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  • Sustainability in Europe with Train Travel accompanied with Rail Europ

    Sustainability in Europe with Train Travel accompanied with Rail Europ

    Train is the only sustainable, comfortable and easy way to travel in Europe.By making it easier to book train tickets, Rail Europe encourages mobility by train and meets the expectations of...

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  • Skoda and Tesmec to produce high-performance and sustainable railway solutions

    Skoda and Tesmec to produce high-performance and sustainable railway solutions

    This partnership intends to revolutionise the rail industry through developing cutting-edge, high-performance and ecologically sustainable products on a worldwide scale.Read the full article at:...

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  • French rail industry outlines decarbonisation plans in white paper

    French rail industry outlines decarbonisation plans in white paper

    The FIF and SNCF led the publication of the paper which set out a range of plans, including the creation of a steering committee to guide businesses in their sustainability goals.Read the full...

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  • Stadler and KiwiRail Forge Ahead with Green Rail Technology in New Zealand

    Stadler and KiwiRail Forge Ahead with Green Rail Technology in New Zealand

    As the sun rises over the lush landscapes of New Zealand's North Island, a groundbreaking partnership between Stadler and KiwiRail takes a bold step forward, setting new standards in the rail...

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  • Building a Successful and Sustainable Future for the Rail Industry

    Building a Successful and Sustainable Future for the Rail Industry

    Even when accounting for current commitments for decarbonisation, global transportation activity is expected to double by 2050, leading to a 16% rise in emissions.The railway industry is a...

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  • RTE’ 2024: sustainable tendering for rail

    RTE’ 2024: sustainable tendering for rail

    Travel by train remains overall the most environmentally friendly mode of motorised passenger transport in Europe in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts must still be made to reach the...

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  • Path to net zero: Rail industry launches Sustainability Guide - Arup

    Path to net zero: Rail industry launches Sustainability Guide - Arup

    The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has released a dedicated Sustainability Guide to support the rail industry move faster towards a net zero future. The guide, launched on 13 November at...

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  • RSSB releases a sustainable blueprint for the rail sector 

    RSSB releases a sustainable blueprint for the rail sector 

    Setting flexibility aside, rail transportation is one of the most sustainable forms, leading the way in mass transit whatever the region. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) cites it’s responsible for...

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  • Vossloh AG Paves the Way for Sustainable Rail Infrastructure with Innovative Financing

    Vossloh AG Paves the Way for Sustainable Rail Infrastructure with Innovative Financing

    Imagine a future where every dollar invested in infrastructure not only generates economic value but also contributes directly to the health of our planet. Vossloh AG, a titan in the rail...

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  • Railways are advancing their ESG agenda

    Railways are advancing their ESG agenda

    A comprehensive ESG strategy could help railway companies to advance their sustainability agendas—and address more than decarbonization.Read the full article at: www.mckinsey.com

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  • Kia is making cars with sustainable materials like mushrooms, fishing nets and roots

    Kia is making cars with sustainable materials like mushrooms, fishing nets and roots

    Kia Motors is focusing on using sustainable materials in vehicle manufacturing. The innovative EV9 model is leading the way, and Kia plans to expand use of these materials to other models like the...

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  • Businesses Scramble As Global Regulators Set Their Sights On Biodiversity Impacts

    Businesses Scramble As Global Regulators Set Their Sights On Biodiversity Impacts

    The term “net zero” has become a bit of catch-all for corporate sustainability efforts. Globally, some 929 publicly listed companies currently have publicly disclosed net zero targets, a number...

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  • Humans Could Consume 60% More Natural Resources by 2060: UN Report

    Humans Could Consume 60% More Natural Resources by 2060: UN Report

    The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Resources Outlook — the flagship report of the UN’s International Resource Panel, due to be published later this month — highlights how the...

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  • Sustainable Logistics: Preparing For A Green Future By 2030

    Sustainable Logistics: Preparing For A Green Future By 2030

    The logistics sector stands at a pivotal junction, facing a now-or-never moment. With rising sustainability pressures and radical technological shifts, businesses must transform operations to meet...

