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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

” The latest Food Waste Index Report (2024) , compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and co-authored by WRAP, found that the world wastes over a billion tonnes of food – one fifth of all food available to consumers at the retail, food service and household level annually.

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CDP to Integrate IFRS’ Climate Disclosure Standard

ESG Today

According to the organizations, beginning in the 2024 disclosure cycle, thousands of companies reporting environmental sustainability data through CDP will begin doing so utilizing the IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures, currently under development by the ISSB.

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ISSB Standards Launch a “Landmark” for Global Economy

Chris Hall

“The collaboration between the ISSB and IOSCO has been constructive, and we can proudly say that key sustainability-related disclosure standards will be ready for corporate use by the end of 2024.” Adopting ISSB standards Now that IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 are issued, the ISSB will work with jurisdictions and companies to support adoption.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

On top of that, they will be creating plans to comply as soon as by the 2024 reporting cycle (e.g. As a result, 91% of the global economy and almost half of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Figure 4: Global CO2 emissions (fossil and land use) from the past three Global Carbon Budgets.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ÂşC

We Mean Business Coalition

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C Anything less is incompatible with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5ÂşC.”

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

International cooperation is the goal of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) and despite being dismissed as a failure, the final agreement at COP26 emphasized the importance of nature and ecosystems, including protecting forests and biodiversity. At COP26 the world took a step back from fossil fuels for the first time.