The politics of climate change and ESG are about to get ugly
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2021
During 2022, climate and mandatory ESG reporting will be on the ballot in scores of states and localities.
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GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2021
During 2022, climate and mandatory ESG reporting will be on the ballot in scores of states and localities.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Objective: Highlight local media’s role in driving climate change awareness According to the American Meteorological Society , local weather broadcasting is extremely effective in raising awareness about climate change. 48% understand segments: Extreme heat was most often connected to climate change.
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Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.
Corporate Knights
MAY 9, 2022
The irony is that animal production itself is fuelling climate change, creating 14.5% Animal agriculture is the lion’s share of food’s contribution to the climate problem globally,” says Lenore Newman, director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford.
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
In this Teal Talks episode, we hear from leading environmental experts on the impacts of climate change on health and how businesses can make a difference. DESCRIPTION: Climate change doesn’t only affect the health of our planet — it also impacts the health of our people. Climate vulnerability.
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 10, 2022
Canada is already seeing the effects of climate change, and the insurance industry is paying close attention. Government and consumer responses to climate change also affect the insurance industry. What role should the insurance industry play in addressing climate change? billion to $5 billion per year.
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2023
Big energy statements in 2022 driven by acute energy needs must now “go from words to actions” to ease current blocks for renewables. The rapid build-out of local manufacturing for solar and batteries is expected in the United States and Europe, driven by strong demand and energy security concerns.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2022
Sponsored: The new Sustainable Forestry Initiative 2022 standards will ensure healthy forests that lead to benefits such as avoiding deforestation and fighting climate change.
3BL Media
MAY 18, 2022
May 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - 3BL Media announced today the annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. View the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022 ranking here. SOURCE: 3BL Media. DESCRIPTION: NORTHAMPTON, Mass.,
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 24, 2022
As an example, he points to Big Time, the 2022 album by singer/songwriter Angel Olsen. The post The music industry changes its tune on climate change appeared first on Corporate Knights.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 13, 2025
Coming at the end of what is going down as the hottest year on record, it was easy to feel that the annual meetings of signatories to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), plus the circus of non-governmental organizations, lobbyists and negotiators that has grown up around them, have failed to deliver.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
“We are here today to address the dire situation we find ourselves in [so we can] tell our children that we did all we could, while we could, to change our trajectory,” said co-plaintiff Shaelyn Wabegijig of the Rama First Nation at a press conference ahead of the hearing. They’re in good company. Kurtis Layden. 28, Ottawa. Pratap Sandhu.
3BL Media
JUNE 10, 2022
This year, the to-do list for the leaders of seven of the world’s economic and political heavyweights is long — from ending the COVID-19 pandemic, to averting an impending global food crisis, to taking meaningful action on climate change. Tweet me: The G7 summit 2022 is coming. KEYWORDS: G7 Summit 2022, global citizen.
3BL Media
MARCH 4, 2025
In Latin America, a region characterized by its diverse geography, reliance on natural resources, and pronounced social and economic disparities, the repercussions of climate change are particularly severe. This exacerbates existing inequities as the most vulnerable communities bear the brunt of climate-related adversities.
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report A more sustainable supply of key raw materials such as cocoa, wheat, dairy, and palm oil is critical to the continued growth and success of our business, to the resilience and prosperity of the communities producing these raw materials, and to the protection of the landscapes the ingredients are grown in.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
He believes that more mainstream psychedelic use could help lower rising rates of ecological anxiety, distress and depression over climate change. There’s a big connection between climate change, mental health and consciousness,” he says. In fact, the more you destigmatize it, the better it becomes.”
GreenBiz
JULY 1, 2022
Date/Time: August 8, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Climate change is simultaneously an existential threat and an unprecedented opportunity to create a more ecologically regenerative, socially just world. Can technology solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges by averting the former and unlocking the latter?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 13, 2022
Date/Time: January 13, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Reducing emissions across all sectors is critical if we are to combat climate change. With the passage of the infrastructure bill and the urgent need to improve and expand our cities, it’s critical that we build in a way that is both resilient and sustainable.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
million animals were reportedly used in research, teaching and testing in Canada in 2022. The Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) in Windsor quietly closed its doors in May and officially shuttered operations in October. Now Canada risks falling short on its ambitious goals. More than 3.5
3BL Media
JANUARY 22, 2025
International Olympic Committee news As world leaders meet at COP29 to agree actions to address the climate crisis, a new study illustrates how effective climate action could reduce the impact of climate change on winter sport. These decisions are supported by extensive consultation and scientific evidence.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2022
DESCRIPTION: An international student team from Augustana University in South Dakota has won the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge with a smart phone app to solve local hunger and food distribution issues. About Call for Code: Launched by David Clark Cause with IBM and the U.N., Call for Code. link] #FiveYEarsOut.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
One of the most destructive consequences of climate change is the increased frequency of flooding. Read on to discover how climate change increases flood risks and the strategies needed for effective response. In this case because of well-prepared flood protection it mitigated damage to this city of over 2 million.
