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CDP: World’s Biggest Companies Face US$1T in Climate Change Risks
1 week ago - Study finds that financial sector companies see the most potential revenue (US$1.2T) from sustainable products & services, while also being exposed to almost 80% of all financial risk value.
Quantis Guidance Ushers in New Era for Industry Land Use, Forestry
2 months ago - More than 40 organizations banded together to develop a solution to a major challenge: how to effectively and reliably account for GHG impacts from land and land-use change to prevent deforestation and promote soil restoration.
ESG Evaluation Tool Sets Holistic Benchmark for Sustainability Performance
2 months ago - New market offering seeks to improve transparency, disclosure and private-sector engagement with rising environmental, social and governance risk concerns.
Trending: World Water Day Illustrates Flow, Ebb of Corporate Progress
2 months ago - This year, WWD is typically awash in announcements of commitments and advancements in preserving our most precious resource, but new CDP data on the subject feels like a wet blanket.
EDF Unveils Crowdsourced Platform to Accelerate Sustainable Supply Chains
3 months ago - Site offers tools to help supply chain professionals meet corporate environmental targets.
CDP: Top FMCGs in Race to Keep Up with 'Fast-Moving Consumers'
3 months ago - FMCGs need to accelerate innovation to keep up with changing consumer preferences for plant-based products and less packaging.
The World’s First Data Visualization of Product Carbon Footprints
4 months ago - By generating carbon-intensity data for each product, CoClear was able to identify industry trends, as well as track product performance improvements along value chains.
Corporate Giants’ Suppliers Have Saved $19.3B by Reducing CO2
4 months ago - CDP says 10 years of corporates requesting supplier transparency has triggered a step-change in environmental action.
L'Oréal, Firmenich Top CDP’s A-Lists for Climate, Water, Deforestation
4 months ago - CDP scored over 6,800 companies from A to D-; only the top 2% made the A Lists.
Reducing Transport Emissions in Electronics Supply Chains, the 'SmartWay'
5 months ago - Electronics manufacturers are asking for more sustainability data from suppliers as the demand for CSR extends throughout the supply chain.
Less Medley, More Value: Creating a New Quality for Corporate Reporting
6 months ago - This week at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the discussion about how to implement the directives of the Paris Agreement is in full swing.
Why Online Retailers Are in Danger of Losing the 'Retail Wars'
6 months ago - It’s a conflict which threatens to change the way we eat, shop and live. But unless you pay attention to the business pages, you may not have heard of the “retail wars.” For the uninitiated, ‘retail wars’ is the name given to the intensifying conflict between online retailers and their more traditional, physical counterparts over an increasingly crowded retail space.
Corporate Reporting Dialogue Launches 2-Year Project to Drive Better Alignment
7 months ago - Today, the Corporate Reporting Dialogue — a coalition of major international corporate reporting standard setters and framework providers — announced a groundbreaking, two-year project focused on driving better alignment in the corporate reporting landscape, to make it easier for companies to prepare effective and coherent disclosures that meet the evolving information needs of capital markets and society.
Targeting Energy Use Along Product Life Cycles: 4 Steps to Achieving SDG 7
7 months ago - 20 percent of the world population lacks access to modern electricity, but access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is crucial to achieving many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from poverty alleviation via advancements in health, education, water supply and industrialization to mitigating climate change.
#NewMetrics18: Dos, Don'ts, Tools and Topics Critical to Sustainability Communication
7 months ago - Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of Sustainable Business.
Experts Gather to Discuss ROI of Sustainable Business at New Metrics '18
7 months ago - SAN FRANCISCO, October 29, 2018 — The Sustainable Brands® community gathers today in Philadelphia, PA to kick off the 8th annual New Metrics conference.
Breakthrough Impact Measurement Tools Revealing at New Metrics ‘18
7 months ago - EcoAct, Novo Nordisk, B Lab and others sharing new research and performance metrics, Oct 29-31 in Philadelphia SAN FRANCISCO, October 24, 2018 – Members of the Sustainable Brands® community will gather next week for the 8th annual New Metrics conference, taking place October 29-31 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. More than 300 executives and global thought-leaders will reveal new methodologies, toolkits and case studies for demonstrating the ROI of Sustainable Business. Compelling new initiatives presented at New Metrics ‘18 will include:
Sustainable Brands Delivers Insight on How to Build Better Sustainability Metrics
8 months ago - Danone, Global Reporting Initiative, SAP, PepsiCo speaking at New Metrics ‘18 about creating and measuring new forms of value SAN FRANCISCO, September 26, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® reveals program, networking and activity highlights for its upcoming conference: New Metrics 2018. Nearly 400 business executives will convene October 29-31 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel for a conversation on the ROI of Sustainable Business and smarter, more accurate, and more inclusive business metrics that generate value for all stakeholders.
GCAS: 400 Investors, Salesforce & Friends 'Step Up' to Ensure Climate Turning Point by 2020
9 months ago - Today, among a flurry of big announcements at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, Salesforce announced its leadership in the creation of the Step Up Declaration and strategic corporate commitments to help catalyze a climate turning point by 2020.
GCAS: 1/8 of Global Market Cap Now Committed to Science-Based Targets
9 months ago - Companies representing roughly one-eighth of total global market capitalization are now using climate science to define their future direction. Nearly three years on from the Paris Agreement and with time running out before greenhouse gas emissions must peak, 2018 has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of companies committing to reduce their emissions in line with the levels required to prevent dangerous global warming.