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Milliken & Company, a global diversified manufacturer with materials science expertise, has acquired Encapsys, a microencapsulation specialist, from the Cypress Performance Group. (Medical Plastics News) – “Moving the needle on sustainability requires big thinking and powerful collaborations....
We drink more than 600 billion cups of coffee a year. But the industry is facing sustainability challenges including water pollution, biodiversity loss and deforestation. Now a lab in Finland...
Biden among world leaders scheduled to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for summit beginning Oct. 31 (Roll Call) – Advocates of environmental, social and governance-oriented investing are stepping up pressure on global leaders to pursue...
(Green Biz) – We have a hard road ahead to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. But we’re seeing strategic global companies step up — setting...
(Reuters) – New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, officials said...
Convoy’s director of sustainability unveils October supplier diversity incentive (Freight Waves) – When companies begin building sustainable operations in earnest, the initiatives ultimately surpass carbon emissions and evolve toward building...
Tesla will go down in history as a key player in driving the auto sector and world to accelerated use of electric vehicles and renewable energy, and the company reported...
Non-Profit assembling world’s greatest strategic minds in collaboration with Holy See (Vatican) based impact initiatives Humanity 2.0, a Non-Profit (Non-Government Organization) focused on identifying and removing the most significant impediments to human flourishing...
(Bloomberg) — Europe is neglecting a key financial investing tool in its efforts to promote sustainable capital flows, according to the association representing the region’s biggest banks and asset managers....
New research and ESG Maturity Model from Verdantix and Cority confirms Sustainability is now a core element of corporate strategy and integral to overall performance (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cority, the leading...
Matt Bird will engage in discussion with global thought leaders and industry titans on blockchain productivity and tokenization CommPro Worldwide, a purpose-driven media and communications agency, announces its CEO, Matt...
(BBC News) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. No reason was given for the decision not to...
(Eco-Business) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) has appointed senior Temasek executive Neo Gim Huay to head up a unit designed to accelerate climate action and environmental sustainability. Neo, who...
(BBC News) – It’s two weeks until the start of the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow – one of the biggest ever world meetings on how to tackle global...
(BBC News) – On Tuesday, the government set out a number of plans aiming to put the UK on course to achieve its climate goals. Funding for green cars, an...
The protest comes a day after Joe Biden appeared ready to settle for a smaller environmental proposal ahead of the COP26 summit (The Guardian) – With little more than sun...
(UN News) – The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, which brings together 30 business giants worth an estimated $16 trillion, met Mr. Guterres in New York, and outlined concrete actions for the future. Since October 2019, when the...
New joint offering solves critical need for real-time accuracy and attested providence of provider information Denver-based healthtech companies Orderly Health and BurstIQ are partnering to offer an integrated machine learning and blockchain solution for...
Advanced air and surface purification devices to be deployed to create safer environments within Vatican Education and Healthcare Systems Puradigm, a leading manufacturer of proactive air and surface purification technologies,...
According to GreenBiz, while the last decade has proven to be a reckoning of sorts for corporate attitudes toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperatives, employee health and wellness has...
Wong moves on after 11 years with Ricoh Asia Pacific to a sustainability role at Accenture. (Eco-Business) – Ricoh Asia Pacific’s long-serving sustainability executive Wong Yee Thing has moved on after 11...
(Yahoo Finance) – Accenture CEO Julie Sweet joins ‘Influencers with Andy Serwer’ to share how her company is adjusting to the ‘new normal’ in the workplace. Video Transcript JULIE SWEET:...
(Khaleej Times) – In celebration of World Food Day 2021, Upfield and Violife have identified and recognized five top creative chefs in the UAE who have opted to play a...
(BUSINESS WIRE) – Today, The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz” or the “Company”) released its latest Environmental Social Governance (“ESG”) Report along with its 2025 Diversity, Inclusion, and...
(Food Business News) – General Mills has taken on its first sustainability-linked bond aligned to the company’s efforts to combat climate change. The 10-year, $500 million bond is tied to...
Salvatore Lavallo, Head of FDI for Abu Dhabi Investment Office discusses how to sustainably tackle food security issues for World Food Day (Sustainability Magazine) – World Food Day is one...
Poll of Food Engineering Magazine readers shows industry looking to boost efficiency, reduce energy use and lower environmental impact (3BL Media) – As consumers and investors demand a greater focus...
(Eco-Business) – Green finance experts debated how to integrate ESG into mainstream business at Ecosperity Week with worker well-being pegged as the sustainability issue to watch. But the complexity and paucity...
(Bloomberg) – In the two years he spent running “sustainable investing” at BlackRock, the largest money manager in the world, Tariq Fancy was an evangelist for the idea that capitalism...
(Private Equity News) – The group, collectively representing more than $4tn in assets under management, has agreed on what it expects will become the first standardised set of ESG reporting...
(CoinDesk) – Atlas Mining, which aims to be 100% carbon-free, signed a 100-megawatt “colocation capacity” deal with Compute North to expand its U.S. mining operations, the company said in a...
(Proactive Investors) – The company said it intends to highlight the expansion of its asset retirement programme, which includes the retirement of approximately 115 wells in 2021 to date. Diversified...
(Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc. said active investors have an opportunity to beat the market by digging deeper into information about the sustainability of companies. Most Read from Bloomberg Google’s Biggest...
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate going greener, according to Boston Consulting Group...
BlackRock is one of the world’s most influential companies in finance. At the end of the third quarter, it had $9.464 trillion in assets under management, making it the biggest asset...
Harnessing the power of bold environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to drive better outcomes for the world (Yahoo Finance) – Medtronic is harnessing the power of bold environmental, social,...
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Initiatives and Measures for Environmental, Social and Governmental Models in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Global Industries – Package of Reports by Industry” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This package of...
One side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic was that it forced us, as a global community, to once and for all come to terms with the fact that we are...
(Aljazeera) – Prince Harry and Meghan are joining the hottest investment trend in recent years – ESG – a form of investing that promises positive returns for people and the...
Dan Thomas CCO of UN Global Compact with Matt Bird at the World Economic Forum HIGHLIGHTS SDG Media Zone brings UN Conversation to global audience 20th year anniversary of the...
Global Surface Manufacturer Shares Vision to Create Greener, Safer Future for Employees, Customers, Partners, and Communities-At-Large (Yahoo Finance) – Caesarstone, a leading developer, and manufacturer of high-quality engineered quartz surfaces...
Review of ESG reports provides insight to help auto supplier communicators Most top auto suppliers’ ESG reports focus mostly on the E (environmental) and neglect the G (governance), according to...
NEW YORK — The power of indexing is no longer confined to the S&P 500. In a recent appearance on CNBC’s ETF Edge, industry leaders Dan Draper (S&P Dow Jones Indices) and...
Owner & Creative Designer TJ Girard, Owner & Chef Bob Spiegel, and Co-Founder Stella Rankin of Pinch Food Design reunite to revitalize catering at LIVE events in NYC Covid-19. Photo courtesy...
Non-Profit assembling world’s greatest strategic minds in collaboration with Holy See (Vatican) based impact initiatives Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-based Non-Profit 501 c3 (Non-Government Organization) focused on identifying and removing the most significant...
First Service of Its Kind Introduced in Partnership With MUNCmedia GlobeNewswire, a NASDAQ OMX company, introduces its Retail Investor Targeting service, an online distribution network focusing on retail investors. The...
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