GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Mon, 07/27/2020 - 00:15. bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Michael Holder.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. It works on more than 350 such projects with more than 250 organizations, including the World Economic Forum, WWF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Heather Clancy.

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3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

Using a methodology developed by 3BL Media, all Russell 1000 Index companies are researched by ISS ESG, the responsible investment research arm of Institutional Shareholder Services. Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies: 2022, 2021, 2020. Fortune, Change the World List: 2020, 2019. See full list of awards here.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45. Australian-based environmental project developer GreenCollar decided to tackle one problem by creating a new type of credit to address an environmental issue very close to its country’s heart: the degradation of the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system. Jesse Klein.

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2022

For example: In 2020, we launched Gigaton PPA, a collaboration with Schneider Electric to help eligible suppliers access renewable energy, learn about energy purchases, reduce emissions and contribute toward Project Gigaton™. The first Gigaton PPA supplier cohort formed in 2021 and the project is progressing through the development process.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 00:30. In the foreword, Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, described right now as "a pivotal moment for business to lead the way in achieving a world where more than 9 billion people have a decent quality of life within the boundaries of our planet by 2050.".

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The claim accuses RBC of touting its commitments to climate action while continuing to finance fossil fuel development, Ecojustice said in an October 11 release. Until RBC stops financing fossil fuels, advertising itself as Paris Agreement-aligned is greenwashing—and it shouldn’t be tolerated.”. “On

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A laundry list of corporate pledges and climate solutions are on discussion boards here, and one message comes up again and again: there is no meeting Paris Agreement climate targets without halting forest loss. . It’s all part of the drum-beating prelude to the 27th UN climate summit taking place in Egypt this November. There are 1.6

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Tue, 11/24/2020 - 00:40. Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Wed, 09/16/2020 - 01:30. Even with decarbonizing the electric and transportation sector, to reach long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the United States would need an 80 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide emissions by 2050. Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes. Myisha Majumder.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 00:00. Finance director: Developing a business case to increase capital expenditure on carbon-mitigation projects . Seven ways to inform better decisions with TCFD reporting. Steven Bullock. This article is sponsored by Trucost, part of S&P Global. Image of seven stakeholders; Source: Trucost, part of S&P Global.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:03. World fish consumption has almost doubled between the 1960s and now, and some estimates suggest fish contributes to at least 50 percent of total animal protein intake in developing nations. How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries. Myisha Majumder.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place. Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

International Olympic Committee news This will enable the IOC to engage more effectively with the global efforts to address climate change, underscoring its commitment to reducing emissions and to leveraging the role of sport as an “important enabler” for the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Wed, 06/17/2020 - 00:30. Of 167 Nationally Determined Contributions submitted under the Paris Agreement, just 70 include nature-based adaptation actions; the majority of those are in low-income countries. 3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. Jonathan Cook.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. Yet while those transport sectors are advancing towards low-carbon solutions — with promising technologies cultivated by multilateral accords — industrial heat lacks any consensus plan and has a long to-do list to develop low-carbon alternatives. . Adam Aston. Certifying renewable thermal solutions .

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 00:10. She chats about JPMorgan Chase's new financing commitment aligned with the Paris Agreement, how it's helping clients with their carbon mitigation journeys, and its strategy for supporting stronger community resilience. . Episode 243: VERGE voices with Apple's Lisa Jackson, 350.org's org's Bill McKibben.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In fact, developing countries are only too happy to cut emissions, build clean infrastructure and adapt to the new realities of a warming planet – but we need to support them to make it happen. After 18 months of the pandemic, developing countries’ resources are stretched thin. Under the Paris Agreement , which the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The summit brought together delegates from over 190 countries to negotiate the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework , the implementation of which will require a transformation in the way we produce, consume and trade goods and services that rely on and impact biodiversity. However, the risks from biodiversity loss are enormous.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 10, 2022

Many see carbon markets as key to channelling billions of dollars into reducing these emissions, while protecting forests and other carbon sinks, such as peatlands and wetlands, in developing countries. In 2021, the value of carbon credits traded on the voluntary market exceeded US$1 billion , more than double the value in 2020.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 3, 2023

degrees Celsius (above pre-industrial levels) as outlined in the landmark Paris Agreement, through a collection of decisions. This included the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change impacts, and boosting the support of finance, technology and capacity building needed by developing countries.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

December 11, 2023 /3BL/ - Griffith Foods, a global food development partner, proudly announces its participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP28), taking place in Dubai, UAE, from November 30th to December 12th. COP28 has designated December 10 th focus as Food, Agriculture, and Water.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 00:05. December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action. Ateli Iyalla. Out of 727 companies headquartered in the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

Officials cast it as one major part of a process that also includes a phaseout of public financing for domestic fossil fuel projects through Crown agencies like Export Development Canada. In 2020, a blistering analysis showed Canada leading the G20 countries in per capita public financing to oil and gas.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 00:30. Investors are concerned about the viability of long-term assets in high emissions sectors at risk of being hit by negative policy or market developments. Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right. Paolo Natali. Close all business and keep people inside homes? Why do this?

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Loss and Damage’ Fund Agreement. Mitigation Work Program’ Development. Loss and damage, 22. degrees celsius.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Mon, 11/30/2020 - 01:00. Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. Michael Holder.

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ESG Today

MARCH 28, 2023

It equips them with a new tool to assess the level of issuers alignment with climate change mitigation, adaptation, and low-carbon transition objectives, which will be fundamental to contributing towards meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Access to adequate finance by governments which can mobilize private sector investments in climate action for most developing countries is still lagging behind. Gulnara Aslanbayli is Executive Director of American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan since 2020. Aslanbayli has previously worked with the I.C.E.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In 2020, her successor Boris Johnson launched a 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. Back then, I wouldn’t have believed that we would come so far in international collaboration on climate change, such as the Paris Agreement,” he said.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 02:01. Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. Stewart also launched and ran research and development at BSR. New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix. Elsa Wenzel. Who's news. The former U.K.

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ESG Today

JULY 17, 2024

In a LinkedIn post following the announcement, Guyett said: “We have a leading presence in the regions where infrastructure needs to be developed and financed to enable a just transition to a low carbon economy.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Canada Greener Homes Grant, and the accompanying low-interest loan, belong to the smorgasbord of incentives that aim to nudge Canadians’ dwellings in the direction of our Paris Agreement targets. These projects, he says, are carried out by market development teams instead of individual owners. Some provinces – B.C.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

International Olympic Committee news The Games are the first to be fully aligned with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s strategic roadmap, Olympic Agenda 2020, with sustainability and legacy driving every aspect of their planning and delivery. These are Games that deliver more with less, better, while leaving a long-lasting legacy.

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2022

Euronext stated that it developed the targets in alignment with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) framework and that it expects to obtain validation of the targets by the SBTi by the end of 2022. . C compared to pre-industrial levels, as set out in the Paris Agreement. from a 2019 baseline.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The global goal for developed nations mobilize $100 billion in climate finance to their developing nation counterparts to mitigate and adapt to climate change is expected to be met in 2023, and surpassed in following years, according to a new report released by Canada and Germany ahead of the COP27 climate conference.

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3BL Media

JULY 22, 2024

OECD Guides on Impact Assessment Building on the 2018 Recommendation on Global Events and Local Development, in July 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published guides to help event organisers monitor and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts of their events.

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