Day: 16 February 2023

Collaboration between international NGOs coordinates efforts to tackle plastic pollution ahead of Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

Stuart Mitchell

The World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Initiative and international climate action NGO WRAP – organisations leading work reducing the impacts of plastics – have joined forces to drive forward global action on plastics through greater knowledge exchange. The three organisations, which share a common vision for a circular economy for plastics, have each been running national level initiatives since 2018, which now span more than twenty countries. By working more closely together, they will be sharing learnings and best practices on a…

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Southwire Launches 2021 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Southwire’s long-held commitment to sustainability has been evident throughout its history and was formalized with its first official sustainability report in 2007. Reflecting that commitment, the company recently launched its 2021 sustainability report, prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. The report highlights all areas of sustainability at Southwire and showcases the company’s most significant impacts by focusing on its five core tenets – Growing Green, Living Well, Giving Back, Doing Right and Building Worth – including safety performance, strategic initiatives, employee engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI),…

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Report Shows Challenges of 2022 Didn’t Slow Action on Global Issues by Consumer Goods Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the only CEO-led organisation that brings together both manufacturers and retailers globally, today publishes its second annual report, ‘Collaborating for Action – 2022 Review’. The report highlights the achievements the sector has made in 2022 including further progress on tackling deforestation, global plastic waste and working to end forced labour. Created together with KPMG, the annual report reviewed the collective work across the CGF’s eight Coalitions of Action: Food Waste, Forest Positive, Global Food Safety Initiative, Collaboration for Healthier Lives, Human Rights – Working to…

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HanesBrands Recognized for Sustainability Leadership, Earning A- Scores in Both Climate Change and Water Security From CDP

Stuart Mitchell

HanesBrands (HBI), a global leader in iconic apparel brands, has been recognized with an A- score on the global CDP annual sustainability disclosures across two key areas of environmental impact – climate change and water security. HBI achieved this recognition for its leadership in transparency, best practices and coordinated action on climate change issues and water security. The A- score for water security is the highest HBI has received from CDP in that category. The company ranked in the top 11% of companies assessed in climate change and top 12%…

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PNC Expands Its Environmental Finance Pledge to $30 Billion

Stuart Mitchell

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced the expansion of its environmental finance commitment to $30 billion. The bank initially announced in August 2021 a commitment of $20 billion over five years in support of environmental finance. Since then, PNC has completed $9 billion in environmental financing for its customers. This commitment is an extension of PNC’s ongoing support for its customers as they transition to a low-carbon economy, and is complementary to the bank’s Community Benefits Plan, which pledges $88 billion in loans, investments, and other financial support to…

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