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Total Impact Disclosure: Driving Capital towards Sustainability
The European Commission adopted the Action Plan on Sustainable Finance in 2018 to redirect capital towards sustainable and green activities. Impact assessment and corporate transparency are two key elements to foster sustainable finance. Discover CSR Europe’s Total Impact Disclosure approach...
Solvay to raise hydroquinone capacity in Europe by 20%
Solvay is raising its European capacity of hydroquinone by 20%, enhancing the security of supply on three continents and to meet increasing demand for diphenol inhibitors used as additives by the monomer industry.
This capacity expansion at its plant in Saint-Fons, France is accomplished by...
Teleperformance Recognized at the “Asia Outsourcing Leadership Awards” for innovation, content moderation services and chat capabilities
These three awards show the excellence of Teleperformance D.I.B.S, the Digital Integrated Business Services business of Teleperformance, throughout the industry.
Teleperformance, the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, today announced that Teleperformance...
Volkswagen plans 22 million electric vehicles in ten years
The Volkswagen Group is forging ahead with the fundamental change of system in individual mobility and systematically aligning with electric drives. The Group is planning to launch almost 70 new electric models in the next ten years – instead of the 50 previously planned. As a result, the...
ENGIE further promotes clean cooking and last mile energy distribution solutions
During the last quarter 2018, ENGIE’s Rassembleurs d’Energies fund invested in 2 companies specialized respectively in clean cooking worldwide and in last mile distribution of solar appliances in rural India.
In November 2018, the fund acquired a minority stake in Envirofit, an...
ArcelorMittal selected for 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, recognising commitment to advancing women in the workplace
ArcelorMittal announced recently that it is one of 230 companies selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality in the workplace.
The index, which has doubled in size...
ArcelorMittal call for green border adjustment to address climate change while securing the competitiveness of European steel mills
ArcelorMittal recently called for Europe to introduce a green border adjustment whereby steel imported into Europe has the same standards applied on CO2 as European-produced steel under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) regime. The adjustment would call for any shortfall in CO2 emissions to be...
Hyundai Reveals World’s First Smart Fingerprint Technology to Vehicles
Hyundai Motor Company announced the world’s first smart fingerprint technology that allows drivers to not only unlock doors but also start the vehicle. Hyundai plans to implement the technology initially in Santa Fe SUV model that is to be released in select markets on the first quarter of...
Sustainability enters a stage of growing demand by governments, investors and citizens - 2018 Forética Report
Forética has recently presented the Forética 2018 Report on the evolution of CSR and Sustainability, under the company of the ESG attributes -environmental, social and governance, and the conscious consumer.
The report focuses on the integration of sustainability in the supervisory activity...
Danone Manifesto Ventures becomes first corporate venture fund to independently achieve B Corporation™ Certification
Danone Manifesto Ventures, the New York-based venture arm of Danone, has announced that it has become the first corporate venture fund to achieve B Corporation Certification™ independently.
This prestigious designation follows a rigorous certification process by B Lab®, a third-party...