As the devastating impacts related to Hurricane Irma continue to unfold, mitigating the disruptive forces stemming from environmental and social issues is the new norm for companies – and now even more for their corporate boards. A new report released by Ceres argues that corporate boards must keep these and other sustainability impacts at the forefront […]
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EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, has published the first annual edition of its Global CSR Risk and Performance Index. The report illustrates the CSR performance of more than 20,400 companies evaluated by EcoVadis, based on Scorecard Ratings that analyzed nearly 800,000 data points across the calendar […]
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Unilever has once again ranked first in the Personal Products sector of the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) – one of the most credible and high-profile markers of corporate sustainability leadership. DJSI assesses and ranks the economic, environmental and social performance of over 3,000 publicly traded companies. Unilever has participated in the benchmark since it was […]
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Today, the results have been announced of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (‘DJSI’) review. Launched in 1999, the DJSI recognize the leading companies in each industry sector for responsible economic, environmental, and social performance. Randstad Holding is proud to be included as a member in the Professional Services industry of the DJSI world and […]
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Philips Lighting today announced that it achieved the status of Industry leader in the Electrical Components and Equipment category of the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The company’s overall score was 85 out of 100 points, demonstrating that sustainability is central to Philips Lighting’s company strategy and purpose. This is the first year that […]
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Ahold Delhaize was once again recognized today in the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), ranking among the industry leaders in the Food and Staples Retailing sector. Ahold Delhaize received a total score of 73 (out of 100), well above the Food and Staples Retailing industry average score of 45. The DJSI World […]
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Today it was announced that ANA Holdings heads the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the leading international index rating the operational sustainability of corporations worldwide. After 12 consecutive years as the world’s most sustainable airline, Air France-KLM has ceded its No. 1 position to ANA Holdings. “I congratulate ANA Holdings with its ranking as the […]
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NN Group is pleased to announce that the company will be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), both in the DJSI World index and DJSI Europe index, as from 18 September 2017. This shows that NN Group ranks amongst the top 10% of the insurance industry group with regard to sustainability performance. Companies […]
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The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) named ING among world leaders in the industry category Banks and again included ING in the World Index and the Europe Index of this category. The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index tracks the performance of the top 10% per industry of the 2,500 largest companies in the S&P Global […]
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The new report ‘Removing Barriers to Justice’ – commissioned by a coalition of eight civil society organisations – shows how a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights could improve access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses in future. From oil pollution by Shell in Nigeria to waste dumping by Trafigura in Côte d’Ivoire, […]
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IT products and their manufacture come with environmental and social risk. By setting and following up on relevant sustainability criteria, purchasing organisations can help drive increased environmental and social responsibility in the market. To support purchasers in this goal, TCO Development has now launched a guide for sustainable purchasing of IT products. Due to the […]
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A new report jointly commissioned by WBCSD, WaterAid and the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, uncovers key areas where businesses can drive substantial progress on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across supply chains. Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and medium-sized […]
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