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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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How Yum! Brands Is Making Its Supply Chain More Sustainable

3BL Media

Improving supply chain resilience helps mitigate these risks, benefiting our consumers, suppliers and franchisees.” beef supply chain; they also generate many important ecosystem services, including helping with carbon storage, supporting water retention and providing habitats for fish and wildlife. In 2021, Yum!

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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. The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. and globally by 2040. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks.

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3M Achieves Science Based Targets initiative Validation, Strengthening Commitment to Decarbonization and Customer Innovation

3BL Media

C trajectory of the Paris Agreement. percent by 2030, from a 2019 baseline. 

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Hormel Foods Commits to Value Chain Emissions Reduction

ESG Today

Global branded food company Hormel Foods announced today a series of new climate targets, including a goals to reduceabsolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations 50%, and within its supply chain 27.5% by 2030, compared to a 2019 base year.

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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4 The main driver of this growth was market-based mechanisms, with auctioned wind capacity in 2019 surpassing 40 GW worldwide, accounting for two-thirds of total new capacity and doubling auctioned capacity compared to 2018.

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Canada caught between climate obligations and dissent at home

Corporate Knights

Climate Action Network (CAN), an umbrella group of civil society organizations, argues that the government should aim for a 60% reduction from 2019 levels. The Trudeau government, along with other countries, subsequently increased its ambition for 2030, as required by the Paris Agreement.

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