Sustainability
DNV GL: Acting now for a sustainable future
Realizing Tomorrow’s Value - 5 Key Insights
Companies need to account for the value created for business and for society and nature, argues a new DNV GL study launched today. Authors: Anne Louise Koefoed and Cecilie Hultmann The rules of the game for value creation is changing. Busines ...
What's next for the oil and gas industry?
Last week I attended the ONS conference in Stavanger, Norway. The theme of ONS2016 was "transition", focusing on the evolution from an oil and gas-fuelled world to a low-carbon reality. The transition has already come far when it comes to publi ...
Crowd-sourcing of sustainable business opportunities open now: Submit your ideas!
Digital innovation stream will help map the world’s biggest opportunities out of global risks Great ideas come from all walks of life, which is why the Global Opportunity Network is launching a crowd-sourced, digital innovation stream to help ...
Top 5 #Sustainability blog posts 2015
It has been an amazing 12 months in the world of sustainable business. The scope of humanity’s biggest environmental and social challenges, from climate change to inequality, came into much sharper focus this year — as did the abundant opportunities to do something about them. ...
Staying cool – Caring for Climate
COP21 in Paris is underway with the anticipation of reaching a global agreement on climate change. The outcome will change the operating environment for the corporate sector and their involvement in the process is crucial for delivering results. ...
Too big to fail... and 10 things business should do to save the planet
Yesterday, an intense two weeks was kicked-off in Paris as world leaders meet at COP21 to start negotiating a new global climate deal. The mood is positive; an agreement will be reached. But whether targets will be sufficiently ambitious to avoid da ...
Can the business sector slash Norway’s emissions by 40% within 15 years?
Earlier this year, Norway announced an ambitious target to reduce its emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030. Now, DNV GL has joined a coalition of Norwegian businesses voluntarily stepping up to help reach the goal. Norway can set the global benc ...
Driving the European Climate Change Debate
By DNV GL's Asun Lera St. Clair, Senior Principal Specialist Low Carbon Future; Bente Pretlove, Programme Director Climate Change; and Bjørn K. Haugland, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. A resilient, sustainable future ...
Top 5 DNVGL Sustainability blog posts 2014
It has been an amazing 12 months in the world of sustainable business. The scope of humanity’s biggest environmental and social challenges, from climate change to inequality, came into much sharper focus this year — as did the abundant opportunit ...
"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” (Lao Tzu)
Last week world leaders met in Lima Peru, for the last major climate summit before the decisive meeting in Paris in December next year. No major steps, no concessions and no groundbreaking advances were taken. As expected. Yet, the meeting played a p ...