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#128422
2021-05-05

Alcoa Releases 2020 Sustainability Report

Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) has released its 2020 Sustainability Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the Company’s progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

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#128285
2021-04-27

BMO to Chair Global Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative

BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) has been appointed Chair of the Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI). The CSBI is a partnership of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), the Eq ...

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#128249
2021-04-26

Japan's ANA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

It comes after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced last week that Japan would target a 46-percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, significantly more than previously pledged.

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#128176
2021-04-22

Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative to Preserve Ocean Ecosystems

Through its Perpetual Planet initiative, Rolex is lending its support to the effort to preserve ocean ecosystems for posterity.

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#128192
2021-04-22

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions

Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments.

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#128223
2021-04-22

Eco-Friendly Concrete Solutions for the Protection of Marine and Coastal Infrastructure

The adverse effect that human activity is having on the planet is becoming more apparent each day. Ecological damage is one of the most pressing issues that world leaders and companies seek to address at the moment. Finding sustainable solutions for marine and coastal infrastructure is one issue ...

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#128127
2021-04-21

Nature is no longer “a nice to have,” it’s “a must-have”: Q&A with André Hoffmann

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic went global just over a year ago, there had been a notable shift in messaging from some of the world’s largest companies around their responsibility beyond profit maximization. A growing number of firms were making commitments to reduce emissions, diversify thei ...

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#127964
2021-04-07

Timberland aims for net-positive impact on nature through regenerative agriculture and circular design

US outdoor wear company Timberland has set a target to have a net-positive impact on nature, with regenerative agriculture and circular design playing key roles in this strategy. The company aims to have 100% of its materials sourced from regenerative agriculture and 100% of its products designe ...

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#127880
2021-04-05

Is deep-sea mining a threat to our oceans or the secret to a greener planet?

On March 30, four global companies announced they wouldn't use materials sourced from deep-sea mining in their products and supply chains or fund research into the practice.

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#127834
2021-03-29

Behind H&M’s Planet-Positive ‘Manifesto’

Swedish fashion giant H&M is extending its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for another five years. H&M linked up with WWF to address the environmental impacts of its whole value chain, as well as to champion wider action across the global fashion business, a decade ago.

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#127729
2021-03-16

Cutting through complexity: Can biodiversity be embedded into corporate strategies?

In recent months, the importance of biodiversity in combatting the climate crisis has reached a new level understanding, with policymakers and academics peering into this complex topic to try and outline how the private sector can champion it. Here, edie hears from the businesses that have alrea ...

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#127684
2021-03-15

To fix fashion’s sustainability problem, we need a little less conversation and a little more action

You can’t have a conversation about fashion these days without touching on the topic of sustainability. The industry’s environmental impacts — from greenhouse gas emissions to microplastics, biodiversity loss and water ecotoxicity — are well-known by consumers and companies alike. But awareness ...

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#127622
2021-03-09

Retailers join calls for ‘urgent’ action to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods

Global condemnation is growing at the increasingly widespread use of harmful “fish aggregating devices” (FADs) in the fishing industry, as retailers including Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the German chain Edeka joined calls for restrictions.

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#127626
2021-03-09

The Fashion Pact launches new push to help curb industry's impact on biodiversity

The Fashion Pact has announced the launch of a series of initiatives geared at curbing the sector's impact on biodiversity loss after securing a $2m grant from the Global Environmental Facility.

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#127571
2021-03-05

L’Occitane exceeds 2025 biodiversity objective four years early

L’Occitane En Provence has announced it has reached and exceeded one of its primary biodiversity goals four years earlier than originally planned.

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#127522
2021-03-04

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio. Nordea Asset Management, which manages roughly $280 billion, gave several reasons for the decision, including JBS’s links to farms involved in Amazon defores ...

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#127292
2021-02-23

The CLIC™ Chronicles: Yves Rocher – a beauty brand on a sustainability mission. Discover their journey with Bris Rocher, Group CEO

The Rocher Group has been committed to protecting the natural environment and working sustainably for over 50 years. What was the starting point?

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#127062
2021-02-12

We need to talk about consumption

I know, it’s not the most popular of subjects. But on the heels of last week’s GreenBiz 21 conference, the annual gathering of corporate sustainability professionals, I can’t help but address the elephant in the room. (Or as the World Resources Institute appropriately dubbed it, the latest eleph ...

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#126929
2021-02-09

Refreshing: Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled bottles in the US

Coca-Cola Co. is introducing 100% recycled plastic bottles in the U.S.—a major shift in its sustainability strategy.The company responsible for more plastic pollution than any other, according to the Break Free From Plastic Campaign, once advocated for plant-based bottles that don’t use fossil-f ...

