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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Helle Bank Jorgensen. Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy.

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Going electric will save Canadians money on energy costs

Corporate Knights

The Canadian Climate Institute has explored in detail Canada’s options for getting to net-zero emissions. There’s little debate that the big switch from fossil fuels to clean electricity will be a cornerstone of Canada’s net-zero future and a competitive necessity for the economy. The data backs this up: multiple U.S.

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The murky world of private equity takeovers of Canadian oil and gas

Corporate Knights

Between 2010 and 2021, private equity firms invested at least $1.1 The 80,000-member BCGEU is hoping to bring attention to the issue by filing shareholder resolutions this spring with Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the country’s largest bank.

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Germany doubles down on ‘freedom energy’

Corporate Knights

While striving to reduce emissions to 65% of 1990 levels by 2030, Germany announced last year that it is also aiming for net-zero by 2045. Energy efficiency is also a key piece of the net-zero puzzle. Germany is working to reduce total energy consumption by 20 to 25% of current levels by 2030.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

While many companies, particularly in the fossil fuel and banking sectors, resist any major departure from their lucrative business-as-usual path, the leaders are doubling down on sustainability. C, SBTi 6 15 Banco do Brasil SA Brasília, Brazil Banks $ 1,106,800 17% 9:1 50% 29% 0% A- 1.5°C, C, SBTi 67 39 HP Inc Palo Alto, U.S.

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Santander, EIT InnoEnergy Team up to Launch Climate Tech Venture Fund

ESG Today

Launched in 2010, and supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT InnoEnergy is one of the largest climate tech and renewable energy tech investors, backing innovations across areas including energy storage, transport and mobility, renewables, and sustainable buildings and cities.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2023

Just Capital

All 10 of these companies have set a Net-Zero target and we also found that these leaders are outpacing the remainder of the Russell 1000: Nearly all have a verified 1.5-degree degree Science-Based Target , to reach Net-Zero emissions within its operations by 2030. degree Science-Based Target.

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