We live in a data-driven world. Data underpins decision-making at every level of government, finance and business and nowadays also sustainability initiatives. Improving sustainability practices and reporting on them requires vast amounts of data. That’s why accurate, accessible and standardised data is the gold standard of ESG reporting. However, for many organisations, the availability of […]
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Companies of all sizes around the world have improved their sustainability performance over the past five years. This insight and more are found in the sixth edition of the annual Business Sustainability Risk & Performance Index, published today by business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis. More companies than ever are also engaging in sustainability ratings. EcoVadis saw a […]
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Erasmus School of Law verwelkomt professor Robert G. Eccles, ’s werelds meest vooraanstaande expert op het gebied van geïntegreerde rapportage en een leider op het gebied van hoe bedrijven en investeerders duurzame strategieën kunnen creëren en daarover rapporteren. Eccles heeft de uitnodiging van de juridische faculteit aanvaard om de Piet Sanderslezing te verzorgen op vrijdag 4 november 2022 […]
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Sojaproducenten in de Verenigde Staten maken de herkomst van hun sojabonen traceerbaar in 80 landen, waaronder in Nederland. Met een nieuw systeem van overdraagbare certificaten kan de klant die sojabonen gebruikt precies zien waar de sojabonen vandaan komen en of ze op een duurzame manier zijn geteeld. In Nederland verwerken fabrikanten sojabonen in diervoeders, voedingsmiddelen […]
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EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, has raised $500M with plans to accelerate its vision of influencing every business decision with sustainability intelligence, becoming a sustainability impact unicorn. The global investment round – the largest equity fundraising for a sustainability data SaaS company to date – brings EcoVadis’ total capital raised to over […]
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A new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study* revealed that sustainability is rising higher on corporate agendas, and CEOs recognize sustainability as a business imperative and growth driver. Yet as CEOs face growing pressures from boards and investors, a lack of reliable data insights is hindering their ability to take action. IBM’s annual CEO […]
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Assessing Progress toward Sustainability: Frameworks, Tools, and Case Studies provides practical frameworks for measuring progress toward sustainability in various areas of production, consumption, services and urban development as they relate to environmental impact. A variety of policies/strategies or frameworks are available at national and international levels. This book presents an integrated approach to sustainability progress […]
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April 22, 2022, marks the fifth anniversary of the ISO 20400 standard, which provides guidelines for integrating sustainability into your organization’s procurement processes. The anniversary falls on Earth Day and, in line with this year’s theme of “Invest In Our Planet”, now is the time to invest in your sustainable procurement program to scale positive […]
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Climate-induced wildfires, massive storms, and deadly heat waves, along with the complexities around managing sustainable supply chains and emissions reduction, have awoken the corporate world to the planet’s stark realities of climate change. Sustainability and environmental impact have become top of mind for executives across the world, with many starting to prioritize sustainable changes to […]
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Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta en McKinsey Sustainability lanceren vandaag Frontier. Dit is een zogeheten ‘advance market commitment’ (AMC), en bedoeld om de ontwikkeling van technologie die CO2 verwijdert te versnellen. De oprichters van dit initiatief zijn van plan om de komende negen jaar 925 miljoen dollar uit te geven aan de inkoop van permanente CO2-verwijdering […]
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The Sustainability Index Telco Operators by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research provides an unbiased examination and ranking of ten leading telecommunications operators for sustainability. The in-depth study assesses, compares, and ranks the operators across 30 different action items for their sustainability efforts in six categories: renewable energy, network upgrades, energy efficiency, waste disposal and […]
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Henkel published its 31st Sustainability Report, detailing its achievements and progress in 2021 while also outlining its new 2030+ Sustainability Ambition Framework. “Sustainability is deeply rooted in our company DNA and integral to how we do business. Together with strategic priorities such as innovation and digitalization, sustainability is at the heart of our Purposeful Growth agenda,” […]
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