Circular economic practices not just clock up savings, they also bring revenue opportunities. Ultimately, CFOs will have to prepare the business case for balancing profit and the planet for the C-Suite.
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New research by the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (FFW CRC) shows beef, bread, cheese, and salad are the most thrown out foods in Australian kitchens. The study is the largest investigation ever undertaken in Australia, using data from multiple sources to determine the how, why and where of food waste in Australian homes. FFW CRC chief executive officer, Dr Steven Lapidge, said the researchers used on-line surveys, electronic kitchen diaries, audits of kerb side bins and focus groups to understand what is really happening. The study shows that while most of us think we don’t waste food, we do, and we waste a lot. The average household throws away 219 kg of food a year. That adds up to an average of $965 per person per year – enough for a holiday.
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For its energy-efficient innovations, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) has been awarded the accolade of Most Sustainable Company in the Semiconductor Industry, 2020, by World Finance magazine. “At ON Semiconductor, our mission is to provide high-quality, energy-efficient and sustainable semiconductor solutions that enable customers to innovate while operating in an ethical and socially responsible manner,” said Bernard Gutmann, executive vice president and chief financial officer at ON Semiconductor. “As the company grows, ON Semiconductor continues to put sustainability at the heart of its business practices and operations; which are promoted by its five-year targets on environmental conservation performance at the company’s various sites.”
A huge 95 per cent of travel buyers don’t believe the industry is doing enough to minimise its impact on the environment, Traveldoo’s second annual Travel Buyer Survey has revealed. Ahead of Business Travel Show 2020, the travel and expense technology company of Expedia Group asked travel buyers…
Following the publication of the landmark Dasgupta Review, which argued the case for biodiversity considerations to be embedded in all economic decisions by the government, a new commitment for all large infrastructure projects to be ‘nature-positive’ has been made. The UK’s 2019 ‘State of Nature’ report revealed that most UK species have declined since the 1970s, with 15% now facing extinction. The commitment has been announced by the Treasury today (14 June) in its formal written response to the Dasgupta Review on valuing biodiversity. Published in February, the finished Review provides guidance on how policymakers can account for the economic, social and environmental value of nature when making decisions. Commentators have dubbed the piece of work the nature-related equivalent to the Stern Review on climate change. In its response to the Review, the UK government reiterates a commitment to improve nature. The nation is currently well off-track to deliver on a flagship pledge to leave nature better for the next generation.
Riana Lynn’s company, Journey Foods, is dragging the packaged food business into the 21st century. “Food manufacturing has really only scaled up in the last 60 years,” she said. “And that means we’re also working on very antiquated methods.”