Not exact matches
The study was produced by Accenture and commissioned by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), a partnership
of information and communication technology (ICT)
companies focused on
sustainable development.
Jim Lopez, President and CEO, Tembec John Lounds, President and CEO, Nature Conservancy
of Canada David Miller, President and CEO, WWF — Canada; Former Mayor, City
of Toronto Lorraine Mitchelmore, co-Chair, Smart Prosperity; former President, Canada Country Chair, Shell Canada Ken Neumann, Canadian National Director, United Steelworkers Merrell - Ann Phare, Founding Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Vicky Sharpe, Founding President and CEO,
Sustainable Development Technology Canada Jean Simard, President, Aluminum Association
of Canada; co-Founder and Director, SWITCH Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada Rick Smith, Executive Director, Broadbent Institute John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office
of the CEO, Royal Bank
of Canada Kali Taylor, Founding Executive Director, Student Energy Annette Verschuren, Chair and CEO, NRStor; co-Chair, Smart Prosperity Robert Wesseling, President and CEO, The Co-operators Galen Weston, President and Executive Chairman, Loblaw
Companies Ltd..
With an enduring commitment to building
sustainable communities, our
Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic
development of the communities where we operate.
For the third year in a row, RBC was the only Canadian bank named as one
of the world's top 100
companies for
sustainable development, and we continue to be part
of a select group
of companies listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the FTSE4Good Index and the Jantzi Social Index.
The
company also promotes the achievement
of Finland's
sustainable development goals through Commitment 2050 - Society's Commitment to Sustainable D
sustainable development goals through Commitment 2050 - Society's Commitment to Sustainable D
development goals through Commitment 2050 - Society's Commitment to
Sustainable D
Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment.
Michael McSweeney, President and CEO, Cement Association
of Canada Andrée - Lise Méthot, Founder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital Management Lorraine Mitchelmore, co-Chair, Smart Prosperity; former President and Canada Country Chair, Shell Canada David Miller, President and CEO, WWF — Canada; Former Mayor, City
of Toronto Joe Nemeth, President and CEO, Catalyst Paper Corporation Ken Neumann, Canadian National Director, United Steelworkers Derek Nighbor, CEO, Forests Products Association
of Canada Robert Niven, Founder and CEO, CarbonCure Technologies Merrell - Ann Phare, Founding Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources John Risley, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, Clearwater Fine Foods Peter Robinson, CEO, David Suzuki Foundation Ron Seftel, CEO, Bullfrog Power Vicky Sharpe, Founding President,
Sustainable Development Technology Canada Jean Simard, President, Aluminum Association
of Canada; co-Founder and Director, SWITCH Scott Skinner, Executive Director, Clean Foundation Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada Rick Smith, Executive Director, Broadbent Institute John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office
of the CEO, Royal Bank
of Canada Kali Taylor, Founding Executive Director, Student Energy Ilse Treunicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District Scott Vaughan, President and CEO, International Institute for
Sustainable Development Annette Verschuren, CEO, NRStor; co-Chair, Smart Prosperity Galen Weston, President and Executive Chairman, Loblaw
Companies Ltd..
Talison Lithium is committed to pursuing
sustainable development in all aspects
of its operations to ensure, wherever possible, that the
Company can meet demand for lithium products without compromising the needs
of future generations.
Trade
companies must sign contracts with producers to foster long - term relationships, pay a Fairtrade minimum price (the cost
of sustainable production) and pay an addi - tional Fairtrade premium (to invest in
development).
CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg
Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman
of the Board
of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister
of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman
of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President
of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural
Development Selina Juul, Chairman
of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder
of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister
of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister
of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup
Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural
Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister
of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations
Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department
of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic
of South Africa
McCain Foods Americas president Frank van Schaayk said that the
company will contribute $ 2m and collaborate with the provincial government in the
development of initiatives that create
sustainable jobs for its affected workers.
We work and manage our
company of dedicated people who lend support to the overall
development of organic and
sustainable agricultural methods that utilize our cherished resources responsibly.
The
company presents its overall position in a section titled Third - party certifications and Responsible Sourcing: «Certification is not an end point in itself, and only one
of several ways
of Creating Shared Value, promoting
sustainable rural
development and progressing other
development goals in an effective and holistic way.»
«The Food Waste Reduction Alliance has been working to tackle food waste challenges within the food sector since 2011, but we know that there are
companies out there that are just starting to look at the issue,» said Gail Tavill, vice president,
sustainable development for ConAgra Foods and one
of the toolkit authors.
