SustainCase newsletter – wk4, January 2022
EXCLUSIVE Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV plan this week
EU overachieves 2020 renewable energy target
The share of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources reached 22% in 2020 at the EU level, 2 percentage points (pp) above the target level for 2020, as included in Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. This information comes from data on renewable energy, published by Eurostat.
US putting together ‘global’ strategy to increase gas production if Russia invades Ukraine, officials say
U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves
The U.S. food system is under renewed strain, as Covid-19’s Omicron variant stretches workforces from processing plants to grocery stores, leaving gaps on supermarket shelves. The lack of workers leaves a wide range of products in short supply, food-industry executives say, with availability sometimes changing daily.
Case study: How Baker Hughes promotes workplace diversity
January 24, 2022 – Baker Hughes is a leading energy technology company with a diverse portfolio of equipment and service capabilities. Baker Hughes celebrates the diversity and uniqueness of each employee and believes that everyone has the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. Read more.
How to design your company’s Sustainability Report (Harvard Business Review)
January 20, 2022 – Deciding which metrics to use when reporting on sustainability performance can be overwhelming. Some companies report only their greenhouse gas emissions, while others publish glossy reports about their CSR initiatives. In response to these challenges, Tim Rogmans Karim El-Jisr developed a matrix to categorise reporting standards and ratings. Read more.
78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards
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