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Beijing's Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games Helped Turn a Steel Mill Into a Trendy Urban Area

3BL Media

Built on the site of a former steel mill, the Park’s history leads us back to the Olympic Games 2008, which were a catalyst for its transformation into the vibrant community it is today. . But nearly 90 years later, ahead of Beijing 2008, the city developed an ambitious plan to fight air pollution.

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Singapore Finalises Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Chris Hall

As such, the introduction of amber thresholds caters to vessels that are aligned with industry targets under the 2023 International Maritime Organisation Greenhouse Gas Strategy to reach net zero emissions by or around 2050, which sets intermediate targets of reducing emissions by at least 20% and striving for 30% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels.

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

Shipping is currently very carbon intensive, accounting for around 3% of global emissions, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with maritime trade volumes set to triple by 2050, propelled by demand for global freight. . Buoyed by solutions .

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. Rosalind Brewer is the first African-American and woman to steer the company’s Americas operations as well its global supply chain, product and store development.

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Asia’s Banks Should Not Follow US Peers

Chris Hall

Exiting climate alliances will likely damage public trust in these financial institutions, as many have previously publicised their climate commitments. Trust in the financial sector in advanced economies declined after the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008-09.

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