corporate environmental responsibility

It’s clear that the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the global focus towards sustainability. Realising the link between human and planetary health and the urgent need to prevent the rise of future zoonotic pandemics, the world has renewed…
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Love or hate them, big brands and corporations are not about to disappear. Since we're facing a major climate crisis, we need big companies to be better. And H&M, basically the face of fast fashion and a huge part of the problem, is…
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Latam ridesharing tech firm Cabify has ramped up its climate commitments, this time introducing a new blockchain-powered carbon offsetting solution to its app to ensure full traceability on its carbon-neutral pledge. Users will now be able…
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Oil and gas majors have just committed to a new framework to monitor, report and reduce their methane emissions in a move aimed at tackling “ one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis”. The…
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Stripe, one of the biggest online payment processing providers, has just launched a carbon removal purchase tool to allow any internet business running on its platform to contribute funds towards carbon-friendly projects. Called Stripe…
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Some of Europe’s biggest tech companies and major venture capital funds have just joined Leaders for Climate Action (LFCA), an initiative that advocates climate action in the digital industry. By pledging to be a part of the LFCA, tech…
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Bacardi, the world’s biggest family-owned spirits brand famous for its white rum, has announced that it will be replacing its existing plastic packaging for a new 100% biodegradable bottle. Partnering with Danimer Scientific, the developer…
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Unilever has launched its largest refill trial yet in supermarket chain Asda’s Middleton store in the British city of Leeds. The consumer goods giant says that the pilot will see seven of its brands, ranging from beauty and personal care…
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More than 200 of the world’s biggest companies, among them Shell, Chevron, Volkswagen and PepsiCo, have just committed to reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050 along with a slew of other environmental targets. The group represents…
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Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, has launched a new platform to “make it easy” for users to shop for sustainable products on its website. Called the Climate Pledge Friendly category, the dedicated section will see more than…
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American multinational confectionery and food giant Mars, Inc. has recently announced that it has delivered on its pledge to achieve a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. According to the firm, the milestone required a dramatic…
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After a meeting with United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, an alliance of the world’s biggest firms have agreed to deliver strategies to scale-up sustainable investments. With countries around the world still reeling from the…
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Chris Brown is the founder and director of ReThink, Hong Kong’s first dedicated sustainability conference that brings together corporates, organisations and nonprofits together to answer how businesses can accelerate change towards a more…
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Sportswear giant Nike has announced a new sustainability initiative with the “singular aim” of “protecting the future of sport”. Called Move to Zero, the new campaign will see the multinational corporation dramatically shift its operations…
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Ovolo Hotels has just announced that it is going to go completely vegetarian across all its restaurants, bars and room service for a whole year, making it the first hotel group to do so. The pledge is part of the company’s wider…
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Nespresso has committed that every cup of its coffee will be carbon neutral by 2022. In the same announcement, the Nestlé-owned capsule coffee launched its new capsules, which are the first-of-its-kind on the market made with 80% recycled…
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Alpro has recently reinforced its commitment to sustainability with a slew of new goals, including climate ambitions to reach “zero carbon, zero water and zero waste” as well as health-focused pledges to promote the dietary shift towards…
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Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant Unilever has announced that it will swap out the carbon derived from fossil fuels in its cleaning and laundry product formulations with renewable or recycled carbon. As one of the world’s major manufacturers of…
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