AkzoNobel duurzaamheidsleider in sector bij Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

De resultaten van de 2013 ‘review’ van de Dow Jones Sustainability Indices zijn gepubliceerd. AkzoNobel wist dit keer als enige Nederlandse bedrijf de titel ‘Industry sector leader’ in de wacht te slepen in de sector ‘Materials’. De andere Nederlandse bedrijven die vorig jaar nog leiders waren, Unilever en Philips, zijn in de ranking voorbij gestreefd […] ... lees meer

Alliantie bedrijven lanceert fonds voor aanpak probleem plastic afval

Enkele tientallen bedrijven – waaronder de Nederlandse bedrijven DSM en Shell  – zijn van mening dat er een manier is om plastic afval te beëindigen en beloven serieus geld om een initiatief voor oplossingen te lanceren. De nieuwe Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), dat vandaag haar plan lanceert, heeft al een commitment van $ […] ... lees meer

LIVEKINDLY Collective breidt Raad van Commissarissen uit met zes wereldleiders op het gebied van duurzaamheid en (plantaardige) voeding

LIVEKINDLY Collective, een collectief van heritage- en startup merken dat hard op weg is om uit te groeien tot een van de grootste plantaardige voedingsbedrijven ter wereld, maakt vandaag zes nieuwe leden van haar Raad van Commissarissen bekend. Met Paul Polman, Suzy Amis Cameron, Barbara Kux, Shujun Li, Walter Robb en Gaby Sulzberger, haalt het […] ... lees meer

Unilever ends the use of shark products in its cosmetics

Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is engaged in a campaign to end of the use of shark liver oil, known as squalene, in cosmetics products. Europe is a major force in the production and trade of squalene, and the campaign has included investigative visits to fishing ports and cosmetics shops, and discussions with cosmetic companies and squalene manufacturers, to gather information about uses, trade and markets for this product and the sharks it comes from. ... lees meer
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BASF best in class in online sustainability communications

BASF’s corporate website – www.basf.com – is the most complete and web savvy in the field of online sustainability communications. Jungle Rating – a Dutch internet consultancy – concludes this after having investigated all sustainability websites of the European sustainability leaders, listed on the DJSI STOXX index. The short list of the top 53 companies has been announced today. ... lees meer

FSLCI launches Circular Economy Workshop Report

The Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovaton (FSCLI) published a report which summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the workshop “Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, Life Cycle Innovation: Same objectives, same impacts?”, which was organized at the beginning of this year in Berlin, Germany. The industry-focused workshop brought together representatives from various companies such as BASF, Evonik, […] ... lees meer

Leading multinational companies set urgent action agenda for all people to live well, within planetary boundaries

The world faces three critical challenges: the climate emergency, nature loss and mounting inequality. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated that these challenges are interconnected, and that our systems are ill-prepared for shocks. As global risks continue to build, business leaders are rallying behind a bold and urgent transformation agenda developed by the World Business Council […] ... lees meer

Seepje geeft receptuur natuurlijke allesreiniger kosteloos vrij aan vervuilende concurrentie

Het Nederlandse duurzame zeepmerk Seepje heeft de receptuur van haar volledig natuurlijke allesreiniger kosteloos via een paginagrote advertentie in de Volkskrant vrijgegeven aan haar concurrenten, en wil zo de transitie naar duurzamere was- en poetsmiddelen versnellen. Om hun oproep kracht bij te zetten, komen werknemers van de Haagse B Corp vandaag bijeen bij de klimaatactie in eigen stad. […] ... lees meer

Companies get friendly

(Published in the Slovak Spectator on 26 july 2004) CORPORATE social responsibility is only at the beginning of its path in Slovakia. Large companies with foreign capital usually have included this strategy in their corporate policy, but the Slovak business sector and the general public are still looking for ways to support society. ... lees meer

ADVANCE project to assess the sustainability performance of European industry in monetary terms

The University of Leeds’ Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and the Berlin-based Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT) in cooperation with eco-rating agencies from Sweden (GES Investment Services), Germany (scoris), Italy (AVANZI SRI) and Hungary (Institute for Strategic Studies) have kicked off a project funded by the EU LIFE programme to assess the sustainability performance of European industry in monetary terms. ... lees meer
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Companies from the USA, Germany and South Korea are top gold medal winners for sustainable business according to The Sustainability Yearbook 2013

Companies from the USA, Germany and South Korea are at the top of the 2013 international gold medal-table for sustainable business, according to The Sustainability Yearbook 2013. The 10th edition of The Sustainability Yearbook will be published by RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing and KPMG International at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on 23 January 2013. ... lees meer