KPN is the best company in the Netherlands for gender equality

Equileap, the organisation seeking to accelerate gender equality in the workplace, has published the results of its latest research, assessing the largest 100 public companies listed in the Netherlands on their gender equality performance. The Special Report Gender Equality in the Netherlands also includes a specific analysis of gender equality in the supply chain. Commissioned […] ... lees meer

Fossil fuel giants still aiming wide of 2°C mark, investors say

Despite headline-grabbing climate announcements by a number of European oil & gas companies this year, no fossil fuel energy major has yet set an emissions target in line with limiting climate change to 2°C, according to new research by the $22 trillion-backed Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI). TPI assessed 59 oil & gas and coal mining […] ... lees meer

Europe’s biggest blue-chip companies failing to provide evidence to support their ESG agendas

A study of 100 of Europe’s largest blue-chip companies has found a significant gap between high-level ESG statements and evidence to support such claims in action. Bladonmore, a London-based communications consultancy, reviewed the corporate websites of all the companies in the STOXX All Europe 100 index during August 2020. It found a significant gap between […] ... lees meer

Slokker Bouwgroep wint opnieuw Forest50

Slokker Bouwgroep is ook dit jaar uitgeroepen tot winnaar van de Forest50. Deze prestigieuze lijst rangschikt de grootste 50 bouwbedrijven in Nederland op de mate van gebruik van duurzaam hout en de communicatie over verantwoord bosbeheer. Het is inmiddels het zesde jaar dat FSC Nederland de ranking publiceert. Spannend Slokker Bouwgroep kreeg de nummer een […] ... lees meer

Alliander lijstaanvoerder Management Scope Corporate Impact Index 2020

Vandaag is voor het vierde opeenvolgende jaar de Management Scope Corporate Impact Index (MSCII) gepubliceerd. Lijstaanvoerder van dit jaar is Alliander. De Management Scope Corporate Impact Index speelt in op de verschuiving in het bedrijfsleven van een kortetermijnfocus op winstoptimalisatie naar een langetermijnvisie op maatschappelijke waardecreatie. Het is een thema dat steeds nadrukkelijker op de agenda van de […] ... lees meer

De Food100 2020 lijst met changemakers voor een beter en duurzamer voedselsysteem is bekend!

De Food100 2020 lijst is bekend: een prachtige lijst van aanstormend talent en gevestigde leiders die zich dagelijks hard maken voor een beter en duurzamer voedselsysteem. In augustus 2020 heeft de onafhankelijke vakjury uit 350 aanmeldingen de lijst bekendgemaakt. Uit alle kandidaten selecteerde de jury 50 changemakers jonger dan 30 jaar én 50 gamechangers ouder […] ... lees meer

40% of leading food firms, including Kroger, Tesco, Nestle and Unilever, now have dedicated teams for plant-based products

A four-year investor engagement with 25 giant food retailers and manufacturers, led by the FAIRR investor network, has found that two in five global food giants with combined annual revenues of $459 billion now have dedicated teams to develop and sell plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy; with Tesco and Unilever ranked top. Tesco and Unilever were praised by […] ... lees meer

Report: Europe Leads North America in Implementing Sustainability and CO2 Reduction Measures

EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, released the fourth annual edition of its Business Sustainability Risk & Performance Index. The report includes insights from global supply chain ratings with analysis on the sustainability scores of more than 40,000 companies as assessed by EcoVadis from 2015 through 2019.  This year’s Index also […] ... lees meer

CDP pioneers new temperature rating of companies for investors

A pioneering new set of climate ratings for measuring and communicating the global warming path of companies and investments has been launched by global non-profit CDP. The CDP temperature ratings dataset provides a temperature pathway for over 4,000 global companies, based on emission reduction targets covering all relevant GHG emissions in a company’s value chain. This data is […] ... lees meer

European chemical companies top the new sustainability ranking ChemScore, followed by a mix of US and Asian companies.

ChemScore is a corporate benchmark tool – released today by the environmental NGO ChemSec – that looks at the level of sustainability in the product portfolio of the 35 biggest players in the chemical industry. ChemScore aims to capture and rank the world’s largest chemical companies’ efforts to reduce their production of hazardous chemicals, and […] ... lees meer

PLUS voor zesde jaar op rij ‘Meest Verantwoorde Supermarkt’

PLUS is wederom gekozen tot de ‘Meest Verantwoorde Supermarkt’ van Nederland. Met de hoogste gemiddelde score van 7.37 op klantwaardering heeft PLUS in het GfK MVO rapport 2020 opnieuw de koppositie gepakt. In het jaarlijkse GfK MVO rapport worden supermarkten op 9 aspecten beoordeeld. PLUS scoort op alle aspecten bovengemiddeld en krijgt de hoogste waardering […] ... lees meer

WBA announces strengthened supervisory board to galvanise global systems change

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) today announced that it is strengthening its supervisory board as it continues to grow its now 130 alliance to drive the private sector to meet the UN SDG’s. WBA is welcoming six new members to its existing supervisory board to total ten, including Chair, Paul Druckman. The newly strengthened team, with truly diverse […] ... lees meer