Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Allianz and ABP Join Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

Portfolio decarbonization means investors systemically integrate carbon information into portfolio design, signaling that climate change and the corporate response to it, are critical to shareholder value and investor interests.

Environment

Carbon Action Helps Companies Cut Emissions by 640M Tons in 2015

Companies around the world increasingly recognize that a reduction in GHG emissions is not only good for global climate but also for their bottom line. Carbon reduction by companies comes from the adoption of low-carbon energy infrastructure, improved transportation use, and increase in energy efficiency.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The American Industrial Skincare Goes ‘Green’

We’ve seen a rise in sustainable skin care companies, an idea that has largely been driven by consumer demand and awareness. These are skin-care companies that genuinely care about sustainability, and the effects that their produces have on the environment and people’s health.

Environment

Let’s Play a Game

I’m encouraged by the recent trend of gamification, in particular its applications in the environmental space.

Environment

Acquiring a Taste for the Circular Economy

Food waste is a growing scandal which now has the public’s full attention. In the United States and much of Western Europe, food scraps constitute around 19% of the waste dumped in landfills, where it ends up rotting and producing methane, a greenhouse gas. This is not only undesirable in terms of sustainability and environmental impact but costly for food retailers paying high disposal costs.

Environment

America Recycles Day Should Be Every Day

America Recycles Day came and went without much fanfare this year. Yet it is still a powerful reminder to us not only how far recycling has come since it became a mainstream practice in the 1970s, but also that it still faces significant challenges.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Hotels and Restaurants to Launch Sustainable Seafood Week

More than half of the world's population lives within 100 km of the coast. While human beings have always depended on the ocean for food, advancements in fishing technology and unsustainable fishing practices are now taking their toll.

Environment

Outstanding Audit Results From Arrow Value Recovery Facilities in EMEA and USA

In January 2015, Arrow Electronics’ Value Recovery business added its North American processing facilities to the company’s existing Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance (ADISA) certification programme.

Environment

INFOGRAPHIC: Season for Sustainability

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Reconnaissance du travail environnemental et communautaire de Goldcorp dans le cadre des activités de réhabilitation concomitante de la mine Marlin

À la fin de 2011, la mine à ciel ouvert Marlin de Goldcorp a fermé. Plus précisément, les activités d’exploitation minière ont cessé, mais non les activités liées à Goldcorp pour les voisins guatémaltèques de la mine. Il s’agissait plutôt d’un début d’une certaine manière.

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