GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Lightning talks from cities and corporate partners rethinking mobility, waste and other sectors in the bid to reach net-zero emissions. Learn more about the event here: [link]

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Date/Time: September 2, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) When a company sets net-zero goals, how should it think about the footprint of employees, particularly in an increasingly “hybrid” working world?

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

DÜSSELDORF, Germany, November 4, 2024 /3BL/ - In line with its ambitions for sustainability within its agenda for purposeful growth, Henkel has defined a net-zero roadmap, substantially extending its targets for emissions reduction along the value chain. We all have to take responsibility and help limit global warming to 1.5°C,

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:30. Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most of Canadas major banks have elected to exit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), continuing a largely North America-focused exodus from the UN-backed coalition of banks dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, kicked off last month by their Wall Street peers.

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GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Episode 268: Doing the math on net zero; taking food waste off the menu. Fri, 05/14/2021 - 02:00. Is "net zero" much ado about nothing? Infrastructure, green finance and net zero. The link between net zero and supply chain innovation. Doing the math on net zero (21:30).

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

The new resolution follows the release last year by Shell of its Energy Transition Strategy 2024, the first update to its Powering Progress strategy, launched in 2021, outlining the companys climate transition roadmap and goals. The resolution failed, receiving only 18.6% shareholder support.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Canadian oil and gas industry is engaging in greenwashing by endorsing a 2050 net-zero target while actively lobbying against measures that would achieve that climate goal, international non-profit InfluenceMap says in a report. C,” the report said. McKenna echoes the InfluenceMap criticism of Canadian oil and pipeline companies.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 00:05. Net-zero financed emissions" pledges have swept the banking sector since January 2020, with the U.K.'s Cecilia Keating. s largest fossil fuel financiers — Barclays and HSBC — and many of the largest U.S.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 25, 2022

Canada’s provincial governments need comprehensive net-zero climate strategies to drive growth in the green economy, but some are sending mixed policy signals to the companies that will create tomorrow’s jobs, says a new report from the Canadian Climate Institute. . However, B.C. We see this transition as inevitable,” Arnold said.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 6, 2024

A new report renders a damning portrait of Canada’s Big Five banks on their path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Big Five banks have taken little voluntary action to align their business practices with their own net-zero commitments. billion in fossil lending and underwriting out of total financing activity of U.S.$499

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

The State of Green Business 2021. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 02:11. Net-zero" became a key commitment during 2020 — goals that aim to eliminate, at least on paper, a company’s greenhouse gas emissions, water extractions, fossil-fuel use or deforestation activities by a given date. Joel Makower. Now, where were we?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Speakers: Debbie Raphael | Director | San Francisco Department of the Environment Lacey Reddix | Infrastructure Analyst | GreenBiz Group Ryan Mooney-Bullock | Executive Director | Green Umbrella This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero, July 27-28, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link]

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

degree Celsius pathway, joining Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. Our net zero strategy addresses both the corporate and investment levels. AB’s net zero journey is well under way, and we’re excited for its next stage—translating our strategy into a systematic approach to fulfilling our commitment.”.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 02:00. Here’s a look at what nine big-name players accomplished over the past 12 months, and what to keep an eye on in 2021. That easily could grow as DHL works to meet a goal of net-zero logistics-related emissions by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 22, 2022

Julie Segal is the senior manager of climate finance at Environmental Defence and a 2021 Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader. . Over the past two years, investors and other financial players have collectively made “net-zero” pledges and recognized a just transition as a central tenet.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

In November 2021, we were proud to publicly announce our goal to achieve net-zero global emissions across our value chain by 2040, joining more than 2,000 businesses around the world committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). What does it mean to achieve net-zero? Why 2040 vs 2050?

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

With the long-term goal of net zero in mind, it may be tempting for investors to focus on capitalizing ESG trailblazers over ESG laggards. Engaging for Net Zero. By 2040, the company aims to be net zero and expects their carbon management business will overtake their traditional business.

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3BL Media

JULY 14, 2022

The Science Based Targets initiative has validated Illumina’s targets to reach Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Its Net-Zero Standard is the world’s first science-based certification of companies’ net-zero targets in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping planetary warming to 1.5°C.

