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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now

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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now. Encouragingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished the recognized need for bold climate action and actually has strengthened resolve among citizens, companies, governments and investors to drive real progress. Companies are stepping up. Maria Mendiluce.

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Inside Salesforce’s bold play for supply-chain leadership

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Inside Salesforce’s bold play for supply-chain leadership. Last week, the cloud-based software company Salesforce notified its thousands of suppliers that it will include language in all future procurement contracts requiring them, among other things, to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

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The Biodiversity Benchmark , developed in partnership with The Biodiversity Consultancy and Conservation International and supported by Sappi, will enable companies to understand their impacts and dependencies on nature in their materials sourcing strategies, chart a pathway to delivering positive biodiversity outcomes, and benchmark their progress.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy.

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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

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While many companies have stepped up in some fashion to address the urgency of the moment, few have done so in ways that could help advance the kinds of long-term structural changes needed to ensure that the organization's lofty statement has enduring impact. Companies that pollute their local communities risk poisoning their customers.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

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June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . We reached out this spring to check in, asking those inclined to weigh in on how current events have changed their world views. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ).

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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now

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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now Maria Mendiluce Tue, 09/29/2020 – 01:00 As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored. To date, nearly 300 companies have joined the Business Ambition for 1.5