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The Importance of Measuring Value Chain Emissions for Small Businesses
In today’s environmentally conscious landscape, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a crucial task: measuring and managing their value chain emissions, particularly Scope 3 emissions. This article delves into the importance of this process, outlining the significant impact these emissions have on a company’s overall carbon footprint. We discuss the challenges SMEs face in measuring…
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The value of Sustainability: ESG and Non-Financial Impact Reporting for European SMEs
In a world that’s continually evolving towards digital predominance and ecological awareness, the focus on sustainability and environmental impact among businesses, especially Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe, has surged. The combination of a heightened public awareness of climate change, increasing investor and customer pressure, and the advent of tools to measure environmental impact…
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The Silent Weight of Digital Waste: What It Is and Why We Should Care
Digital waste, the redundant and unnecessary data cluttering the internet, has far-reaching implications for both our online experiences and the environment. As the size of webpages increases due to inefficiencies, so does the energy required to power these data transactions, resulting in a significant carbon footprint. Through optimizing digital content and raising awareness, we can…
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The Power of Sustainable Web Development: A Communications Perspective
Discover the power of sustainable web development from a communications perspective. Learn how implementing eco-friendly practices can enhance user experience, reduce costs, and strengthen your brand’s commitment to sustainability. Stay ahead of the curve by adopting sustainable web development strategies, attracting environmentally conscious consumers and ensuring long-term success in the world of communications.
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Why companies think sustainability is a trend in 2022
Sustainable mindset in successful companies According to a global survey conducted by The Harris Poll for Google Cloud, many executives are prioritizing sustainability at their companies. Executives also said they are looking to invest more in sustainability and technology than in any other area this year, though they confess that they are not quite sure…
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The Great Beauty called Earth
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James I doubt that Oscar-winning director P. Sorrentino meant to refer to planet Earth in his award-winning masterpiece ‘The Great Beauty’, but the definition is so apt that I can think of no other. As humans continue striving to reach higher peaks,…
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ESG reporting in the future
The deadlines are as follows: January 1, 2022 All in scope companies need to report the proportion of their turnover, Capex, Opex, AUM (for asset managers) or Green Asset Ratio (for banks and credit institutions) that is Taxonomy-eligible. Eligibility is merely an indication that a company makes money in an activity that can be tested…
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Greenwashing or not greenwashing? The answer is in the data
ESG reporting frameworks Today the landscape of sustainable funds classified with article 8 and 9 of SFDR is vast and disorganized. The managers of these funds complain about the lack of accurate information about the assets on their portfolio. This is such a big problem since they have to report the emissions caused by the…
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Millions of tons of CO2 : Websites are the invisible enemy of climate change
What is the environmental impact of visiting a website?Did you know that every action we take on the web has an environmental consequence? 70% of all CO2 emissions generated by websites come from user devices, while 25% come from data transmission and 5% come from data centers. This means that every action performed on the…