Pressure is mounting on the global oil and gas industry to reduce environmental footprint at the same time as the industry is under significant cost pressure. Since business as usual is not an option, DNV GL has launched two papers to advise the industry on how and where to make impactful changes within financial constraints. […]
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Businesses need to do more to address the combined force of global megatrends according to a new Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) sustainability report, “Beyond the Perfect Storm: The Corporate Sustainability Challenge”. Only 7% of professionals surveyed as part of the research for the report said that “sustaining the business model” is their […]
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The construction industry employs approximately 7% of the global work force and it is predicted to account for approximately 13% of GDP by 2020. The sector is a major positive force for development. However, large scale construction projects, such as those involving development of infrastructure, can come with significant impacts on local communities such as […]
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Procurement makes up a substantial budget of any organization, so wouldn’t the world be a better place if it was done in a sustainable way? A new standard in development aims to help organizations do just that, and it has now reached one of the final stages in its development. The purchasing decisions an organization […]
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Supply chains have become global and highly complex. Building and maintaining a resilient supply chain is a key success factor for businesses operating in a fast-changing world. EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) collaborated with the UN Global Compact on the study in an effort to better understand how companies are managing their supply chains […]
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As You Sow and Corporate Knights today released the inaugural version of the Carbon Clean 200TM (Clean200TM), a list of 200 clean energy companies showing a simulated annualized return of 21.82% over the past decade. The list will be updated quarterly to serve as the inverse of the Carbon Underground 200TM, a list of fossil fuel […]
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By August 8, humanity will have used up nature’s budget for the entire year, according to data from Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that is changing how the world manages its natural resources and responds to climate change. Earth Overshoot Day, falling on 8 August this year, marks the date when humanity’s annual […]
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Representatives from over 160 of the world’s leading organizations, spanning business, finance, accounting, conservation, academia, and policy, have met on 13 July in London to celebrate the culmination of a unique collaborative project that has produced the first global Natural Capital Protocol. The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework designed to generate trusted, credible, […]
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Today at the London Business & Climate Summit, Circle Economy and international consultancy Ecofys have called for a rapid transition to a global circular economy to meet the ambitious Paris climate agreement. According to an estimate by the two organisations, circular economy strategies may deliver emissions reductions that could cut the 1.5 °C emissions gap […]
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A new research report, ‘The Business End of Climate Change’ launched today at the Business & Climate Summit in London’s Guildhall puts a figure for the first time on what greenhouse gas emissions cuts could be achieved by business worldwide. The report examines what will be achieved by the plans of five key global business initiatives […]
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Eighty-seven percent of chief executive officers (CEOs) say the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an essential opportunity to rethink approaches to sustainability, and nearly half (49 percent) say businesses will be the most important actor in their delivery, according to a new study by the UN Global Compact and Accenture. Launched at […]
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A new paper – produced jointly by KPMG’s Sustainability Services practice and global Citizenship team – sets out a 6 step roadmap to support cocoa and chocolate companies in measuring and communicating the impact of their sustainability programs. This short paper presents a roadmap to help chocolate and confectionery companies assess the impact of their sustainability programs. […]
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