ESG Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Telecommunications and networking technology company Nokia announced today a series of new climate targets, including a new commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both in its own operations and across the value chain, by 2040.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

After joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)’s Net Zero Carbon Ambition two years ago, the Company has submitted a time-bound plan within SBTi’s timeframe, consistent with the 1.5°C C protocol. Distribution Efficiencies - Reduced Direct Store Delivery transport idle time and improved vehicle fill rate across U.S.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A long-time leader on sustainability, Walmart has worked with suppliers, NGOs, and climate action leaders to inspire positive change across global value chains since 2005. In its own operations, Walmart has set a goal to be powered 50% by renewable energy by 2025 and 100% by 2035.

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ESG Today

MARCH 21, 2024

Global food and beverage company Nestlé has launched two new projects aimed at reducing and removing carbon emissions from the company’s cocoa supply chain. Darrell High, Global Cocoa Manager at Nestlé said: “These projects are important milestones on our journey to net zero.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 14, 2023

UK-based multinational grocery retailer Tesco announced a series of new climate-focused commitments, including interim goals to reduce Scope 3 emissions originating in its supply chain at the forest and agricultural level, and a target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its own operations by 85% by 2030.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 23, 2024

Companies lack direct control over what their supply-chain partners do to lower their energy use and carbon footprint. Schneider has researched and mapped out scenarios to reach net-zero emission goals based on technology trends, climate action, and policy changes. And some may operate in hard-to-abate heavy industries.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 23, 2020

3 takeaways from Colgate-Palmolive's 2025 strategy. But it recently made a commitment to eliminate a substantial chunk of its plastic waste by 2025. . Back in November, Colgate-Palmolive released details about its 2025 strategy, which centers on three key areas and a few goals with longer-term trajectories. Deonna Anderson.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Automotive supplier and mobility technology provider Magna International announced a series of new climate-focused commitments, including a new target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2030.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Aveda , Ben & Jerry’s , Clif Bar , Ecolab , Eileen Fisher , General Mills , IKEA , LHB , and Trane Technologies signed the letter , noting that “climate change poses a significant risk to our businesses, threatens the competitiveness and livelihoods of our supply chains, and impacts the communities in which we operate.”.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Energy provider Ørsted announced today a new requirement for all suppliers to transition to 100% renewable electricity use when providing products or services to the company by 2025, becoming the first energy company in the world to set such a target.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Fragrance and taste company Firmenich announced a commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2039. Last year, the organization launched its Net Zero Standard , setting stringent criteria which it uses to assess and certify corporate commitments to achieve net zero emissions.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This policy calls on and encourages investee companies to make “quantifiable, time-bound commitments” to eliminate deforestation from their activities and their supply chains. Businesses will be required to undertake a due diligence exercise on their supply chains and report this annually for transparency.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similarly, while the new government’s pronouncements on net zero have sounded strident, the current cost-of-living crisis has obviously provided little leeway to ease in the kind of unpopular measures many deem essential to tackling emissions, and environmental observers seemed to widely bemoan the logic and messaging of the fuel duty freeze.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. Financial institutions have a major role to play in decarbonising the economy toward net zero over the coming three decades.

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ESG Today

MARCH 2, 2023

Deutsche Bank’s €500 billion 2025 sustainable finance goal builds on the bank’s prior ambition to achieve €200 billion in sustainable financing and investments by the end of 2022. During the presentation today, the bank said that it aims to publish net zero pathways for at least four more sectors in 2023.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2023

Figure 1: Global investment in renewable energy sources has risen steadily global renewable electricity capacity by primary technology Investment potential of energy transition supply chains We have identified many companies offering alternative and renewable energy sources. Factory automation is another.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Investors cannot overlook Southeast Asia if they want to achieve net zero.” The post No Net Zero Without ASEAN Transition appeared first on ESG Investor. by the end of 2021.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

