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

GreenBiz

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. 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. and globally by 2040. Company profile.

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Tapestry's Approach to Climate Change

3BL Media

It exacerbates natural disasters, threatens supply chains and disproportionately harms marginalized communities, contributing to socio- economic inequalities. We are aligning our business strategies with the international consensus – outlined in the Paris Agreement – that we must limit global warming to below 1.5°C,

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Hershey Updates Science-Based Targets As It Advances Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

3BL Media

These newly validated targets are in line with climate science and are consistent with levels necessary to meet the Paris Agreement's goals to limit global warming to 1.5 Hershey implements a variety of programs and initiatives across its operations and its supply chain to reduce its carbon footprint. degrees Celsius.

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Burberry’s Net Zero Emissions Goals Approved by SBTi

ESG Today

C in line with the Paris Agreement. The company’s short- and long-term climate commitments include a goal to cut absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 95% by 2023 from a 2017 base year, and absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 46.2% by 2030, from a 2019 baseline.

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Climate report underscores urgency of advancing battery storage for renewables

Renewable Energy World

This is the primary aim of the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), a public-private partnership founded in 2017 to establish a responsible battery value chain, in recognition of batteries’ role as a key technology to achieve the Paris Agreement.