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#126827
2021-02-03

5 corporate conservation issues to give your attention

If 2020 taught us anything, it was that plans can be derailed in an instant, priorities change overnight and what we consider to be pressing challenges one day can become low-priority issues the next. In 2020 all sectors — business, government and NGO — saw their best laid plans unravel or becom ...

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#126735
2021-01-27

Gucci outlines ‘nature-positive’ strategy

Luxury fashion brand Gucci has unveiled a new ‘nature-positive’ strategy which it says will target improvements to carbon emissions, climate and biodiversity.

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#126717
2021-01-26

Can banks reverse course to become a solution to global deforestation?

Banks have faced increasing criticism in recent years over their ongoing financial support for environmentally destructive industries, but by tweaking their practices they could become part a critical part of the solution to escalating deforestation and habitat destruction worldwide.

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#126548
2021-01-11

Prince Charles calls for 'urgent' action as he launches ambitious £7.3billion Earth Charter plan to put green issues at heart of global post-pandemic recovery

The Prince of Wales today called on business leaders across the world to invest in green issues and sustainability as he launched a £7.3billion recovery plan to right a string of 'broken promises' over the environment.

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#126507
2020-12-29

How Did Business’s Role in Society Change in 2020?

What are the 10 most important stories about the intersection of business and society in 2020? Covid-related issues top the list and include both ways companies innovated and the roadblocks that resulted in less progress on sustainable development. Other top stories are fossil fuels continuing o ...

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#126433
2020-12-23

Fortum Group sets 2021 biodiversity target

Fortum, a European energy firm with activities in over 40 countries, has introduced new biodiversity targets for the entire group, including Uniper. Fortum is committed to several climate and environmental targets, including at least 12 major voluntary measures that enhance biodiversity, to be i ...

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#126421
2020-12-22

Legacy beauty brands focus sustainability efforts on biodiversity

The beauty industry has made collective and individual efforts to become more sustainable in 2020, and one area that has received significant attention sits is biodiversity. Simply put, biodiversity is the variety of flora and fauna in a particular ecosystem. But in practice, biodiversity is the ...

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#126369
2020-12-21

Why Impact Asset Managment screens its portfolio for deforestation exposure

Julie Gorte is senior vice president for sustainable investing at Impax Asset Management LLC and Pax World Funds. She oversees environmental, social and governance-related research on prospective and current investments as well as the firm’s shareholder engagement and public policy advocacy.

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#126345
2020-12-18

Green investors are pushing firms to assess environmental effects

Five years ago, many investors and executives would have politely told Jill Atkins to buzz off. Now they listen keenly when the British academic presents her work, known as “extinction accounting”, which shows how companies are contributing to the demise of honeybees, as well as other species – ...

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#126322
2020-12-17

From circularity to climate change: Sustainable fashion in 2020

A tumultuous year in retail saw both gains and losses for sustainability, but analysts say progress is lacking in key areas like climate change.

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#126285
2020-12-16

Amazon must stop flooding our oceans with plastic waste

Just last month, Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon, announced that he would be donating $791m to 16 environmental organisations to help combat the effects of climate change. The impressive donation is coming from a $10bn fund set up in February to address this critical issue. Amazon also ...

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#126095
2020-12-08

European Business & Nature Summit 2020: Green economic recovery to reshape business for nature and people

The European Business & Nature Summit has taken place virtually. Organised by the EU Business@Biodiversity Platform of the European Commission and other partners, and with the participation of Commissioners Sinkevičius and McGuiness, the Summit aims to strengthen the growing movement of companie ...

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#126027
2020-12-07

When it comes to biodiversity, businesses are at a loss

You’ve heard it called the "nature crisis," an "ecological collapse" or the "sixth mass extinction." Regardless of the label, there is no doubt that the accelerating decline of biological diversity will have dangerous repercussions for ecological resilience and human health and security.

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#125979
2020-12-03

Nestle outlines roadmap to net-zero by 2050, backed with more than £2bn of investment

The multinational food and beverage giant has today (3 December) published a net-zero roadmap detailing the scope of the new targets and its plans for meeting them. The targets have been approved in line with 1.5C by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

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#126001
2020-12-03

Mary Kay Inc. Expands Partnership With the Nature Conservancy to Protect Waterways Across the Globe

Last year, Mary Kay Inc., an international leader in corporate and social responsibility, announced the company had partnered with The Nature Conservancy to protect Texas fisheries and the Gulf of Mexico. Mary Kay is proud to announce they’ve expanded that partnership with The Nature Conservancy ...

