Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it will reduce its CO2 emissions by approximately 85,000 tons/year through the signing of its largest renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to date. These PPAs, one in Europe and one in the USA, cover approximately one quarter of DSM’s current […]
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As the corona crisis grips the globe, some of its most severe health and economic impacts are felt by vulnerable workers and communities that sustain the global supply chains for sectors like agriculture, textile, technology and mining. While companies consider cancelling and postponing orders with their suppliers at the other side of the world, millions […]
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Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation is an opportunity to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare by 2050, finds the first Global Renewables Outlook released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. While a pathway to deeper decarbonisation requires total energy investment up to USD 130 trillion, […]
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In 2015 the Commission adopted an EU action plan for the Circular Economy to help stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy. The growing number of plastic products and packaging marketed as ‘biodegradable’ or ‘(home) compostable’ raises the question of the extent to which biodegradability and (home) compostability of plastic is beneficial in the context […]
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At the initiative of Pascal Canfin, Chair of the Environment Committee at the European Parliament, 180 political decision-makers, business leaders, trade unions, NGOs, and think tanks have come together to form a European alliance for a Green Recovery. In the face of the coronavirus crisis, the biggest challenge Europe has faced in peacetime, with devastating […]
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COVID-19 is amongst us and has far-reaching consequences. We are dealing with severe restrictions that affect all parts of our life. So is the case for attending large meetings and travel. At this moment, the conditions to organize a physical conference in July in the Netherlands are highly uncertain. The organisation of the conference #NBMconference2020 […]
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Nouryon has introduced a natural film-forming polymer for use in high sun protection factor (SPF) emulsion sunscreens. SolAmaze™ Natural, which is bio-based and readily biodegradable, addresses the fast-growing consumer demand for natural and clean label ingredients in personal care products. “When creating high-performing sunscreens, formulators routinely rely on synthetic ingredients that are often persistent in […]
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“Our species may have backed itself into the mother of all evolutionary corners, but sometimes such moments are when our best work is done.” These are the words of John Elkington in his 20th book, Green Swans, The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism, published this week by Fast Company Press. One of the world’s leading […]
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Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) has published its 2019 Sustainability Report and annual Payments to Governments Report. The publications further demonstrate the steps Shell is taking to increase transparency around activities that are important to investors, governments and civil society. The 23rd edition of the Sustainability Report outlines Shell’s approach to sustainability and describes its social, safety […]
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“The new coronavirus disease is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, pointing out that the potential longer-term effects on the global economy and individual countries are “dire”. The new report, “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19”, describes the speed and scale of the […]
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In 2019, EPCA (The European Petrolchemical Association) and Antwerp Management School joined forces to undertake research into the nature and benefits of individual sustainability leadership. It demonstrated the invaluable impact that this type of leader can have on the way an organisation is led, managed and contributes to creating environmental, societal and economic value. The […]
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The UN Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates and SDG Advocate Alumni jointly released on 3 april a statement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Statement by the Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates and SDG Advocate Alumni We, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates and Alumni, are greatly concerned by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and the impacts […]
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