GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations at the 2019 U.N. Climate Action Summit and has become a global symbol of environmental activism. 20 must-read books about food systems.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Change is hard, and we’re talking about massive changes, really reinventing and rebuilding our global economy over the coming decades,” said Makower. “We Scopes 1 & 2 ), by 2030, from a 2019 baseline. Achieving a 30% reduction in our value chain ( Scope 3 ) GHG emissions by 2030, from a 2019 baseline.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2025

both earned spots in the Global 100 ranking, as did telecommunications giants BCE Inc., The Corporate Knights ranking allocates spots by sectors to reflect the global economy. The bank has a rapidly growing green loan book and has provided just under $40 billion in renewable-energy financing since 2019. >>Access

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In 2019, when we first started holding our GreenFin Summits — the precursor events to GreenFin 21 — the focus was relatively narrow: the role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in the investing world. For someone who’s quickly out of his depth when it comes to money matters, it’s been a steep learning curve. Let me explain.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 14, 2025

The global sustainability transition is now deeply rooted in the global economy and the companies that rise to the top of Corporate Knights annual Global 100 ranking are at the forefront of this megatrend. Companies with sustainability data for 2019 forward included in the charts had USD $26.7

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3BL Media

AUGUST 13, 2024

We see its effects impacting the global economy and how we live daily. The global stocktake completed in 2023 by the United Nations (UN) at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) underscored the importance that action must meet stated emission reduction ambitions. from our 2019 base year. Women in STEM increased by 2.1%

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2022

Framework Convention on Climate Change, estimated that net-zero commitments covered about 68 percent of the global economy in 2021, compared to just 16 percent in 2019, a more than fourfold increase.… Net-zero commitments exploded last year, with the number of companies making them doubling. Race to Zero, part of the U.N.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. Similarly, a 2019 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that under a "business as usual" scenario, global GDP would drop by 7.2 Carbon is everywhere.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

As global economies plan their emergence from the pandemic, the Index provides a warning sign of the risks of a return to “business as usual” in the race to recover and generate new growth. In 2019 global energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 0.5% with economic growth of 2.9%. Carbon intensity fell by 2.4%

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Despite this significant drop from 2019 to 2020, the overall trend of the last five years is one heading definitively in the wrong direction," the report states. Overall, the world's leading banks have channelled $3.8 trillion to coal, oil and gas companies in the five years since the Paris Agreement was signed, it calculates.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 27, 2021

GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. GW in 2019 – the first year-on-year drop since 2016. GW in 2019 to a record 7.2

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Manley has been serving as Head of Sustainable Investing at CPP Investments, since joining the firm in 2019. He joined CPP Investments after 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as Global Head of Thematic Equity and ESG Research.

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3BL Media

MAY 21, 2024

The approach aligns with global targets, including those outlined in the Biodiversity Plan that calls for action to halt biodiversity loss and put nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of all life on earth. Achieve a 50% reduction of water use in best practice processing lines by 2030 compared to 2019. 1109 In E. Brondízio, J.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They recognized that without reliable climate-related financial information, assets could be mispriced and capital could be misallocated, meaning the global economy potentially could face a tumultuous transition to a low-carbon future. So, the TCFD was born.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

The price of natural gas in the EU is still three times higher than in 2019, and about five times that of the U.S. The digitalization of the global economy is underway, but the EU still lags behind the two current powerhouses of the world: the U.S. and will continue to trail by around 0.8% Prioritizing digital transformation.

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3BL Media

JULY 23, 2024

In a world that is rapidly evolving, Mary Kay stands at the forefront of change, championing the cause of women while recognizing the immense power they hold in shaping our global economy and driving meaningful change. Economic Sustainability Celebrating 60 years: Mary Kay Ash’s vision of enriching women’s lives continues.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The need to establish the declaration is the result of global cities struggling to reduce emissions from buildings, electricity, and heating use, which account for more than two-thirds of global energy consumption, according to a statement.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A 1997 study published in Nature, for instance, concluded that global ecosystems provide between US$18 and $61 trillion worth of goods and services to civilization, roughly on par with the cash then circulating in the global economy. A 2010 analysis of the forests and wetlands surrounding Vancouver found that these provided $5.4

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ESG Today

APRIL 25, 2023

Founded in 2019, UK-based CarbonChain’s carbon accounting platform automates emissions tracking with granular, asset-level data, providing companies and financial institutions with visibility into their Scope 3 and supply chain emissions. We are excited to expand our customer base and help move the global economy closer to net zero.”

