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Australia Post sets new, ambitious environmental targets

Australia Post Newsroom, Australia Post, 04 August 2020

Australia Post has announced that its 2020 environmental targets have been a success, reducing carbon emissions by 25 per cent and diverting 100,000 tonnes of material from landfill. The organization also pledged to increase its recycling rate by 2025. “Since 2000 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 25 per cent. But there is always more to...

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Dubai Chamber: Prioritizing CSR Initiatives Made Businesses Respond Better To The COVID-19 Crisis

Entrepreneur Middle East Staff, Entrepreneur, 31 July 2020

Businesses in Dubai that prioritized corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have been able to better respond to the COVID-19 crisis, as per a recent study carried out by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business. The survey, conducted in May and June 2020, showed that giving importance and adhering to...

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Apple’s 2030 carbon-neutral pledge covers itself and suppliers

Leo Kelion, BBC, 22 July 2020

Apple has announced that it pledges to become carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. It looks to become 100 per cent renewable within ten years, reducing its current carbon footprint by a further 75 per cent before the 2030 deadline. This comes as the company also announced the creation of a consortium...

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Apple, Ford, McDonald’s, Microsoft Among This Summer’s Climate Leaders

Tom Murray, Forbes, 22 July 2020

The challenges facing the world over the past few months have redefined corporate leadership, calling on businesses to help rebuild a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future. The main call for change comes as a growing number of voices demand a goal of achieving net zero emissions. In response, nine leading companies have announced a...

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Employee Engagement Is Demanding Corporate Social Responsibility - How To Read It

Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Joan Michelson, Forbes, June 28, 2020., 03 July 2020 The coronavirus pandemic, social justice protests, climate change, and economic shutdown have forced a shift in the way big corporations do business. These have also demanded that when it comes to employees, retention relies on aligning values, transparency and measurable social responsibility. Joan Michelson explains that employers must adapt to...

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Corporations Need To Step Up To Real Social Responsibility

Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Dr. Augustine Fou, Forbes, June 25, 2020 , 02 July 2020 With consumers being more ‘connected’ than ever before, social responsibility should be a cornerstone of any company’s corporate program. As the bar of good social responsibility is being raised higher, corporations will need to do more than just act in ‘socially responsible’ ways. Corporations will need to review their media spending,...

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We’re Entering the Age of Corporate Social Justice

Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Lily Zheng, Harvard Business Review, June 15, 2020, 01 July 2020

Companies with effective Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs are more profitable than those without a CSR scheme, according to academic research. Consumers and stakeholders now want companies to see social good as a necessity, moving it beyond a mere marketing strategy. To do this, Lily Zheng, from Harvard Business Review, recommends...

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UK aviation industry vows new zero carbon by 2050

BBC News, Tuesday February 4, 2020, 22 January 2020 The United Kingdom’s aviation industry is pledging to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. According to the industry group Sustainable Aviation, it said it will do this with cleaner engines, new fuels and planting trees. Under the plan, airlines can cut down pollution even as passenger numbers grow by an expected 70 per cent over the...

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Easyjet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights

Gwyn Topham, The Guardian, Wednesday 20th November 2019, 20 November 2019 Easyjet announced on Tuesday it would offset carbon emissions from all its flights, becoming the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its network. The British budget airline said its plan would cost about £25m in the next financial year through schemes to plant trees or avoid the release of additional carbon...

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‘Responsible thing to do’: Qantas pledges zero net emissions by 2050

Patrick Hatch, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday November 11, 2019, 13 November 2019

Qantas has pledged to cut its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, making it the second airline group in the world to make this commitment. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the goals of the airline group – which includes budget carrier Jetstar – will cap net emissions at their current levels of around 12 million tonnes from 2020. Mr...

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