Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Against a backdrop of inflation, supply chain issues and a rising cost-of-living, UK leaders are steadfast in their environmental commitments as they view sustainability action as a means to offset economic uncertainty.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Operating in the food and beverage packaging and processing industry, we recognise the importance of promoting social sustainability throughout our value chain and focus on our own workforce, workers and communities in our supply chain, and workers in collection and recycling of packaging. SustainABLE 2.0

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2024

Re-categorisation marks latest shift to bolster sustainable investment and analytical resources, as focus on smaller firms offers greater impact for investors. Smaller companies are also making inroads in areas ranging from energy transition, industrial digitalisation and agricultural technology, to recycling and waste management.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 21, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including FigBytes, Apex Group, L&G, Tumelo, Net Purpose, and Greenly. . London-based sustainable investment platform Net Purpose has raised £10 million in the Series A funding round led by ETF Partners.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Planet worked with SCS Global Services , (SCS) an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify its operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 2014 Carbon Neutrality Standard.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Barcenas explained that as the company looks at its supply chain, it must think through the environmental and social impact up- and downstream, from the smallholder farmers down to the half million SMEs that are its customers selling its products around the world, all the mom-and-pop shops as well as the big chains.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Chief Sustainability Officer Digitalization 130

James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Working with local and international businesses and investors, CATALYZE explores commercially-viable opportunities and approaches to creating jobs, developing sustainable social services, tightening and rationalizing supply chains, advancing inclusive growth, and protecting natural resources – including the Amazon.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A clear sustainability business case should also be well articulated and understood by the board, management team, and employees as well as external audiences such as investors and customers. executives say their organization is increasingly focused on social sustainability. What’s more, research reveals that over half (63%) of U.S.

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Greenwashing Social Sustainability Supply Chains Supply Chain 76

3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

Human rights are another big focus for the firm, which will focus on engaging with corporates to protect human rights and enhance supply chain management practices. Human rights are another big focus for the firm, which will focus on engaging with corporates to protect human rights and enhance supply chain management practices.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

For example, one provider calculates a company’s physical risk based solely on its headquarters location, despite its global supply chain stretching across far-flung manufacturing locations. Industry and company insights from fundamental investment research are needed to identify and account for these quirks and limitations.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In recent years sustainable investment funds began demonstrating superior performance and decreased investment risks to conventional funds. The shift towards sustainability is not just a matter of compliance, but a strategic necessity for companies seeking to thrive in the evolving global market.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including GSAM, M&G, AXA IM, Gresham House, Hong Leung AM, HESTA and EAIF. . AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched an equity fund dedicated to plastic and waste transition.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

The same is true of a handful of other topics, like water, waste and counting staff numbers and totalling up salaries and taxes paid. Complex phenomena Sustainable business is made up of complex phenomena. When we think about an ethical culture or regenerative supply chain, we are not seeking a single attribute.

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3BL Media

JUNE 17, 2022

Accelerating sustainability investments to enable design for recyclability and more circular plastics. Scaling supply partnerships with companies such as Mura Technology and Fuenix to produce circular feedstocks from advanced recycling processes. Taking deliberate actions to drive inclusion, diversity and equity.

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Greenhouse Gas Protocol Development Waste Supply Chains 130

Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BNPP AM, Western Asset, GAM, Blue Horizon, Gresham House and Architas. . Blue Horizon’s investment will go towards upscaling production. Carbon credits are also produced by planting new productive woodland.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said: “If we do not start consuming more sustainably, we will not achieve our European Green Deal goals – it is as simple as that.”. The circular economy aims to eliminate waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. What is a circular economy?

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 12, 2024

Financial institutions were recently granted a temporary stay of execution on compliance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Under the exemption, they will initially only need to check for any human rights and environmental harms in their clients’ own operations, rather than across entire supply chains.

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Net Zero Carbon Offsets Climate Change Value Creation 82

Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including GRI, Sustainalytics, ISS ESG, CDP, Diginex, Esgaia and Normative. .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

These areas must be developed and scaled alongside the downstream elements of the supply chain in order to facilitate the continued expansion of the market. For example, opportunities in battery production are particularly promising given batteries typically account for 30 to 40% of the value of an EV.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing Net Zero 52

Richard Matthews

MARCH 21, 2022

While most of these firms are located in the United States, there are some serious players in Africa and Europe leads in terms of PE support for standards of responsible and sustainable investments. billion to invest in companies that provide solutions to environmental or social challenges.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

“ Nuclear power may be a low-carbon fuel source which provides much-needed baseload capacity, though it is hard to avoid the long-term impact caused by nuclear waste , leading to questions about its overall sustainability,” said James Alexander, CEO of UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF).

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For example, let’s say you worked for a fashion company that wanted to switch to recycled materials as part of an enterprise-wide initiative to combat waste. You’d have to adapt production plants, which would have a financial impact, a supply chain impact, and a delivery impact.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

water), deforestation, waste, and pollution. indigenous populations), as well as working conditions throughout the supply chain (e.g. Other terms to describe these variations of responsible investment include sustainable investing, mission-related investing, or screening.

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Climate Change Impact Investing Stranded Assets Ethical Investment 52

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On top of that, many of these materials can’t be easily recycled or reused right now, so waste management is another problem. This leads to a reluctance to make investment decisions, which then leads to a potential decline in orders. Green business is increasingly seen as good business, and, after all, who wants to be unsustainable?

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Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain Development 130

Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2022

Management of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies could soon become central to asset owners’ sustainable investment strategies. Although the finite carbon budget offers a compellingly clear focus for climate action, accurate measurement CO2 emissions across supply chains remains elusive.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Because of this “financial materiality screen,” the harms deemed relevant to ESG vary greatly by sector: they could include waste management for one company, carbon emissions for a second company, and worker health and safety for a third. Changing Course. This is not to say that there isn’t space to course correct.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

“Biodiversity in rural England is clearly not the same as a Brazilian biome, and [companies in each region] have vastly different potential risks and impacts,” notes Aela Cozic, Sustainable Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager at UK-based investment manager Fidelity International.

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Net Zero Development Analytics Sustainable Investment 52

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable capitalism also invites efforts to reinforce sustainability as a fiduciary issue, create advisory services for sustainable asset management, expand the range and depth of sustainable investment products; reconsider the appropriate definition for growth beyond GDP and integrate sustainability into business education at all levels.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2023

Pig waste can then be converted into combustible methane, which can be used for cooking and other domestic needs. In 2019, just 15% of the US$16.9 billion in climate-related venture capital funding went to start-ups with at least one female founder, BCG said.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Teresa Parejo, Sustainability Director for Iberia who presented Iberia’s plan: “Fleet renovation, digitalization of on-board paper, and a zero cabin waste plan are some of the actions to incorporate the SDGs into the aviation sector.” Representing the aviation sector was Ms.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

It is clear that the biggest positive impact an individual can have on climate change is by eating a sustainable diet with less meat and dairy, less food waste and more vegetables, nuts and legumes. To summarize, Eco-products, Sustainable investing, Renewable energy and, Net-zero emissions are key sustainable business trends for 2021.

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