Navigating sustainability software: key considerations for SMEs

There is an urge to participate in the sustainability transition throughout all industries. This comes from not wanting to be left behind by the competition. Also, it is caused by companies wanting to play their part in limiting climate risks. Sustainability software is crucial in turning ESG into a value driver instead of a cost…

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Navigating a sustainable future, what SMEs need to do

Sustainability is gaining momentum in the business world and SMEs find themselves at a crossroads. While SMEs are not directly regulated, the mounting pressure from large clients, driven by frameworks like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), is starting to force them to reevaluate their business. SMEs…

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SMEs are lagging in CO2 reduction

Recent research by Argos Wityu and Boston Consulting Group has revealed a hidden opportunity for small businesses (SMEs). While many large companies are working to become more sustainable by reducing their carbon emissions, SMEs do not feel the same urgency. In fact, only 38% of all SMEs are taking measures to reduce their CO2 emissions,…

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How can your company best deal with extreme weather?

It’s no longer a surprise that we will face extreme weather in the coming years. Wildfires, flooding, and severe rainfall are activities that are inescapable when watching the news. The significant consequences of high CO2 emissions are frightening. Although extreme weather is most common in Asia, companies in the United Kingdom (UK) are expected to…

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Working at Eevery: The experience of working student Florentine

Our working student Florentine Tinbergen is 24 and has worked at Eevery since December. Next to her job at Eevery, she is also doing a master’s degree in Economic & Consumer Psychology at Leiden University and lives there. In just a few months, Florentine has developed enormously in all kinds of areas and is a…

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Here’s how to put sustainability on the agenda: 5 tips

Research shows that almost 80% of SMEs want to take measures to become more sustainable. As a reader, you might share this view. However, now the challenge lies in convincing your colleagues and management to do so and getting sustainability on the agenda. After all, sometimes it can take time and effort to persuade others…

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The (Un)Sustainability of Carbon Offsetting: An Explanation

Introduction Carbon offsetting promises to compensate for negative impacts on the climate, it seems too good to be true. Although such mechanisms are increasingly being attached to products, terms like carbon neutral, carbon offsetting and carbon reduction often only appeal to the imagination. Read all you need to know about carbon offsetting (and its added…

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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) explained

ESG and reporting on sustainability are gaining ground, recent annual reports show. For example, ASML mentions ESG 71 times and Philips over 95 times in its annual reporting. Reporting on your company’s environmental, social and governance performance is good. However, the claims must be accurate to avoid greenwashing– unfortunately, a growing problem. The Global Reporting…

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ESG: Meaning, importance and how to measure?

The ‘ESG trend’ has been going on for a number of years and is starting to get a backlash. For instance, the Economist declared SRI a “broken idea” and the New York Times called it a “scam”. This is because sustainable investing in ESG funds turns out not to be so green; ESG scores are…

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Is ESG the new GDPR?

GDPR came into force in 2018 in what felt like an overnight change of data protection regulation. The European Commission, however, brought up the need for regulatory changes in data protection (last updated in 1995) as early as 2012 and GDPR was adopted in 2016, leaving companies 2 years to prepare for its enforcement. Yet…

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Why sustainability is important in business: 4 reasons

Why sustainability is important in business: Smaller companies may find it difficult to become more sustainable or to contribute to a sustainable future. At the same time, we quite often fall into the trap of thinking of our impact on an individual level: what is the impact of a small business compared to large multinationals?…

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