A new report from the United Nations Global Compact and Russel Reynolds Associates defines the unique characteristics of today’s most sustainable leaders and what this means for selecting CEOs, board members and executives. The report defines the unique characteristics possessed by leaders who are integrating sustainability across strategy, operations and stakeholder engagement and what this means for […]
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Dutch eyewear brand Ace & Tate launches their first recycled acetate collection, in a continuing effort towards brand responsibility. Ace & Tate is not a sustainable company, but they’re working hard to get there. The brand intends to become a certified B Corp by 2021, by introducing various product initiatives that will reduce their environmental […]
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A pioneering new set of climate ratings for measuring and communicating the global warming path of companies and investments has been launched by global non-profit CDP. The CDP temperature ratings dataset provides a temperature pathway for over 4,000 global companies, based on emission reduction targets covering all relevant GHG emissions in a company’s value chain. This data is […]
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European ports fully endorse the idea to help private investors to prioritise green and sustainable investments by providing them a clear manual with common definitions. But they however ask the Commission and relevant policy makers to respect the sustainability requirements and funding priorities put forward in sectoral legislation when using the EU taxonomy framework as […]
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Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) published its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant progress in its environmental performance, reinforced governance of key issues, and positive strides for supply chain transparency. LDC has it’s headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. “We work hard to achieve our goals and to engage stakeholders across our value chains, and I am proud of the […]
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With the support of more than 99% of its shareholders at its Annual General Meeting at June,26, Danone became the first listed company to adopt the “Entreprise à Mission” model. Now officially embedding in its articles of association a purpose and social, societal and environmental objectives that reflect its conviction that the health of people […]
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Upfield Group, the global leader of plant-based margarines, spreads and cheeses recently announced its intent to invest €50m in a new state-of-the-art Upfield Food Science Centre in Wageningen, Netherlands. According to plans submitted to the local Works Council, the intent to open the facility before the end of 2021 is not only a clear demonstration […]
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Cargill today joined leading players across the global maritime industry to launch the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Copenhagen, Denmark. The center will focus on developing new fuel types and technologies, a significant action to accelerate the industry’s commitment to decarbonize shipping by 2050. This effort is part of Cargill’s overall […]
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Most oil majors have set climate ambitions that leave them free to increase production or ignore the full impact of burning their future oil and gas, finds a report by Carbon Tracker totay that uniquely ranks the strength of their corporate climate policies. It shows that companies such as Shell and Total are setting out […]
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The International Energy Agency presented yesterday Sustainable Recovery Plan focusing on a series of actions that can be taken over the next three years to revitalise economies and boost employment while making energy systems cleaner and more resilient. Set out in a Special Report on Sustainable Recovery from the IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook series, the plan offers an […]
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Over the next three years, Senbis in Emmen, the Netherlands, will be investing €5.5 million through its new subsidiary SPIC Facilities BV, in a testing facility for the development of sustainable plastics. ‘We will be acquiring an impressive range of machinery that will make successive polymer production processes available at different scales: from grams and […]
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On the occasion of its 20th-anniversary Leaders Summit, the United Nations Global Compact, in partnership with DNV GL, released a new report looking back on 20 years of corporate sustainability progress among its business participants. The UN Global Compact 20th-Anniversary Progress Report: Uniting Business in the Decade of Action uses data from its annual survey of […]
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