VALIO, Finland’s largest global dairy cooperative company, and Royal DSM, a purpose-led, global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, have signed a collaboration agreement to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of dairy production in Finland. VALIO, chosen as Finland’s most sustainable brand, is determined to improve animal and human welfare, while taking […]
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Shell Aviation has announced an agreement to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Schiphol Airport. The deal sees DHL Express become the first customer to be supplied under Shell and Neste’s SAF supply agreement, announced in September 2020. The agreement will enable DHL Express to take regular flights using SAF, an important […]
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Almost half the focus companies of Climate Action 100+ – the world’s largest ever investor engagement initiative on climate change – have now established commitments to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, its latest progress report reveals. The Climate Action 100+ 2020 Progress Report also outlines the significant growth and evolution of Climate Action […]
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During the coronavirus crisis, business schools, like everyone else, switched to online education. They initiated training programs to make companies more resilient and started researching the impact of the coronavirus crisis. That is not nearly enough, however, according to the Chair in Management Education for Sustainability at Antwerp Management School and Breda University of Applied […]
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Leading energy companies, bp, Eni, Equinor, Galp, Occidental, Repsol, Royal Dutch Shell and Total today announced they have agreed to apply six Energy Transition Principles as they play their part in the energy transition. The six Principles, agreed and embraced by the companies, are to: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT: publicly support […]
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After analysing the data from 226 large manufacturing companies from the European Union, a team of researchers from Lithuania, Poland and Sweden have drawn a conclusion that organisations almost do not mention circular economy principles in their environmental reporting. In their reports, the organisations mostly refer to the effective use of primary flows and minimising […]
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Today, Nutreco announces the launch of its milestone soy sourcing policy, aiming to simplify complex certification schemes for its procurement teams in Skretting and Trouw Nutrition, and facilitate the complete removal of deforestation from its supply chain by 2025. The policy forms part of Nutreco’s Sustainability Roadmap 2025. Deforestation is one of the major sustainability […]
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Avery Dennison Corporation today announced a series of recent actions that further acknowledge its accelerated sustainability efforts, ending the year with continued progress against its 2025 sustainability goals and re-committing to its role as a sustainability leader within the global value chain. The European Headquarters of the company is located in The Netherlands (Oegstgeest) This […]
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As business leaders strive for sustainability, systemic problems such as poor working conditions, unfair distribution of profits and wasteful consumption patterns will undermine Europe’s quest for a fair and truly circular economy. An increasing number of businesses market themselves and their products as being sustainable and circular. Yet, whether new business models actually deliver resource […]
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The Unilever Board today announced the intention to put its climate transition action plan before shareholders and seek a non-binding advisory vote on the company’s ambitious emissions reduction targets and the plans to achieve them. The plan will set out the company’s climate strategy to reduce emissions within its operations, through its value chain, as […]
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HEINEKEN, Nouryon, Philips and Signify have formed the first consortium to sign a Pan-European green energy deal securing additional renewable electricity for Europe. The four companies have a shared vision to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives. The companies joined forces to support the development […]
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The University of Amsterdam’s Business School was ranked 7th among European business schools with research output focusing on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is also the only Dutch institution to be listed in the top-10. The Financial Times (FT) published a feature article this week on a study […]
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