Sustainability Science

The Covid-19 pandemic has made timely disclosures more important than ever but longer-term strategic matters must continue to be given due regard. SGX RegCo, Singapore's stock exchange, shares the most important social aspects that should be included in sustainability reporting.

All original TV series made by Sky since last year - including hit shows such as Chernobyl and Brassic - have been classified as 'carbon neutral', with the broadcaster today pledging to offset the emissions generated by its UK productions from 2019 onwards.

The media giant said 41 Sky Original television series produced since 2019 - as well as all future shows - would now be certified in line with the CarbonNeutral Protocol which requires firms to cut emissions through efficiency measures, in addition to investing in external CO2 offsetting projects

The survey revealed:

One in 10 (9%) people consider their carbon footprint when purchasing food;
eight out of 10 (82%) believe that to preserve the planet, we need to change how we consume and produce food;
Six out of 10 (59%) agree that the dairy sector can help consumers eat more sustainably;
Nine out of 10 (92.2%) consumers believe Ireland is worthy of its world-renowned reputation for producing high-quality dairy products;
Four out of 10 (41.7%) consider that the dairy sector has a negative impact on climate change;
Three out of four (75.1%) Irish consumers stated that they are not aware of the range of measures and initiatives that Irish dairy farmers use to enhance sustainability on their farms.

Quantis is launching geoFootprint, a digital tool that the company describes as the ‘first’ to use satellite technology to map the environmental impact of food production on an interactive map. The innovation holds the key to ‘smarter, science-driven decision making’, the sustainable consultancy believes.

The Scottish multinational brewery and pub chain announced yesterday it became carbon negative, which makes it the world’s first international beer business to reach this status.

Thanks to a £30 million investment plan, BrewDog launched a series of unprecedented initiatives to remove carbon from the atmosphere and so help the fight against climate change.

Dole Packaged Foods and Dole Asia Fresh, which are divisions of Dole Asia Holdings, announced plans to move toward zero fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025.