In many ways, private equity is made to be invested in environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. But it takes thoughtful strategies to ensure those investments generate maximum value...

By investing in earlier-stage companies and having controlling ownership, private equity has the potential to tackle ESG considerations effectively, according to Jennifer Signori, managing...

At the opening of the event, the co-founders and executives announced the publication of the "Network Impact Report" which presents the first progress made since EcoVadis chose to officially...

In a hyper-connected trade economy, almost every area of business performance is tracked, assessed, or evaluated. As a trading partner to a multinational or value chain, you probably measure...

Speaker: Matias Pollmann-Larsen, Global Lead for Sustainable Value Chain at Accenture, hosted by Fergal Byrne, Executive Producer, The Sustainability Agenda.   Supply chains is what keeps the...

While sustainability risk management is not new, today’s challenges require a new response. The confluence of the pandemic, geopolitical and social upheaval, a resurgence in modern slavery,...

Wouldn’t you like to know how ESG strategies can unlock financial potential – for you and your portfolio companies or value chain partners?A joint study from Bain & Company and EcoVadis, “Do ESG...

et-food giant Mars and agri-food heavyweight Cargill are backing a new scheme set up by the WWF, aimed at making fisheries more sustainable.The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Finance Earth (FE)...

These include consumption and production, marine ecosystem, and terrestrial vegetation   The world may have made little progress in its Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) for 2030, but the...

The packaging was launched to mark Earth Day on 22 April 2023. It is expected to help consumers to adopt a more ‘sustainable lifestyle’.In a LinkedIn post, the company said its new packaging...

Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by using low-carbon aluminium and extrusions from Hydro. In addition, the two...

The obligation to comply with supply chain regulations from the EU Supply Chain Act to a draft of US supply chain due diligence laws is spurring firms to rethink sourcing, supply chain,...

A law passed by the European Parliament requires companies working in cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood to demonstrate their products aren’t sourced to deforested land or land...

Companies in the United States are beginning to shift from commitment to action when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues to address stakeholder concerns and pending...

Indonesia finds itself in a delicate balancing act of uplifting people from poverty, managing climate change and biodiversity, and satisfying an increasingly demanding international market for...

PVH, owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, recently teamed up with Standard Chartered Bank to create a new financing program for suppliers tied to the apparel company’s sustainability...

A bill that aims to expose the use of child labour and forced labour around the world passed the House of Commons on Wednesday.The new law will require Canadian companies and government...

Britain recently signed a key global coffee sector agreement aimed at tackling some of the industry's most pressing issues, including making coffee growing and coffee consumption...