Eagle Bulk Shipping, one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax and Ultramax dry bulk segment, has successfully completed a fossil-free voyage in partnership with GoodFuels, the leading biofuels pioneer for the global transport industry. As part of Eagle Bulk Shipping’s ambitions to improve the environmental performance of its fleet, the 63,529 DWT bulk […]
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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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If Europe sourced 100% verified sustainable tropical timber products, it would have positively impacted over 16 million hectares of semi and natural tropical forests and reduced CO2 emissions significantly in 2020. These are key findings from the latest study ‘Europe’s sourcing of verified tropical timber and its impact on forests: What Next?’, a third in […]
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CDP today launches a new climate disclosure framework, in collaboration with the SME Climate Hub, and created in partnership with the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and Normative, to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to make strategic and impactful climate commitments, track and report progress against those commitments, and demonstrate climate leadership. The transition to net-zero is underway. SMEs need to […]
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In September 2020, CSR Europe embraced the challenge to reinforce cooperation between European corporates towards the safeguard of biodiversity worldwide and to imagine a way forward together. CSR Europe started a cross-sectoral discussion with seven companies to work collaboratively on integrating biodiversity in decision-making processes. The Biodiversity & Industry platform was born from this practical […]
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Recent studies estimate more than 2% of the global greenhouse gas emissions stem from the fashion industry. With the global average temperatures projected to rise by 3 degrees Celsius this century – well beyond the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement – disruptive solutions and unprecedented actions are needed to curb emissions and […]
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AkzoNobel is proud to be one of the first recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, which was launched today at COP26 by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The Terra Carta Seal is a major new award which recognizes global companies that are driving innovation and demonstrating their commitment to – and momentum towards […]
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launches the “Business Manifesto for Climate Recovery (Manifesto)” and calls for the development of a new Corporate Determined Contributions (CDCs) mechanism to capture private sector progress in the global climate recovery. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report was unequivocal about the severity of […]
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The Coca‑Cola Company’s sustainable packaging journey crosses a major milestone this week with the unveiling of its first-ever beverage bottle made from 100% plant-based plastic, excluding the cap and label, that has been made using technologies that are ready for commercial scale. The prototype bottle comes more than a decade after the company’s PlantBottle™ debuted as […]
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Fairphone, de Nederlandse sociale onderneming die een markt ontwikkeld voor ethische smartphones, start op 1 november 2021 met de verkoop van haar nieuwste audioaccessoire, de Fairphone True Wireless Stereo (TWS)-oordopjes. De TWS-oordopjes zijn gemaakt van 30% gerecycled plastic, Fairtrade-goud in de toeleveringsketen en een langere levensduur van de batterij. Met behulp van lessen uit het […]
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Royal Philips today announced an additional ambitious action to combat climate change. The company is stepping up its acclaimed supplier sustainability program with the goal of at least 50% of its suppliers (based on spend) committing to science-based targets (SBTs) [1] for CO₂ emissions reduction by 2025. If successful, this major push to decarbonize the […]
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with science, today launches the world-first Net-Zero Corporate Standard. To combat this, the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard is the world’s first science-based certification of companies’ net-zero targets in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping planetary warming […]
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