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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Last month, Nestlé announced it will sweeten its climate-mitigation efforts with $3.6

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Change the World: By Focusing on the Human Impact of the Climate Crisis, Companies Can Turn Risks Into Opportunities

3BL Media

For example, in 2021 Nestlé announced its ambition to foster regenerative food systems , in alignment with its commitment to addressing the two-thirds of its greenhouse gas emissions generated from agriculture. In 2021, more than 2 million farmers associated with Better Cotton produced 20% of the global cotton supply.

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Olympic Movement Steps Up Climate Action, Announces Network of Olympic Forests

3BL Media

The project is a key milestone in the IOC’s commitment to becoming climate positive in 2024. Since the Olympic Forest was announced in June 2021, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have expressed an interest in expanding it through similar projects in their own countries, creating a network of Olympic Forests.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change. C Science Based Target in 2019 and Intuit’s next goal is a “climate-positive” one – aiming to reduce global emissions by 50x from its 2018 operational footprint over the next decade. The company set a verified 1.5°C

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The ESG Interview: Profits that Don’t Cost the Earth

Chris Hall

Generating returns from regenerative agriculture is positive for the planet but entails a different risk profile for investors, says Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners. Climate change impacts are “stressing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture, increasingly hindering efforts to meet human needs”.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

And, perhaps, to set us on a more bullish course for 2021. Fair Trade certified crops continue to rise , ensuring a living wage for many smallholder farmers, and there’s growing interest in supporting Indigenous farmers , who have long practiced regenerative techniques. We need such reminders to get us through these challenging times.

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LEAD On a Clean Economy Brings Companies and Investors to Capitol Hill With United Call To Maximize Investment in America

3BL Media

"We eagerly anticipate our participation in LEAD on a Clean Economy 2024, where we will showcase the substantial backing from the business community for these forward-thinking energy policies that not only foster significant job creation and economic growth but also accelerate essential decarbonization efforts for a climate-positive future.” "The

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