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

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While the pledge provides limited detail on the measures it will take to slash the carbon emissions of its portfolio or operations, the bank said it would establish "clear, measurable pathways" to net-zero using the Paris Agreement's Capital Transition Assessment Tool (PACTA). Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?

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The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. After all, the $41 million ExxonMobil spent on climate lobbying in 2019 ( according to InfluenceMap ) exceeds the entire $37 million annual operating budget ( 2019 ) of Greenpeace USA. Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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

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Reducing that activity is something that neither the consulting sector nor its clients would have imagined was possible at the end of 2019, BCG CEO Rich Lesser told GreenBiz. "We The consulting industry traditionally has relied heavily on travel to deliver services — it represents 80 percent of BCG’s total footprint, for example.

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7 roles to create sustainable success

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Wijdoogen spent several years as chief sustainability officer at the Dutch passenger train operator NS, leaving in 2019 to start Sustainability University Foundation, a platform she co-founded to empower sustainability professionals through peer-to-peer learning and research. That’s where Wijdoogen’s book comes in.

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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

GreenBiz

That money — close to double the 2019 total — is making the industry increasingly visible. When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. The trend: By Dec.

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Qualcomm Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022

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Achieving the transformational targets in the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals in this decisive decade requires all companies to truly embed ESG issues into the core of their business,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL Media. Fortune, Change the World List: 2020, 2019. Forbes, World’s Best Employers: 2020, 2019.

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Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments

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The announcement marks a major coup for the PCAF and is a landmark green move for Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest and most recognizable private banking groups, which from 2016 to 2019 invested more than $91 billion n fossil fuels, according to the Rainforest Action Network. Ben Cushing, senior campaign representative at U.S.

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