As many of us are either heading off soon on #holiday, already arrived back, or even on holiday as you read this, it’s useful to have to hand Rebecca M. Knight’s though piece: “Post-#Vacation Blues? Here’s How to...

US secondhand #clothing wholesaler Garson & Shaw, LLC just produced an insights report with findings that caught me by great surprise. The discoveries? - 65% of '#GenZ' consumers throw away at least one item of...

For anyone on the South Coast of England this weekend and close by to #Hastings, you may well want to stop in to be part of a special community event, part of a year-long celebration of The Royal National Lifeboat Instit...

Good to see this news that department store John Lewis & Partners is getting in on the action of #clothing and #textile restoration. In partnership with Johnsons Cleaners, part of Timpson Group, the retail #business...

Fascinating to see today’s Financial Times Sifted piece from Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty. The title begs the question: “Is #privateequity’s interest in European #startups on the up again?” For sure, the data ...

Two years ago, there were rampant headlines associated with #greenwashing. Now, it’s about #greenhushing! And new research out from data insights company Connected Impact and data-science consultancy Ringer Sciences in...

I’ve heard SailGP called the quintessential #sport for adrenaline junkies: 50-foot catamarans with a six-person crew race in 14 locations across the globe, travelling at up to 60mph in what can only be described as the...

“Youth is wasted on the young,” said the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. What manna from heaven it would be, did his comment suggest, to have the vitality and #agility of earlier years coupled with the #wisdom ...

April 22 1970, the inaugural #EarthDay, saw millions of Americans marching to have their voices heard, concerned about the #future of our planet. Today, April 22 2024, a half century later, marks the 54th Earth Day. Now...

‘Minimalist #leadership?’ There’s a concept that captured my attention, and one I was curious to explore further when I happened upon Frank Martela’s #employee #engagement thought piece. Far easier said than don...

A cool concept for #startups which haven’t yet considered it: the bringing on of a fractional CEO or other C-Suite #leader to support #business development at pivotal times in the organisation’s evolution. Sadia Now...

Exciting to see steps forward by PUMA Group in its quest to create a fully #compostable set of trainers (or, for the American reader here, sneakers!). #Innovation is a core value of the #business and it continues to har...

A thought piece coming from Financial Times Sifted’s Anne Sraders caught my attention. And not in a “Wow! What sublime news,” way but, rather, a “REALLY?!? This is still happening?!?” Relating marked #diversit...

The built #environment is responsible for up to 40% of #carbon #emissions. It’s also where we work, we live and have capacity to thrive. Making shifts in the sector is imperative to create those thriving #communities....

Well, the outcomes may not have included everything from the wish list, but #cop28 did have one assuredly remarkable result. After 27 COP conferences, we finally had, with COP 28, #governments willing to name the elepha...

Wow! $2.8 billion! That’s a lot of hashtag#funding! But, then, taking the hashtag#world where it needs to go in order to become hashtag#sustainable isn’t cheap. Fantastic to see the huge interest in KKR’s hashtag#...

Forbes contributor Corinne Post has written a thought piece that I found packed a punch and wanted to pass it on. It prompts #business #leadership to consider three questions with a view to both creating and embedding a ...

What an amazing #innovation developed in Guatemala! 3D printing company COBOD International has partnered with #Danish #architecture #business 3DCP GROUP and cement company Progreso to produce a house that can resist ear...

“Fortune favours the bold” goes the old proverb. And in his thought piece today, the Financial Times Sifted’s Zed Tarar rather puts forward to Europe-based #business start up #founders the need to be bolder, be mor...

Big news out within the last few hours from the #UK Supreme Court. It has appointed Lady Justice Simler to the country’s top bench. Made a High Court Judge in 2013 and eminently qualified for the job, Lady Justice Sim...

It’s pretty cool to see in the news that one of the #UK’s leading #hospitality groups, Whitbread, has built a site which is a fully functioning all-electric #hotel, without any connection to a mains gas supply whatso...

It's great to see UK #technology in full flow outside of the #London, #Oxford and #Cambridge #tech ‘Golden Triangle.' Chris Newbold’s Sifted article highlights 10 startups / scaleups which are at various stages of t...

As a #Business #Coach who works with Executives, Teams and Organisations, I am often pulled into contexts where there are tensions or misunderstandings across #teams and #teammembers on ‘ways of working’ and ‘ways ...

It’s fascinating to see that #climate #infrastructure #startups have claimed the leaderboard for biggest tech deals in #Europe during 2023. As Sifted’s Freya Pratty and Shubham Jaipuria highlight in a thought piece ...

World renowned inventor Thomas Alva Edison said “There’s a better way to do it - find it.” That could be the motto for the #Sustainable #Aviation Challenge, a fantastic collaborative initiative launched over the l...

Average weekly #online fashion sales in the UK have just reached a record high. The level is an eye watering one, particularly if bearing in mind that of the 32 billion garments produced for the #fashion industry each ye...

Hot-off-the-press today is launch of the new UK Business #Climate Hub, a #collaboration between the UK #Government, businesses and #business groups across the #UK to support SMEs in their net zero transition. The goal o...

The Josh Bersin Company's Kathi Enderes’ thought piece on ‘total rewards’ in Personnel Today makes for interesting read. She puts forward the idea that the concept is outdated, and that a shift in thinking to ‘#s...

