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SBTi Releases Initial Draft of New Corporate Net Zero Standard

ESG Today

The SBTi was founded in 2015 with the goal to establish science-based environmental target setting as a standard corporate practice. Many of the proposed updates in the new standard focus on Scope 3 emissions, which the SBTi said was identified as a barrier to setting net zero targets by more than half of the businesses that it surveyed.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Amazon began growing its fleet of 20 airplanes in 2015.

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Kimberly-Clark's Industry-Leading Decarbonization Initiatives Recognized at UK Paper Industry Gold Awards

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of leading household brands including Andrex ® , Kleenex ® and Huggies ® , has won the Net-Zero Award at the first ever UK Paper Industry Gold Awards. The net-zero strategy sets out an ambitious blueprint to reduce emissions. KEYWORDS: NYSE:KMB, Kimberly Clark.

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Nuveen, Leon Capital Invest in Real Estate Sustainability Consultancy Longevity Partners

ESG Today

Founded in 2015 Longevity Partners works with real estate and infrastructure firms to achieve green building certifications, and assists them on energy audits, data reporting and management, climate resilience strategies, and the development of energy and resource efficiency measures to reduce environmental impact and future-proof assets.

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SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies Committing to Science-Based Climate Targets

ESG Today

The SBTi was founded in 2015 with the goal to establish science-based environmental target setting as a standard corporate practice. The achievement marks significant growth for the organization, with the number of companies committing to climate targets rising by 29% over the past year from 7,425.

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Four key lessons from the world’s top responsible investors

Corporate Knights

On a panel discussing Climate Engagement Canada – an initiative to foster dialogue between finance and industry for a just transition to a net-zero economy – TD Asset Management’s managing director, Priti Shokeen, said that her team now expects portfolio companies to make sustainability disclosures.

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SBTi to Allow Increased Role for Carbon Credits in Net Zero Targets

ESG Today

The SBTi was founded in 2015 with the goal to establish science-based environmental target setting as a standard corporate practice. According to the criteria of the initial standard, science-based net zero would require decarbonization of 90-95% by 2050, with neutralization of residual emissions that are not yet possible to cut.

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