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Fashion Sector Lets Water Risk Slide

Chris Hall

In a new report focused on quantifying such risks in the apparel supply chain , sustainability-focused think tank Planet Tracker examined 29 top brands on their propensity to report their water impacts and dependencies, and to fix targets to reduce their water footprints. It’s clear that more companies need to step up.

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On Earth Day 2023, here’s how SMEs are taking climate action

We Mean Business Coalition

For food and beverage multinationals, action could look like Unilever’s work with soy farmers in Iowa, USA to incentivize regenerative farming practices. And firms across sectors can join 280 others – from Nike to Walmart – by supporting their suppliers to measure and manage their emissions as CDP Supply Chain members.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

The same week that PepsiCo announced its new ambition, the company’s foundation extended the terms of its 14-year-long relationship with the Inter-American Development Bank — with initiatives including a fund meant to promote the inclusion of women in regenerative, sustainable agricultural models in Latin America. And it's flight by flight.

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Guest Post: Why Biodiversity Risk is a Business Risk

ESG Today

While all sectors have good reason to start mitigating their impact on nature, today’s investors are most concerned about those with large, global supply chains. Regardless of your sector, investors will at a minimum want to know if you’ve screened your operations and supply chain for biodiversity loss, and what risks you’ve found.

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. C-aligned science-based targets.

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How companies can make credible investments in nature as part of their climate plans

We Mean Business Coalition

Actions such as switching to clean energy and transport and eliminating deforestation from supply chains are crucial. . Conducting an inventory of agriculture, forestry, and other land-use emissions with the aim of eliminating deforestation from company supply chains as quickly as possible. .

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COP27: Five things companies need to know after this year’s UN climate summit

We Mean Business Coalition

Natasha Santos, vice president and head of global stakeholder affairs and strategic partnerships at Bayer spoke of the 200 million hectares now covered by farmers in their supply chain using regenerative practices. Companies teaming up to send demand signals is also a growing trend. C-aligned science-based targets.