3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Last updated on September 11, 2023 Forward-looking organizations are diving into environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) and sustainability, which can feel like ESG alphabet soup, a seemingly never-ending list of acronyms for varying ESG concepts, frameworks, rating agencies, regulations and regulatory bodies.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 5, 2023

Net Zero Economy / Finance Yesterday, the European Parliament voted for groundbreaking new rules that will make it mandatory for companies to create and implement climate transition action plans aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2024

In June 2023, CA100+ launched its second phase which saw focus shift from corporate climate-related disclosure to the adoption of climate transition plans for corporates. Since July 2023, 85 signatories have joined while only around 20 have voluntarily withdrawn.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

In 2024, the number of listed companies with a climate commitment validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) jumped to 20% from just 12% in 2023. SBTi, a UK-registered charity, is a collaboration between the UN Global Compact and NGOs CDP, World Resources Institute and the WWF.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Amir Sokolowski, Global Director for Climate Change at CDP, says the NZDPU was launched to harmonise basic data points with the RAF and GCAP created to harmonise methodology for pieces of data such as carbon emission – kickstarting a theory of change.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Download: Carbon markets must be a transparent, high integrity part of broader corporate climate action (pdf) The recent synthesis report from the Global Stocktake is a stark reminder: the world continues to veer dangerously off course from the long-term objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

The research by Bloomberg NEF showed that 17 countries maintained or improved their net-zero policy ratings, though the group as a whole are still falling behind on the goals of the Paris Agreement. The US has risen up the rankings thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We look for leadership from India to take this conversation forward in its presidency of the G20 in 2023. In 2023, the UN begins its formal Global Stocktake process. In 2023, the UN begins its formal Global Stocktake process. And while it was disappointing not to see it reflected in the final deal, it must be agreed at COP28.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As of April 2023, more than 4,500 companies have set or committed to developing science-based targets 8 , 290 of which are from the food and beverage processing sector and only 87 are from the containers and packaging sector 9. kTCO 2 e reduction for the full year 2023. We expect a further 10.3 Nature Food 2.3.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

The 4 A’s of Climate Leadership guides companies to credible climate action, from using the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to set emissions targets, to disclosing through through CDP. This puts the world at risk of missing the goal set out in the Paris Agreement of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C C trajectory.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2022

But Putin’s war could have the opposite effect on the goals of COP15, the much-delayed UN conference to ratify the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – often referred to as nature’s Paris Agreement – which is currently scheduled for Q3 2022. From Paris to Kunming. Article 2.1.c

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

C pathway sector guidelines, including for the cement, steel, buildings and chemicals industries, all to be finalised between 2022 and 2023. To be published in early 2023, the ‘Progress Framework’ is set to increase transparency and accountability of companies’ progress against their science-based targets.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

The draft implementation plan will outline specific objectives, deliverables and timelines to enhance the integrity of voluntary commitments and their contributions to the Paris Agreement, identify systemic barriers faced by non-Party stakeholders, and improve transparency regarding the systemic impact of those who have not made or are failing to deliver (..)

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. Water is critical because it is the bloodstream of our ecosphere,” said CDP’s Ong.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Divestment CDP 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The GBF’s Goal D, on implementation, contained an unambiguous commitment to aligning public and private financial flows to its overall objectives, with supporting language in the enabling targets, analogous to the Paris Agreement clauses that put climate change on the global agenda in 2015. “We

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

C and implement the Paris Agreement and will be welcomed by the business community. C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . Mastercard has received an “A” rating for Supplier Engagement since 2018 from CDP, and joined the 1.5°C C alive, just. ANALYSIS: NEWS: .

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

Only 1% of over 13,000 corporates across 13 industries and 117 countries disclosed against 24 key climate transition plan indicators, according to a 2021 report by sustainability disclosure platform CDP. C of global warming promised by signatories of the Paris Agreement. .

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Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)

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3BL Media

JANUARY 2, 2025

Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Lenovo has responded to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)s urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5C SBTi is a partnership between the UN Global Compact, CDP, World Resources Institute and World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2024

of new US car sales in 2023, the incoming rules imply a sixfold increase in demand over eight years. The International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol might have taken issue with Nasser’s forecasts, but he was busy in Copenhagen , developing new tools to deliver on the Paris Agreement. With EVs having accounted for only 7.6%

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The World Meteorological Organization’s ‘ State of the Climate 2024 ’ update, published on the first day of COP29, reports the global mean temperature in 2024 is on track to outstrip the temperature of the current warmest year: 2023. Physical risks emerging from extreme weather events are already disrupting supply chains, curtailing crop yields (..)

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