Tag: environmental protection
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Improving air quality could boost the UK economy by £1.6 billion annually
According to a new, major study by CBI Economics commissioned by the Clean Air Fund, . This would come as a result of reducing premature deaths, ... -
Petrol and diesel car sales ban brought forward to 2035
Editor’s note: What does this mean for businesses? All Business will have to plan and replace their fleet with electric-powered vehicles before they are left ... -
London Underground could soon run on 100% renewable energy
The move is part of an effort to make London’s famous rail network zero-emissions by 2030 – and the entire city carbon neutral by 2050. Transport ... -
New Eurobarometer Survey: Environmental protection and climate important for over 90% of European citizens
Additionally, 91% of citizens stated that climate change is a serious problem in the EU and 83% said European legislation is needed to protect the environment. ... -
Climate change: New EU rules could mean the end of ‘throwaway culture’
The regulations will apply to a range of everyday items including mobile phones, textiles, electronics, batteries, construction and packaging, making sure products are designed and manufactured ... -
IEMA appoints new CEO
Sarah Mukherjee, former award-winning environmental BBC journalist and current Chief Executive of the Crop Protection Association (CPA), has been appointed as Chief Executive of the UK’s ... -
Case study: How Mazda reduces logistics emissions
Mazda is a leading global automaker, with vehicles sold in more than 130 countries and regions worldwide and manufacturing operations in seven. Viewing environmental protection as ... -
Case study: How Ford reduces vehicles’ end-of-life environmental impacts
As a leading global automaker, Ford seeks to understand all the impacts its products and services have, so that it can manage them more effectively. To ... -
Norway’s $1tn wealth fund cuts oil and gas stocks
Norway is western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer and its sovereign wealth fund, used to invest the proceeds of the country’s oil industry, is preparing ... -
Spreadsheet-analysing money managers in control of trillion-dollar funds force polluters to change
Energy giant Shell announced, recently, a goal to halve its carbon footprint by 2050, including a reduction in pollution from cars that burn the company’s petrol ... -
CEMAsys.com AS achieves accreditation to help companies set climate targets consistent with the Paris Agreement
outlined in the Paris Agreement. CEMAsys.com has now become the first Nordic consulting firm accredited by the CDP as an SBT Consulting Partner. In the ... -
Case study: How ASE reduces the amount of waste it produces
As a leading global provider of semiconductor manufacturing services, seeking to meet the electronics industry’s ever-growing needs for faster, smaller and higher performance chips, developing and ... -
Case study: How Inventec reduces the environmental impact of its products
Inventec is a global ICT (information and communications technology) leader focused on innovation and product research and development, whose product portfolio includes notebook and tablet PCs, ... -
Case study: How the BMW Group optimises energy efficiency
Trying to become the most successful and sustainable premium provider of individual mobility globally, the BMW Group integrates sustainability along its entire value chain and into ... -
Urgent climate change action needed: the next two years are crucial
, stressing that “decisive action in the next two years will be crucial”. This statement comes as world leaders meet in Katowice, Poland, for the COP ... -
Case study: How Royal Mail is reducing transport emissions
As the UK’s pre-eminent delivery company, delivering letters and parcels to approximately 30 million addresses across the country, Royal Mail aims to be recognised as the ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-305SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Financial Services
Case study: How Credit Suisse helps fight climate change
As one of the world’s leading financial services providers, with corporate, institutional and government clients in approximately 50 countries around the globe, This case study is ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-305SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Telecommunications
Case study: How Ericsson reduces the carbon footprint of its activities
As a global ICT (information and communications technology) leader, with customers in 180 countries around the globe, , with a special focus on its carbon footprint. ... -
Case study: How Delta helps improve air quality around airports
As a global aviation industry leader, providing scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world, with over 180 million ... -
The sustainability challenge: The aspect environmental ratings fail to consider
According to an article by Auden Schendler and Michael Toffel in MIT Sloan Management Review environmental rankings of businesses often fail to take into account advocacy activities ... -
Dutch company to utilize the heat of computer servers to meet households’ hot water needs
Dutch company Nerdalize has developed a heating system that utilizes the residual heat of computer servers to meet the hot water needs of households. This heating ... -
Case study: How Sanofi is reducing the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals found in the environment due to human activities, such as patients’ use of medicines, raise concerns about their potential impact on human health and the ...
