Businesses are answering the call to accelerate climate action. Actively engaged in COP23, the Climate Finance Day and the One Planet Summit, Quantis breaks down what every CEO and sustainability manager should have on their strategic radar. So, is it all too late? What will be your legacy? How are you preparing to face climate change and other environmental impacts on valuable resources?
Measuring business performance in the circular economy
Circularity raises multiple questions for industry, including waste management, consumer behavior, corporate responsibility and decarbonization. In the face of growing stakeholder debate, we shed some light on combining LCA and circularity to prioritize environmentally performant solutions and align businesses with the limits of the planet.
Ahead of the Alliance for Water Stewardship's Forum, water expert Jean-Baptiste Bayard shared a 3-step approach to drive corporate action across the value chain.
2017 was an exceptional year for Quantis. We welcomed a fresh new crop of diverse talents across our group - from Berlin and Bogota to Boston.
Part of this harvest is seasoned sustainability professional Bryan Sheehan, our newly appointed US Director. His steps into this role as his predecessor, Jon Dettling, moves to a new role in the group, Global Director, Services + Innovation, where he will continue strengthening the our full suite of sustainability services.
Introducing the Net Environmental Contribution With responsible private investment proving essential to Climate Action, we joined Sycomore AM in developing Net Environmental Contribution metrics.
Comparing biosourced and petroleum-based products ADEME makes study public to encourage improvement of biosourced products, as they prove more environmentally performant than their petroleum-based alternatives.
#Hack4Climate > winning team uses Quantis' expertise
Invited to COP23 by Hack4Climate, the first ever COP-related hackathon, Quantis couldn't pass up the opportunity to challenge the Top 100 blockchain aficionados to prototype blockchain and IT-based solutions for sustainable land use. Making the most of the expertise shared by Quantis' Dr. Jürgen Reinhard and Chris Zimdars, Gain Forest won the event with an AI-powered conservation tool to fight deforestation in the Amazon.