Day: 14 March 2022

EcoVadis Network Grows 50% As Sustainability Improvement Magnitude Triples Ahead of Sustain 2022 Virtual Conference

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, today announced that the EcoVadis Network has grown to include over 750 requesting organizations, a 50% increase since the start of 2021, and over 90,000 of their trading partners and suppliers. The network has nearly tripled in Improvement Magnitude this past year heading into the Sustain 2022 virtual conference. Improvement Magnitude measures the total scope of EcoVadis score improvement by companies across the network and is a core indicator of the capacity to drive positive sustainability impact. More than 260…

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Deutsche Bank & The Development Guarantee Group sign Memorandum of Understanding to tackle climate financing gap for developing countries

Stuart Mitchell

Deutsche Bank has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Development Guarantee Group (“DGG”). Under the agreement, Deutsche Bank will act as an Origination Partner for the Green Guarantee Company (“GGC”), which will be managed by DGG. GGC is a specialist guarantor for climate mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries. Claire Coustar, global head of ESG FIC, Deutsche Bank said: “As we work towards the critical goal of keeping warming to 1.5 degrees, there is a real need for greater mobilisation of private capital to emerging…

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Less concrete, more jungle: over £3 million of funding for nature schemes to tackle flooding

Stuart Mitchell

Thames Water is funding 20 nature-based schemes to tackle flooding in London and the Thames Valley.  Local authorities, who have a shared responsibility for managing surface water, and schools were among those invited to bid for a share of £1.8 million to create ‘sustainable urban drainage schemes’ or SuDS to address local flooding challenges and put in place more green spaces. SuDS work by slowing down the rate at which rainwater runs off into drains and is absorbed into the ground, so the flow of water reaching the sewers is…

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The modern way to someone’s heart? Great eco habits!

Stuart Mitchell

It used to be that good food was the way to a person’s heart but in 2022 – for Gen Z at least – it’s having good eco habits. According to a new survey commissioned by the John Lewis Partnership, 85 per cent of 18-24 year olds questioned said that differing opinions about sustainability were the cause of frequent fall outs.  Even more severe, a staggering 47 per cent admitted that they’ve actually broken up with someone purely because of poor eco habits – with modern daters increasingly showing they…

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The Home Depot Supports Women and Non-Binary Entrepreneurs With Ladies Who Launch Partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Ladies Who Launch (LWL) became a nonprofit in 2017 and is dedicated to elevating and empowering women and non-binary business owners and entrepreneurs. They support business owners by providing educational resources, funding, mentorship, networking and community. The Home Depot is proud to announce a $100,000 investment which will support the organization’s Launch Program, a six-month grant program that provides selected recipients a cash grant of $10,000, in addition to community, business education, mentorship and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ladies Who Launch founded this program to support U.S. women and…

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