Corporate ESG / Sustainability
Disclosure, Reporting, Corporate Initiatives
October 15, 2021
Source: CSR Wire - Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) and specialty materials provider Eastman (NYSE: EMN) are teaming up to advance sustainability in the power tools industry. BLACK+DECKER, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, will be releasing a new...
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October 15, 2021
Source: Eco-Business - DBS Bank sustainability executive Yulanda Chung has been appointed to the board of directors at TransitionZero, a climate analytics firm.
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October 15, 2021
Source: European Environment Agency - The European Green Deal has set unprecedented sustainability ambitions for the European Union (EU) and calls for transformational change across society. To realise such far-reaching changes, Europe needs knowledge for action....
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October 15, 2021
Source: CleanTechnica - Agriculture is the largest cause of global environmental change. We can look to recent research to identify and improve the availability, access, and affordability of healthy foods and learn more about consuming unhealthy and...
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October 14, 2021
Source: Vogue - We expected spring 2022 to be another step forward, a glimpse of fashion’s earth-friendly future after 18 months of lockdowns and climate disasters. Often, though, the general feeling was that brands were more focused on the...
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October 14, 2021
Source: UN News - From electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, new and emerging technologies along with innovative policy changes, are critical for combating climate change. But to be effective, they must ensure that...
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October 14, 2021
Source: Sustainable Brands - A leader in the water sports industry, NRS was shy about tooting its sustainability horn. So, it asked us: How much value does the market place on brand-level commitment to sustainability vs. product-level initiatives? Turns out,...
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October 14, 2021
Source: Apple Insider - Apple senior vice president Lisa Jackson recently appeared on the Jane Goodall podcast to talk about the company's sustainability initiatives and how businesses can innovate in the environmental action.
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October 14, 2021
Source: Real Clear Energy - The realization that pushing trade-offs toward E has negative economic consequences is starting to percolate. “ESG is very inflationary to be honest with you,” Jeffrey Ubben, the activist investor recently appointed to the board...
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October 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation - In his 2021 letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, wrote: “No issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’ lists of priorities.”
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