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Climate Impact Partners releases fourth annual report on the climate commitments of the Fortune Global 500

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Climate Impact Partners, a leading carbon finance organization with more than 20 years of experience in the voluntary carbon market, released the fourth annual study assessing the climate commitments and goals of Fortune Global 500 companies. The latest report reveals while 42% of the Fortune Global 500 have delivered, or are committed to deliver, a significant […] ... lees meer

Project findings Sorting For Circularity Europe highlight immense opportunity to accelerate textile recycling

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Today Fashion for Good concludes the Sorting for Circularity Europe project, and in collaboration with Circle Economy, releases a report detailing the findings of the 16-month analysis. The analysis indicates that 74%, a total of 494,000 tonnes, of low-value, post-consumer textiles is readily available for fibre-to-fibre recycling in six European countries. This represents the potential […] ... lees meer

Salesforce Announces First-of-Its-Kind Carbon Credit Marketplace, Empowering Any Organization to Take Climate Action on Their Journey to Net Zero

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Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, introduced Net Zero Marketplace, a trusted platform that makes carbon credit purchases simple and transparent, allowing organizations to accelerate climate positive impact at scale. South Pole is launching partner. The global voluntary carbon market is estimated to grow to $50B by 2030 as many organizations race to achieve their […] ... lees meer

CDP expands global environmental disclosure system to help tackle plastic pollution crisis

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CDP has today announced that it will expand its global environmental disclosure system to help solve the plastic pollution problem, with expertise and support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Minderoo Foundation, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Despite the scale of the plastic pollution problem and extent of its impacts, many companies still have a limited […] ... lees meer

Game changing scale for non-animal protein

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ENOUGH announces the completion of its Flagship facility to add game-changing additional capacity to the protein market. Exactly one year after breaking ground, food tech company ENOUGH (formerly 3F BIO) celebrates the completion of the construction phase of one of the world’s largest protein facilities in Sas van Gent. Livestock farming represents 15% of all […] ... lees meer

Official launch of Treevive: the forest carbon accelerator

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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