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Nineteen leading companies join forces to step up alternative farming practices and protect biodiversity

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Nineteen forward-thinking, agriculture-centric companies, together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), launched a new initiative to protect and restore biodiversity within their supply chains and product portfolios. This coalition – named “One Planet Business for Biodiversity” (OP2B) – was formally launched on stage at the United Nations Climate Action Summit by Emmanuel […] ... lees meer

WWF Launches Activation Hub to Help Prevent 10 Million Metric Tons of Global Plastic Waste

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WWF Launches an Activation Hub to Help Prevent 10 Million Metric Tons of Global Plastic Waste. Principal Members, Keurig Dr Pepper, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, Tetra Pak and The Coca-Cola Company, with Thought Partners Ocean Conservancy and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation sign on to ReSource: Plastic to inspire action across sectors and supply chains. […] ... lees meer

World’s top green businesses revealed in the CDP A List

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The businesses blazing a trail on environmental issues are named today as CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform, releases its prestigious annual rankings. The announcement comes as the opening of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos today brings together international leaders for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the […] ... lees meer

Business Urges Governments to Step Up Fight Against Climate Change

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Heads of 50 major global businesses (including 8 Dutch companies) representing more than $1.5 trillion in total revenue today publish an open letter to world government leaders urging greater collaboration to accelerate outcomes in the race against climate change. Leaders from the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of Climate Action CEOs are committed to using their […] ... lees meer

Failure to manage natural resources brings increasing interruption and liability risks for businesses

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Natural resources such as clean air and fresh water are vital for businesses – and at the same time massively at risk across many industry sectors today. Failure to manage the earth’s natural resources or “natural capital” has consequences that extend beyond direct effects on the environment. For businesses, it can also bring new interruption […] ... lees meer

Business Success through Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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Sustainable management practices are transforming businesses and challenging the status quo by turning sustainability into an integral component of Supply Chain Management (SCM). Today, it can be a key factor in a company’s success.  In a comprehensive whitepaper DHL explores the most important parts of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) and discuss its various functional […] ... lees meer

Dutch chemical companies AkzoNobel and DSM leading in innovating in low carbon products

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A new report ‘Catalyst for change’ analyses 22 of the largest global chemical companies with a total market capitalization of US$650 billion and responsible for a quarter of all emissions of the sector at 276 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. The report reveals that the chemicals sector is making progress on climate risk but that […] ... lees meer

Americans Willing To Buy Or Boycott Companies Based On Corporate Values

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Seven-in-10 Americans believe companies have an obligation to take actions to improve issues that may not be relevant to everyday business operations, according to the 2017 Cone Communications CSR Study. The study, with benchmark data dating back to 1993, examines not only the consumer attitudes, perceptions and behaviors around corporate social responsibility (CSR), but also […] ... lees meer

How overconsumption and intensive meat production wrecks the planet

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Intensive meat and dairy production is having an increasingly devastating impact on society and the environment, according to a new ‘Meat Atlas’ published today by Friends of the Earth Europe and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The way we produce and consume meat and dairy needs a radical rethink. Our industrialised production system is untenable, according to the […] ... lees meer