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  • EU Releases Final Draft Of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    EU Releases Final Draft Of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    On January 30, the European Union released the final draft of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. If adopted, the CS3D will be the latest reporting requirement imposed on EU...

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  • Study Finds Execs Value Sustainability Yet Fall Short on Implementation

    Study Finds Execs Value Sustainability Yet Fall Short on Implementation

    Salesforce recently released a study that reveals a large majority of executives think sustainability is key to their organizations’ success, but only about a third consider their business to have...

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  • Microsoft announces cutting-edge data and AI solutions for sustainable organizations

    Microsoft announces cutting-edge data and AI solutions for sustainable organizations

    Microsoft is revolutionizing the landscape of sustainability with its latest offerings in data and AI. Today, the tech giant introduced a suite of powerful tools within the Microsoft Cloud for...

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  • Sustainable Packaging: Innovation and Resilience in a Changing World

    Sustainable Packaging: Innovation and Resilience in a Changing World

    Sustainable packaging leaders Rootree and Tiny Box Company innovate in a challenging world. Learn how they minimize environmental impact and foster social responsibility through renewable...

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  • BMW Motorrad Motorsport starts using 'sustainable' fuel

    BMW Motorrad Motorsport starts using 'sustainable' fuel

    BMW Motorrad will use a more sustainable fuel from German expert Nordoel in the World Superbike championship. With a claimed 40% reduction of CO2 emissions during the production phase, the...

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  • ESG Compliance: Driving a Sustainable Economy

    ESG Compliance: Driving a Sustainable Economy

    ESG compliance has become a decisive factor in evaluating a company's sustainability and ethical conduct. As the world moves towards a more responsible future, technology plays a crucial role in...

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  • Short-Term Strategies For Making Your Supply Chain More Sustainable

    Short-Term Strategies For Making Your Supply Chain More Sustainable

    Improving sustainability is imperative to companies around the world that are setting aggressive emission-reduction targets but can often feel like an uphill battle. Out of the 2,000 largest...

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  • Successful ESG Strategies Can Be A Path For Growth

    Successful ESG Strategies Can Be A Path For Growth

    ESG and sustainability strategies are no longer nice to have—they are becoming central to successful business strategies as external stakeholders put increased pressure on organizations to...

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  • Insights To Navigate The Complexity Of Scope 3 Emissions Reporting

    Insights To Navigate The Complexity Of Scope 3 Emissions Reporting

    The global landscape is moving towards more transparent climate disclosures. Businesses are expanding their reporting to cover emissions from direct operations and their entire value chain,...

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  • Private equity and ESG: five trends and predictions for 2024 

    Private equity and ESG: five trends and predictions for 2024 

    Private equity firms must accept that ESG has become a strategic imperative, says Petra Funds Group MD Charlie Chipchase. So, what can we expect in 2024? In 2023, private equity firms continued to...

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  • Private equity is leaving billions of dollars in sustainability value on the table

    Private equity is leaving billions of dollars in sustainability value on the table

    Private equity has a significant opportunity to create financial and societal value through sustainability.  PE firms that invest in improving the management and quality of companies to enable...

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  • Private Equity Sustainability Report 2023

    Private Equity Sustainability Report 2023

    The conversation around sustainability in the private markets has intensified considerably in the past year. Even as some critics accuse the industry of greenwashing, others express concerns about...

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  • Businesses aren't doing enough to address green skills shortages - report

    Businesses aren't doing enough to address green skills shortages - report

    The report, which includes a survey of 1,000 business leaders, looks at nine countries, including the United States, China, Britain and Spain, focusing on the energy, technology, infrastructure,...

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  • How Walmart is Reducing Emissions With Drone Delivery Technology

    How Walmart is Reducing Emissions With Drone Delivery Technology

    Meeting Customer Demand While Cutting Carbon Emissions, Walmart is Fast Rolling out Drone Deliveries, says Senior SVP of Automation, Prathibha Rajashekhar   Amazon is expanding its drone...

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  • Younger travelers boost importance of sustainability, new research shows 

    Younger travelers boost importance of sustainability, new research shows 

    New research from the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance finds a growing market opportunity for sustainable travel, with more world travelers saying they are influenced by green factors.The report...

