Official launch of Treevive: the forest carbon accelerator

This week Form International’s forest carbon accelerator Treevive was officially launched at The Corporate Investments into Forestry & Biodiversity Summit in Amsterdam. Despite the enormous potential of forests to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, forest landscapes are still underfunded while at the same time an increasing number of companies and investors have ambitious […] ... lees meer

South Pole and Siemens Smart Infrastructure team up to offer tailored, end-to-end decarbonisation solutions to clients

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and South Pole are partnering to offer a full range of solutions and financing models for companies with the aim of reducing energy-related emissions. Corporate leaders can now tap into an end-to-end service offering that covers all essential steps in developing and implementing a credible decarbonisation roadmap, which is a key pillar […] ... lees meer

Companies, investors and professional accountants add their voices to the call for global alignment between sustainability reporting standard setters and frameworks

Sixty-five companies, investors and professional accounting firms from across the world add their voices to the call for major standard-setting efforts to more closely align with and support a global baseline for reporting sustainability-related information.  The endorsed statement was developed jointly by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and […] ... lees meer

Global Survey Reveals Companies Feel Underprepared to Navigate the Evolving ESG Reporting Landscape

Nearly two thirds of senior decision makers feel their organization is underprepared to meet their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals and regulatory reporting mandates, according to a new global survey released by Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK). Further, 72% don’t have confidence in the data currently being reported to stakeholders, despite 68% of businesses having appointed an […] ... lees meer

EcoVadis Inaugural Carbon Maturity Report: More than 15,000 Carbon Scorecards Issued in First Year Following Carbon Action Module Launch

EcoVadis, the leading provider of globally trusted business sustainability ratings, today released its Carbon Maturity Report exploring the state of climate action in the EcoVadis Network. The report – which outlines the EcoVadis Network Impact Model for supply chain decarbonization – shows that progress is being made on key early decarbonization phases among the companies EcoVadis has […] ... lees meer

Gartner CFO and CEO Survey Shows M&A and Sustainability Are First Areas to Face Cuts

A June 2022 survey of 128 CFOs and CEOs showed that investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and sustainability will be the first areas to face cuts in organizations feeling their margins triple squeezed by rising inflation, talent shortages and supply constraints, according to Gartner, Inc.   “Cuts to M&A are an obvious choice after record […] ... lees meer

Quality data is crucial to accelerate progress on the SDGs

At the midpoint in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, greater multi-stakeholder action is essential to achieve the Global Goals. To help organizations report on progress, a new publication offers the most comprehensive inventory yet for the disclosures that relate to each SDG goal and target, drawing from international frameworks and standards. A fully updated […] ... lees meer

Climate Group opens Europe office in Amsterdam

International non-profit Climate Group has opened a new European office based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Headquartered in London, Climate Group also has offices in Beijing, New Delhi and New York. Its mission is driving climate action, fast, and in focusing on systems with the highest emissions, such as energy, transport, built environment, heavy industry and […] ... lees meer

Circular Investment recognized as a 2022 Best For The World™ for exceptional impact on its customers

Circular Investment, has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ in recognition of its exceptional positive impact on its Customers. Best for the World is a distinction granted by B Lab to Certified B Corporations (B Corps) whose verified B Impact Scores in the five impact areas evaluated in the B Impact […] ... lees meer

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk accelerates transition to become net zero emissions and more sustainable chemicals

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced a new investment that supports its plan to transition the chemicals park into a site able to serve the changing needs of our customers. Customers want more low-carbon products and products made using recycled material. Shell Moerdijk will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader […] ... lees meer

Climate Impact Partners has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™

Climate Impact Partners has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ in recognition of its exceptional positive impact on its customers. Every year, Best for the World recognizes the top-performing B Corps creating the greatest positive impact through their businesses. The company earned this honor because of the impact from its programs that […] ... lees meer