- Ademe and Too good to go publish an “anti-waste” guide
As part of the European Waste Reduction Week (SERD) which took place the week of November 16, on the theme of “Eat better, waste less”, Too Good To Go and Ademe launched an anti waste guide. -waste downloadable for free. Some copies are also distributed in the form of “golden tickets” in surprise baskets and anti-waste packages from Too good to go, in partnership with Auchan.
The objective is to provide the public with tips and recipes to limit food waste.. This by highlighting simple everyday gestures in order to raise awareness among citizens to this problem. The guide offers 12 anti-waste recipes: a starter, a main course and a dessert, i.e. a menu for each season.
- France Nature Environnement files a complaint against Coca-Cola for greenwashing
It is for misleading commercial practices or “greenwashing” that France Nature Environnement (FNE) filed a complaint against Coca-Cola Europacific Partners France. The environmental association referred the matter to the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office.
“During the Olympic Games, Coca-Cola served more than 6 million drinks in reusable cups made from plastic bottles, without informing spectators”specified Axèle Gibert, responsible for advocacy for the reduction of waste and industrial pollution at France Nature Environnement. This while Coca-Cola and its communicators spoke of “zero packaging waste at these Games”, while displaying their desire to “aim for a world without waste”.
- CSR scoring to support companies
Infogreffe, an economic interest group (EIG) of commercial court registries, is launching corporate social responsibility (CSR) scoring with a view tosupport companies more effectively in their extra-financial reporting obligations arising from the CSRD. The tool will allow companies to access certified and standardized CSR information.
Infogreffe works with a network of partners made up of specialists in environmental, social and governance data, with the aim of providing scoring with a variety of sources. The information used by Infogreffe is “supported by strict methodological criteria, ensuring them an advantageous positioning in a market where responsible practices are increasingly sought after and valued”.
- BankTrack rates major banks on human rights compliance
The fifth “Global Human Rights Benchmark” report, conducted by the NGO BankTrack, compares 50 of the world’s largest banks on their compliance with the United Nations guiding principles relating to business and human rights. 70% of the banks evaluated obtain less than half of the points and as such occupy the positions of “laggards” or “followers”. Only two banks, ABN AMRO in the Netherlands and Mizuho in Japan, acquire the title of “leader”, with a score of 11 out of 15. On the ability to offer recourse to people who are victims of financial decisions, only four banks obtained the average. The analysis, however, notes an increase in the average score, which amounts to 5.9 points out of 15, compared to 5.1 out of 14 in 2022.
Léanna Voegeli
