ESG Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

C in line with the Paris Agreement. Burberry is the first luxury fashion brand to receive approval by the initiative for its net zero emissions target. Burberry’s net-zero targets match the urgency of the climate crisis and set a clear example that their peers must follow.”. by 2030, from a 2019 baseline.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For the study, Destination Net Zero, Accenture examined the 2,000 largest public and private companies by revenue globally, analyzing their net zero commitments, decarbonization levers and track records of reducing operational Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Originally published in Southern Company's 2023 Sustainability Summary Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to customers is fundamental to Southern Company’s mission. Our growing portfolio of zero-carbon resources plays an integral role in helping us meet these objectives.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Under the 2021 Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, Ottawa must publish targets for 2035 by December 1, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has confirmed the government will release the proposed targets on schedule.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Despite “incremental progress” investor-led engagement initiative’s benchmark finds firms still have room to improve on net zero commitments. Investors will be looking for ambitious and comprehensive emissions reductions targets to accompany the growing number of net zero commitments being made.”

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

JPMorgan Chase announced updates to its interim financed emissions reduction targets for three carbon-intensive sectors, including Oil & Gas, Electric Power and Auto Manufacturing, raising the ambition for each to align with pathways required to achieve net zero by 2050. Click here to access JPMorgan Chase’s 2023 Climate Report.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 14, 2024

trillion in financing to the fossil fuel industry in the eight years since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to a comprehensive new report. trillion in financing for new fossil fuel expansion projects, investments that put the net-zero goal of the Paris Agreement in jeopardy. In 2023, US$347.5

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3BL Media

MAY 14, 2024

Report highlights progress in environmental, social, and governance efforts worldwide and details achievements in fostering an inclusive environment Keysight significantly surpassed many 2023 Corporate Social Responsibility key impact goals SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 14, 2024 /3BL/ - Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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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. The new government must rectify this and produce a detailed, complete programme showing how it will reach net zero by 2050,” he advised.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Around three quarters of real estate fund mangers globally have introduced net zero policies with around half publishing net zero commitments and implementing net zero targets, suggesting a growing alignment of the sector with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

SUMMARY: Aligned With the Paris Agreement and Approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), JetBlue Commits to Reduce Jet Fuel Emissions 50% Per Revenue Tonne Kilometer by 2035 From 2019 Levels. Charting a path to net zero. The aviation industry is at a critical time in our push towards net zero.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 11, 2023

CEC “drives dialogue” to help Canadian companies transition to net-zero. This was the last straw for the Church of England Pensions Board, whose chief executive officer finally realized that the oil and gas sector doesn’t have “sufficient ambition to decarbonize in line with the aims of the Paris Agreement.”

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

New figures showed that carbon emissions in 2022 fell to “significantly lower” than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, giving hope that Canada can meet its net-zero commitments. In early May, the federal government announced that Canada had “bent the curve” on climate pollution. for the average large Canadian corporation.

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ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Large suppliers to the Government of Canada will be compelled to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set targets to reduce them, starting April 1, 2023, according to new standards released today.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While investors and companies are already setting net zero targets, laying out transition plans, and engaging with governments, more needs to be done to reduce methane emissions and reverse nature loss and water degradation across key sectors. the world is not on track to meet its climate goals.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once again, the Group has positioned itself in the Leadership band of the Climate Change 2023 and Forests 2023 ratings by CDP. Sofidel has recently intensified its ecological transition policies, committing to Science Based Targets (SBTi) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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 Financial institutions have a major role to play in decarbonising the economy toward net zero over the coming three decades.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By our count in 2022 – seven years after the Paris Agreement – the vast majority of oil companies still earn less than 1% of their revenue from renewable sources. But 2023 has been the year of oil industry backpedalling on renewables and doubling down on fossil fuels. Suncor invested 10.4%

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2024

By signing The Climate Pledge, Rayonier joins a growing community of over 460 companies that are committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's target. About The Climate Pledge The Climate Pledge is a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2023

We will know that the rest of the US$130-trillion GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero) coalition is serious when they follow suit. If we went a step further than putting a stop to ripping out our forests and mangroves and started to restore them, we could get almost 40% of the way to our Paris Agreement goals by 2030.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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ESG Today

MAY 20, 2024

In 2022, NBIM released its climate action plan, which included a target to reach net zero emissions for all companies in the fund by 2050, and a pledge to set climate-related expectations for companies in its portfolio, including a requirement to set net zero goals.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015), where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into landmark developments and prospects this year. I've been participating since COP 21 when the adoption of the Paris Agreement took place.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Global emissions will only be reduced if there is concerted collaboration to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and we are committed to playing our part. The new policy also aligns with HSBC AM’s commitments as part of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies that wait to transition until there is a stronger policy response will face higher costs and a shorter window to achieve net zero commitments. C, according to industry experts speaking at Morningstar’s ‘ Sustainable Investing Summit 2023 ’. C remains feasible due to growth in clean energy technologies.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 24, 2023

NEW YORK, October 24, 2023 /3BL/ - At NY Climate Week, the CGF Net Zero Taskforce, Accenture and the Climate Champions Team (CCT) have jointly launched a brief report arguing that “consumer industries scale-up of regenerative agriculture is the quickest path to a nature-positive, net zero and resilient world.”

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Recognizing the need for ambitious yet practicable actions to impact the environment, the company has expanded its net-zero emissions goals and is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across Scopes 1 and 2 as well as Scope 3 by 2050 in alignment with the Paris Agreement.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 25, 2023

BASF resists the characterization, pointing to its track record – since 1990, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% – and its objective to achieve net-zero by 2050 (five years later than the German national target of 2045).

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3BL Media

AUGUST 18, 2023

August 18, 2023 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research, today announces a renewed partnership with the United Nations High-Level Climate Champions.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

A group of 27 institutional investors representing more than $4 trillion in assets under management announced today that they have co-filed a shareholder resolution at Shell, urging the energy giant to set Paris Agreement-aligned medium-term target to reduce emissions arising from the use of its products.

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2023

The CEC is also considering publishing other alignment assessments on individual sectors to inform engagements where companies might be “falling short” on net zero ambitions, he added. Strong foundations CEC founder members borrowed elements from Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) when developing the CEC Net Zero Benchmark.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2025

The International Energy Agency has said the world needs to cut 90% of coal use by 2050 and phase out all unabated coal power plants by 2040 to achieve net zero by the mid-century. An increasing number of countries including the EU have exited the ECT, arguing that the treaty does not align with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The bank has previously committed to align its financing with the timelines and goals of the Paris Agreement, consistent with limiting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5°C. Otherwise, the bank should be prepared to deal with further shareholder action to encourage Barclays to meaningfully align with its net zero goal.”

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

Leaders and laggards Despite overall progress, NZAM hasn’t set a minimum requirement for the percentage of AUM that asset managers should align with net zero over time, leading some to demonstrate more ambition than others. For example, French asset manager Mirova has committed 100% of its US$30 billion AUM to being managed in line with NZAM.

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3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

The company put a particular focus on energy performance and strengthening its ambition to reach Net Zero across its value chain by 2040. Net Zero: In 2021 Ericsson set a long-term ambition to be Net Zero by 2040 across its value chain. C aligned climate targets set by the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Investors look to address increasing misalignment with asset managers and remedy issues identified in 2023 stewardship review. The statement was developed from the Asset Owner Aligning Expectations roundtable which looked to address the central challenges identified in the 2023 UK Asset Owner Stewardship Review.

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