“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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The Club of Rome has sent an open letter to global leaders with a call to ‘harness our fears, build hope and drive action to respond to the human health, economic, climate and biodiversity crisis with solutions that build resilient societies on the longer term. It is time to harness our fears, build hope and drive […]
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Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste is illegally dumped in vulnerable regions every year. A new addition to TCO Certified Edge will help solve the problem. By choosing to buy certified IT products, purchasers can make sure that an equivalent amount of e-waste is collected and recycled in a safe way. E-waste is an enormous […]
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Randstad released its new ‘sustainability@work’ report which argues that the sustainable development of the labor market must feel like the ‘only logical choice.’ The report is the first in a series that focuses on the sustainable transformation of the labor market. It is a transformation that many companies and societies are going through today, particularly […]
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Today, with generous support from the Mava Foundation, Circle Economy announces the Circle City Scan Tool: a digital tool that supports cities and regions around the world in creating an action plan for the transition to the circular economy. A prototype of the tool is now available through a closed beta programme, and we invite […]
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Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer of brands including Dove, Knorr, Omo and Lifebuoy, today announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The company’s actions are designed to help protect the lives and livelihoods of its multiple stakeholders – including its consumers and communities, its […]
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A group of 176 international investors representing over $4.5 trillion in assets under management have joined forces to call out the human rights performance of some of the world’s most well-known companies. The 95 worst performing companies on human rights due diligence in the latest Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), which include Canon, Carlsberg, Starbucks, […]
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Ahead of next week’s cancelled G20 leaders summit, the world’s business and workers’ organisations have joined forces to issue an open letter calling on political leaders to commit to bold coordinated action that leaves no one behind in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter is co-signed by the leaders of the International Chamber of […]
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