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Who Has Been Shortlisted for Enterprise Company of the Year?

Sustainabilitymag · · 988 words · By Chloe Williment
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The article lists the shortlisted organizations for the Enterprise Company of the Year award at the Global Sustainability Awards. It details the specific sustainability initiatives, reporting frameworks, and environmental goals of IFS, Liverpool Football Club, Odfjell SE, Schneider Electric, and the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Claims checked 21
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Sustainabilitymag reports: Who Has Been Shortlisted for Enterprise Company of the Year?.

Why it matters

The Global Sustainability Awards recognise organisations demonstrating measurable progress in sustainable business at a black-tie gala in London on 8 September 2026.

Common ground

Among the awards is Enterprise of the Year, which celebrates organisations with more than 1,000 employees that are embedding sustainability across operations, strategy and culture.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

The article lists the shortlisted organizations for the Enterprise Company of the Year award at the Global Sustainability Awards. It details the specific sustainability initiatives, reporting frameworks, and environmental goals of IFS, Liverpool Football Club, Odfjell SE, Schneider Electric, and the University of Texas at Arlington.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/who-has-been-shortlisted-for-enterprise-compa…

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “increasing green material content in products to 50% and ensuring primary and secondary packaging was free from single-use plastic and used recycled cardboard.”
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Claim 2: “Between 2010 and 2022, the university's campus increased in size while GHG emissions per square foot fell by almost a third.”
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Claim 3: “the club committed to halving operational emissions by 2030 and working towards net zero by 2040”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “In 2025, IFS won the AI in Sustainability Award at the Global Sustainability Awards.”
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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from Sustainabilitymag. Other results describe IFS as a company but do not mention this specific award win.
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web search NEUTRAL — IFS is a non-pathologizing psychotherapy used in clinical settings and was developed by the founder of the IFS Institute, Dr. Richard Schwartz. For decades, the IFS Institute has been the sole provide…
https://ifs-institute.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — IFS ensures unified operations, end-to-end asset lifecycle management, predictive maintenance, and sustainability, helping you adapt to regulatory change, optimize asset investments, and deliver excep…
https://www.ifs.com/en
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web search NEUTRAL — IFS (originally Industrial and Financial Systems) is a global enterprise software and industrial AI software company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFS_AB
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Claim 5: “IFS, Liverpool Football Club, Odfjell SE, Schneider Electric and the University of Texas at Arlington have all developed programmes spanning areas including decarbonisation, resource efficiency, social impact and responsible business.”
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A single web search result explicitly lists these five organizations as shortlisted for the 'Enterprise Company of the Year' award and mentions their programs in decarbonisation and social impact.
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web search NEUTRAL — IFS, Liverpool Football Club, Odfjell SE, Schneider Electric and the University of Texas at Arlington have all developed programmes spanning areas including decarbonisation, resource efficiency, socia…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/who-has-been-shortlisted-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Saxbys, the first student-led experiential learning cafe in Texas, is officially open in the UTA Bookstore. The cafe's student leadership team is gaining hands-on experience with managing budgets, mak…
https://www.uta.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — As the state's flagship university, UT exists first and foremost to serve Texas and Texans. We fuel innovation, develop tomorrow's leaders and partner with communities, industries and government to cr…
https://www.utexas.edu/
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Claim 6: “Liverpool switched its mains-fed gas and electricity across its sites to renewable tariffs during the 2020–21 season, covering Anfield, the AXA Training Centre, the Academy and, later, the AXA Melwood Training Centre.”
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Claim 7: “Its latest Sustainability Report is partially aligned with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, while also referencing GRI, SASB and ISSB frameworks, with selected KPIs subject to limited assurance by EY.”
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While search results explain what ESRS, GRI, SASB, and ISSB are, there is no specific evidence provided that confirms IFS's report specifically aligns with these or was assured by EY.
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Sustainability Reporting Standards are the most comprehensive ESG reporting metric framework currently in force. They operationalise the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD…
https://onestopesg.com/esg-resources/esg-reporting-metrics
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web search NEUTRAL — Global Sustainability Standards Board. GRI’s standard setting activities are governed by the GSSB. GRI Sustainability Taxonomy.Global alignment. How the Standards link to other frameworks and initiati…
https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/
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web search NEUTRAL — • The ESG Report translates sustainability issues into measurable financial risks and opportunities, aligned with ISSB/IFRS S1-S2, SASB, and/or ESRS. Thus, a report based solely on GRI is properly a S…
https://greenfue.com/dr-heba-mohamed-emam-sustainability-rep…
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Claim 8: “The club estimates that this change prevented 2,636 tonnes of potential carbon emissions.”
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Claim 9: “Schneider Electric's sustainability strategy is structured around its Schneider Sustainability Impact 2021–2025 programme”
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Claim 10: “The programme covers six objectives under each of its focus areas and is externally verified through ISO 20121, making Liverpool the first major European football club to hold the certification.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Liverpool FC's ISO 20121 certification.
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Claim 11: “Its climate commitments included targeting 80% green revenue and 800 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions savings for customers, alongside a goal to reduce operational emissions from its top 1,000 suppliers by 50%.”
