Tag: Deloitte

Executives say sustainability investments are up, new Deloitte research reveals

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte’s 2024 CxO Sustainability Report: Signs of a shift in business climate action shows that climate change remains a top three issue for global C-suite level business leaders (CxOs), surpassing political uncertainty, competition for talent, and the changing regulatory environment, among others. A key indicator of climate’s staying power on leaders’ agendas is that 85% of CxOs say they have increased investments in sustainability in the past year—up from 75% in 2023—and half have started to implement technology solutions to help achieve climate goals. Now in its third year, the…

Read More

Deloitte announces strategic collaboration with dsm-firmenich to bolster sustainable food value chains

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte has announced its expanded global collaboration with dsm-firmenich—innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty—to cultivate a more sustainable food system. This collaboration is part of Deloitte’s latest effort to explore, develop, and scale new climate and nature-positive solutions, working directly with businesses to help implement future-proof strategies and promote transparency across the food ecosystem. dsm-firmenich’s innovative Software as a Service platform SustellTM is at the center of the collaboration and is designed to calculate the environmental impact of producing animal protein at scale, harnessing data directly from the feed and…

Read More

Deloitte’s Women @ Work report shows stagnating progress in and outside the workplace for women

Stuart Mitchell

Now in its fourth year, Deloitte’s Women @ Work: A Global Outlook, a survey of 5,000 women in workplaces across 10 countries, explores some of the critical workplace and societal factors impacting women’s careers. Rising stress levels and poor mental health persist. And fewer women report feeling supported by their employers to balance work responsibilities with their commitments outside of work—a trend that is leading some women to switch employers. Although women working in a hybrid model are reporting better experiences this year than last, many have recently been asked…

Read More

‘Millions will be left behind’ if incoming government neglects the digital divide, warns the Digital Poverty Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Millions of adults and children across the UK will be left behind if the incoming government doesn’t prioritise bridging the digital divide, the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has warned. According to DPA research alongside Deloitte, one in seven adults and one in five children still suffer from digital poverty, with as many as 19 million people in the UK falling victim to the digital dive. Digital exclusion goes beyond basic online connectivity, digital skills and access to electronic devices claim the DPA, who believe bridging the gap is about empowering…

Read More

Study: Global circularity still in decline despite circular economy ‘megatrend’

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation released the Circularity Gap Report 2024, finding the vast majority of extracted materials entering the economy are virgin, with the share of secondary materials declining steadily since the Circularity Gap Report began in 2018. The report identifies three main areas where reforms can help accelerate progress toward the circular economy: policy, finance, and employment. The decline in circularity continues despite the concept of a circular economy—one that aims to help reduce consumption of virgin materials and keep materials in circulation—growing in popularity, with the volume of discussions, debates…

Read More