Find out how the private sector can contribute to accelerating and enhancing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Paris Agreement at COP 23 in Bonn on 15 November. Join the world's largest annual gathering on business and human rights at the 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva on 27-29 November.
With its new Fall 2017 collection, global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland strives to leave a lighter footprint and bring great-looking, responsibly-made product to consumers around the globe. From everyday packs made with recycled polyester linings to its newest eco-conscious boot inspired by the Earthkeepers® Original, Timberland continues to innovate across footwear, apparel and accessories.
Domestication of forest products that are overharvested in the wild is expected to have two types of benefits: help with protection of the remaining wild resource; and provide income for local producers. Both claims are more easily stated than substantiated and may partially contradict each other.
With support from the UK government, GRI is advancing the state of reporting to promote responsible business practices across Africa. Raising awareness and helping organizations report on social, economic and environmental issues is a vital component of this. Read more highlights on the partnership.
Mining, like all large-scale industrial operations, is energy-intensive and uses myriad energy sources including diesel fuel, coal, natural gas, electric grid power and renewable sources to run our operations. Fossil fuels are well known sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which trap heat in the atmosphere and lead to changes in our climate.
Owens Corning announced three types of commercial and residential insulation, independently certified as made with renewable energy, are available for specification and purchase. These products represent the first ever to have met the requirements of SCS Global Services’ certification protocol to validate electricity used to make them is 100% wind powered, which, in turn, reduces their carbon footprint.
There is encouraging news as corporate executives, managers and a range of professionals get together to address the risks and opportunities inherent in sustainability matters that could affect a particular industry, sector or profession. And, how with collective industry effort these challenges might be addressed.
Leading a cohort of 25 companies who are pioneering best practice in Corporate Social Responsibility, ITV was crowned the inaugural top contributor in the GivX Community Value Award (the GivX Awards) on 12 October this year.
Today at COP23, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its 2017 progress report on the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi). This report marks the next step in business’ continued drive to scale up climate action and impact.
The 2017-2018 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is looking to help commercialize nature-inspired solutions to adapt to, mitigate, or reverse the effects of climate change.
AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