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#126006
2020-12-03

AXA’s Chief Risk and Investment Officer Says Biodiversity Loss Among ‘Very Top Risks’

AXA Group’s chief risk and investment officer, Alban de Mailly Nesle is required to ponder myriad dangers to the Paris-based insurer and its 830 billion-euro ($995 billion) asset management arm. He says one of the greatest and most under-appreciated threats to human health, economic vitality and ...

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#126020
2020-12-03

Boosted by venture capital, leather alternatives gain steam

High-quality alternatives to animal hides from sustainable production technologies and materials are making headway.San Francisco-based startup MycoWorks announced a $45 million Series B financing in November to scale up its production of its biomaterial called Reishi, a sustainable leather alte ...

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#125978
2020-12-02

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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#125918
2020-12-01

Over three quarters of worlds largest companies do not report risks from biodiversity loss: KPMG survey

Businesses worldwide have a critical role to play in addressing the inherent, existential risks of biodiversity loss. Yet, less than one-quarter (23 percent) of companies worldwide at risk from the loss of biodiversity are currently disclosing that risk in their corporate reporting, according to ...

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#125858
2020-11-25

Diageo will use 30% less water in every drink it makes as a part of its 10-year sustainability action plan

Diageo, manufacturers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, has announced a range of 25 bold and ambitious goals in its ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ plan, aimed at making a positive impact on the world by 2030, in the ‘Decade of Action’ to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Develop ...

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#125814
2020-11-24

Why investors are betting on biodiversity

Those of you whose memories still stretch all the way back to the beforetime — January and February — may recall that 2020 was to be a "super year" for biodiversity. Plans called for several global events focusing on the role of nature in mitigating the climate crisis, protecting us against the ...

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#125793
2020-11-20

For sustainable business, how do ‘planetary boundaries’ define the new rules?

How does a business grow and expand, but function in a way that doesn’t overexploit the Earth? A new enterprise is offering an answer to this question. Last week, the Science Based Target Network (SBTN), an offshoot of a global partnership called the Global Commons Alliance (GCA), launched a pro ...

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#125769
2020-11-19

Los Angeles and Google partner on 'Tree Canopy' project

Los Angeles and Google have struck a partnership to track canopy density in the huge metropolis to determine which neighborhoods need more trees as a means of fighting extreme temperatures.

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#125772
2020-11-19

Tom Ford Launches A Million Dollar Sustainability Prize And A Watch Made Entirely From Ocean Plastic Waste

The statistics are truly alarming. More than eight million tons of plastic enter the oceans each year, the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck full of the stuff into the seas every minute. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish.

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#125744
2020-11-18

Laugh if you want, but the 'McPlant' burger is a step to a greener world

When McDonald’s announced its plan to launch a plant-based burger earlier this month, Twitter users were quick to mock the product’s unimaginative name: the … McPlant.

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#125584
2020-11-06

World’s Largest Banks Funding Biodiversity Loss

It is easy to descry companies engaging in activities that drive biodiversity loss, but there is another player that is equally, if not more responsible. Both direct and indirect involvement with corporations’ activities in global food production, mining, fossil fuels and other harmful environme ...

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#125541
2020-11-04

Big insurance urges government and private sectors to invest in protecting biodiversity

Recently, one of the world’s largest insurance companies released a report warning that a fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines.

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#125512
2020-11-03

Building the business case for biodiversity

When businesses review their balance books, the contributions of nature to profits and losses are usually egregiously absent. No company operates in a vacuum. Whether it’s wind, waves or coal providing power; soil microbes boosting crop fertility; or ocean systems helping maintain a stable clim ...

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#125513
2020-11-03

Nestlé Romania launches the first biodiversity study for Cozia National Park and accelerates its efforts to achieve net zero emissions target

As part of the POPAS 2020 project, Nestlé Romania launches the first biodiversity study for Cozia National Park, focusing on green areas a year ago, when more than 500 Nestlé volunteers, the Park administration and members of the local community collected more than 40 tons of waste, sent for rec ...

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#125362
2020-05-01

Where fashion’s transparency falls short

The resounding message from Fashion Revolution’s annual Transparency Index: many apparel brands are becoming more transparent, considered by many to be a proxy for how aggressive their sustainability efforts are.

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#125336
2020-04-30

So You Want To Save Humanity? Manage Nature Like A Business

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, any economic stimulus measures must safeguard nature or governments risk exposing humanity to further pandemics.

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