Swedish industrial products manufacturer Alfa Laval announced plans to achieve its key interim climate goals ahead of schedule, accelerating its efforts to achieve net zero goals for scope 1 and 2 emissions, and to reduce scope 3 emissions by 50% by 2027, three years earlier than previously announced. The revised goal was announced at the company’s Capital Markets Day in…
Enterprise software company SAP has appointed Matthias Medert as its new Global Head of Sustainability, with responsibility for sustainability strategy across internal and external global operations at the company. In his new role, Medert will focus on key priorities, including environmental stewardship, exploring which sustainable practices will help SAP achieve net zero by 2030 across the value chain, and human…
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EU member states in the European Council announced that they have adopted a new regulation aimed at banning products made with forced labor from being sold on the EU market, or exported. The adoption of the new rules by the EU Council marks the last major legislative step in the process for the new regulation, following an agreement with the…
Mercedes-Benz announced an update to its sustainability strategy, with the company shifting to focus on a set of six key strategic environment, social and corporate governance topics assessed to have a significant impact on the company’s stakeholders and society. The new focus areas, presented at the company’s 17th Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Dialogue, include Decarbonisation, Resource Use & Circularity, Employees, Human Rights,…
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced today the expansion of its “ESG accelerators” on the Workiva platform, with the launch of four new solutions aimed at helping companies comply with the regulatory requirements of the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Key CSRD requirements targeted by the new solutions include double materiality, financed emissions calculation, regulatory gap assessments, and…
The European Council announced that it has given final approval for the establishment of the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products, creating a voluntary framework aimed at craeing a certification system to quantify, monitor and verify carbon removals, and to counter greenwashing. The adoption of the new rules by the EU…
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced today the launch of the BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund (FFF), a new fund targeting investments in sustainable forestry. BNPP AM said that the new fund is being launched amid global demand for sustainable managed timberland investments. According to BNPP AM, the new fund, categorized as Article 9 under the EU’s SFDR regulation,…