Business action on climate change

Yili Group Presents Its Biodiversity Conservation Efforts at the UN Biodiversity Conference

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Liu Chunxi, Executive President of Yili Group, shared the company's wide-ranging biodiversity conservation efforts at the conference.

Key Points: 
  • Liu Chunxi, Executive President of Yili Group, shared the company's wide-ranging biodiversity conservation efforts at the conference.
  • As the first Chinese company to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity's Business and Biodiversity Pledge, Yili has pioneered a comprehensive model of biodiversity conservation, featuring disclosure, management and popularization.
  • During the first session of COP15 in 2021, Yili brand Satine launched limited-edition products themed on biodiversity conservation, with designs featuring animals, plants, forests, oceans, wetlands, and grasslands to raise public awareness of biodiversity conservation.
  • Yili releases the first NFT-edition Biodiversity Conservation Report in China at the second COP15 session, uploading Yili's actions and results in biodiversity conservation into the Metaverse.

Yili Group Presents Its Biodiversity Conservation Efforts at the UN Biodiversity Conference

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Liu Chunxi, Executive President of Yili Group, shared the company's wide-ranging biodiversity conservation efforts at the conference.

Key Points: 
  • Liu Chunxi, Executive President of Yili Group, shared the company's wide-ranging biodiversity conservation efforts at the conference.
  • As the first Chinese company to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity's Business and Biodiversity Pledge, Yili has pioneered a comprehensive model of biodiversity conservation, featuring disclosure, management and popularization.
  • During the first session of COP15 in 2021, Yili brand Satine launched limited-edition products themed on biodiversity conservation, with designs featuring animals, plants, forests, oceans, wetlands, and grasslands to raise public awareness of biodiversity conservation.
  • Yili releases the first NFT-edition Biodiversity Conservation Report in China at the second COP15 session, uploading Yili's actions and results in biodiversity conservation into the Metaverse.

Kao Rated Triple-A for Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests for Third Consecutive Year by CDP

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Kao, a leading manufacturer of personal care, household, and cosmetics products, received the highest triple-A score for its sustainability initiatives involving climate change, forests, and water security.

Key Points: 
  • Kao, a leading manufacturer of personal care, household, and cosmetics products, received the highest triple-A score for its sustainability initiatives involving climate change, forests, and water security.
  • Kao has now been included in the Climate Change A List for the fourth time, the Forests A List for the third time, and the Water Security A List for the sixth time.
  • At Kao, we have committed to achieve our goals of carbon zero by 2040 and carbon negative by 2050.
  • The inclusion of Kao in the Climate Change, Forests, and Water Security A Lists is the result of efforts being made across its value chain.

Scotiabank among top global financial institutions named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is pleased to announce it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI) for the fifth consecutive year.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is pleased to announce it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI) for the fifth consecutive year.
  • The DJSI North America Index recognizes the top 20% of sustainability performers among the 600 largest companies in the U.S. and Canadabased on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.
  • This year the Bank scored in the top 5 per cent of participating financial institutions, with perfect scores in the categories of Anti-Crime Policy & Measures and Risk & Crisis Management.
  • "We are proud of Scotiabank's strong performance in this year's Dow Jones Sustainability Index," says Meigan Terry, SVP & Chief Sustainability, Social Impact, and Communications Officer at Scotiabank.

Cutting through the complexity: Fashion industry organisations rally together to consolidate guidance for leaders

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Monday, June 6, 2022

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the eve of Global Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) released The GFA Monitor a new report to guide fashion leaders towards a net positive fashion industry.

Key Points: 
  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the eve of Global Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) released The GFA Monitor a new report to guide fashion leaders towards a net positive fashion industry.
  • We have created alliances with multiple expert organisations with different specialties to combine existing knowledge and reduce complexity.
  • I hope this report can be a companion for the industry on its journey to reach a net positive industry by 2050."
  • GFA welcomes further cooperation with other industry organisations as the annual report evolves and responds to industry and scientific developments.

Cutting through the complexity: Fashion industry organisations rally together to consolidate guidance for leaders

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 6, 2022

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the eve of Global Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) released The GFA Monitor a new report to guide fashion leaders towards a net positive fashion industry.

Key Points: 
  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the eve of Global Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) released The GFA Monitor a new report to guide fashion leaders towards a net positive fashion industry.
  • Bold alliances are needed to redesign the fashion system and establish pervasive change.
  • I hope this report can be a companion for the industry on its journey to reach a net positive industry by 2050."
  • GFA welcomes further cooperation with other industry organisations as the annual report evolves and responds to industry and scientific developments.

MISTRAS Group to Participate in the Spring Into Action – Best Ideas Virtual Investor Conference on May 17th – 20th, 2022

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

The presentation will include information on MISTRAS newly-released solutions, including OneSuite the first-ever asset protection software ecosystem and Sensoria, the innovative 24/7/365 blade monitor for the wind energy industry.

Key Points: 
  • The presentation will include information on MISTRAS newly-released solutions, including OneSuite the first-ever asset protection software ecosystem and Sensoria, the innovative 24/7/365 blade monitor for the wind energy industry.
  • You may register to attend and access the presentation via this link: https://microcaprodeo.com/signup or directly at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2882/45568 .
  • For more information about how MISTRAS helps protect civilizations critical infrastructure and the environment, visit https://www.mistrasgroup.com/ .
  • The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and MISTRAS undertakes no obligation to update such statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

FICO World 2022: FICO Platform Continues Momentum with Expanded Capabilities to Help Enterprises Manage, Measure, Understand and Continually Improve Customer Outcomes

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Today at FICO World 2022 , leading applied analytics company FICO announced new and enhanced capabilities to its industry leading, FICO Platform .

Key Points: 
  • Today at FICO World 2022 , leading applied analytics company FICO announced new and enhanced capabilities to its industry leading, FICO Platform .
  • The latest capabilities enable leading organizations to operationalize AI and ML across their organization to drive competitive differentiation.
  • The new capabilities help connect and deliver the entire customer lifecycle via an intelligent, integrated system so that our clients can enable an enterprise intelligence network .
  • The expanded capabilities represent a major milestone for the FICO Platform, which has seen 10 consecutive quarters of 40%+ ARR growth.

As part of the World Government Summit 2022, The UAE Government reveals the GovTech Award Winners

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

This is the world's first government award where the digital twin of the Award has been embedded in the trophy as an NFT, digitally chronicling the winner and the award forever.

Key Points: 
  • This is the world's first government award where the digital twin of the Award has been embedded in the trophy as an NFT, digitally chronicling the winner and the award forever.
  • The GovTech Prize winners were announced on the 30th of March as part of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2022 at Expo 2020 Dubai.
  • The Prize is an annual global award designed to motivate world government entities and startups to create and innovate government technology solutions that help solve common and pressing global challenges.
  • This year's winners are an inspiration for others to continue creating and becoming pioneers in the government technology, which pushes the world forward."

As part of the World Government Summit 2022, The UAE Government reveals the GovTech Award Winners

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 31, 2022

This is the world's first government award where the digital twin of the Award has been embedded in the trophy as an NFT, digitally chronicling the winner and the award forever.

Key Points: 
  • This is the world's first government award where the digital twin of the Award has been embedded in the trophy as an NFT, digitally chronicling the winner and the award forever.
  • The GovTech Prize winners were announced on the 30th of March as part of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2022 at Expo 2020 Dubai.
  • The Prize is an annual global award designed to motivate world government entities and startups to create and innovate government technology solutions that help solve common and pressing global challenges.
  • This year's winners are an inspiration for others to continue creating and becoming pioneers in the government technology, which pushes the world forward."