Hot-off-the-press research conducted by the CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reflects that a whopping 76% of marketeers have worked on at least one #sustainability-focused initiative, with many of them fe...

Anyone working as I do with #startups and #scaleups here in the #UK knows that it’s not a context for the faint-hearted. As an organisational and team #coach who has worked with large, established multi-nationals as we...

Great to see this news from Walmart and PepsiCo #business leaders investing to drive #sustainability innovation…and, doing so via #collaboration! George Bernard Shaw once penned: “Progress is impossible without #cha...

Consider this nightmarish scenario: all #plastic produced between now and December — c 42% of annual levels — will end up as #pollutant. It boggles the mind. And, yet, that’s the reality of the #world we’re livin...

What a fascinating thought piece from Mark Mortensen on the Hybrid Work environment! While one can be put off given the overuse of expressions like “toxic #culture” in describing less-effective work context, it’s a...

Miriam Partington’s Financial Times Sifted article today is a compelling read, calling out that within the #startup / #scaling up / VC business community there continues to be a lack of #female representation at #Board...

The World Economic Forum, in #partnership with Accenture, recently went about research to see what’s on the mind of young professionals, including the potent question of whether “CEOs still think profitability and #e...

Some good news. Some not so good news. That’s what new research published by the campaign group Women on Boards has confirmed about the number of #female bosses in #UK businesses. Good news? An increase in female UK #...

Wow! #Sweden-based #online #fashion retailer Boozt Group AB has chosen to take a stand and block 42,000 customers for returning too many items! Returns have long been a thorn in the side of #retailers, with an average 2...

Fascinating to see the news that the UK comes in fourth place on EY’s #Renewable #Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). The #US, propelled by the $396bn Inflation Reduction Act, retains top seed. Second is #Ge...

Nike’s “Just Do It.” Apple’s “Think Different.” IMAX’s “Think Big.” These seven words weren’t actually co-opted by 100 #businesses and the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) in a letter just sent to t...

Achieving B Lab’s B Corp certification is just about to get harder, and it’s coming none too soon, according to many #business leaders who are committed to truly transformative practice, with a clear ‘north star’...

Today, 10 May, #France’s Pyrénées-Orientales region was officially declared to be at drought "crisis" level. This is the fourth department to be so named. There are nearly 40 departments in France – covering nearly...

If you’re thinking of giving back to #community and haven’t yet already taken the plunge, here’s a great way to get started: an 8 May #volunteering initiative called The Big Help Out. Devised by the #leadership of...

Extraordinary to see this news out from New York! What a step forward by the NY State #government in its #netzero, #decarbonation journey! A ban on the use of #gas stoves and heating on most new builds by 2030! The rule...

It was recently reported that 40% of the #UK’s working adults self-described as having “worked from home at some point in the past seven days.” The figure was published by the UK’s Office of National Statistics i...

HR magazine’s “Diversity conversations causing frustrations” headline caught my attention. The journal’s article, published yesterday by Millicent Machell, pointed to research conducted by the #diversity, #equity...

“We shape our buildings and, afterwards, our buildings shape us,” said Winston Churchill. They are the centre of our #communities, professionally and personally. They surround us. The ‘built #environment’ plays ...

Published earlier today by McKinsey & Company’s Carolyn Dewar is a fascinating interview with Harvard Business School Professor and former Medtronic CEO Bill George. The fresh insights threaded together include not...

This morning edie published a great summary of the #UK #government’s response to the Skidmore Review, the Independent Review of the UK’s #Netzero Plan which came out in January. As author Matt Mace reflects, the 129...

You may think, at first blush, that my #linkedin efforts today represent gratuitous posting…a quest for getting as many ‘likes’ as possible. It's true that, to say the least, the photo put forward with The Indepen...

For some time now, Scottish Widows has not only been on the march to make its own shift into ‘#nature-positive assets’ but also using its market position to press for systems change in the #financialservices market. ...

News out earlier today reflects progress in #FTSE 350 Boardroom #diversity. In particular, Parker Review committee -- in conjunction with the #UK Department for #Business and Trade -- has just published results of its 20...

In early March 1911, the first International #Women’s Day was held, though it took until 1975 for the United Nations to recognise and celebrate the event. Today, 8 March, marks the 2023 day. As we approach nearly 50 ...

A new survey conducted by PwC and the London Business School of 50 major companies researched shows that three-quarters have now linked executive #compensation to #climate targets. In 2020, there were less than 50%. And...

We talk about challenges on the pathway to #sustainabledevelopment. We know transitioning to different #business models, refit organisational structures and alternative ways of #working isn't an easy journey. We know tha...

Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci penned “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough: we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” IKEA has long shown #leadership in #sustaina...

According to two notable US #energy executives quoted in today’s Financial Times piquant piece by Justin Jacobs, European buyers have, thus far, held their resolve and steered clear of 20-year gas deals, underscoring #...

“We’re actually doing work that matters!” said a CEO to me when we met recently and discussed the energy and ambition which radiates from the #leadership team of the #social and #environmental impact company he lea...

“Given the scale of the challenge to address environmental #sustainability and particularly #climate change concerns…we [The Competition and Markets Authority] think it is important that firms are not unnecessarily o...

