The world’s first retail platform that connects consumers to their own carbon footprint has been launched in London by non-profit ogranisation The Poseidon Foundation (“Poseidon”). Poseidon’s platform uses blockchain technology to integrate carbon markets into transactions at the point-of-sale, giving retailers and their customers the opportunity to support forestry conservation projects around the world when they buy […]
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After a successful launch in March 2018, Circle Lab introduces a new product feature today: the world’s biggest circular economy database, openly accessible and searchable for everyone. This is the result of a joint effort with many partners, geared towards making the best knowledge on the circular economy available to the public globally. The goal? To encourage […]
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Reaching the Paris climate target requires fully decarbonising heavy commercial transport. Getting there no later than 2050 is not only possible but also financially attractive from a societal perspective. To speed up the pace of change, four companies have formed a coalition and invite others to join. The starting point for the coalition is The Pathways Study: Achieving […]
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Many leading food and drink manufacturers have stepped up efforts to encourage better diets, largely by adopting better policies and publishing more information, according to the 2018 Global Access to Nutrition Index, which measures the efforts being made by the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers to reduce ill health due to poor diets. Some […]
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The Oslo Climate Leadership Declaration – signed by the CEOs of Unilever, Leaseplan, IKEA, HP and more – calls for accelerated climate action from companies, through setting science-based targets to help limit global warming to well below twodegrees. Signatories also commit to use their voice as business leaders to inspire their peers, value chains, and policymakers […]
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A briefing from the NGO’s Amnesty International, Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands, Greenpeace and Global Witness intends to inform shareholders about the increasing litigation and liability risks facing Royal Dutch Shell and associated entities (hereafter referred to as “Shell”) and the societal and environmental issues underlying the legal claims. It suggests questions for investors to […]
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The world’s first Plastic Free Trust Mark was launched today. The brainchild of environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet, the Trust Mark will be awarded to food and drink products that are packaged without plastic. Designed to sit clearly on the front of the pack, the Trust Mark will inform consumers if they want to […]
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Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will result in sufficient job creation to more than […]
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Trucost, a leader in carbon and environmental data and risk analysis, has launched the Trucost SDG Evaluation Tool to help enable companies to identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On September 25th 2015, countries adopted the goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for […]
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The Steering Committee of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh issued the following statement: Five years ago on 15 May 2013, a group of global brands and retailers and 2 global unions and their national trade union affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make garment factories in Bangladesh safe. Since then, the […]
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Unilever reveals that its most sustainable brands grew 46% faster than the rest of the business and delivered 70% of its turnover growth. 40,000+ employees have their say on the future of Unilever as the company looks beyond its current sustainability targets. Unilever has today revealed its fourth consecutive year of growth for its ‘sustainable […]
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Many certification schemes which supposedly help consumers make environmentally friendly decisions are actually standing in the way of greater sustainability and should undergo serious reform, according to a new report. The findings come in new research from the Changing Markets Foundation, which investigated whether voluntary certification schemes for seafood, textiles and palm oil are accurately […]
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