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Guest Post: Traceability Data Holds the Key to Decarbonization and Green Investment

ESG Today

Less than a decade ago, it was thought, maybe, that investing $100 billion a year in developing countries’ sustainability aims would be adequate. Fast-forward to 2024, with its multiple hurricane disasters in the U.S.; But equally importantly, brands are using traceability data to inform their own green investments.

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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

With sustainable investment, its the same story, Heaps says. That green investment is key to a more sustainable future, telling us where companies are going as opposed to where they currently derive their revenues. It also happened to rake in record-breaking revenues in 2024, built on continued demand for energy management.

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H&M Signs Solar PPA Enabling New Renewable Energy Construction in Texas

ESG Today

Under the new agreement, Lightsource bp will provide energy from its 125MW Second Division solar project in Texas, currently under construction in Brazoria County, and expected to be operational by the end of 2024. According to the companies, the project will reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 155,000 metric tons annually.

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To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules

Corporate Knights

Adopted in 2021 and coming into effect for the 2024 financial year, the CSRD is the regulatory framework requiring firms to file social and environmental data and impact reports. Here are the main rollbacks proposed in the initial package. Companies are required to report under a list of hundreds of data points, which vary by company.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

Skip to ranking BY Shawn McCarthy January 17, 2024 As 2023 came to a close, the World Meteorological Organization declared it to be the hottest year on record. In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior. “The top the 2024 ranking.

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More than a Third of Public Companies Now Reporting Scope 3 Emissions: MSCI

ESG Today

For the report, the latest edition of the MSCI Net-Zero Tracker, MSCI assessed the climate change progress of companies within the MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI), and included data from its “Implied Temperature Rise” metric. Click here to access the MSCI report.

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Japan Launches Inaugural $11 Billion Climate Transition Bond Offering

ESG Today

Japan has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050, with an interim 2030 goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46% by 2030. billion) in climate transition bonds planned to be issued in the fiscal year starting April 2024. The government aims to issue the second tranche of the bonds on February 27, with JPY 1.4