ChemScore is a corporate benchmark tool – released today by the environmental NGO ChemSec – that looks at the level of sustainability in the product portfolio of the 35 biggest players in the chemical industry. ChemScore aims to capture and rank the world’s largest chemical companies’ efforts to reduce their production of hazardous chemicals, and […]
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Ahold Delhaize today announces the publication of its inaugural Human Rights Report. The report is an important milestone to show what steps Ahold Delhaize and its great local brands are taking to safeguard human rights, both within the organization and across the supply chain, as well as increase transparency on the highest priority human rights issues […]
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Today, Unilever set out a new range of measures and commitments designed to improve the health of the planet by taking even more decisive action to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations. Unilever will achieve Net Zero emissions from all our products by 2039. We will also […]
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How much attention do you pay to the impact of your food choices on the environment? Are you willing to cut down on red meat? Is the government doing enough to promote sustainable food? Those are some of the questions several national consumer groups asked to Europeans in a survey spanning 11 countries, coordinated by […]
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WeTransfer, het Nederlandse techbedrijf dat verschillende producten aanbiedt gericht op de creatieve sector, maakt vandaag bekend dat het een Certified B Corporation is geworden. Dit maakt WeTransfer een van de weinige internationale techbedrijven met het prestigieuze keurmerk voor organisaties die hoge standaarden hanteren op duurzaam, sociaal en juridisch gebied. Als onderdeel van deze aankondiging kondigt […]
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On World Environment Day, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its new climate action roadmap to help companies reach net-zero carbon emissions before 2050. SOS 1.5: The road to a resilient, zero-carbon carbon future provides companies with a step-by-step framework and key actions to start and advance their journey to net-zero emissions […]
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Zalando SE, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, announced this week its science-based targets (SBTs) in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 1.5 C Paris Agreement figure. By 2025, the company will reduce its operational carbon emissions by 80 percent and carbon emissions coming from the production of private […]
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Today on World Environment Day, 5th June 2020, global institutions working on development, labour and environment have united around key actions for spurring a green, just and transformative recovery. The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating existing global inequalities within and between countries and communities, while exposing how vulnerable our socio-economic systems are to external shocks. The […]
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The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) today announced that it is strengthening its supervisory board as it continues to grow its now 130 alliance to drive the private sector to meet the UN SDG’s. WBA is welcoming six new members to its existing supervisory board to total ten, including Chair, Paul Druckman. The newly strengthened team, with truly diverse […]
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A new brief from the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) suggests what policy measures governments can take to use the narrow policy window opened by the disruptive force of the COVID-19 pandemic – to steer economic development onto a more sustainable, equitable and net-zero emissions path. Among the members of LeadIT are The Netherlands, […]
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All countries must measure and share data on the circularity of their economies if the world is to prevent global climate disaster, warns Circle Economy as it publishes its latest report, The Circularity Gap Report, the Netherlands. The report finds that the Dutch economy is currently 24.5% circular. Earlier this year, Circle Economy’s study The Circularity […]
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IKEA is committed to becoming a circular business by 2030. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a global thought leader on the circular economy. The strategic partnership announced by Inter IKEA Group and Ellen MacArthur Foundation today will focus on putting the home furnishing business on the global circular map and accelerating the transition to a […]
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