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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

and 4 percentage points a year, respectively, between 2002 and 2020. made its first investments in 2022, choosing a trio of Vancouver-based funds focused on entrepreneurs driving climate change action, advancing reconciliation efforts, and innovating for the future. But where to find those signs? InBC Investment Corp.

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3M To Attend COP27 With a Focus on Urgency, Collaboration, Progress Through Science and Action

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: 3M is joining other global corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to further the dialogue and plans for combating climate change. The company has been focused on reducing its climate impact for decades.

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

Just as more than 95% of climate scientists accept the truth of climate change, most corporate leaders recognize that their role in society has changed. Since 2002 (the year we published our first Best 50 list), Best 50 companies have rewarded their shareholders with 128% higher returns than the overall composite index.

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Jeffrey Sachs Awarded 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development for Leading Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science

Sustainable Development Network

An example of his pioneering innovative transdisciplinary approach to these issues can be found in his engagement with the Millennium Project, which he chaired on behalf of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2002 to 2006. With regard to combating anthropogenic climate change, Prof. To promote the SDGs, in 2012, Prof.

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Adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

Sustainable Development Network

The conference concluded with the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA), reiterating the commitments of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus and setting out an ambitious agenda for raising the necessary resources to achieve sustainable development.

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Copy of SDSN at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Sustainable Development Network

network.eu ), initiated in 2002, is an informal network of public administrators from approximately 40 European countries dealing with sustainable development strategies in Europe. This side event will seek to share collective experiences made over years of peer learning activities and how these can be improved upon.