3BL Media
JANUARY 14, 2025
In addition to using advanced data analytics and AI tools, US SIF surveyed more than 250 doubling responses to the 2022 survey and found that addressing climate change and the clean energy transition were top priorities for respondents.
Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2022
Australian voters continue to rank climate change as a top election concern, with new polling showing they want stronger policies. The post Younger generations demand stronger climate action, despite federal court setback appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Backstone launched BETP IV in 2022, and at $5.6 In 2022, Blackstone said that it sees an opportunity to invest an estimated $100 billion in energy transition and climate change solutions projects over the next decade. billion the fund is approximately 33% larger than its predecessor vehicle.
GreenBiz
JULY 14, 2022
The IPCC is expressing the need for urgent action on climate change and society is expecting sustainability leaders to answer the call. Corporations play an important role in helping tackle climate change in this critical decade, through emission reductions targets and ambitious net zero goals.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 17, 2024
We also continued to conserve and optimize energy usage at our facilities using enterprise-wide operational best practices we developed in 2022. Exploring the links between environmental and human health Quest is exploring the impact environmental changes have on human health and well-being.
3BL Media
MARCH 11, 2025
22 (9), 6087-6101 (2022). DOI:10.5194/acp-22-6087-2022. The role of HFCs in mitigating 21st century climate change. Projections of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions and the resulting global warming based on recent trends in observed abundances and current policies. Velders, G. & Ramanathan, V.
ESG Today
JANUARY 28, 2025
Manulife Financials global wealth and asset management business Manulife Investment Management announced that it has raised $480 million in commitments at the final close of its Manulife Forest Climate Fund LP, focused on investing in sustainably managed forests, with carbon as the primary value driver.
Corporate Knights
MARCH 27, 2023
In Canada, 2022 will go down as the third-worst year for weather-related insurance losses in history – so far. Canada is increasingly a riskier place to live, work and insure,” said Craig Stewart, vice-president of climate change and federal issues for the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), in a January press release.
ESG Today
JANUARY 9, 2025
The six objectives include climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.
GreenBiz
MARCH 4, 2021
A decade of pressure on companies to report on and reduce their contribution to climate change has created something of a blueprint for investors to demand the same in terms of the separate but interconnected biodiversity crisis. In its Global Risks Report for 2021 , the World Economic Forum ranks biodiversity loss as the world’s No.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
increase the following year), and a significant acceleration from the 3% reduction in 2022. The publication, the Commission’s 2024 Climate Action Progress Report, outlines the progress made towards the EU’s emission reduction targets, and sets out key achievements and recent developments in the fight against climate change.
3BL Media
APRIL 4, 2025
While North America is often seen as having an abundance of water, challenges like droughts, aging infrastructure, contamination, and climate change make water sustainability a pressing issue. To further these efforts, the site is planning to install waterless urinals in restrooms.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) announced the release of SRS ED 1, a new draft climate-related disclosure standard for governments and other private sector entities, which would be the first sustainability reporting standard for the public sector.
Corporate Knights
MARCH 6, 2024
The banks racked up $275 billion in loans and bond and equity underwriting to fossil fuel companies between 2020 and 2022, which represents 16.9% of total financing in 2022, up from 15.5% 1 in favour of fossil fuel financing, roughly opposite to where the ratio needs to be to avoid catastrophic climate change.
3BL Media
APRIL 1, 2025
Developing early warning systems Early warning systems are crucial tools that integrate hazard monitoring, disaster risk assessments, forecasting and communication to enable individuals, communities, governments, businesses and others to take timely actions to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazardous events (see e.g. REAP, 2022 ).
Corporate Knights
MARCH 2, 2022
After another year of record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather disasters , wealthy countries are under pressure to make good on their commitment to mobilize US$100 billion a year to help poorer countries deal with climate change. A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , released Feb.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Climate Research AMD aims to help researchers better understand the interrelated forces contributing to climate change and develop solutions to help mitigate the impact. The AMD-powered LUMI Supercomputer arms climate researchers with cutting-edge computing power in the fight against climate change.
Corporate Knights
JULY 9, 2024
While environmental groups zero in on animal agriculture as a top driver of climate change, deforestation , biodiversity loss and ocean degradation , a growing number of consumers and governments have been demanding more from the sector to cut its carbon footprint.
Corporate Knights
MAY 10, 2022
Carbon dioxide tends to take all the heat for climate change, but methane is responsible for around 30% of global warming since the Industrial Revolusion. Source: IEA (2022), Global Methane Tracker 2022 , IEA, Paris. More than 110 countries recently pledged to curb emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030.
ESG Today
JANUARY 21, 2025
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action with the global goals of limiting climate change,announced a key milestone, reaching more than 10,000 businesses that have set science-based emissions reduction targets, or made commitments to do so.
Corporate Knights
APRIL 19, 2022
billion over several years to fight climate change on top of what the government had provided previously. So 2022 is a critical year.”. The post Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index appeared first on Corporate Knights. The April budget allocated an additional $12.5 DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT.
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