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DLL shares report on Pathways to Sustainable Business Models

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DLL, a Dutch based global asset finance company for equipment and technology, launches a new Sustainability Report ‘Pathways to Sustainable Business Models’ aiming to inform and inspire businesses striving to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report shares regulatory trends, market insights and highlights actions that companies can take to reduce Green House Gas […] ... lees meer

EU Parliament majority asks for ’true pricing food products’ and highest VAT tariff for products like meat

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The EU Parliament yesterday told Frans Timmermans vice chair of the EU Commission that his “Green Deal for Food” (Farm to Fork Strategy) is not green enough. Taxes are needed to include environmental costs in food prices (eg give food related GHG emissions a price). Healthy food has to become cheaper with a 0% VAT […] ... lees meer

DSM receives first full market authorizations for methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer® for beef and dairy in Brazil and Chile

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Royal DSM has received full regulatory approval from the Brazilian and Chilean authorities to commercialize Bovaer®, its novel methane-reducing feed additive for ruminants. These first market authorizations, covering beef, dairy, sheep and goats, mark a significant milestone for DSM. Intense collaboration among scientists and external partners across the globe has made Bovaer® a reality. That […] ... lees meer

SABIC, St. Johns Packaging and Kingsmill launch world’s first ever bread packaging based on recycled post-consumer plastic

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SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced the successful roll-out of another project as part of its TRUCIRCLE™ program to accelerate the implementation of a circular plastic economy. Allied Bakeries, a major UK based supplier of bakery products, has introduced bread bags made by St. Johns Packaging using SABIC’s certified circular polyethylene (PE) in the […] ... lees meer

BCG Commits to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership with SkyNRG

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Last year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced bold commitments to substantially reducing its climate impact from business travel (more than 80% of its total footprint) by embracing lessons learned about virtual and hybrid work during the global pandemic. To further reduce the firm’s climate impact and to support the development of a more robust SAF […] ... lees meer

German textile brands and retailers Lidl, Hugo Boss, Aldi und C&A allegedly complicit in crimes against humanity

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The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights filed a criminal complaint in Germany against several high-profile textile brands and retailers. Hugo Boss, Lidl and other companies are allegedly directly or indirectly abetting and profiting from alleged forced labor of the Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in western China and might […] ... lees meer

New Global Survey Finds Covid-19 Is Intensifying Sustainable Development Challenges, But Leading Businesses Are Stepping Up Action

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New research from GlobeScan and the SustainAbility Institute by ERM finds that sustainability experts believe the global pandemic will help draw attention to environmental issues—but will also deepen socio-economic challenges such as poverty and inequality. The GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey has tracked global expert opinions on the evolution of the sustainability agenda since 1997. The 25th edition of this report […] ... lees meer

Garment brands and global unions reach agreement on new, expanded worker safety pact

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Negotiations between a representation of international textile retailers and the global trade union signatories to the former Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have resulted in an agreement that continues legally-binding commitments to workplace safety in Bangladesh and promises to expand the program to other countries. The new agreement, called the International Accord […] ... lees meer

SEforALL and Google to Launch New Compact to Decarbonize Electricity Globally 

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A carbon-free electricity sector is the foundation for reaching a net-zero global economy. Electricity generates 25% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and is key to decarbonizing other sectors of the economy, including buildings, transport, and industry. To achieve net-zero emissions across the global economy by 2050, electricity must become the core of the energy […] ... lees meer

Global initiative formed to push responsible and circular electronics

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More than 20 organizations have come together in a global initiative to tackle the social and environmental problems of electronics. The Circular Electronics Initiative aims to encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use. One core activity of the initiative is the annual event #CircularElectronicsDay. “#CircularElectronicsDay has […] ... lees meer

Microsoft, Rabobank announce first round of carbon credits with agroforestry startup reNature

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Through a new carbon marketplace by the Dutch bank Rabobank called Acorn, reNature, in partnership with a Brazilian cooperative of farmers called Cooperative Agricola Mista de Tomé- Açu (CAMTA), generated 242 CRUs (carbon removal units), which represented R$25,000.00 distributed among cooperative producers. These credits were sold to Microsoft, which aims to cut its total emissions […] ... lees meer

Corbion teams with Truterra and farmers to advance sustainable agriculture

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Leading Dutch biobased ingredients company Corbion and Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business of Land O’Lakes and a leader in scaling up private-sector conservation solutions, are partnering to support the adoption and success of sustainable agriculture practices among farmers within Corbion’s US soybean supply shed. Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, […] ... lees meer