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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We If you want to know what HSBC's stance on climate change really is, look at what they fund, not their fluffy marketing," he added.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

Secured over S$3 billion of sustainable financing since 2017. As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions.

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

Secured over S$3 billion of sustainable financing since 2017. As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions.

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Sustainability: How Nokia Is Helping Broadband Meet the 1.5°C Target

3BL Media

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels was reaffirmed by the recent meeting of COP26 , an event that highlighted just how crucial it is that everyone acts immediately to avert an environmental catastrophe. Tweet me: Climate change is our greatest challenge yet.

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Environmental Court Cases on the Rise

Chris Hall

The number of litigation-arbitration climate change related cases is on the rise. In 2017, there were 884 cases brought in 24 countries. As of 1 July 2020, the number of cases had nearly doubled, with at least 1,550 climate change cases filed in 38 countries, according to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report.

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COP27 litmus test: Will wealthy countries finally pay for climate change loss and damage?

Corporate Knights

It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.

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Investing in Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation

The fight against climate change is a story half-written, and so far, big, powerful economies have mostly been the ones to tell it. That needs to change. In many cases, their ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to disturbances related to climate change is already at the limit. By Maria Teresa Zappia.