Sustainable purchasing can improve supplier relations – and your business. ISO 20400 for sustainable procurement has just been published to help organizations make sustainable purchasing a way of life. Procurement plays a large role in any organization, large or small. Who an organization buys from has just as big an impact on its performance as […]
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As nations grapple with how they can slash their emissions as part of the Paris climate agreement, some may use international credit schemes that were approved in the treaty process. A new report from the European Commission casts serious doubts about such credits, however, concluding that the vast majority of them likely fail to actually […]
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Royal Philips, a leader in health technology, announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium of sixteen banks for a new EUR 1 billion Revolving Credit Facility with an interest rate that will be dependent on the company’s year-on-year sustainability performance improvement. This innovative construction was created by Philips in collaboration with ING […]
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Consumers are thrilled by the speed and flexibility of e-commerce. But the proliferation of new retail channels and choices is changing their purchasing behavior, and overall, that’s taking a negative toll on the environment. Online purchases in the US neared $400 billion in 2016 and now make up 8% of overall retail spending and up […]
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Oekom research presents the Corporate Responsibility Review 2017. For the first time ever, the independent sustainability research agency has identified a more than just slightly upwards trend in its latest annual report on sustainable business governance around the globe. One of the possible reasons for this trend, which is most noticeable in the midfield of […]
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MADE-BY has announced the publication of results from the second year of MODE Tracker, the fashion industry’s unique tool to independently verify brand and retailer’s sustainability efforts. The performance of four pioneering brands was released last year and this year we welcome two additional pioneers. G-Star, Haikure, Ted Baker and VIVOBAREFOOT are joined by Just […]
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held its annual Global Forum on Development with a focus on catalyzing the private sector to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and explore new avenues of partnership to mobilize the needed resources. The 12th annual Global Forum on Development convened on 5 April 2017, in Paris, […]
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others; it is through no great leap that Plato’s words could be applied to engaging an organisation’s workforce in its corporate and social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. And through these actions, the organisation will, in turn, reap the benefits through the attraction and retention of […]
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Today, the first certificates for the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) responsible sourcing were awarded during Building Holland, one of the major trade fairs for building, renovation and redevelopment in the Netherlands. The first companies that successfully finished the process were two ready mixed concrete producers (both silver), two precast producers (both bronze) and a producer […]
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A new, collaborative project between H&M Group, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Stockholm Resilience Centre is launched today. The three-year research project will aim to define a new vision for producing and using textiles within a circular system, that has a positive impact on natural resources. It was announced by H&M Group CEO Karl-Johan Persson […]
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A transition to the circular economy is essential to fight climate change, resource depletion and achieve sustainable growth. To ensure that policymakers and governments know how and where to implement the circular economy effectively, there is a great need for practical tools to measure it. Aimed at defining, identifying and quantifying employment opportunities that are […]
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Arup and BAM have launched a study exploring the benefits that circular business models (CBMs) offer stakeholders within the built environment sector. The report, supported by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) as part of the framework of the CE100 programme, proposes a shift in the way the construction value chain has been historically seen. The […]
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