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ESG Today

MARCH 19, 2025

The organizations key functions include defining and promoting best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, providing technical assistance to companies who set science-based targets, and providing companies with independent assessment and validation of their emissions reduction targets.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Wells Fargo has decided to exit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), marking the second major departure from the UN-backed coalition of banks dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, following Goldman Sachs earlier this month.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

In 2021, 64% of our production waste was recovered. . In 2021, 81% of our total packaging and 73% of our plastic packaging were recyclable. . initiative in 2021, which uses a digital watermark to improve sorting and increase the recycling rate of plastic packaging in the EU. Learn more about Essity's Journey to Net Zero here.

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3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. In 2021, we ordered 300 EV vans and 10 EV trucks, representing replacement of over 10% of CBRE vans in the U.S. . Advancing Net Zero. Workplace Strategy. million sq.

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GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Who are net-zero leaders and laggards in food? Fri, 05/14/2021 - 02:45. VERGE Net Zero takes place July 27-28 and is free to attend. We’re seeing so many new ideas and initiatives in sustainable food right now that it’s easy to forget to ask how the sector as a whole is doing. Okay, now for the sobering part.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Over the last decade and a half, a standard form has emerged in which governments and corporations have made their promise to do so: the net-zero target. As a strategy, the net-zero target has been criticized by climate advocates; at its worst, it can be a vague, unenforceable greenwashing program. In the U.S.,

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Now, we are looking further, exploring opportunities to align our business with a Net Zero future. As it was for so many other companies, 2021 was a complicated year in terms of our operational carbon footprint. 100% In 2021, Expedia Group purchased renewable electricity equivalent to 100% of its global office consumption.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

UK-based Climate solutions-focused platform Ecologi announced the acquisition of carbon measurement and reduction platform Net Zero Now. Net Zero Now, founded in 2021, provides a platform that enables businesses to follow a sector-specific path to carbon net zero using tools to calculate, reduce and compensate for their GHG emissions.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

SCALING UP: 2021 HIGHLIGHTS. Set net-zero by 2050 goals at three private markets funds that are currently being raised. These resources can also include third-party technical experts such as ERM, the largest global pure-play sustainability consultancy, in which KKR invested in May 2021 through our Core Private Equity strategy.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While companies are increasingly adopting emissions reduction measures, however, the report found that less than one in five are on track to hit net zero emissions in their operations by 2050. over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 2, 2025

Launched in 2021 with Citi and BofA as founding members the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is a coalition of more than 140 banks spanning 44 countries. Bank of Americas net zero finance goal also dates to early 2021 , and the bank has also set a series of financed emissions reduction targets for key sectors.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Date/Time: April 29, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:12. Thu, 04/29/2021 - 10:00. -

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Mon, 03/01/2021 - 01:30. The only sure path to stop climate change is to zero out greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. To keep within the remaining carbon budget for 2 degrees C, we have to cut our emissions drastically, reaching net-zero emissions as soon as possible. Graphic by Jonathan Foley © 2021.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 02:00. The role of time horizons and relationship banking in financing a net-zero economy. The coming net-zero backlash. Episode 258: Hacking climate solutions, finding 'good work'. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). Hacking the climate crisis (21:10).

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

Reaching net-zero as we grow remains vital. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, largely by helping its customers switch to electric vehicles. Go-Ahead Group Ltd Net-zero-aligned transporter Go-Ahead is a U.K.-based

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Between 1990 and 2021, GHGs from the transport sector in Canada soared 27%. Quebec also passed regulated targets for the number of new-car sales that are zero emission. of new cars sold in 2021, EVs now constitute 13.9% of the light-duty vehicle market in Quebec. Adam Thorn is director of transportation at the Pembina Institute.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Speaking at the ADIPEC energy industry conference in Abu Dhabi, Al Mazrouei said that the investments will aim to “decarbonise our economy and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050,” according to state-owned media outlet Emirates News Agency. The UAE is one of the world’s largest oil producers, with average production of approximately 3.2

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