Congratulations, Blaise! Blaise Porter, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility at Sims Limited, was selected by FS Sustainability for their inaugural ESG Power50 list of the 50 most influential corporate ESG leaders in Australia. The ESG Power50 includes those who were identified as individuals who are raising the bar on sustainability, pushing for action and…
In our inaugural 2022 Climate Report, that was recently released as a part of our greater FY22 Sustainability Reporting Suite, we shared information that was released from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report. This information explained how our actions over the next decade will determine whether global warming is limited to 1.5…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century is climate change. With climate change comes threats of more frequent and intense droughts, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans, which can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak havoc…
Sims Limited (Sims) recently refreshed our environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) materiality analysis, which was last conducted in 2019, to help us identify the topics that matter most to our stakeholders – both now and in the future. Our materiality assessment uses data and insight from customers, investors, industry groups, circular economy leaders, employees…
The Sims Group is moving to Meridian’s 100% Certified Renewable Energy product for all its operations in New Zealand, backed by the NZ Energy Certificate System’s (NZECS) Renewable Energy Certificates. Sims plays a key role in New Zealand’s circular economy, with 10 sites providing metal and electronics recycling to consumers, businesses, governments and communities across…
Sims Limited is proud to have ranked 87 on the Carbon Clean 200 list and to be recognized as a company that is helping move the world onto a more sustainable trajectory. As we continue down the path toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy, support for these initiatives continues to increase worldwide. There are currently more…
World’s largest sustainability initiative aims to encourage awareness and action in support of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour,…
The introduction of the Sustainable Markets Initiative. In 2020, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, HRH Prince of Wales formally announced the 10-Point Plan and Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), a collaboration between him and the World Economic Forum, that was created with the intent to offer the basis of a recovery plan to 2030…
The Sims Purpose: Create a world without waste to preserve our planet. Sims Limited puts sustainability, an important business approach for creating long-term value, at the heart of its business. By considering how we operate in the ecological, social and economic environment, we can address gaps and grow our competitive advantage. This expanded view of…