Dame Vivienne Westwood was a pioneer in #sustainablefashion, a woman who took on the cause long before it was fashionable to do so (pardon the pun). A #fashion designer who had a choice to sit back and enjoy proceeds f...

Lo and behold! Non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker has just released a report highlighting a "#greenwashing hydra" which they see emerging in corporate #communication and it packs a punch in its laying out the...

Bloomberg’s Oscar Boyd and Akshat Rathi have just published a piece which is well worthy of a read. It gets to the heart of what matters to an increasing number of employees: being employed by #businesses which given ...

It’s been nearly a year since Russia launched its invasion into the Ukraine, a conflict which sparked the global #energy crisis in which we are now all deeply embroiled. A silver lining? The acceleration of the globa...

According to a new report released over the last 24 hours by global advisory company WTW (Willis Towers Watson), 77% of large, public corporates across North America and Europe are now using at least one #ESG metric in t...

Hot off the press! Insider Business has just released its third annual list of #America-based Diversity Officers changing their companies. The “#diversity trailblazers” roster is worthy of a read. And the #leaders on...

A winter storm and cold weather is sweeping through the #USA today, and the Arctic blast is due to touch nearly every state on the continent. Life-threatening wind chills are expected in parts of the country, with temper...

Big news out today from American multinational conglomerate 3M! The #Minnesota-based company has announced that it has set itself a 2025 deadline to stop producing #PFAS, a.k.a. "forever chemicals.” Per- or poly-fluor...

I’m looking forward to being in London, at the airport, at the stage in 2023 when one of Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787 aircraft is spec’d to take flight to New York using solely #sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Ann...

It’s encouraging to see #transparency coming from San Francisco-based Airbnb’s #leadership team as it continues its anti-#discrimination efforts, in particular those related to ‘bookings bias.’ The findings in ...

News out from HSBC today is worth a big cheer! The international #financial conglomerate has now confirmed it will not provide funding to new #oilandgas fields given licenses by the government after 2021. It’s ‘walki...

Leonardo da Vinci, renowned Italian polymath of the High Renaissance, once wrote “learning never exhausts the mind.” While some may say that can be argued, perhaps less arguable is that #learning with others can ligh...

A multi-year research project assessing #gender #diversity within the #privateequity industry has just been released, and its findings are illuminating. As the opening line of the private-equitynews.com article by HEC P...

On 10 November 1969, PBS premiered Sesame Workshop's Sesame Street, the (now very long-standing and beloved) children’s programme with an essence, as author Malcolm Gladwell described it, "the artful blend of fluffy mo...

Research just published by Capgemini illuminates what seems to be perhaps the greatest hurdle standing in the way of companies’ #sustainability transitions: business #leadership’s belief that it’s worthwhile to und...

The #environmental, ‘E’ sustainability dimensions of #ESG have garnered the majority of attention by businesses (and news headlines!) over the last year, with eyes focused on ‘#netzero’ pathways and #business ris...

German-American economist Theodore Levitt once said “#Creativity is thinking up new things. #Innovation is doing new things.” It is a message which resonates: ideas can be brilliant, but without the stewardship and w...

Sustainability-focused Triodos Bank, which has been committed to the Net Zero #Banking Alliance (NZBA) since its launch in April last year, this week announced a new greenhouse gas (#GHG) emissions reduction goal -- an i...

Today, 24 October, is Diwali and what an inspiring, celebratory moment it marks this year with the appointment of the #UK's first Asian and Hindu Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. No matter what side of the fence one is on,...

Over the last 24 hours, news out from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s #advertising watchdog, demonstrates that ASA #leadership is not going to pull punches with any corporation it sees as running af...

In the last 24 hours, Net Zero Tracker has released analysis showing that the world's largest privately-owned companies are severely lagging behind publicly-listed businesses in relation to setting #climate targets. Net...

Perhaps you’ll love seeing this #sustainability-orientated innovation as much as I did! Created by geothermal #energy consultancy TownRock Energy, Bodyheat has been installed into #Glasgow arts venue SWG3 as a #renewab...

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the #earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” These words were penned by Leonardo da Vinci long befo...

The Better Business Act campaign and B Lab UK have just issued a report with findings that point to yet another very strong reason to ensure that ‘purpose’ is at the heart of a #business. According to the research, ...

“Lack of women in top #FTSE 350 jobs costing economy billions – report” is the Evening Standard’s title for an article released this morning about the annual Women Count 2022 report. Sky News’ title said “Gla...

British fashion designer Bruce Oldfield, best known for his #couture occasion wear label -- and with clients he counts ranging Oscar-winning actresses to #British and international royalty – once remarked, “We’re i...

Within the last five hours has come the superb news from The Professional Cricketers'​ Association (PCA) that they have appointed Former Olympic Sprinter Donna Fraser OBE OLY (she/her) as the organisation's first Direc...

There’s no denying that global #investment #management firm Blackstone’s initiative to hire 2,000 refugees across its portfolio makes for great, positive news and public relations. However, nor is there any denying t...

Patagonia founder-owner Yves Chouinard, the Chouinard family and the Patagonia team have been, for years, notable world leaders in #sustainability, ‘walking the talk’ with ambition married with action. Over the last...

