At Fifty Shades Greener we recently launched our brand new ESG business certification initiative.

This ESG business certificate programme is specifically aimed at companies who have already taken significant steps towards improving their overall sustainability and ESG activities.

Our certificate is awarded to companies who meet or exceed their ESG targets, following an appraisal by our team of sustainability experts.

Having an ESG certificate is a clear signal to investors, consumers and employees that your business is committed to protecting the environment, protecting society and conducts its operations in an exemplary manner.

ESG Principles

ESG stands for environmental social and governance.

Being awarded an ESG certificate from Fifty Shades Greener is a way for your business to demonstrate its clear commitment to these three pillars of corporate sustainability:

Environmental: the areas of your business which affect the environment and our planet, such as water and waste...

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new piece of EU regulation that requires companies to audit and report on their Environmental, Social and Governmental (ESG) activities and initiatives.

CSRD applies to all businesses within the European Union, including subsidiaries of foreign companies located and doing business in Europe.

Having a thorough understanding of CSRD requirements and ESG topics generally will guarantee you a clear competitive advantage over your competitors.

The purpose of this article is to make CSRD accessible and explain, in plain language, what it means for your company in the months and years ahead.

We'll also attempt to answer some of the most common questions on this topic, including:

• What is CSRD and why does it matter?

• What are the direct business benefits of CSRD?

• Who will be affected by CSRD and what timeline is involved?

• What are the requirements of CSRD?

• What are the implications of CSRD for UK companies?

• What other...

UN SDG 11 main goal is to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

The global population is continuously increasing, and it´s expected that by 2050 70% of the global population will live in cities. Therefore, it´s urgent that we rethink our current urban planning so we can all live in a sustainable and inclusive way. In today´s blog, we will analyse how far we are from this target, and we will explore how it is living in a sustainable city.

The way we live now.

To put in context the lifestyle situation, let´s look at some impactful data:

Nowadays cities account for more than 70% of global house emissions.

In 2022, 99 % of the world’s urban population lived in areas that exceeded the air quality guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Between 2015 and 2030, annual passenger traffic globally is projected to increase by 50%, and the number of cars on the road will likely double.

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