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  • Big Tech's CES 2024 Sustainability Goals: More Recycled Materials, Longer Lifespans

    Big Tech's CES 2024 Sustainability Goals: More Recycled Materials, Longer Lifespans

    CES 2024 arrived with announcements from the biggest tech companies around that showed off new devices and teased exciting technology. But another trend is the various ways sustainability has...

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  • U.K. Government Urged To Act On Global Deforestation By MPs

    U.K. Government Urged To Act On Global Deforestation By MPs

    A cross-party group of British MPs have issued a “wake-up call” over the U.K. government’s plans to tackle global deforestation.In a new report out today (4 January), the environmental audit...

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  • Emissions Reporting Requirements Are Coming: Here’s How To Prepare Your Business

    Emissions Reporting Requirements Are Coming: Here’s How To Prepare Your Business

    In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom ratified the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, which mandates that organizations in the state with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion...

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  • Mango offers workers sustainability training

    Mango offers workers sustainability training

    Spanish fashion brand Mango is offering more than 250 employees training in sustainability in a partnership with the prestigious Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of...

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  • ‘Transition Finance’ takes center stage in 2024

    ‘Transition Finance’ takes center stage in 2024

    “Transition finance” is shaping up to be one of the new year’s most important subjects for anyone professing to care about the climate crisis.There’s a “whole world of transition finance being...

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  • Supply Chain Predictions 2024: AI, Sustainability Top Of Mind

    Supply Chain Predictions 2024: AI, Sustainability Top Of Mind

    Since the start of the decade, supply chains have become a strategic pillar for many global businesses and industries. What constitutes a well-run supply chain? Depends on who you ask. Sometimes...

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  • New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: EcoVadis

    New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: EcoVadis

    For several years now, Spend Matters has been collecting and publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and service providers...

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  • Preparing for the CSRD’s Impact on US Companies

    Preparing for the CSRD’s Impact on US Companies

    Big changes are coming to corporate sustainability reporting in the European Union and soon in the rest of the world. Starting in fiscal year 2024, the first wave of in-scope companies will be...

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  • Europe business leaders to spend more on sustainability by 2026 -study

    Europe business leaders to spend more on sustainability by 2026 -study

    Nine out of 10 business leaders across Europe plan to maintain or increase their sustainability-linked investments by 2026, a survey by German business software maker SAP (SAPG.DE) said on...

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  • Canada Modern Slavery Act: Regulatory Snapshot

    Canada Modern Slavery Act: Regulatory Snapshot

    After years in the making, Canada’s Modern Slavery Act will soon be in effect. Those within the scope will need to prepare public annual reports on their efforts to eliminate forced or child labor...

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  • EU agrees on first-ever law to curb methane emissions 

    EU agrees on first-ever law to curb methane emissions 

    The European Union struck a deal on a law to tackle methane emissions from fossil fuels, paving the way to impose rules on the bloc’s foreign energy suppliers like the United States. MEPs and EU...

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  • Ferrero ‘well placed’ to comply with deforestation laws, but sector challenges remain

    Ferrero ‘well placed’ to comply with deforestation laws, but sector challenges remain

    Ferrero Group considers itself well prepared for the EU Deforestation Regulation, which will apply to its palm oil and cocoa supply chains. But potential challenges and unintended consequences...

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  • Startup eliminates plastic through sustainable paper cup

    Startup eliminates plastic through sustainable paper cup

    The company’s Good Cup features an extension to the traditional structure of a paper cup, integrating a lid that folds and locks into place, eliminating the presence and need for a plastic lid.The...

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  • Measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions 

    Measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions 

    Organizations face pressure from multiple directions when it comes to sustainability in the supply chain. Factors such as public perception, competitors’ actions, and regulatory compliance all...

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  • Sustainable Cotton Group Boosts Tracking for Top Retailers

    Sustainable Cotton Group Boosts Tracking for Top Retailers

    Swiss-based sustainability group Better Cotton said on Thursday it has added new functions to a platform that big retailers use to trace materials through their supply chains.Better Cotton said...

