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Vandebron en Data for Good visualiseren impactdata

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Vandebron is partner geworden van Data for Good platform en visualiseert haar duurzame (100% groene) energiebronnen op de Data for Good-kaart om de impact te meten en te tonen. Vandebron is ontstaan vanuit het geloof in positieve verandering. Het bedrijf wil de energiemarkt duurzamer en transparanter maken. Vandebron biedt slimme en toegankelijke energietoepassingen die goed […] ... lees meer

Nederlands Mission Control Center voor energietransitie SDG 7 en grondstoffentransitie SDG 12

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Vandaag op vijfde verjaardag van de SDG’s zijn de Nederlandse ‘SDG Mission Control Centers’ gelanceerd. Dit is een initiatief van Stichting SCO van Ruud Koornstra (Nationale Energiecommissaris) en Data for Good van Kelly Ruigrok (tevens founder van GSES System). Het initiatief moet bedrijven en overheden stimuleren om juiste keuzes te maken op gebied van beleid en […] ... lees meer

Food companies are unprepared for global water scarcity, says new report

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Global food prices, which have been rising since 2012, may be ready for another hike. In a report released Thursday, Ceres, a sustainable business consortium based in Boston, found that most food companies aren’t prepared to deal with the water risks that it expects will lead to higher water and food prices. “We are coming to an end […] ... lees meer

Dutch based Responsible Mining Foundation launched the Responsible Mining Index 2018

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The Responsible Mining Index 2018, covering companies that produce 25% of all mined commodities globally, is launched in Geneva, Switzerland by the Dutch based Responsible Mining Foundation. Among the key findings are: The vast majority of the assessed mining companies show responsible policies or practices on several economic, environmental, social and governance (EESG) issues. However, very few […] ... lees meer

Largest mining companies in danger of perceived ‘SDG-washing’ over selective reporting

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Many of the world’s largest mining companies risk the perception that they are ‘SDG-washing’ through selective reporting of their impacts on these universal goals. Companies often highlight in their Sustainability Reports the positive contributions they make to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while generally omitting any mention of negative impacts that would impede achievement of […] ... lees meer

Two-thirds of Global Cocoa Supply Agree on Actions to Eliminate Deforestation and Restore Forest Areas

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At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), top cocoa-producing countries Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have announced far-reaching Frameworks for Action with leading chocolate and cocoa  companies* to end deforestation and restore forest areas. Central to the Frameworks is a commitment to no further  conversion of any forest land for cocoa production. The companies and governments pledged […] ... lees meer

World’s Largest Companies Seeing Financial Performance Aligned with Social Responsibility

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Largest societal engagement survey of 272 companies finds corporate community affairs professionals increasingly taking a leading role in business strategy  In the most comprehensive annual analysis of corporate societal engagement, CECP: The CEO Force for Good, in association with The Conference Board, found in their annual Giving in Numbers survey that the link between a company’s […] ... 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

More than ‘good’ numbers: Measuring the value that social responsibility adds

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More companies are choosing to hold out their records on everything from labor issues to their use of environmentally correct products. This may have an affect on their bottom lines, but it’s also begging a new financial reporting standard that allows investors to determine if the “good” a company does add more to shareholder value than meets the eye under the current reporting system. ... lees meer
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Consumer goods companies announce position on chemical recycling technologies and publish Life Cycle Assessment

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As part of its mission to tackle the plastic pollution challenge and help advance a world where no plastic ends up in nature, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (the Coalition) is pleased to announce the publication of a Vision and Principles Paper, entitled “Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics” […] ... lees meer

Global consumers willing to make personal sacrifices to address CSR issues

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Global consumers feel a personal accountability to address social and environmental issues and look to companies as partners in progress, according to findings from the 2015 Cone Communications/Ebiquity Global CSR Study, released last week. Near universal in their demands for companies to act responsibly, nine-in-10 consumers expect companies to do more than make a profit, […] ... lees meer