62% of executives planning to increase sustainability budgets, says Capgemini
Some 62% of business executives around the world plan to increase their sustainability budgets, a 10-percentage-point increase on last year,…
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Too few firms showing ambition on climate-positive business models
Just one in ten companies are embedding ‘Earth-positive decision-making’ into their business models, a new report by CDP, in association…
Indian micro and small businesses ‘more willing’ to engage on sustainability
Indian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are more willing to engage on matters related to sustainability, however implementation is…
Spend on ESG reporting software ‘set to quadruple by 2029’
The market for ESG reporting software is set to ‘skyrocket’ in the coming years, growing at a compound annual growth…
Percentage of Belgian firms reporting on sustainability on the increase
Some 88% of top Belgian companies reported on their sustainability performance in 2023, a 4% increase on the previous year,…
BITCI announces early adopters of Accelerate pact
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) has announce that nine companies – Bidvest Noonan, Bus Éireann, Deloitte, Equinix, Gather & Gather,…
Majority of institutional investors expect sustainability investments to increase
A majority of global asset managers (78%) and asset owners (80%) expect sustainable investment to increase over the next two…
World Benchmarking Alliance’s Vicky Sins on how businesses can drive a ‘just transition’
At COP29 in Baku, the World Benchmarking Alliance held a seminar to assess progress on achieving a ‘just transition’, in…
Amazon Web Services enters partnership to accelerate data centre decarbonisation
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has entered into a multi-year partnership with Orbital Materials on an AI-driven project to accelerate data…
Lack of data hindering decarbonisation efforts, says Siemens
A lack of availability and access to the correct data is hindering the business community’s efforts to decarbonise, a new…