‘Help Decarbonize Shipping Industry,’ Getting to Zero Coalition Demands

A new coalition of companies and organizations concerned about climate change’s impact on the shipping industry is calling on governments to approve policies and investments that will help decarbonize shipping. The Getting to Zero Coalition is made up of 140 industry leaders from 32 different maritime nations representing the entire maritime value chain, including shipping,…

A Just Transition:How Nestlé is Taking a New Approach Across Our Value Chain

Whether in our personal lives or in business, doing only what is required or expected is generally unsatisfying. If your plan of action means doing the bare minimum, the status quo is the likely result. This is how businesses become irrelevant or lose market share as the world speeds by. For more than 150 years, Nestlé has…

Google First Ever Retail Store Built With Sustainability In Mind

Earlier this month, Google opened its first-ever retail store in New York City. With sustainability as a cornerstone of Google’s business strategy, the new store was designed and constructed with the highest sustainability standards. From aesthetics to interactivity, the space was designed to be warm and inviting, while providing new ways to celebrate and experience Google through…

P&G Opens New Innovation Center for Sustainability Supply Chains

To advance its Ambition 2030 sustainability objectives, P&G has opened a new Product Supply Innovation Center (PSIC) in Germany’s Rhine-Main region. The Center will serve as a hub for collaboration with a network of local suppliers, tech companies, R&D institutions and top universities to develop solutions to decarbonize its global supply chain. By 2030, the company is…

TÜSİAD’ın Yeni Raporu: Döngüsel Ekonomi Sistemi Türkiye için de Kurgulanmalı

TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Simone Kaslowski, “Dönüşüm programının birçok unsuru halihazırda AB ile ekonomik ilişkilerimizin merkezindeki elektrikli ve elektronik eşyalar, tekstil gibi sektörlerimizle, tedarik zincirinin bileşenleri ile doğrudan ilgili. Bu yönleriyle döngüsel ekonomiye geçiş süreci birbirine entegre politikaları zorunlu kılıyor” ifadelerini kullandı. TÜSİAD’dan yapılan açıklamaya göre, TÜSİAD Çevre ve İklim Değişikliği Çalışma Grubu faaliyetleri kapsamında…

CDP Reports a 24% Jump in Companies Asking their Suppliers for Environmental Transparency

Environmental non-profit CDP recently announced a 24% jump in the number of companies asking their suppliers to report environmental data this year. According to CDP, corporations such as Nike, Airbus, Sainsbury’s and Ørsted, as well as public sector organizations including the New York Metropolitan Transport Authority are among the 30 large purchasing organizations from around the world that have started working with…

Çıkarımlar, İzlenimler: Covid-19’a Karşı ÇALIŞMA HAYATINI, İŞ DÜNYASINI DESTEKLEMEK (UNGC Akademi Webinar, 7 Nisan 2020)

COVID-19 and The World of Work by UNGC ACADEMY Konuşmacılar: –Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization –Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers –Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation S.E.Ç. Sürdürülebilirlik Danışmanlığı ekibi olarak 7 Nisan 2020‘de UNGC Academy tarafından gerçekleştirilen “Covid-19’la Mücadelede İş/Çalışma Dünyası” başlıklı webinar kapsamında elde ettiğimiz çıkarım ve izlenimlerimizden bazı önemli notları aşağıda paylaşıyoruz:…

Çıkarımlar, İzlenimler: Covid-19’a Karşı YENİ LİDERLİK (UNGC Akademi Webinar, 2 Nisan 2020)

New Leadership for a Global Crisis by UNGC ACADEMY Konuşmacılar: – Amina J Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General – Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever – Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact S.E.Ç. Sürdürülebilirlik Danışmanlığı ekibi olarak 2 Nisan 2020‘de UNGC Academy tarafından gerçekleştirilen “Covid-19’la Mücadelede Yeni Liderlik Modelleri” başlıklı webinar kapsamında…

Levi Strauss & Co. Expands Chemical Screening in its Supply Chain

Levi Strauss & Co. formed a partnership with international testing services provider Hohenstein to use Oeko-Tex Eco Passport chemical product certification in the apparel-maker’s supply chain. LS&Co. said that Eco Passport complements an open-source program that the company had previously developed called Screened Chemistry. As LS&Co. explains, Screened Chemistry scrutinizes chemical formulations to prevent potentially hazardous compounds…

Wrangler Digs into Science for Sustainable Cotton Sourcing: Q&A with Roian Atwood

Most sustainable cotton management frameworks just skim the surface. The leaders at Wrangler wanted to dig deeper. The American denim brand sought to understand the actual effects of cotton farming on the environment. “Even the organizations that are trying to do something meaningful find themselves tripped up. If you highlight a ‘sustainable’ cotton, that means…