The jury consisted
of Anna Schreil, director product
development and R&D at Absolut Vodka, Claes Bjäreholt, CEO
of Smurfit Kappa Sverige, Ulf Skarin, editor in chief at Veckans Affärer, Fredrik Lundgren, CD Pond digital, Vincent Meunier, director, growth at The Absolut
Company and Jean - François Roucou, director
of sustainable performance at Pernod Ricard.
RSPO's plans for 2018 build on a milestone 2017, where the first ever RSPO Next — that is, a stricter variation
of RSPO rules that prohibit deforestation and peatland
development, among other things — was attained by Malaysian firm United Plantations and Colombian
company Daabon; and zoos and aquariums all over the world started a movement to educate consumers on
sustainable palm oil.
Savvy packaging
companies have such products in the works: The journal «Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture» keeps track
of some, and a recent review
of patents for meat and muscle - based food products suggests that solutions in
development include «antimicrobial and antioxidant packaging coatings and inserts, sensors or indicators that identify spoilage and freshness, functional engineering customisations, improvements to packaging integrity, leak or tamper detectors and environmentally
sustainable options».
While Wada Farms is not a packaging
company, our focus on finding
sustainable solutions that reduce our carbon footprint has led us to the
development and launch
of a great new packaging alternative.
Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg
Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman
of the Board
of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman
of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President
of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman
of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister
of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister
of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup
Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural
Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary
of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations
Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department
of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic
of South Africa
Barry Callebaut — manufacturer
of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products — has announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report, which details the
company's strategy in the areas
of sustainable cocoa, environmental protection and employee
development.
With an enduring commitment to building
sustainable communities, our
Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic
development of the communities where we operate.
The Vulli
company is very conscious
of ecology and
sustainable development issues and their most popular product Sophie the giraffe is made
of 100 % natural rubber.
The event is to recognize and honour
companies that have demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing the disease through innovative and
sustainable programmes and have continually taken steps to demonstrate that malaria prevention is an important element
of economic
development, for malaria - endemic countries.
Not only did this job have no connection to my degree whatsoever, the
company's exploitation
of forests was in direct opposition to my beliefs about environmental protection and
sustainable development.
Global
companies are partnering with the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and...
Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and...
Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for
Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and...
Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and...
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best -
of - breed
of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and...
sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their
development and...
development and... Read more →
In 2015, the
company surpassed by 17 percent its goal
of spending 50 percent
of its research and
development budget on sustainability projects, including biologicals, seed treatments and micronutrients for more
sustainable crop protection.
About Blog The
company was founded in 1995 and has been dedicated to the
development concepts
of «resources recycling and
sustainable regeneration».
Individuals compete consciously act in defense
of the environment by requiring governments and
companies implementing
sustainable development policies and collaborate with employers in workplaces in implementing policies
of corporate social and environmental responsibility.
The Communiqué is supported by The Prince
of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group (23 global
companies employing 2 million people worldwide with combined revenues exceeding $ 170 billion) and other business organisations working with thousands
of corporations and investors, including The B Team, the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the We Mean Business coalition.
Ahead
of the Paris meeting, thousands
of companies and investors and thousands
of mayors and regional governments announced their commitment to the essential economic and social transformation to low - carbon,
sustainable growth and
development.
The
company is a founding member
of the United Nations
Development Program's
Sustainable Development Advisory Committee in China as a representative
of the energy sector.
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are pursuing their successful strategic long - term cooperation in the field
of sustainable mobility today by signing binding agreements aimed at long - term collaboration between the two
companies for the joint
development of a fuel cell system, joint
development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research and
development of lightweight technologies.
The monarchy is most approving
of the
company in general, recently awarding them the 2015 Queen's Award for Enterprise in
Sustainable Development.
MSCI ACWI
Sustainable Impact Index is designed to identify listed companies whose core business addresses at least one of the world's social and environmental challenges, as defined by the United Nations sustainable develop
Sustainable Impact Index is designed to identify listed
companies whose core business addresses at least one
of the world's social and environmental challenges, as defined by the United Nations
sustainable develop
sustainable development goals.
Additionally, Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund will become Putnam
Sustainable Future Fund, a mid-cap fund — with USD450 million in assets at the end of December 2017 — focused on identifying companies with products and services that provide solutions directly contributing to sustainable social, environmental, and economic d
Sustainable Future Fund, a mid-cap fund — with USD450 million in assets at the end
of December 2017 — focused on identifying
companies with products and services that provide solutions directly contributing to
sustainable social, environmental, and economic d
sustainable social, environmental, and economic
development.
