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Hilton Targets Plastics, Science-Based Targets in Journey to Halve Impacts by 2030
Like many large companies, Hilton has been steadily improving its sustainability performance one step at a time. ... View More
Trucost’s New Evaluation Tool Will Help Companies Align Strategy with the SDGs
The private sector has been mobilizing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. But corporations are also in constant pursuit of returning shareholder value, and as such, ne... View More
SEKISUI: Building an Organization with Integrated Thinking to Balance Management, Environment
This post has been translated from Japanese — read the original interview here. ... View More
New Digital Platform Connects Corporates, Startups Tackling the SDGs
Companies looking to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and support startups get their solutions to market by using a new digital match-making platform, fetch. The Dutch-based enterprise helps bring together potential collaborato... View More
2018 Promises to Further Raise the Sustainability Bar
As we approach the 2020 deadline for many corporate sustainability pledges, plus the commitments made in the New York Declaration on Forests, sustainable business practices are front and center in the minds of decision-makers. The next twelve months ... View More
CVS Health Releases 11th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today released its 11th annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, detailing its latest efforts to shape the future of health care, reduce environmental impacts and exemplify corporate leadership in fulfilling the com... View More
DuPont Nutrition & Health Advances Global Leadership Role in Sustainability
Rising to meet the challenges of achieving global sustainable development is expected to require all the major stakeholders around the world to work together. DuPont Nutrition & Health is among this group that aims to make a greater impact on the... View More
Why Sustainability Is the Future of the Chemical Industry
By 2020, the market for “green” chemistry is expected to reach $100 billion globally, with North America seeing an increase from $3 billion to over $20 billion during the same period. This growth, essential to the future of our planet, is a sign ... View More
#BusinessCase: Research Finds Hotels Saved $7 for Every $1 Invested in Cutting Food Waste
In a first-of-its-kind analysis for the hotel industry, food waste reduction programs were shown to be effective and financially beneficial. The research – which was conducted on behalf of Champions 12.3 – studied the costs and benefits of reduci... View More
Hershey Using ‘Cocoa for Good,’ Investing $500M to Support Farming Communities
The Hershey Company has announced a new comprehensive strategy for cocoa sustainability with an emphasis on addressing pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities such as poverty, poor nutrition, at-risk youth, and vulnerable ecosystems. Cocoa F... View More
Business Has Never Been More Critical in Advancing Gender Equality
The adage, “behind every great man, there is a great woman,” has officially — and irretrievably — been relegated to the history books. In its place comes the understanding that behind every woman is a powerful and growing network of women who... View More
Building a New Future Together
As a leader of Responsible Business in the hospitality industry, The Rezidor Hotel Group publishes its 2017 Responsible Business Report. Included since 2010 in Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies List, Rezidor is committed to work in a re... View More
Nestle: Working towards our 2020 commitments
In 2017, Nestlé launched more than 1000 new, nutritious products and contributed to over 41,000 job and traineeship opportunities through its Nestlé Needs YOUth initiative. Furthermore, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by over 3... View More
A Win for Cocoa Farmers and Forests: Ghana Grants First-Time Ownership of Timber Trees
For the first time ever in Ghana, cocoa farmers have obtained official ownership of non-cocoa trees on their farms. Some 150 farmers in the country’s western region will now be able to include shade trees as part of their business plans, providing ... View More
Here’s a First Look at Target’s Fresh Approach to Sustainable Water Management
Around the world, clean water sources are disappearing at an alarming rate, and it’s up to all of us to help design solutions for the future. Target’s doing its part by putting a connected framework in place—including our climate policy and che... View More
UK Retail Giants Team Up to Deliver on SDGs
Over 25 major UK retailers — including Asda, The Co-operative, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s — have signed up to a series of commitments to tackle some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges ... View More
Study Reveals Glass Half-Empty Scenario for Sustainable Supply Chain Practices
New research from Stanford University reveals that the truth behind ethical and sustainable sourcing claims are far more complicated than previously imagined. ... View More
The Role of Business in Driving Sustainable Consumption, Production
Business is increasingly aligning its activities with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A recent report shows that 43 percent of the world’s largest 250 companies are now linking their sustainability reporting to the SDGs.... View More
Gold Standard, WWF Publish Best-Practice Guide to Accelerate Corporate Action on SDGs
Climate and development standard and certification body Gold Standard and WWF Switzerland have published a new report that seeks to help the private sector define and deliver ambitious strategies to achieve the goals outlined in the UN Sustainable De... View More
Unleashing the Power of Online Reporting
Confronted with an ever-growing demand for transparency and materiality, companies need to find an adequate format to publish both financial and pre-financial information to their stakeholders in an effective way. While traditional reporting reaches ... View More
