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

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. 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. I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero. Deonna Anderson.

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

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. billion company’s new commitment to achieve net-zero status for its own operations by the end of this decade. . billion company’s new commitment to achieve net-zero status for its own operations by the end of this decade. .

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. 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.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Over the past year, I’ve been working with Royal Dutch Shell’s aviation division — a relatively small slice of the $344 billion (2019 revenue) energy behemoth — to develop a series of video interviews focusing on what it will take to make aviation sustainable. (I Passenger volumes took a nosedive, down precipitously from 2019 levels.

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Why Land Remediation Is the Future of Carbon Offsets

3BL Media

A recent report from McKinsey & Company offered some hard evidence for what environmentalists have long known to be a mounting concern: The current carbon offset market will struggle in the next thirty years to meet the exponentially increasing demands placed on it by corporate America’s collective drive to meet their carbon pledges.

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Nestlé Moves Away from Carbon Offsets to Focus on Emissions Reductions Across Brands

ESG Today

In the statement, the Nestlé spokesperson said: “We are moving away from investing in carbon offsets for our brands to invest in programs and practices that help reduce GHG emissions in our own supply-chain and operations, where it makes the most difference to reach our net zero ambition.”