Specific ESG Focus: The Fund believes that the long - term performance
of companies operating in long established and / or emerging markets alike depends on progress towards
sustainable development.
1 Definitions: PREVENT - values expressed by employing a number
of industry screens; PROMOTE — focus on individual
companies that demonstrate stronger ESG performance relative to industry peers against ESG metrics; TARGET — focus on
companies that seek to advance specific
sustainable goals (e.g. UN
development goals, clean energy).
GREENFIELD, Ind., May 24, 2017 — Elanco Animal Health, a division
of Eli Lilly and
Company (NYSE: LLY), today announced that it received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide
sustainable development solutions to address food insecurity in East African countries.
I was introduced to this place by Community Tours, a
company who is committed to environmentally
sustainable development and generating jobs for the people who live in the communities
of Punta Allen, Muyil and Chumpon.
After a year
of development, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (www.adventuretravel.biz) is formally announcing AdventureEDU, a professional training program designed to assist governments, associations,
companies and professionals in providing the best adventure travel experience in managed - risk and
sustainable practices.
Long known for sport fishing and adventure travel - and as an escape from the tequila bars and tourist resorts
of Cabo San Lucas, further south at the tip
of Baja - Loreto is now in the sights
of resort builders, including the Trust For
Sustainable Development, a Canadian
company that launched a $ 3 - billion project here.
About Blog The
company was founded in 1995 and has been dedicated to the
development concepts
of «resources recycling and
sustainable regeneration».
At the end
of April the Caribbean Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Tourism
Company, will host the 8th Annual Caribbean Conference on
Sustainable Tourism
Development.
From the crews romp at Rios Tropicales, a Costa Rican low - impact river rafting
company supporting the
sustainable development of a local community, to their flight on Nature Air to destination Leatherback Trust, an organization working to protect the leatherback turtles nesting on the beaches around Playa Grand — it's an adventurous read chock full
of inspiring
companies and people making a difference.
(A footnote: The video
of Mr. Clarke was produced by Colombo - based production
company Video Image (Private) Limited, with the nonprofit educational media foundation TVE Asia Pacific, which I'm adding to my blogroll because it's a nexus for filmmakers focused on exploring
sustainable development.)
According to Ford, the
companies are «exploring» the use
of agave in the
development of sustainable bioplastics, and the automaker is testing the material's heat resistance and durability for possible use in both exterior and interior vehicle components, such as in wiring harnesses, HVAC units, and storage bins.
SciDev.net reports that a group
of companies, including IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowles and Sony, in partnership with the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD), have put together a portfolio
of patents
The project is a practical example
of our
company's philosophy in action — achieving
sustainable development through cooperation and harmonious relations with our host communities,» said Al Kurzenhauser, Chief Operating Officer for EDF Renewables.
Estimate
of Swedish tax shifting based on Paul Ekins and Stefan Speck, «Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Energy Tax Rates and Competitiveness,» in press, 2007; Ministry
of Finance, Sweden, «Taxation and the Environment,» press release (Stockholm: 25 May 2005); household size from Target Group Index, «Household Size,» Global TGI Barometer (Miami: 2005); population from U.N. Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision Population Database, at http://esa.un.org/unpp/; Andrew Hoerner and Benoît Bosquet, Environmental Tax Reform: The European Experience (Washington, DC: Center for a
Sustainable Economy, 2001); European Environment Agency, Environmental Taxes: Recent
Developments in Tools for Integration, Environmental Issues Series No. 18 (Copenhagen: 2000); environmental tax support from David Malin Roodman, The Natural Wealth
of Nations (New York: W. W. Norton &
Company, 1998), p. 243.
In addition to her faculty appointment at Columbia University's School
of International and Public Affairs, Ellen Morris is the President and Founder
of Sustainable Energy Solutions, a consulting services
company that promotes the increased use and deployment
of clean energy technologies and services as a means to support economic
development and reduce poverty in developing countries.
The early success
of the EMERGE Leadership Project was due in large part to the support
of founding sponsors O'Brien &
Company, the
Sustainable Building Advisor Program (now with Heat Spring), the
Development Center for Appropriate Technology, Design Avenues, LLC, as well as regional green building organizations sponsoring local workshops.