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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

As a group, over the course of the past decade (2012 to 2021) these 20 companies slashed their net GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 43%, from 862 million tonnes to 489 million tonnes. Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement.

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Joe Biden can be the president for a sustainable private sector

GreenBiz

Joe Biden can be the president for a sustainable private sector. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 01:00. His ability to achieve his agenda will require action from key sectors across the country, including the investment and business community. Advancing policies that support the growth of a sustainable American economy also supports U.S.

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Asset Managers “Not Supporting” Climate Policy

Chris Hall

times more equity value in fossil fuel production companies (US$880 billion) than in green investments (US$309 billion). times higher exposure to green investments than the average asset manager, the report noted, adding that Goldman Sachs and State Street are the most exposed to the fossil fuel production value chain, at 2.2

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Shell Victory Not the End of the Road

Chris Hall

And investors may be able to utilise their influence via engagement and voting to counteract legal action. A landmark 2021 ruling by a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across global operations by 45% by the end of the decade from 2019 levels.

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Asia-first Transition Strategy Scouts Opportunities

Chris Hall

“Such assessments will also need to be regionalised, as different jurisdictions have access to different technologies and capital.” Last year, Robeco extended its Sustainable Investing (SI) Open Access Initiative to the public. There’s a lot of greenhushing going on because the industry expects perfection.

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4 Sustainable Business Trends to watch in 2021

Carlos Sanchez

In this article, I’ll do a quick summary of 2020 and then present four sustainable business trends that could finally explode in 2021. 2020 Sustainability Summary. Sustainable business trend 1 – Eco-designed Products. Sustainable business trend 2 – ESG Investment. Conclusions.

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Human Rights as a Basis for Climate Litigation

Chris Hall

Investor engagement with governments is an increasing area of focus, as investors move from a stewardship approach focused on company engagement to collaborative engagement with governments to address systemic risk – and thus create an enabling environment for sustainable investments.