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Steven Downes

Editor in Chief | Sustainability Magazine

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Steven Downes is the Editor of Sustainability Magazine.

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How has Unilever Updated its Climate Transition Action Plan?

Weeks after controversy about scaled-back targets, Unilever has revealed its updated – and ‘unashamedly realistic’ – Climate Transition Action Plan

Microsoft’s New Strategy to Cut Soaring Scope 3 Emissions

CSO Melanie Nakagawa says new data centres are behind Microsoft’s 30.9% rise in Scope 3 emissions, revealed in its 2024 Environmental Sustainability Report

Why Levi Strauss has Toughened its Sustainability Targets

Levi Strauss & Co has gained SBTi validation for its net zero targets, including for its tougher supply chain and Scope 3 goals and new emissions measures

McLaren Racing: How Spending Rules Slow Sustainability in F1

McLaren Racing’s 3rd Sustainability Report calls for a costs cap rethink in F1 and Formula E to help teams invest in carbon reduction and ESG

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Syngenta Group: How Indirect Procurement is Stepping Up

Gerardo Aguilar gives a first-hand insight into Syngenta Group’s evolution of indirect procurement and the initiatives behind it

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Gerardo Aguilar

Global Head Indirect Procurement

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Top 10: Women in Sustainability in the UK and Europe

Sustainability Magazine shares the top 10 female leaders in sustainability and ESG in the UK and Europe, including Microsoft, Unilever and Vodafone execs

Top 10: Sustainability Awards 2024

It is a big boost to companies to get recognition for their ESG work. Sustainability Magazine brings you 10 awards that honour green companies and projects

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Syngenta Group: How Indirect Procurement is Stepping Up