Zoekresultaten voor: 'data for good'

FTSE4Good to launch in July

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Companies to be included in the new UK and European tradable FTSE4Good index series will be named by FTSE on Tuesday July 10. On the same day Close Fund Management will also launch the FTSE4Good UK Fund , the first of “The Official Funds for the FTSE4Good indices”. The FTSE4Good indices will go live on Tuesday July 31. Early indications of the index design were released today, following the FTSE4Good Advisory Committee’s confirmation of selection criteria and exclusions. ... lees meer

Where sustainability means survival

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Mike Scott finds the banking sector embarking on a series of initiatives to show how seriously it takes the impact of projects on the environment When it comes to unsustainable businesses, the financial services sector used to consider itself pretty low on the list. After all, the sector does not produce pollutants or greenhouse gases and is known for its good employment practices. But it is having to take sustainability seriously now. Non-governmental organisations have targeted banks as the ultimate source of environmentally unfriendly projects, a plethora of sustainability indices has sprung up and institutional investors are taking note of environmental issues because they are hitting their bottom line. ... lees meer

The EU should make 2021 the “Super Year” for achieving the SDGs in Europe and globally, shows new report by SDSN and IEEP

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The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) published the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020, the second independent quantitative report on the progress of the European Union, its member states, and other European countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all UN member states in 2015.  The Europe […] ... lees meer

How has the EU progressed towards the Sustainable Development Goals?

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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, issues today the publication ‘Sustainable development in the European Union – 2017 monitoring report of the progress towards the SDGs in an EU context’. It provides a first statistical overview of trends relating to the SDGs in the EU. This publication is accompanied by a short brochure, […] ... lees meer

Measuring Unilever’s Economic Footprint: The Case of South Africa

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A new report examines the overall impact of Unilever’s operations on South Africa’s growth and development, and on its society and environmental quality. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, it concludes that some 100,000 jobs depend on the company, making it responsible for some 0.8% of total South African employment and 0.9% of GDP. ... lees meer
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Getting the right message across

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Public relations used to be about simple events and publicity, but not anymore. Companies need much more than that. This is the era of corporate reputation management, media and crisis training, employee engagement, catalyst communications and corporate social responsibility plus sophisticated IT-driven media thinking. Very few public relations firms can perform all those functions with maximum effect. ... lees meer

Search for Sustainable Goods Grows by 71% As ‘Eco-Wakening’ Grips the Globe

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New global research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), commissioned by WWF, shows a staggering 71% rise in popularity of searches for sustainable goods over the past five years, with continuing growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report titled “An Eco-wakening: Measuring global awareness, engagement and action for nature” shows a surge in consumer clicks for […] ... lees meer

CSR of companies on the web

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A tangled ethical web – The best corporate sites breathe life into the complexities of corporate social … A tangled ethical web – The best corporate sites breathe life into the complexities of corporate social responsibility DAVID BOWEN. Corporate social responsibility has become a big issue, and with business ethics remaining at the forefront of managers’ minds it will surely stay big through bad times as well as good. It also has an interesting relationship with the web. ... lees meer

Firms with good performance on material sustainability issues significantly outperform

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An increasing number of companies make sustainability investments, and an increasing number of investors integrate sustainability performance data in their capital allocation decisions. To date however, the prior academic literature has not distinguished between investments in material versus immaterial sustainability issues. We develop a novel dataset by hand-mapping data on sustainability investments classified as material […] ... lees meer

New report sheds light on the role of services trade in a circular economy transition

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Companies export a wide range of services related to the circular economy. But regulatory differences between countries are hindering the service exports of many small but international companies in the field, according to a new report by Sitra and IISD. Moving from a linear, extractive produce–use–discard model to a more circular approach brings about significant […] ... lees meer