Day: 22 October 2021

BCG Commits to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership with SkyNRG, a Key Step on the Firm’s Journey to Net-Zero Climate Impact by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Last year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced bold commitments to substantially reducing its climate impact from business travel (more than 80% of its total footprint) by embracing lessons learned about virtual and hybrid work during the global pandemic. To further reduce the firm’s climate impact and to support the development of a more robust SAF market, BCG has established a long-term partnership with SkyNRG, becoming the newest member of its innovative SAF program, Board Now, which allows corporates to go beyond compensation and reduce their air travel carbon footprint by…

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Formula E becomes first sport to join Science Based Targets initiative to tackle global warming

Stuart Mitchell

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has today become the first sport in the world to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5°C commitment. The SBTi is a partnership between the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), CDP and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is the lead partner of the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign – an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders, mobilizing companies to set net-zero…

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Mastercard Launches Global Sustainability Innovation Lab

Stuart Mitchell

Mastercard has announced the launch of its new Sustainability Innovation Lab, which will spearhead the further development of the company’s portfolio of environmentally conscious digital products and solutions. The Lab will focus on ways to empower businesses and consumers to transform how they produce, distribute and purchase products and services, ensuring both people and the planet can thrive as the global economy rapidly digitizes.  In support of the EU Green Deal, Mastercard selected Stockholm, Sweden as the home of the global Lab – a location that has long been at…

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PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group welcomes CMA’s Green Code

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Climate Misinformation Strategy Group has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s new Green Claims Code, designed to help organisations remain legally compliant when making environmental claims.  The Code – which is particularly relevant to communications professionals – requires all environmental claims to be truthful, unambiguous, and transparent. It also compels organisations to include all relevant information relating to a claim. The Code has been developed in response to increasing consumer demand for products and services that protect the environment. PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy…

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Food Waste Reduction Roadmap marks year of business achievement

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP and IGD have published the Annual Progress Report for the UK’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. A world-first initiative launched in September 2018, the Roadmap outlines the route the UK food industry should follow to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 and halve food loss and waste by 2030. More than 200 of the UK’s large food businesses, with around 60% of UK food industry turnover, have reported on their actions to prevent food from entering the waste stream. Those businesses with year-on-year data have achieved an impressive 17% average…

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