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Claim 12: “The company's sustainability statement is structured around the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the requirements of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive”
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Claim 13: “launching IFS Emissions Management for Scope 1, Scope 2 and selected Scope 3 emissions and expanding its Sustainability Management Module to align with the ISSB framework.”
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Two independent web search results (one from a 'Sustainability Report and Fact Sheet' and one from 'Sustainability Magazine') confirm the launch of IFS Emissions Management for Scope 1, 2, and selected 3, and the alignment of the Sustainability Management Module with the ISSB framework.
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web search NEUTRAL — Launched IFS Emissions Management for Scope 1, 2, and select 3, and expanded the IFS Sustainability Management Module to align with the ISSB framework—maintaining product relevance in a rapidly evolvi…
https://www.ifs.com/en/insights/assets/sustainability-report
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web search NEUTRAL — The company has also expanded its sustainability offering for customers, launching IFS Emissions Management for Scope 1, Scope 2 and selected Scope 3 emissions and expanding its Sustainability Managem…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/who-has-been-shortlisted-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scope 3 emissions alone can involve data from hundreds of suppliers, freight forwarders, waste handlers, and downstream distributors. The GHG Protocol provides the methodology, but the protocol assume…
https://www.datanetiot.com/sustainability-reporting-standard…
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Claim 14: “The Global Sustainability Awards recognise organisations demonstrating measurable progress in sustainable business at a black-tie gala in London on 8 September 2026.”
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Web search results for 'London 2026' return concerts and other unrelated events. No evidence was found confirming a 'Global Sustainability Awards' gala on September 8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is an international architecture founded in 2006 by architect and scholar Jana Revedin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Award_for_Sustainable_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Together for Sustainability AISBL (TfS) is a joint initiative of chemical companies, founded in 2011. It focuses on the promotion of sustainability practices in the chemical industry's supply chain, c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_for_Sustainability
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CVU Awards (formerly known as Tall Building Awards or CTBUH Awards) recognizes projects and individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of tall buildings and urban e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVU_Awards
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Claim 15: “Among the awards is Enterprise of the Year, which celebrates organisations with more than 1,000 employees”
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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from Supplychaindigital. Other search results refer to 'Enterprise Rent-A-Car' or NFL awards, which are irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Enterprise Rent-A-Car is an American car rental agency headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, in Greater St. Louis. Enterprise is the flagship brand of Enterprise Holdings, which also owns other agencies…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_Rent-A-Car
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 1966 to 1998, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George Halas Trophy to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League (NFL). The winner was re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Associati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned United States Navy aircraft carrier. In 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)
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Claim 16: “The company also supported 73 NGOs across 67 countries through its Tomorrow Rising Fund, benefiting 1.5 million people.”
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Claim 17: “Operational measures include procuring 100% renewable electricity globally”
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Search results mention P&G and PepsiCo procuring 100% renewable electricity, but there is no evidence provided that IFS does so.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzhou International Financial Square (Chinese: 苏州国际金融中心) is a supertall skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in the Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, located to the east of Jinji Lake. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou_IFS
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IFS may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFS
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IFS (originally Industrial and Financial Systems) is a global enterprise software and industrial AI software company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company develops cloud-based enterpris…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFS_AB
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Claim 18: “Liverpool has also aligned 'The Red Way' with all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and signed the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework in 2021.”
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Claim 19: “establishing a Sustainability Centre of Excellence to coordinate sustainability activity across functions.”
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Search results mention Honeywell establishing a Sustainability Centre of Excellence, but no such evidence is found for IFS.
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web search NEUTRAL — Honeywell has announced the inauguration of its Sustainability Centre of Excellence in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. This facility will serve as a hub for support in engineering, innovation, and collaboration …
https://timestech.in/honeywell-sets-up-a-sustainability-cent…
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web search NEUTRAL — IFS has allowed NEE to configure the system to meet its existing processes, but also brought in some useful best practices to help NEE simplify and improve its operations.
https://www.ifs.com/nl/customer-success/customer-stories-dir…
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web search NEUTRAL — It strives for excellence in both fundamental and applied research, and in education. It drives innovation for society, has a high proportion of graduate students, and combines research, teaching and …
https://www.uni.lu/
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Claim 20: “Liverpool Football Club has brought its environmental and social initiatives together through 'The Red Way', launched in 2021”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding 'The Red Way' or Liverpool FC's 2021 initiatives.
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Claim 21: “UTA also uses the GRI Reporting Framework and AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System to evaluate and report on its sustainability performance.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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