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Climate Change and Urbanization

Why cities are so important to climate protection Two major megatrends are climate change and urbanization. The future researcher John Naisbitt coined the term “megatrends” in 1982. Megatrends are unevenly defined in the literature. All definitions agree that megatrends are changes that have profound and lasting effects on society, economics, politics and technology. Megatrends have…

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Environmental Footprint

Unification of environmental methods and initiatives If a company wants to promote its products in different markets as eco-friendly, it is confronted with a variety of different methods and initiatives. For this reason, the European Union is working on the development and implementation of an environmental footprint for products and companies. The conference from April…

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DJSI assessment 2018 now open: make the most of it

From the 5th of April 2018, all invited companies can start completing the DJSI assessment 2018. Companies that take part in such questionnaire will then be eligible for the inclusion in one of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Corporate Sustainability Assessment from RobecoSAM: gateway to the DJSI The CSA (Corporate Sustainability Assessment) from RobecoSAM, also called DJSI assessment,…

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CDP scoring methodology 2018 and CDP guidance for the new CDP questionnaires have been released

CDP, a leader in environment reporting, has just released the CDP Scoring Methodology 2018 and CDP Guidance! You can now use it to prepare your answer to the questionnaire. Scoring methodology and guidance support companies regarding their CDP’s response Mid of last week, CDP has released the CDP scoring methodology 2018 and the CDP guidance…