It's nearing the close of New York #Fashion Week, and it's fair to say that this year has been an encouraging one for those of us who are not your 'usual suspect' model type or -- to use a #textile orientated pun -- cut ...

Big news over the last 24 hours out of #Australia on #climate action, with the country’s parliament passing legislation which enshrines into law #carbon emissions reduction targets. Originally introduced in July by ne...

No matter what you may think of the newly appointed #UK Prime Minister Liz Truss or her Tory party, there is no doubt that she and the Cabinet she formed last night comprise one of the most #diverse #government Cabinets ...

“Fortune favours the bold.” So goes the Latin proverb. Wishing well to Asda for great fortune as it progresses on its further bold #sustainability actions, this week announcing the removal of ‘best before’ dates ...

To accept or not accept 'big oil' cash? That is the question raised in a recent piece by Financial Times Sifted journalist Freya Pratty. It makes for a fascinating and uncomfortable read in equal measure. Line by line, o...

Great to see the launch over the last 24 hours of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' Supply Chain Finance Programme. A “first of its kind” in the global beverage industry, this supply initiative positively agitates the ...

For those of you who haven’t yet, it’s worth having a read of JUST Capital’s 2022 Workforce #Equality and Mobility Ranking report. Developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the recently released s...

Launched in concert with Copenhagen Fashion Week this week, 10 Danish fashion and textiles companies, including BESTSELLER, aiayu and Ganni A/S have just signed up to a new and exciting ‘#circularity-in-fashion’ agre...

News just out within the last few hours from #Germany puts in sharp focus the business risk associated with #climate change. Reports from the German Federal Waterways and #Shipping Administration indicate that Germany�...

British multi-national #design, #architecture, #engineering and advisory services firm Arup, with a mission to “develop a truly #sustainable built environment," has just this morning announced the launch of its Centre ...

For those of you who haven't yet seen it, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez this weekend bid those in the #privatesector to ratchet down the use of formal attire and consider adorning in 'business casual' #fashion. A...

The Covid pandemic put to the test global #supplychains; as has, over the last four months, war in The Ukraine. The impacts to #business have thrown into sharp relief the criticality of creating and evolving #sustainable...

Great to see the bold stance taken by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s Interim Chief Executive Sarah Cardell earlier today, announcing that the regulator will be investigating ASOS, Boohoo and ASDA over...

Global brewer The HEINEKEN Company has just announced positive news that suppliers representing 80% of the company’s #packaging #carbon footprint are now working to or in-process of committing to Science Based Targets ...

Alok Sharma, the UK Government Cabinet Minister who led #cop26 in Glasgow last year, came out this morning and reinforced his will for the #UK to deliver on its #netzero commitments. In an interview today with The Obser...

News out over the last 24 hours from B Lab Global has something for those of us in the UK to widely celebrate. “British B-Corps dominate list of the world’s most impactful businesses,” as #sustainability publicatio...

Great to see the news that Danish #investment firm Unconventional Ventures (UV) – with its mission to “get more money into the pockets of unconventional founders” -- has raised a new €30 million fund. As reporte...

While the #UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation may have caught early morning headlines, of note in the #business world hours ago has been the news that HSBC's Global Head of Responsible Investing Stuart Kirk, h...

Great to see news of the launch of an innovative collaborative #social impact initiative between the Center for New York City Neighborhoods and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Designed to address the steady, marked decline in ...

The majority of #UK Chief Executive Officers and #business leaders are unaware that their own company’s #pension scheme could be contributing to #climate change, according to research just out from Make My Money Matter...

The concept of 'nudging’ consumers toward #purchasing decisions has been around since advertising began. One could say that at the heart of the profession is the goal to stimulate and prod – ‘nudge’ – customer...

Leaders of the #G7 summit have gathered in #Germany this week to discuss, amongst other world issues, #climate change. The beautiful Alpine backdrop which they have been afforded juxtaposes horrific scenes which have mad...

Building a #factory is one activity undertaken by many-a-Lego-owner, age five and up. But building a #carbon neutral factory is an entirely different matter -- and not child’s play, by any means! Nonetheless, the LEGO...

“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us,” penned Boris Pasternack. And, while maybe it shouldn’t be so, it’s been a grand surprise for many that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ha...

With the bias of #financialservices movement the #ESG space directed at the #environmental, ‘E’ pillar, it is both noteworthy and high impact to see news out of Davos from BlackRock focused also on the #social ‘S�...

A fascinating BBC News piece produced by #Science Correspondent Victoria Gill calling for #mining e-waste, rather than mining the earth. As the article points out, we’re running out of raw materials given the exponent...

Utility company ScottishPower and #carbon-capture specialist Storegga have just announced plans to develop a green #hydrogen project in #Scotland’s Cromarty Firth region and it's a great example of #sustainability part...

Back in 2020, BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar talked of the “collective grief” he and members of the Academy experienced during meetings which were part of the organisation’s broadscale “#diversity review" (launc...

Nelson Mandela once said “There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a #life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Sir David Attenborough, today announced as a “Champion of t...

‘Comply or explain’ is what #UK market-listed companies will be required to do under new #diversity-focused rules issued over the last 24 hours by THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA). As regulator for #financialse...

