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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Beyond 2030, BCG aspires to be "climate positive" — by removing more carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere on an ongoing basis than it actually emits through its own activities. It has reduced its direct emissions by 70 percent since 2011, with a pledge to reach 90 percent by 2040.

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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

Weinreb Group – a San Francisco–based, woman-owned recruiting agency specializing in ESG professionals – published its first CSO survey in 2011, when just 29 U.S. Operationally, we’re focused on transforming into a circular business, becoming climate-positive and regenerating resources while growing our business,” Crittendon says.

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Time to Face our Challenges Head-on

Chris Hall

We are likely to see the US take a sharp turn away from climate-positive policies. Way back in 2011, I worked on a report for the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) looking at the design of investment grade policy. The world will look very different in 2025. subsidies, minimum tariffs).