Organizations
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10-30-19
New Ceres Report Calls on Major Food Companies to Use Vanishing Water Resources More Efficiently
Major food companies need to adopt far stronger practices to reduce their demands and impacts on limited water resources, according to a report released today by Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization.
The intensifying effects of climate change are placing an unprecedented strain ...
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10-30-19
Reporting on Responsible Mineral Sourcing
GRI and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) launched a toolkit this month to help companies with mineral sourcing in their supply chains to do more to meet the reporting expectations of stakeholders – and a free webinar is set to take place.
"‹While consumers may not realize it, mine...
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10-30-19
Major Automakers Undermine Climate Action, Ignoring Investors and Peers on Clean Vehicle Standards
General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler announced last night that they, together with the Association of Global Automakers, would side with President Trump in his effort to remove the authority of California and other states to set clean vehicle standards, an effort Ceres’ Senior Director of Tra...
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10-30-19
IOC and Dow Reward 10 International Sports Federations for Tangible Climate Action
Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow rewarded 10 International Sports Federations (IFs) for taking concrete action to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of the reward, carbon offsets will be offered to the IFs ...
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10-30-19
The Consumer Goods Forum Marks the Official Launch of Its Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative With the Publication of Its Sustainability Benchmarking Criteria to Advance Sustainable Supply Chains
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has today published its first set of benchmark criteria to support the develo...
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10-29-19
Responsible Business Alliance Receives Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced it has received the 2019 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The U.S. Secretary of State presented the award to the RBA at a ceremony this afternoon during a cabinet-level meeting of the Pr...
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10-29-19
TD Bank Group Named as Launch Sponsor for ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project
TD Bank Group named as launch sponsor for ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project, an innovative corporate sponsorship program that spurs investment in naturalization projects across Canada
ALUS Canada, A Weston Family Initiative (ALUS) is delighted to announce TD Bank Group (TD) as the launch s...
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10-29-19
CGF Members in China Align on Positive Change Agenda and Approve New China Board
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today hosted its second China Day in Hangzhou, bringing together members and industry experts from across the Greater China region to explore key challenges facing the consumer goods industry and explore collaborative solutions.
On the day, the CGF also a...
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10-28-19
IOC President Awarded Highest Greek Order
Speaking at the ceremony, Greek President Pavlopoulos expressed his appreciation of the IOC President’s “exemplary services in favour of the values and principles of the Olympic spirit and ideals”.
“Under your presidency, the Olympic Games transcendently express these values and principles...
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10-25-19
CGF Sustainable Retail Summit: Event Recap
The 4th edition of the Sustainable Retail Summit has officially come to a close in Berlin. Close to 300 industry experts convened at the Hilton Hotel in the German capital for two days of thought-provoking insights, best practice sharing and d...
