Sustainability Standard Setters & Policy Makers
SEC, SASB, GRI, IIRC, FSB-TCFD

Source: The Drum - With our planet in the midst of a climate crisis, publishers are starting to realize that the way they source stories about our planet is just as crucial as the content itself. Enter a new generation of media that is bringing the...
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Source: CNN - Hours after he was sworn in, President Joe Biden announced the US plans to reenter the Paris climate accord, the landmark international agreement signed in 2015 to limit global warming, in a sign of Biden's urgency to address the...
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Source: Perishable News - Nature Fresh Farms pledges to reduce freight transportation-related emissions by becoming a member of SmartWay.
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Source: Sourcing Journal - It’s a “holistic and ambitious collaboration,” the American denim maker and the Swedish retailer say, that will culminate next month with the debut of H&M’s first-ever 100 percent recycled cotton jeans, along with cotton-free...
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Source: Anthropocene Magazine - Conventional wisdom holds that adopting sustainability practices increases costs and makes businesses less competitive. But most published studies on the topic find the opposite, a new analysis shows.
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Source: Newsweek - Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland, making him America's biggest farmland owner. His investment in farming may be connected to his investments in climate change agricultural...
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January 19, 2021
Source: Mashable - It's refreshing to see a handful of devices at this year's CES tech conference that are trying to mitigate their environmental impact, even if it's just to reduce water and energy use. Here are some of this year's best tech...
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Source: Sifted - The fact is, many of us need some form of transportation to get around — and most cars, buses and public transport systems are still far from the net zero dream. Here are some of the top startups in the UK and Sweden working on...
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January 19, 2021
Source: Yanko Design - The year of the pandemic has changed the way people use e-commerce – online shopping figures have scaled new pinnacles, meaning there is an abundance of packaging waste ending up in landfills. Cardboard has its own merits as a...
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Source: The Daily Star - Three issues I am confident will remain prominent in 2021—and in years to come—are carbon emissions, circular economy, and renewable energy.
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