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AB: Are Carbon Offsets the Next ESG Investing Frontier?

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Carbon offsets occupy a relatively small space on the spectrum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. But as more countries and companies commit to net-zero carbon emissions goals, they’re steadily gaining attention from investors as a tool to accelerate carbon reductions. Academia is on board too.

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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. The ambition is part of the company's net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 goal, which it set in February. . “I

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Reducing Our Footprint at Eaton

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C, we must remove more carbon through nature-based and technological solutions that create carbon sinks. Credible, high-quality carbon offsets are part of our carbon reduction roadmap that will help to contribute to the development of carbon removal solutions. Carbon offsets.

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Southwire 2021 Sustainability Report: Energy & GHG Emissions

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We aim to achieve zero-carbon energy for our operations by eliminating or offsetting Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gases by 2025. In 2020, we established our Carbon Zero objective —a goal to achieve 100% zero carbon energy for our operations by 2025, compared to our 2018 baseline, which will address our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040.

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Philadelphia Union Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy

3BL Media

By offering only products with an environmental benefit and operating with a zero-carbon footprint, the energy provider remains committed to sustainability every step of the way. Green Mountain customers have collectively helped avoid 90 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Here’s How Amazon’s Sustainability Pledge Is Going, 5 Years After Jeff Bezos Promised To ‘Beat The Paris Agreement’

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Since then over 500 companies have signed on, committing to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Both Paris and the 2018 IPCC report warned of the catastrophic climate impacts we would see across the world if we do not limit global warming to 1.5°C, Five years ago Jeff Bezos launched the Climate Pledge.