Microsoft, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has joined the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) convened in support of a climate neutral economy. The move by Microsoft comes at a pivotal time for European climate politics as the EU looks to strengthen the green core of its Recovery Package, pass legislation to ensure […]
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Policymakers can improve the chances of achieving climate goals and limiting global warming to 1.5oC by making more specific commitments to transforming national food systems. Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems, a new report published by WWF, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), EAT and Climate Focus, finds countries are missing significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identifies […]
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The BASF-initiated project “Effiziente Förderung der Artenvielfalt in ackerbaulich genutzten Landschaften” (EFA), which aims to increase the efficiency of biodiversity measures in agriculturally used land, was named one of the official projects supported by the United Nations (UN) for their Decade on Biodiversity. As part of an event in Herxheim, Germany, in early July, the environment […]
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Veolia (VIE) announced yesterday that it has made a firm offer to Engie for the acquisition of 29.9% of the Suez shares it holds. This offer follows Engie’s announcement on July 31, 2020 of the launch of a strategic review including its stake in Suez. This offer at a price of €15.50 per Suez share, […]
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Amsterdam based Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. announces Make it Possible, a bold approach to environmental and social sustainability that reinforces the organization’s commitment to create fashion that ‘Wastes Nothing and Welcomes All’. With Make it Possible, Tommy Hilfiger is initially committing to 24 ambitious targets centered around circularity and inclusivity, outlined […]
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Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, has launched its four new Responsible Business priorities. Following the announcement of Kingfisher’s new group strategy in June – Powered by Kingfisher – the new Responsible Business plan refocuses Kingfisher’s efforts on the four priority areas where it believes it can use its experience, scale and influence to […]
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Fairphone, Signify, Huayou Cobalt, The Impact Facility, Glencore, the Responsible Cobalt Initiative, Sono Motors and Lifesaver are pleased to announce the launch of the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA). In response to poor economic, social and working conditions for many mining communities in the cobalt supply chain, the members of the FCA will be working closely […]
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E-commerce retailers are carrying potential liability for the hundreds of unsustainable and hazardous products sold on their platforms, finds a new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund. In order to mitigate reputational and liability risks that are increasing amidst the global pandemic, the report calls for more transparency about the products sold on e-commerce platforms, as […]
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Unilever is launching a pilot with Orbital Insight, a US tech company that specialises in geospatial analytics. The pilot uses geolocation data to help identify the individual farms and plantations that are most likely to be supplying the palm oil mills in our extended supply chain. The technology leverages GPS data – aggregated and anonymised […]
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The GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey has tracked global expert opinion on the evolution of the sustainability agenda alongside the companies and organizations experts perceive to be leaders since 1997. In 2020, responses where collected between May and July as the global community was battling one of the worst public health crises in decades, the […]
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A four-year investor engagement with 25 giant food retailers and manufacturers, led by the FAIRR investor network, has found that two in five global food giants with combined annual revenues of $459 billion now have dedicated teams to develop and sell plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy; with Tesco and Unilever ranked top. Tesco and Unilever were praised by […]
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In partnership with the Fourth Sector Group, Leaders on Purpose published the 2020 open letter on “Cross sector collaboration for a purpose-first economy”. In this historic letter, some of the world’s most progressive CEOs of companies such as Philips, Danone, L’Oreal and Interface call on governments to ‘Built a Better’ post-COVID economy instead of ‘Building […]
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