5 common barriers to volunteering and how to overcome them
It’s Sunday night. You finally have some time for yourself. On social media, you stumble upon a great organization supporting a cause that matters a lot to you. Their work is so inspiring that you start to wonder… What if? What if you got involved…
IPCC Second Assessment Report: 5 Things to remember
The latest IPCC report was published on 24 February 2022. It presents an alarming assessment of the global climate situation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 to present the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its…
The 5th planet boundary has been crossed: and then?
On January 18th, scientists from the Stockholm Resilience Center (SRC) announced that we have crossed a 5th planetary boundary: the limit of “chemical pollution” or “introduction of new entities” in the biosphere. This is the 5th planetary boundary out of the 9 identified. It is…
Climate change: the No. 1 risk for humanity
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its long-awaited “Global Risk report 2022“. The report is a ranking of the risks that weigh on humanity. Even if the threat of social fracture has increased because of the COVID-19, it is still climate change that…
17 sustainable development goals for a better world
More and more often, reference is made to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Underneath this acronym, which is undoubtedly shaping the CSR scene, lies an ambitious goal of the United Nations (UN). Indeed, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global call to action to…
4 recommendations for your CSR strategy
CSR is a difficult subject to grasp. This is particularly true for SMEs as they do not always have the resources to approach CSR-related issues, which is essential for their environmental and societal positioning. In this context, what are the right reflexes to have and…
A Christmas of Solidarity
What if your corporate gifts served your CSR strategy for Christmas? Corporate gifts are a great classic for the end-of-year holiday season. They aim to thank customers, partners, and employees. They are also part of a communication strategy that aims to transmit the business’ values…
500 gigatons
The amount of CO2 that humanity can still emit before exceeding the objective of +1.5°C compared to the pre-industrial era. According to the IPCC, it is increasingly difficult for forests, oceans, and soils to absorb the CO2 produced by human activities. However, tools such as…
24 million
The number of potential new jobs that will be created by 2030 as a result of green economy measures (Source: International Labour Organization -ILO- 2018). Today, more than one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the eyes of the world are on governments…
3.4 billion
The number of single-use face masks that are daily discarded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, globally (Source: Benson et al. 2021). This is equivalent to say that each day we dump into the environment 200.000 tons of non-recyclable waste (enough litter to fill…