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May 10, 2022 More than half of CSCOs would sacrifice profit for sustainability

According to the results of a new study from IBM and Celonis on supply chain resiliency, Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) recognise the critical role that hybrid cloud, AI, process mining and execution management play in...

May 10, 2022 Ireland's Primark to train cotton farmers in sustainability by 2023

Ireland’s Primark has announced a major expansion of its Sustainable Cotton Programme. The company has committed to train an additional 125,000 smallholder cotton farmers in more sustainable farming methods in India, Pakistan and...

May 10, 2022 More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Silicon-Lithium EV Batteries Deliver Next-Level Performance

High-performance, high-profile automakers have finally begun to validate electric mobility by putting up the big bucks for next-generation EV batteries. The latest example is Porsche AG, which has just polished its...

May 10, 2022 Ryanair’s director of sustainability on SAF, Max, offsets and ensuring ‘the polluter pays’

European low-cost giant Ryanair has not always been known for its commitment to environmental issues, but group chief executive Michael O’Leary’s conversion to the cause in recent years has come alongside an effort to put...

May 10, 2022 APRIL appoints Susan Slabbert as interim sustainability head for rayon fibre business

The former environmental control officer for a coal plant and mine has been tasked to help the Indonesian pulp and paper maker meet its sustainability commitments, which include achieving net-zero emissions by 2030.

May 10, 2022 The secret life of ESG ratings

The letters E, S and G have become so intertwined with the world of sustainability that the three-letter acronym ESG can mean almost anything and, at times, nothing at all. But when it comes to the ratings of companies’...

May 10, 2022 EU to enforce new regulation to tame Big Tech in spring 2023

The European Union (EU) is planning to enforce the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to tame the Big Tech companies in the spring next year. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, earlier said the...

May 9, 2022 TOP 10 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO HAVE IMMENSE UTILITY IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

Designers and creators are coming up with sustainable alternatives for almost everything! Every product that is necessary and utilized by us in our everyday routine has an eco-friendly alternative to it. Replacing our usual...

May 9, 2022 CHANTELLE PRETORIUS: How greenwashing blots sustainability-linked bonds

While green bonds and social bonds have stringent requirements, sustainability-linked bonds have much more flexibility. Green and social bonds are “use of proceeds” bonds, which means the proceeds must be exclusively applied to...

May 9, 2022 A research project that reiterates ink's commitment to sustainability