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

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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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2020 was the year that…

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2020 was the year that…. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:11. To recall some of the key developments, as I have done each December for more than a decade, I’ve plumbed the nearly 1,300 stories, columns and analyses we've published on GreenBiz.com since the dawn of 2020 — a.k.a. All links are to stories published on GreenBiz.com during 2020.)

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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. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. billion company’s new commitment to achieve net-zero status for its own operations by the end of this decade. . Carbon Removal. Heather Clancy. So far, it has delivered about $335 million.).

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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. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. 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.

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Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable

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As more companies make "carbon net-zero" commitments, how will stakeholders — investors, employees, customers and regulators — hold these companies accountable? KPMG’s 2020 Study on Climate Accounting estimates that $90 trillion of investment is needed to finance sustainable infrastructure and cities in the U.S.,

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

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Wed, 07/08/2020 - 08:00. 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 to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions. Katie Fehrenbacher. Pull Quote.

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Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions

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Amazon also has committed $100 million to support sustainable forest, wildlife and nature projects in its quest to reach net-zero carbon status by 2040. In April 2020, Amazon announced $10 million for projects across the Appalachian Mountains in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. How is that money being spent?