Did you know that 5% of #supplychain emissions related BMW and MINI car production comes from the wheels? Or that BMW Group procures a whopping 10 million light-allow wheels per year? Were you aware that 95% of BMW’s w...

Global #investment management and #financialservices company UBS has just appointed Karen Sunderam to the role of Head of Inclusive Investing Solutions. It’s news which is compelling, hitting high marks in both #innova...

With seemingly each day bringing announcements from global companies of multi-million dollar #sustainability-centric bond issuances linked to #environmental action, it’s great to see news coming from Sanofi of a #socie...

“MetLife’s #purpose calls on us to build a more inclusive and equitable world for all our stakeholders,” said MetLife President and CEO Michel Khalaf. These are powerful words, which aren’t meaningful if not b...

British multi-national insurance company Aviva has just released its ‘How We Live’ survey and it packs a punch, with insights which are not only fascinating but also important for any #business leader grappling with ...

With greenwashing pervading so many corporate communications #ESG announcements, it’s terrific to see of British pensions provider Scottish Widows “walking the talk” on its #sustainability ambitions. A subsidiary ...

Only one out of three respondents to an #ESG-focused survey conducted by NAVEX have said their organisation’s performance against ESG metrics is “very effective." And the numbers are down from 2021 across all #enviro...

Great to see news of a global company proactively supporting Small Medium Enterprise (SME) #sustainability transitions! Just announced is Siemens’ launch of a $100 million programme to help decarbonisation efforts rang...

Global tech and engineering conglomerate Honeywell has just announced that it has created a new business unit called Sustainable Technology Solutions. It is designed to offer technologies including advanced #plastics #re...

Starbucks has just announced a test programme using only reusable cups for beverages at its Seattle office SODO 8 cafes. While it’s only a pilot, the concept is worth a look! It has potential to be a very high impact #...

Addressing the growing consumer interest for #sustainable choices and the demand for greater #transparency when looking to make purchase decisions, 36 major personal care and #cosmetics organisations have come together t...

Global leading asset manager Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has this week pledged to vote against European companies’ pay policies in 2023 if they fail to include #ESG goals in executive pay plans. It’s a bold...

“Disrupt or be disrupted.” It’s a powerful phrase and one which, it would seem, Carrier Group Corporation, the global HVAC, refrigeration and building solutions #business, has considered long and hard at the board ...

Having set out its “Racial Equality Journey” in 2020 with corresponding commitment of #investment close to $600M to address #diversity, equity and inclusion across its internal and external ecosystem, global #food an...

Alternative #investment manager Apollo Global Management Inc. announced this week the launch of its Supplier Diversity programme and it’s noteworthy news. The ambition of the programme is to have Apollo’s #privateequ...

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has just released its #Social Transformation Baseline Assessment, and it makes for highly uncomfortable reading. In assessing half of what the WBA has entitled the SDG2000 -- i.e. ...

Issuance of #green, #social and sustainability (GSS) and #sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are to hit an unprecedented level of $1.35 trillion in 2022, according to Moody's ESG Solutions. It will be the first time tha...

The state of #California has perennially been ahead of the curve when it comes to #sustainability measures, a stand-out in America not only for its dialogue and public awareness on the topic but also the action it takes....

Having already received a ‘commendation of best practice’ from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its #netzero targets, Compass Group's UK & Ireland Division has announced a number of initiatives to ...

What an inspiring move by Google, appointing James Manyika as the company’s first SVP of Technology and Society! Reporting to CEO Sundar Pichai, the role is designed to focus on how #technology effects society, and wil...

Leading global food and beverage company Nestlé announced this week a number of initiatives to complement its ongoing efforts to improve the #sustainability of its cocoa #supplychain. With focus on the ‘S’ of #ESG ...

PwC has just released this week its “UK Net Zero #Future 50” report, and it’s a fascinating read. - According to the publication, the global #climate tech #venturecapital market nearly quadrupled from 2019 to 202...

What a week it’s been in the sustainable #fashion space, with two marked #retail developments over the last week, on either side of The Atlantic! On the UK side, we have the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (...

Great to see the news of 15 major UK retail companies leading the way on #inclusion and #diversity by joining forces with Be Inspired to launch a programme which sees them pledging commitment to addressing #diversityandi...

UK grocer Morrisons’ announcement over the last 24 hours that it is to scrap ‘use by’ (expiry) dates on most of its milk is, on the surface, a modest shift. However, when considering the consequences, one sees that...

Fascinating to see of Japanese entertainment powerhouse Sony Group Corporation’s announcement this week that it will be launching an #electricvehicles company later on this year called “Sony #Mobility Inc.” While ...

For those of you who haven’t yet seen of UK retailer Marks and Spencer's “Shwopping” scheme -- whether you are here in the UK or elsewhere and whether you are a consumer or a #business leader -- it would be well wo...

A fascinating piece by FashionUnited’s Weixin Zha about PUMA Group’s approach to diversity and #inclusion. The article points to the company’s diversity pledge of 2010, back when Jochen Zeitz was Chief Executive Of...

Extraordinary findings issued this week by The Co-op in their annual #Ethical and Consumerism Report : over the 2019 to 2020 period, the value of the ‘#green’ GBP surged to over £120 billion in 2020, up by nearly 30...

