Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

The study comes as Berlin works on a climate adaptation strategy Costs include loss of agricultural yields, damage or destruction due to heavy rain and flooding, impairment of goods transportation and impact on the health system Climate change-driven extreme weather events have already cost Germany at least 145 billion euros between 2000 and 2021 Extreme […]

€21 billion will be focused on renewables, with €4 billion on electricity networks Renewables deployment to increase to 4.5 GW per year, totaling 18 GW in gross additions by 2026 EDP reiterated its commitment to be coal free by 2025, 100% renewables generation by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2040 EDP is scaling up […]

Frederik Gerits discusses their recently published article. Published in Journal of Applied Ecology, the article shows how variation in local land use types influence both biotic (e.g. presence and abundance of predatory arthropods and pollinators) and abiotic parameters (e.g. microclimate variation) in a peri-urban landscape. Our hypothesis is that these influences of landscape composition might […]

There are rehabilitation and management plans after collecting data on baseline environmental conditions of the marsh, mangrove, degraded shrubland, and bare hills above wetlands on Praslin. (TRASS) Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – Many opportunities exist for business, leisure, eco-tourism, education, and research at Pasquière on Praslin Island now that three hectares of wetland and two […]

World’s first standard on green bonds Companies adopting the standard also commit to green transition plans Transparency framework can be also used for sustainable bonds falling short of best in class green bonds EU negotiators on Tuesday struck a deal creating the first best in class standard for the issuing of green bonds. The “European […]

Divert plans infrastructure expansion across North America to decarbonize the food value chain and combat climate change. Divert Inc., a leading impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food, announced a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with Enbridge Inc., solidifying the company’s leadership in solving the wasted food crisis and delivering […]

Dairy sustainability scientists and innovators will soon have the nation’s largest research hub to test their ideas and develop technologies in the Pacific Northwest. The Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) will be the backdrop to short-term and longer-term research projects to benefit dairy farmers in Idaho and beyond. To help support this ambition, Cargill […]

Wyatt joined Persefoni one year ago from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission having led the rulemaking team through drafting the proposed climate disclosure rules Kristina Wyatt Persefoni, a global leader in climate data disclosure and management, today announced the appointment of Kristina Wyatt as the company’s Deputy General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer. Wyatt’s appointment marks […]

The editor’s choice for our March issue is “Sandy seeds: Armour or invisibility cloak? Mucilage-bound sand physically protects seeds from rodents and invertebrates“ by Eric LoPresti et al. Here, Associate Editor Michał Bogdziewicz discusses the importance of this research:  Top Row (L-R): Bare, mucilage-imbibed and mucilage-bound seeds of Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae), Physaria ovalifolia (Brassicaceae), Salvia hispanica (Lamiaceae), Lepidium sativum (Brassicaceae) and S. sclarea (Lamiaceae). Middle Row […]

Nicole Mommsen to take over responsibility for global communications and sustainability for Group Components, PowerCo SE, Charging & Energy and Volkswagen’s third-party platform business effective April 1, 2023  “Three years ago, we set out to actively help shape the Volkswagen Group’s transition to electromobility,” says Group Board Member Thomas Schmall-von Westerholt. “And we are up […]