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Sofidel: “Visionary” Entrepreneurs and Managers

3BL Media

Another entrepreneurial figure distinguished for her commitment to human rights and the environment was Britain’s Anita Roddick (1942 – 2007), founder of The Body Shop cosmetics company in 1976. According to Polman, companies should put themselves on the front line and support governments that cannot solve these problems alone.

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

As more and more institutions and people are divesting from fossil fuels globally, climate responsible finance is booming. Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.

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Investors Can Calm Troubled Waters

Chris Hall

The 2007-09 financial crisis prompted several emergency changes to the structures, which reduced some risks – but also created new ones in the process. Huxham also questioned whether the utilities have the capability to address new areas, such as climate change, which is part of PR24’s proposed long-term targets.

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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

Think about our old incandescent lightbulbs, old houses and gaz guzzlers… The EU is already consuming less energy than in 1990 despite almost three decades of economic growth, while in the US since 2007, energy consumption has decreased by 3.6% while GDP grew too. Our future can be coal-free.

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Exxon Exits: After the Storm

Chris Hall

A 2020 Carbon Tracker report outlined how Exxon’s shareholder returns deteriorated between 2007-14, with shareholders losing money between 2014-19, due to the company betting on “high cost, low return” and unsustainable assets in its portfolio of future development projects, including heavy oil and liquified natural gas (LNG). C scenario.