes its 7th
annual Sustainability Yearbook 2011 (the Yearbook). Compiled in collaboration with
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world’s largest providers of assurance, tax, and
business consulting services, the Yearbook presents a comprehensive overview of the results of
SAM’s 2010 Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
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ASQ and Manpower Professional issued a research paper that reviews key elements of the new standard to enhance understanding and explore its implications for quality professionals.
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How fast are businesses adopting sustainability-driven management? New study results reveal two distinct camps: ‘embracers’ and ‘cautious adopters.’ And the practices of the embracers may be providing a snapshot of how the management future will look
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The quality of sustainability and corporate responsibility data that companies disclose will need to improve to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to a PwC US report released today, Creating Value from Corporate Responsibility.
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