Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Level of knowledge of concepts related to sustainability. Credit: Frontiers in Nutrition (2022). DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.970923 Every year, about a third of all food produced in the world—about 1.3 billion tons—is wasted in consumers’ homes and retail businesses, according to the United Nations (UN). The food sector also accounts for around 30% of the world’s total […]

A new sustainability center is being built at the Technion Institute of Technology, in Haifa, thanks to a $50 million donation. Students and faculty at the new sustainability center will uncover new ways to maintain global growth, while protecting the planet and its resources for future generations.  The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, […]

During the International Real Estate Community Management Summit (IRECMS) Dubai Awards   Leading real estate services company Provis has won two Gold Awards during the International Real Estate Community Management Summit (IRECMS) Dubai Awards for the ‘Best Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ and the ‘Best Customer Experience Initiative of the Year’. The accolades were presented […]

(Bloomberg) — ESG is beset from every angle. Republicans want to cancel it. Business leaders are muffling their former enthusiasm. Some money managers have even scrubbed the three letters from their funds. To meet this fraught moment, brand executives who work with some of the largest US companies, including Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, […]

“Your retirement account is collateral damage to radical environmentalists, who are leveraging Wall Street through ‘woke’ ESG investment strategies to kill the oil and gas industry.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Senate Committee on State Affairs held a hearing in Marshall, Texas, on Thursday investigating the expansion of the Environmental, Social, and Governance […]

143 third-semester Georgian College students worked on developing a Sustainability Action Plan Report with three Muskoka area resorts NEWS RELEASE GEORGIAN COLLEGE ****************************** Georgian College introduced a new course this fall where students in Hospitality – Hotel and Resort Operations Management worked with three Muskoka-area resorts to address sustainability in the hospitality sector. The course, […]

Gabrielle Durisch (pictured above, left) – previously from the Zurich Insurance Group – is the new global head of ESG & sustainability solutions. She will work with all lines of AGCS business starting April 2023 to develop new insurance solutions geared towards supporting renewable energy, sustainable construction and transport, and low-carbon technology. Durisch was previously […]

Sustainability is top of mind for companies across the logistics industry. Carriers, specifically, are facing a combination of corporate responsibility, government regulations and growing expectations from industry partners. They are taking a wide variety of approaches — from embracing electric vehicles to eliminating wasted miles — to cleaning up their supply chains. While various new […]

The preliminary report of the satellite survey undertaken by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to demarcate Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) around protected areas like national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the state has caused widespread discontent among people. The satellite survey was conducted due to a Supreme Court order issued on 3 June 2022, which […]

Gildan Activewear has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for its leading ESG practices. This marks Gildan’s 10th consecutive year of inclusion in the DJSI. In 2022, Gildan was the only apparel manufacturing company included in the North American Index. Gildan has also announced that for the third time it has […]