ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Singapore plans to submit a more ambitious emissions reduction goal at the upcoming COP27 climate conference in November, according to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as part of a strengthened commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. Wong said: “As you can see, our net zero path is not an easy one.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Iberdrola has set goals to achieve carbon neutrality in its power generation plants by 2030, and to reach net zero across its full value chain by 2040, and to increase the presence of women in relevant positions to 35 % by 2030. Iberdrola said that it expects to update its investment plan in March 2024.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The labelled bond market – including green and social bonds – has grown rapidly in recent years, reaching US$5.1 trillion in the first half of 2024, or 4.2% of global debt issuance, according to a recent Climate Bonds Initiative report. In contrast, sustainability-linked bond (SLB) volumes dropped 45% to US$4.6

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biodiversity’s bond boom – Demand for sovereign debt is already soaring this year on expectations of falling interest rates, with France already benefiting from a twelve-fold oversubscription to its fourth green bond earlier this week. billion over four issues.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 15, 2024

The 2025 deadline for submitting new nationally determined contributions opens the door for sovereign debtholders to push for credible net zero transition plans. Sovereign issuers seeking to tie fundraising to ambitious net zero transition goals have been met with intense scrutiny.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

The two nations also agreed to establish a Net Zero Government Working Group to bolster the decarbonisation of public services, climate‑related disclosures, and sustainable procurement.

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3BL Media

JUNE 18, 2024

June 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Dow (NYSE: DOW) released its 2023 INtersections Report today, highlighting how the Company is advancing its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world.

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Sustainability Matters

OCTOBER 2, 2023

hectares at its Bundoora Campus and is part of the university’s goal to achieve net zero by 2029. Construction is due to begin in early 2024. The La Trobe University Renewable Zone is being built on 3.5 The Zone includes a 2.9-megawatt megawatt solar energy system and 2.5-megawatt

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

1, 2024): The EU has developed a legislated “taxonomy” (classification) of sustainable activities of businesses across sectors. The EU Taxonomy Regulation will be an essential reference in several other forthcoming sustainable finance regulations in the EU, such as those addressing disclosures or the EU green bond standard.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2022

39% Women in executive leadership1; exceeding goal to double by 2024 (baseline 2018). Issuing the Company’s first green bond in September 2021 – at the time the largest issuance in the packaged foods and consumer goods industry. On track to use 5% recycled plastic content by 2025 with 0.5% used in 2021 (baseline 2020).

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It is never about the individual, but the collective,” says Jodi-Ann Jue Xuan Wang, 26, the daughter of first-generation immigrants who advises investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero. She specializes in climate policy and finance, advising investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 1, 2024

How can this be in 2024? The net result is that the development sector has not been able to fund enough clean cookstoves — and the necessary education and transition programs — through traditional funding like private donations and government grants. In fact, the use of such biomass fuels is even growing.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2024

Meanwhile, Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso reached a deal after two years of negotiations, resulting in the introduction of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 – due to speed up the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects, and improve its ability to build out power lines by shortening regulatory approvals.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2025

Among the financial instruments most used by the companies, green bonds (53%) lead, followed by sustainability-linked bonds (30%) and loans (25%). Transport sector companies demonstrate the highest commitment to carbon neutral & net-zero targets (42%) despite lower scope coverage of carbon emissions.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Climate risks and geopolitics were both in the limelight, and often clashing, in 2024 as a myriad of questions were raised concerning the future of sustainability efforts. In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trumps anti-green agenda. This requires a multi-stakeholder approach.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

Aconsequence of this pushback came on New Years Eve, when global financial behemoths Bank of America and Citigroup left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, one of the investment industry climate coalitions championed by the United Nations. In 2024, large U.S. In 2024, large U.S. What does this mean for the year ahead?

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2025

In Canada, cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are leading the way in disclosing climate-related financial risks and leveraging municipal green bonds, fixed-income investments issued by cities to finance infrastructure resilience and climate initiatives. But the heightened risk is still out there.

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