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More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

GreenBiz

I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. In IKEA’s 2019 fiscal year, its e-commerce sales grew by 46 percent, according to website for Ingka Group, its parent company. What would it mean for IKEA to be fully circular? "I

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Burberry’s Net Zero Emissions Goals Approved by SBTi

ESG Today

Burberry first set science-based targets in 2019, and last year the company pledged to go beyond net zero, to become “climate positive” by 2040. by 2030, from a 2019 baseline. Scope 3 includes emissions in Burberry’s extended supply chain such as energy usage by manufacturing and material sourcing partners.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

The company’s climate commitment is a verified 1.5 degree Science Based Target , and is informed by its goal to reach net zero emissions by 2030 across its operations and supply chains and its analysis on the carbon impact of remote work. Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. and globally by 2040. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks.

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Preventing deforestation: How to incentivise smallholders and rural communities to protect forests

Tobias Webb

Picture by the author, September 2019. Cost savings are always pushed along the supply chain and ultimately are inflicted on farmers, who are price-takers, not price fixers. Leverage of supply chain incomes. Picture by the author, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia, September 2019. What works? Further information.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Remember 2019? the beforetime — accentuating the positive, seeking signs of progress and hope. German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. And pressing companies to eliminate deforestation in their supply chains has long been an activist focus.

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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

Fisher’s personal rise from simply tweaking the supply chain to resetting corporate strategy became emblematic of the growth of the CSO position itself – in sheer numbers and in increasing clout. We’re seeing the CSOs becoming more and more important and more integrated with their organizations’ financial performance.”