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Deloitte – Challenges and solutions in measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions

Scope 3 emissions, the greenhouse gases generated outside of a company's own operations but within its value chain, make up a staggering 88% of total business emissions. Therefore, they are a critical area of focus for total emissions reduction. However, measuring and reporting these emissions pose significant challenges due their sources lying beyond a company’s operational reach.

An in-depth investigation into these issues resulting in a comprehensive report tailored for businesses, organisations and academia seeking insights into these matters.

Published in December 2023.

United Nations - The Global Sustainable Development Report 2023

The report finds that at this critical juncture, midway to 2030, incremental and fragmented change is insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the remaining seven years.

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires the active mobilisation of political leadership and ambition for science-based transformations. This must be achieved globally - leaving no country, society or person behind.

The report is an invitation to embrace transformations with the urgency needed to accelerate progress towards the SDGs and highlights key transformations needed in different sectors and provides key findings from the literature, practical examples and tools for progress towards the SDGs.

Published in March 2023.

United Nations Development Programme – The Climate Dictionary

The Climate Dictionary is an initiative aimed at providing an everyday guide to understanding climate change.

It seeks to bridge the gap between complex scientific jargon and the general public, making climate concepts accessible and relatable to individuals from various backgrounds and levels of expertise.

By utilising a creative combination of compelling visuals, concise explanations, and engaging storytelling, "The Climate Dictionary" effectively communicated complex climate concepts in a user-friendly and visually captivating manner.

Published in August 2023.

British Beauty Council - Roadmap 2022-2025

The British Beauty Council is a not-for-profit dedicated to solving the beauty industry's shared - current and future - challenges. They represent the wider industry by supporting sector-specific trade organisations and generating conversation with Government.

This document covers the key areas of focus for the British Beauty Council during the Growth phase, 2022 to 2025.

Published in May 2023.

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European Parliament - Green Claims Directive

In the absence of specific rules on claims regarding the 'green' nature of products, how can consumers be sure that such claims are reliable, comparable and verifiable throughout the EU?

On 22 March 2023, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a directive on green claims. The proposed directive would require companies to substantiate the voluntary green claims they make in business-to-consumer commercial practices, by complying with a number of requirements regarding their assessment (e.g. taking a life-cycle perspective).

Published in March 2023.

EU Commission - Human Rights and Environment in Global Value Chains

On 23 February 2022, the EU Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.

A number of Members States have already introduced national rules on due diligence and some companies have taken measures at their own initiative. However, there is need for a larger scale improvement that is difficult to achieve with voluntary action. This document provides the background to the Directive, information regarding the companies that will be impacted and what the next steps will be.

Published February 2022.

British Beauty Council, Planet Positive Beauty Guide

The British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition launches the Planet Positive Beauty Guide to help consumers avoid “greenwashed” products.

Beauty consumers are more conscious of their purchasing choices now than ever before, yet many beauty brands continue to “greenwash” shoppers by making misleading claims about the sustainability of their products.

Published January 2022.

Imperial College London - Examining Material Evidence The Carbon Footprint

Only 2% of British people consider plastic, compared to other materials used in packaging, to contribute the least greenhouse gases to the environment from its production, use, and post use treatment. Whilst in absolute numbers it is a fact the least impactful.

Plastics do have a large carbon impact - accounting for 3.8% of global greenhouse gases emissions - but it is wrong to assume that alternative packaging materials would perform better, and it is important to consider the carbon benefits that arise from plastics use.

Published in January 2021.

Goal 13 Impact Platform - How companies are managing the transition to a low-carbon, resilient and valuable future

The Goal 13 Impact Platform is the result of a partnership between the Confederation of British Industry, Deloitte, Chapter Zero, The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project, Dell Technologies, Boomi, and the Met Office and is based on 420 interviews with leading global organisations.

The next ten years will throw up so many climate change opportunities and challenges, and you have to start somewhere. We will never have the answers, so much of the learning will happen along the way.

Published in 2020.

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HM Government - Our waste, our resources: A strategy for England

Our Strategy sets out how we will preserve our stock of material resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a circular economy. At the same time we will minimise the damage caused to our natural environment by reducing and managing waste safely and carefully, and by tackling waste crime.

It combines actions we will take now with firm commitments for the coming years and gives a clear longer-term policy direction in line with our 25 Year Environment Plan. This is our blueprint for eliminating avoidable plastic waste over the lifetime of the 25 Year Plan, doubling resource productivity, and eliminating avoidable waste of all kinds by 2050.

Published in 2018.

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