It is estimated that, each year, somewhere between 1 billion and 1.8 billion used tyres are disposed of, leading to billions in landfill and stockpiles. Managing end-of-life tyres (ELT), in particular finding #sustainabi...

When it comes to delivering on #sustainability promises in the #fashion sector, responsible sourcing and transparent supply chains are critical. Moreover, while one could argue that historically these have been 'nice-to-...

In a recent compelling piece by Lois V. Vallely at Money Marketing, the stark realities about UK savers’ #sustainability intentions -- versus #ESG-led investment actions -- is elucidated for all to see. As she notes ...

Good to see the recent news of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announcing the launch of a #Diversity, #Equity and #Inclusion (DEI) standard-setting project. SASB’s intention, with the DEI project...

Hot off the press, released just hours ago by Thomson Reuters, are results from the company’s FTSE 350 Boards’ analysis, in particular its findings from research on #diversity developments around the Board table. Th...

For those interested in the question of how to design, organisationally, for #sustainability transition, pay heed to Delta Air Lines’ fresh press release that it has hired Pamela Fletcher as its new Chief Sustainabilit...

As pressure from regulators and the public has continued to grow on #sustainability issues including #diversity and #inclusion, BlackRock has just confirmed new expectations for Boardroom #leadership. The $9.5 trillion ...

Mark Twain once said “If you want to change the #future, you must change what you’re doing in the present.” This being said, for those #business leaders who still think “having all the answers” is what makes f...

Hot-off-the-press today is an announcement from Aviva Investors, which demonstrates once more the global asset manager’s leadership in pressing for #sustainability transition across not only #environmental but also #so...

Good to see the news of #innovation start-up Imagindairy Ltd securing a further $13M in seed funding this last week. The fascinating “alt-milk” #Israel-based company uses what's called “precision fermentation” to...

Global PR company Edelman’s special report out this week has reinforced the need for Chief Executive Officers and leadership teams to “walk the talk” on #ESG commitments. The consultancy firm’s findings reflect ...

UK thinktank Green Alliance has just issued a report which highlights strong reasons to boost the country’s #recycling activity: reducing #waste, building reserves of rare elements needed for #green industries and crea...

Great to see American investment #banking services firm BNY Mellon’s newest data analytics #innovation, launched yesterday. A reflection of the #financialservices' community's ability to support #sustainability transit...

XpertHR has just published results of #Diversity & #Inclusion (D&I) survey and the results are less-than-encouraging. Of those UK businesses surveyed, 95% said they are looking to boost D&I when recruiting ne...

Amongst the many announcements coming out of nearby quarters this week at #Cop26 -- albeit with worldwide impact -- is today's release by the UK Government of its launch of a new ‘Urban #Climate Action’ fund. Announ...

For those who haven’t yet seen it, The Powerlist | Powerlist Magazine 2022 has just been issued, and at the top of the list, named as the UK’s most influential black person, is London-born, US-based Jacky Wright, Chi...

The London Stock Exchange (LSE), building on the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and levering the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative's Model Guidance on Climate Disclosur...

Diversity, equity and inclusion are hot topics for business #leadership. While for some companies, there has been focus over years, many #business leaders have just started their journeys, recognising organisational perf...

Just announced by Swedish #privateequity firm EQT Group is an innovative and compelling new fund it has launched, entitled “EQT Future.” The ‘longer-hold’ fund is targeted at investments in companies that have s...

AXA Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl has, with his #leadership team, just announced a high impact #biodiversity pledge, unveiling a Euro 1.5B commitment to support sustainable forest management. It includes Euro 500...

Words can be spoken, pledges made but, as US President Abraham Lincoln said, “Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.” Over the last 24 hours, following through on its earlier commitments to progress i...

Earlier this year, two leading UK #grocery houses, Morrisons and Co-op each announced plans to achieve #netzero by 2040. Both committed companies, with ambitious #leadership to achieve these goals, Morrisons and Co-op co...

Virginia Woolf said “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” And you might find yourself surprised to know that dining well may soon include (if it isn't already on your plate?) one ...

Encouraging news out this week from the #privateequity world: a collaborative effort to progress a standardised set of #Environmental, #Social and #Governance (ESG) metrics and comparative reporting across leading global...

Fashion retailer ASOS.com has disclosed publicly this week its ethnicity pay gap data. The report shows gaps across the employee base, including a 13.4% gap for black/black British employees and a 14.1% gap for mixed / m...

With the newest James Bond escapade "No Time to Die" released in cinemas this week, one might – when hearing of 'Spectre' – be drawn to the last of James’ adventures, back in 2015. Hold on to your hats, though. Ne...

One of Canada's largest investors, the Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan (OTPP), has just announced impressive interim targets en route to a #sustainable investing goal to achieve #netzero emissions in its portfolio by 2...

According to the UK’s Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), UK SMEs account for 99.9% of the #business population and three fifths of employment in the UK. Of more than 30 million businesses in the US, fewer than 1% ar...

UK grocery house Morrisons has just announced impressive plans to trial zero waste stores at six of its sites in Edinburgh. If a success, the #business plans the roll out to all its 498 sites over the next year. The pi...

More than 1,700 worldwide companies have now set #emissions reduction targets validated by the The Science Based Target initiative, a collaboration formed between CDP, World Resources Institute, WWF and United Nations Gl...

