Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This outcome must be harnessed by governments and markets, but clearly signals the beginning of the end for coal, oil, and gas in the global economy and the massive growth of renewables.” Rich countries with historical responsibilities for the climate crisis, like the UK, needed to do much more.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. waters by 2025 as it works to make domestic shipping net-zero by mid-century.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Comptroller’s office said that it will present the policy to the trustees in early 2025, following research and development to craft the specific policy language, along with an assessment of its implications and impacts. In order to advance into policy, the new proposals would need to be adopted by the trustees of the pension funds.

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ESG Today

APRIL 13, 2023

The ratings also draw on scenario analysis from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) Inevitable Policy Response’s Required Policy Scenario (RPS), which considers policies and actions needed to keep global warming below 1.5

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Danske has committed to engage with 30 large, global investee companies that all have a significant impact on nature and biodiversity before the end of 2025. Steinmüller said: “Nature constitutes half of the foundation of the global economy.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Some 15 mayors have signed the declaration to increase the pace at which their cities are deploying renewable energy resources to create healthier communities, improve air quality, create green jobs and protect their most vulnerable residents from the impacts of climate change.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 4, 2021

Every major economy has an industrial zone like the Port of Rotterdam, a place where smokestacks, pipes, and tanks tell one story of climate change. Having presented the global risks from Arctic climate change to audiences at the World Economic Forum at Davos each year, Gail is worried. C of warming.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Amidst the escalating impacts and threats of climate change, heads of state, negotiators, climate scientists, activists and business leaders prepare to meet for COP27, taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The consequences of inaction are already being felt globally, with the world’s vulnerable most severely impacted. .

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

UK-based bank Barclays will no longer directly finance new oil and gas projects, and will require its energy sector clients to produce transition plans or decarbonization strategies by the beginning of next year, according to a new “Climate Change Statement” released by the bank.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The initiative underscores that addressing climate change requires a holistic approach supported by healthier, better educated, and adequately skilled young people. To date, the partnership reached more than 600,000 youth with foundational and digital skills that help young people unlock opportunities in the changing global economy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“The harsh reality is that emissions are continuing to rise,” says Philipponnat, adding that much of the discussion among policymakers has centred around reducing the CO2 intensity of our global economy. As these perilous climate projections unfold, one might expect an inevitable upheaval in the global economy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This is why establishing the Transition Finance Council is so important.” The TFMR report noted that decarbonising the global economy will require an estimated annual investment of US$3.5 In her Mansion House speech, Reeves noted there will be a consultation on transition plans in 2025. trillion to US$9.2

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens. Learn about the future of #climate investing from @Nasdaq: [link].

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Among these, 69 members have set intermediate climate targets in line with the Alliance’s Target-Setting Protocol , amounting to US$8.4 The Alliance uses the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5°C trillion in AUM. trillion in AUM, up from US$7.1 trillion the previous year.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The intention is for targets become more ambitious each time they are submitted, with the need increasing in urgency after the Global Stocktake at last year’s COP28. The statement will remain open until 1 November, ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it will be presented to governments with the final list of signatures.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The world today is grappling with a polycrisis a complex set of interconnected global challenges that impact economies, industries, and job markets simultaneously. The World Economic Forums Future of Jobs Report 2023 projects that 50% of employees will need reskilling by 2025 due to rapid technological advancements.

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3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2022

As our world is challenged by climate change, pollution and population growth, the demands of power management are increasing and changing fast. Nearly half the global economy is aiming to be net-zero by 2050. We’re recruiting hard to support these capabilities, with more than 300 new hires planned by 2025.

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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 Finance climate action Financing climate action can take many forms, such as green bonds or sustainability-linked loans.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

Jose Pugas , Head of Responsible Investments and Engagement at JGP Asset Management , explains why scal ing -u p finance between the global north and south for nature-based solutions is essential to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. Brazil is the most biologically diverse country in the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The sector currently generates 8% of global CO2 emissions: more than aviation and shipping combined. The challenge of increasing emissions is becoming more urgent as production of concrete and cement is increasing to meet global needs. Its roadmap details actions needed in the short and long term to rapidly decarbonise the sector.