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  • Jabil Acquires Retronix to Advance Circular Economy Initiatives

    Jabil Acquires Retronix to Advance Circular Economy Initiatives

    Jabil Inc., a global leader in design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions, announced the successful acquisition of Retronix, an innovative provider in the reclamation and refurbishment of...

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  • Digitizing the path to decarbonization 

    Digitizing the path to decarbonization 

    Looking toward the upcoming climate talks at COP28, businesses across the globe are focusing on the shared responsibility of climate action. To drive it, we must move fast and together — something...

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  • IT sourcing must adopt an environmental sustainability framework

    IT sourcing must adopt an environmental sustainability framework

    Environmental sustainability objectives have rapidly become a top CEO priority.Achieving these objectives requires a shared responsibility approach: responsible use by organizations, coupled with...

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  • Canadian Supply Chain Law Places Responsibility on Executives

    Canadian Supply Chain Law Places Responsibility on Executives

    A new Canadian supply chain law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, will place the responsibility on brands, retailers, and importers to identify and prevent child and forced labor within their...

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  • Report: Majority of Companies Plan Procurement Budget Increases in 2024

    Report: Majority of Companies Plan Procurement Budget Increases in 2024

    Key findingsThe report also found that:95% of decision-makers acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. 85% of respondents say the difficulty of sourcing suppliers that follow...

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  • Palm oil penalties? Transparency failings could hurt supply chain as EU prepares deforestation rules

    Palm oil penalties? Transparency failings could hurt supply chain as EU prepares deforestation rules

    The palm oil industry is largely unprepared for the EU’s incoming Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), according to a new assessment by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The conservation charity...

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  • Apple, Nike and others push Asian suppliers to buy clean energy 

    Apple, Nike and others push Asian suppliers to buy clean energy 

    A group of global companies including Apple, Nike and PepsiCo have launched the Clean Energy Procurement Academy to train supply chain partners in the Asia Pacific, where renewable power is...

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  • World 'Failing' on Pledges to End Deforestation by 2030, Report Says

    World 'Failing' on Pledges to End Deforestation by 2030, Report Says

    A coalition of research organizations and civil society, the Forest Declaration Assessment, has conducted a new study that evaluates the progress toward eliminating deforestation by nations,...

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  • Helping companies navigate today’s evolving global ESG regulatory landscape 

    Helping companies navigate today’s evolving global ESG regulatory landscape 

    In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting for companies has moved from a "nice-to-have" to an integral part of corporate strategy. An increasing awareness of the need...

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  • FoodTech Philippines Conference 2023

    FoodTech Philippines Conference 2023

    EcoVadis is excited to be an exhibitor at the FoodTech Philippines Conference 2023.   Mark your calendars for November 28, 2023, as we gather in Manila for an immersive two-day journey into the...

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  • Navigating ESG data scarcity challenges in Private Markets

    Navigating ESG data scarcity challenges in Private Markets

    Investing using ESG principles requires access to reliable, timely, and high-quality data about companies’ ESG performance—but investors often find that data hard to come by.  While popular in...

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  • 2023 Sustainable Investment Survey

    2023 Sustainable Investment Survey

    Once again, this year we asked GPs to identify whether they consider themselves to be venture capitalists (VCs), thereby allowing us to contrast how VCs were thinking about sustainable investment...

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  • Investors eye sustainability and private assets

    Investors eye sustainability and private assets

    Investors are focusing on sustainability and private assets in the midst of energy transition opportunities while inflation concerns persist, revealed a survey. More than half of...

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  • Professional services firms lag in digital sustainability efforts: study

    Professional services firms lag in digital sustainability efforts: study

    In a report, Schneider Electric found that one-third of Singaporean business leaders are digital sustainability leaders as they strongly support digitalisation as a key driver for sustainability...

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  • Emissions in the Telecommunications Industry

    Emissions in the Telecommunications Industry

    The telecommunications business has been revolutionary in its ability to connect individuals worldwide. However, this phenomenal growth has left the sector with a significant portion of the...

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  • Hanson launches new Recycling Materials Business

    Hanson launches new Recycling Materials Business

    In a strategic move aimed at conserving precious natural resources and advancing the principles of the circular economy, Hanson, a renowned leader in the UK construction industry, has recently...

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