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

For example, the Mission Possible Partnership gets leading heavy-industry companies, banks and governments to create investment-grade “net-zero” sector strategies in seven key areas of the global economy — aviation, shipping, trucks, chemicals, steel aluminum and cement. More than 200 companies and organizations are so far involved.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2024

To achieve this goal, Chemours developed the EVOLVE 2030 methodology in 2019. Depending on whether the value of product material circularity is above or below that of the global economy (in 2023, this was 7.2

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The 2023 edition of the Circularity Gap Report , an annual study of circularity adoption worldwide by Circle Economy, states that the global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. The authors estimate that the global economy is only about 7.2% circular, down from 9.1% In that same year, 4.9

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Trade is the global economy's lifeblood, with maritime transport at its core. But the carbon footprint of port operations and shipping is substantial, with shipping accounting for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions , according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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3BL Media

MAY 27, 2022

From 2019 to 2020, she was Head of Business Development for Genesia, leading the company’s expansion into Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. The Group is predominantly active in six sectors, including several vital to the global economy. She later joined Libra Group’s New York headquarters to lead the office of the Chairman and CEO.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2022

Over the last two decades, corporate profits have doubled, workers have been left behind and emissions have stalled, but the Best 50 firms are leading the way with 50% more gender diversity and triple the investments aligned with the clean economy. But it could be a lot worse. Money and solutions are not the barrier; we have them.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

These should be workable metrics – forward-looking metrics – that involve really granular engagement.” The CFRF was established by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority in 2019 to develop guidance to help the financial sector develop its approach to climate-related financial risks and opportunities.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 20, 2024

POSORJA, Ecuador, August 20, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, celebrates five years of operations at the Port of Posorja in Ecuador this month. The milestone marks significant contributions to the Ecuadorian port industry and reinforces the region’s role as a pivotal gateway to global trade.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4

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3BL Media

MAY 15, 2024

Employees We maintained gender pay parity (globally) for the ninth year in a row and ethnicity pay parity (in the U.S.) 1 Operations We achieved our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal to reduce our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% from a 2019 baseline. for the seventh year in a row.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

Robert Horn, Global Head of Sustainable Resources, Blackstone Credit. Climate change will impact all areas of the global economy, requiring investors to rethink their approach to risk. This history gives me confidence that we can effectuate the energy transition, building new industries and new value chains going forward.”. ?

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. This tragic and terrible war, which we strongly condemn, unfortunately shows no signs of abating.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

percent between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020, according to data released on 30 November by the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 9.5 Deforestation observed over the course of the year occurred mainly in the Amazonian state of Pará, which accounted for 46.8

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The continually improving standard enables companies to align their climate actions with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In 2019, SAP raised its commitment and adopted a 1.5°C Only a fundamental transformation of our global economy will allow us to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

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Just Capital

MARCH 14, 2023

The latest figures find that women’s employment has nearly recovered compared to before the pandemic, with the labor force participation rate for women aged 25-54 higher as of January 2023 compared to 2019. in 2019, but little changed from 81% in 2005. This marks a slight improvement compared to 81.5%

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

C, and to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 48% by 2030, on a 2019 basis. The letter makes a series of key demands, including calling on the bank to aligns its climate policy with the Paris Agreement goal to limit warming to 1.5°C,

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A 2019 study by Deloitte found that 76% of millennials view entrepreneurship as a key vehicle for driving social impact. One of the learn to earn pathways on YOMA is the SAP Educate to Employ initiative designed by SAP to help equip beneficiaries with essential competencies for the digital economy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2024

Educating women and girls is fundamental to addressing our climate crisis, to strengthening our communities and global economy, and to solving other related issues like population growth and human rights violations.” Since 2019, the company and nonprofit have enabled 14.4

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