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Net Zero Global Economy Shipping Climate Change 94

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The report showcased its votes on 13,406 resolutions at 1,052 meetings in the year to March 2024, with the LGPS setting a target for 80% of its financed emissions to be subject to engagement by 2025, and 100% by 2030. Border to Coast’s RI team has five specialists, including a stewardship manager, a climate change manager, and analysts.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It also highlighted that no banks had pledged to end all activities that finance deforestation by 2025, or explicitly committed to decarbonise in line with just transition principles. Wall Street banks need to walk the walk, and their regulators, clients, and shareholders need to do more to hold them accountable.”

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The immediate impact is that investment in the UK energy sector made after 22 February, 2025 by investors from other ECT member states will no longer enjoy, for example, a right to fair and equitable treatment from the UK government. The UK is one small player in a global economy competing for dollars. The need is pressing.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

As global momentum builds behind transition planning, Mark Manning, Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, makes the case for a systemic response to the challenges of climate change. Arguably, we need to be thinking about transition planning as a system response to the challenges of climate change.”

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s a chance not merely to discuss but to initiate decisive action on climate change — an endeavour critical to the future health of our planet and economies. Climate change isn’t a distant threat, it’s a pressing challenge that demands urgent action.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 27, 2022

Along with 1000+ companies through the We Mean Business Coalition , we urge the G7 to lead a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels to create a more stable global economy where companies and the people we employ and serve, can thrive. .

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We Mean Business Coalition

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Climate change is no longer an abstract issue confined to future projections – it is hitting home now. From a business perspective, climate change has become a material risk. These plans must close the gap between current policies and the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change Paris Agreement 52

We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Transforming our economies in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C C means business playing its part in supporting vulnerable communities and all those affected by the impacts of climate change. C warming, highlighting the crucial importance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

A total of 2,253 companies across 70 countries and 15 industries have approved emissions reductions targets or commitments with the organisation, with 80% of targets approved by SBTi in 2021 aligned with limiting climate change to 1.5°C. C-aligned targets as the new normal for corporates.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

To help achieve this, it has introduced mandatory climate-related disclosure requirements for large UK companies. These requirements are expected to be extended to medium-sized and small companies by 2025. The UK’s commitment to achieving net zero in general is enshrined in the Climate Change Act of 2008 (as amended).

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Climate change is no longer a distant threat – in what is the hottest year on record, it is an everyday reality and one that every person, business and ecosystem is vulnerable to. It is increasingly urgent for companies to take effective action to decarbonize and build resilience in their supply chains.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These new requirements are anticipated to come into force for accounting periods from January 2025. The first reporting would begin from 2026. In 2023, the UK government committed to consulting on introducing requirements also for the UK’s largest companies to disclose their transition plans if they have them.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU’s FuelEU Maritime initiative is also set to apply from 1 January 2025. Starting at a 2% reduction in 2025 compared to 2020 intensity levels, it will increase to 6% by 2030, and eventually reach 80% in 2050. It will impose constraints on the average annual GHG intensity of onboard energy used by ships.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

The ISSB has confirmed its intention to prioritise the climate disclosures standard. Issuers are, therefore, expected to prepare their first report in line with the climate standard in 2024 and the broader sustainability standard in 2025. However, it’s important to note that these standards are not directly enforceable.

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Global Economy Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Former World Bank Global Director for Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Karin Kemper will advise the board on natural ecosystems. . It will fill a public-interest gap and provide investors with practical and globally applicable parameters.” .

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2020

Microsoft committed to protect more land than it operates on globally by 2025. When more than 190,000 humans died of COVID-19 globally, nearly five times the number one month earlier, and more than 20 million Americans lost their jobs. When the global economy essentially sank like a stone as people world over sheltered in place.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Economic value: Biodiversity directly supports industries like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism – but also all economic activities based on natural capital, contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy. Here, corporations must be on the front line, using their vast resources and footprint to drive substantial change.

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