With deep pockets, Amazon can afford to do things which other companies cannot. But the reality of any business -- including the likes of Amazon -- is that it still has choice to invest (or not) in its employees. And th...

Global FMCG companies The Kraft Heinz Company and Mars have announced plans this week to remove plastic shrink wrap on mulitpacks of their products, which will, alone, remove a whopping c. 750 tonnes of #plastic from the...

Today, 1.42 billion people – including 450 million children – live in areas of high or extremely high #water vulnerability, according to UNICEF. And, according to the UN, with #globalwarming impacts, water scarcity c...

“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort,” remarked English writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin. And quality, driven by intelligent effort, is just what one can see re...

Less than 2% of the #investment sector’s assets under management is owned or managed by women or minorities. Structural barriers faced by women and minorities in raising #capital, particularly notable for those in firs...

The city of #Manchester pledged to become #carbonneutral by 2038, more than a decade earlier than the UK overall target date of 2050. Achieving the ambitious goal requires not only innovative thinking but also bold acti...

An unfathomable 50 million metric tonnes (Mt) was produced last year of #ewaste, mountains of discarded products with a plug or a battery. It is fair to say that what’s caught recent e-waste headlines most is the des...

Steve Jobs once said “#Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower”, and one celebrates innovative #leadership by Refinitiv, an LSEG business and Satrix Investments in their launch over the last 24 hours...

South Korean institutional economist and University of Cambridge Reader Dr. Ha-Joon Chang remarked “The foundation of economic development is the acquisition of more productive knowledge.” A more apt statement could...

It may sound like science fiction -- something straight out of Star Trek – but all-electric #zeroemission cargo planes are absolutely real (nearly, anyway). Hot off press news from #logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL c...

Encouraging news from ArcelorMittal, with its announcement over the last few days that it will invest $10 billion to cut global #carbon emissions by 25% by the end of the decade. It’s taken some time for ArcelorMitta...

Fresh news from Fidelity International illustrates the company’s increasing will in seeing through #ESG intentions: the firm has introduced a number of new policies on #climate change and gender #diversity. The compan...

Amongst agricultural changes prompted by #climatechange not grabbing headlines -- but nonetheless reflective of what the earth’s heating up does to some of life’s pleasures – is the increasing number of Champagne w...

“Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that,” once said US President John F. Kennedy. Thus is the case with a newly launched alliance comprised of eight of the world’...

Global building management company Johnson Controls has this week launched OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings, a sustainability-led service which looks to hold a great deal of promise for both the company itself and its custome...

Outdoor lifestyle and fashion brand Timberland, a VF Company, has just announced launch of its “take-back” programme. A concept developed in partnership with #innovation company Recircle, “take-back” will allow U...

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the #transport sector contributes c. 25% of all #energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It's a sector which has caught many headlines of late, with the adven...

Soon everyone in the UK aged 16 or more will be able to make a financial pledge (invest) in building toward the UK’s #sustainable #future. Hot-off-the-press is Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s unveiling of a Green Savings Bo...

Fascinating to see JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s announcement today of its agreement to buy #sustainability investing #fintech company OpenInvest. Reflective of the opportunity JP Morgan sees to provide enhanced products ...

“The most effective kind of #education is that a child should play amongst lovely things,” Plato once wrote. the LEGO Group clearly wasn’t in mind in the crafting of this message but assuredly the company’s smal...

Online resale platform thredUP suggests the secondhand #fashion market could trump the size of fast fashion by 2030. Leveraging a new study out from research and analytics firm GlobalData Plc, the company has estimated U...

The UK’s Supreme Court announced this week that it will start taking applications for a new programme which will offer paid internships for aspiring #lawyers from underrepresented communities at the Bar. The programme,...

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of the world’s largest asset managers, has just announced its intention to divest its stake within four companies due to these organisations’ “insufficient acti...

The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has just announced plans to create a single workers’ rights watchdog to stamp out modern slavery scandals in UK manufacturing. The yet-to-be-n...

It was a pleasure to be part of the 4 June speaker panel for the joint Imperial College London Leonardo Centre for Sustainable Business - West London Business "Better Futures" Programme and engage SME founder-owners and ...

“Snowflake CEO Says Diversity Goal is Secondary in Hiring Choices” was the title of a Bloomberg LP piece yesterday. It is a fascinating read and begs thought from the reader afterwards. One can applaud CEO Frank Slo...

“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” The Chinese proverb is potent, reflecting what many of us know from our own experiences: there is nothing like hands on invol...

The large bias to Environmental, Social and Governance (#esg) news is in the #environmental category, this being -- for many companies -- not only where they feel they may have most impact but also where it’s easier to...

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it,” said US inventor Thomas Edison. A couple of hundred years old, the quote is as apt as ever, and might well be a slogan for Maritime UK's lobbying pitch to the UK gover...

Over the last 24 hours comes news of the launch of the Green Pensions Charter, a campaign created by Make My Money Matter and Count Us In the £2.6 trillion in UK pensions are invested more sustainably. While the UK Gov...

#cryptomarkets plunged this morning after Elon Musk tweeted Tesla would stop accepting Bitcoin. Three paragraphs, the message was succinct in length but exceedingly potent. It demonstrates just how much one #business lea...

