To support one of the highest emitting sectors in accelerating its decarbonization transition, Ceres released a new report today identifying critical ways food companies can drive agricultural innovation – both within their supply chains and sector wide – to meet ambitious climate targets outlined in their transition plans. The report, Cultivating Innovation: Practical Solutions for Companies to Reduce Agricultural Emissions, summarizes emerging agricultural technologies, with specific examples from across the food sector of how companies, such as General Mills and Tyson, are leveraging innovation to significantly reduce the major drivers…
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Charities expected to fill gaps in public service Report Says
The voluntary sector will be expected to meet public service demands over the next five years, according to new research from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) with charity chief executives. The vast majority (91%) of sector leaders believe that charities will be expected to fill gaps in providing public services. This news comes amid increasing concerns about household finances. The CAF Charity Landscape report 2022 shows that three quarters (71%) of charity leaders believe the public are more aware of their contribution to society because of the pandemic, and nearly two thirds…
Read MoreNew Report Details Financing to Drive the Industry to Net-Zero
Recent studies estimate more than 2% of the global greenhouse gas emissions stem from the fashion industry. With the global average temperatures projected to rise by 3 degrees Celsius this century – well beyond the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement – disruptive solutions and unprecedented actions are needed to curb emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050. A new report, co-authored by Fashion for Good and Apparel Impact Institute and sponsored by HSBC, for the first time charts a trajectory for the industry to meet the net-zero ambition,…
Read MoreNew UN Women Report: What does gender equality look like today?
Progress towards gender equality is looking bleak. But it doesn’t need to. A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and increased burdens of unpaid care work. Women’s health services, poorly funded even before the pandemic, faced major disruptions, undermining women’s sexual and reproductive health. And despite women’s central role in responding to COVID-19, including as front-line health workers, they are…
Read MoreMediavine Champions Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in Company Report
Mediavine, the largest exclusive full-service ad management firm in the U.S., released its debut Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Report Card to demonstrate the measurable action the company has taken over the last year and a half to strengthen its D&I efforts internally and externally. Mediavine’s commitment has always been — will always be — to be an inclusive workplace for all. As of July 2021, Mediavine’s 112-employee company consists of 10% LGBTQ+, 38% BIPOC, 54% female, 44% male and 2% unspecified. In the first half of 2021 (January to June),…
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