The accelerated rate of digital transformation has opened new opportunities for creating greater value, helping build sustainable economies for better lives and the environment. Intelligent automation can carve a new pathway toward achieving both sustainable economies and energy transition, be it in healthcare, manufacturing or even logistics. Maximising the implementationContinue Reading
Asket is on a mission to get more people to buy less. Asket Asket, a menswear brand founded in 2015, grew an average of 150% every year in its first five years. It’s made gross merchandise sales of $10 million through direct-to-consumer channels and broken even on the business. ItsContinue Reading
Creating a sustainable environment is on the agenda of every organization today. While most companies do this as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, there has been an increase in organizations that are advocating sustainability in the products and services they develop and offer as well. For example, almostContinue Reading
Singapore, 16 September 2021 – A sustainable recovery is critical for Asia Pacific to reduce the risk of future pandemics, transition to a low carbon economy, create jobs and increase competitiveness. This was the consensus of more than 600 leaders from across government, finance, business and civic society convening for Unlocking capital for sustainability 2021, who agreedContinue Reading
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, and Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) announced today that they are jointly developing a new class of publicly traded assets called Natural Asset Companies, or NACs.Continue Reading
When you think of the phrase “sustainable fashion,” what comes to mind? Maybe some boxy little shirts upcycled from Victorian tablecloths, or diaphanous sack dresses made out of hemp fibers. Perhaps a pair of rubbery-looking sneakers with 100% recycled emblazoned prominently on them. Until relatively recently, the concepts of glamourContinue Reading
One emerging ESG factor is a company’s strategy for plastic management or its “plastic footprint,” meaning how much plastic a company uses (both in its products and incidental to operations), what portion of that plastic is made from virgin feedstocks as opposed to recycled or plant-based plastic, the type ofContinue Reading
Image: Shutterstock /> In his 2014 book, Utopia for Realists, Dutch historian Rutger Bregman discusses how capitalism isn’t enough to sustain the dream of progress and stated that “the 21st century will challenge us to find other ways of boosting our quality of life”. In the wake of Covid-19, his prediction seems toContinue Reading
New Actions Aim to Produce Three Billion Gallons of Sustainable Fuel, Reduce Aviation Emissions by 20% by 2030, and Grow Good-Paying, Union Jobs Today, President Biden is taking steps to coordinate leadership and innovation across the federal government, aircraft manufacturers, airlines, fuel producers, airports, and non-governmental organizations to advance theContinue Reading
Time is running out to prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Corporate environmental leadership has never been more vital for cutting emissions, protecting precious forests and water bodies, and building resilience. But with so many different metrics available and environmental data lacking standardization in the wider marketplace, itContinue Reading