Arguably no other sector impacts #community in the way that the #realestate sector does: its #socialimpact casts a long shadow. So, too, does its #environmental impact. According to the United Nations Environment Prog...

Fidelity International’s position as a founding member of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative reflects the company’s commitment to lever its #leadership position to drive system change in financial markets. This ...

Global apparel and footwear company VF Corporation, owner of The North Face, Timberland and Vans, once again shows commitment to #innovation, will to collaborate and hearty determination to drive and deliver systemic cha...

April 22, 1970. Millions of Americans marched to have their voices heard, concerned about the #future of the planet. Viewed as important at its time, it nonetheless was also a day that was represented heavily by the hipp...

#smartagriculture. #waterstewardship. #circularpackaging. #climateaction. Four key planks of global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev's sustainability agenda. Clear to some, perhaps harder for those less familiar with the conc...

Fifth century Greek philosopher Proclus once declared “wherever there is number, there is beauty.” Were he still alive, he might well have heartily rejoiced this week, having seen #sustainability news out from Bank ...

E-commerce has spurred immense growth in the UK warehouse #property market, with the #covid19 pandemic being further catalyst to online. A whopping 3.8 million m² of new #warehouse space is coming onto the market this y...

“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do” penned Aristotle. Some 2,500 years old, it's nonetheless as relevant now as it was then, and a remark clearly reflective of the business leadership of...

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd became the first insurer, in 2019, to sign the “Business Ambition for 1.5°C Pledge” to limit global warming. It’s since pressed ahead with its own #climate goals. Fresh news out also s...

In the lead up to #cop26 in Glasgow in November, a broad range of business leaders globally have made #climate pledges toward the United Nations' ‘Race to Zero.’ Amongst countries with highest percentage of companie...

“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about,” once said silver-penning PM Winston Churchill. And casting a lens to a report just out from Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) a...

FTSE-250 construction firm Morgan Sindall Group plc continues demonstrating responsible #leadership and commitment to its “creating a better built environment” strapline. Just unveiled is a transformative and collabo...

Capturing #fashion headlines this week and rightly so is Nike’s newly issued ‘Our Purpose 2025 Targets’. Laying down the gauntlet on #sustainability goals for the company – bridging #environmental, societal and g...

The world’s largest grocers are in a consummate position to drive systemic change in food #supplychains if they assume the mantle, lever #innovation and openness to new ways of thinking, and have the courage of their c...

Germany has taken another step forward in its intent to ensure it pays its part in tackling #humanrights abuses and #environmental issues, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet backing plans this week to intro...

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The ELC) brands include not only eponymous Estée Lauder but also Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Jo Malone London and MAC Cosmetics, just to name a few. All beauty brands, par excellence,...

When Scott Roe, CFO at global apparel and footewear company VF Corporation made front pages of fashion journals this week it wasn’t to talk about ‘usual suspect’ financial results. Rather, it was to deliver game-c...

Environmental pledges dominate #sustainabledevelopment headlines and it is therefore pleasingly eye-catching to see #esg news out over the last 24 hours from BNP Paribas that addresses societal interests. The global fina...

The #venturecapital and #privateequity sector’s announcement this week of a #diversity and #inclusion ‘best practice guideline’ for the investment industry is not only encouraging but also enlightening to see in th...

Online grocer Ocado Group has today announced its launch of a dedicated #sustainability-led shopping aisle for its 35 B-Corp-certified suppliers. The company has thus achieved what many consumers have been calling out fo...

The US state of Georgia caught headlines with its crucial role in US Presidential and Senatorial elections and this week again made news with the pivotal role it may play in British Airways's (BA's) #sustainability trans...

Famed English poet, painter and printmaker William Blake once said “energy is eternal delight”. For Macquarie Group Infastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), the quote couldn’t be more fitting. Announced earlier today...

Financial services business leaders take notice! Potent research out this week from Market Forces -- entitled the “Banks on Our Future” survey -- demonstrates both for #responsiblebusiness reasons and commercial impe...

In 2020, Amazon shipped over 3 billion parcels to our homes. Once opened and discarded, the packaging from these parcels was often found in bins overflowing with an array of delivery detritus. An eyesore on one hand, it ...

UK grocer Waitrose & Partners has just announced its intention to set up new #plastic-reduction efforts: it committed to a comprehensive roll out of its #packaging-free, refillable products ‘refill stations’. Wha...

Government, business leaders and the public are all responsible for achieving a #netzero emissions world and it's that triumvirate that has delivered the extraordinary results published this week: in 2020, for the first ...

Denmark-based Ørsted has just greenlighted its first renewable #hydrogen project, strongly reaffirming the company’s aim to “develop and deploy market leading #greenenergy solutions.” Headquartered in Denmark, Ø...

Thomas Edison said “Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of #waste before him constantly.” The Founders of the largest B2C marketplace for s...

Encouraging pricing news from California-based Impossible Foods maker of the plant-based Impossible Burger. It announced plans, for the second time in a year, to cut prices by 15% for its USA-based foodservice distributo...

UK grocery powerhouse Tesco has once again shown its strength not only for providing the public with fresh produce but also giving us fresh ideas. In 2019, the UK plc announced a pledge to remove one billion pieces of #...