One of COP’s key themes this year was ‘net zero’, defined as ‘cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero emissions as possible’. In 2018, WRAP launched the UK Plastics Pact, setting out four targets to enable a circular economy, eliminate plastic pollution, and transform the recycling system in the UK by 2025.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Reflecting on the past 10 years, we learned that solely focusing on individual supply chains and relying on certification will not drive the full-sector transformation needed to end deforestation,” FPC’s 2021 report noted. A lack of meaningful progress hasn’t created a great deal of trust amongst our valued stakeholders.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 31, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include the passing of key climate legislation in Australia and the EU. Net Zero Economy EU legislators reached an agreement on new climate legislation this week to double the share of renewables in the bloc’s electricity mix by 2030.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We’re building on our progress in reducing our end-to-end carbon footprint and working toward our long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In doing so, we’re transforming how we do business across our entire supply chain – from farmer’s field to shop shelf. Joining the Race to Net Zero.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The company also set a goal to reduce emissions across its value chain, which thousands of suppliers, producers and farmers, by 37% by 2030. Ahold Delhaize stated that its new interim Scope 3 target is aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative’s Net-Zero Standard.

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We Mean Business Coalition

APRIL 21, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include EU reforms of its carbon market and deforestation laws, and a $1 billion wind project in Laos. Vodafone has teamed up with CDP to develop a reporting and best practices framework to help telecoms businesses address greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Reduced inventory for six consecutive quarters , demonstrating that our supply chain optimization efforts are working as planned. Achieving a 78% response rate from priority suppliers for the 2022 CDP Supply Chain questionnaire, which improves visibility into their carbon footprint and reduction targets.

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ESG Today

MARCH 8, 2023

Delta Air Lines outlined its roadmap to achieve its goals to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and provide more sustainable air travel, highlighting a comprehensive set of initiatives and targets across its operations and supply chain. Our foundation is strong.

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3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

billion square feet of managed property, CBRE has an outsized opportunity to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through our own operations, services for our investor and occupier clients, and our entire value chain. . CBRE has committed to achieving 100% renewable electricity by the end of 2025. Advancing Net Zero.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

One of Qualcomm’s 2025 goals is to reduce power consumption by 10 percent every year in the Company’s flagship Snapdragon products. In 2023, the Company achieved its 2025 global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goal- two years ahead of schedule. million students and teachers across the globe through strategic STEM initiatives.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Join thousands of companies seizing the opportunities of climate action for a net zero, 1.5°C-aligned To ensure we halve global emissions by 2030, companies need to set science-based targets , following the Net Zero Corporate Standard , including five to ten-year targets for deep, rapid emissions cuts across their value chains.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One of Qualcomm’s 2025 goals is to reduce power consumption by 10 percent every year in the Company’s flagship Snapdragon® products. In 2023, the Company achieved its 2025 global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goal- two years ahead of schedule. million students and teachers across the globe through strategic STEM initiatives.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November 28, 2023 /3BL/ - With escalating risks from the world’s climate and nature crises and enhanced European regulatory risks, Ceres released a new scorecard today that reveals few of the largest global companies are taking ambitious action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation and drive progress toward a net zero economy.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 12, 2023

The latest net zero signals of change include a solar boost for South Africa’s grid and a successful energy efficiency trial for UK companies. GFANZ confirmed that the chapter will launch in June, and will support local financial institutions to decarbonize their investments and help the country to meet its net zero goal.

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ESG Today

JULY 3, 2023

In the statement, the Nestlé spokesperson said: “We are moving away from investing in carbon offsets for our brands to invest in programs and practices that help reduce GHG emissions in our own supply-chain and operations, where it makes the most difference to reach our net zero ambition.”

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Sustainability Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

“Solar electricity will be the foundation of Australia’s future energy supply and the key to our net zero and renewable energy superpower ambitions,” Miller said. “We We need to build on our history of innovation and extend this into manufacturing across the solar supply chain. funding/solar-sunshot/.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Still, many organizations struggle to make their first steps to become Net-Zero companies.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This week in ESG news: Australia passes mandatory climate reporting law; Google signs carbon removal deal at landmark $100/ton price; Bain survey finds CEOs losing focus on sustainability as it becomes more important to consumers and corporate buyers; SEC fines Keurig over coffee pod recycling claims; Oracle launches sustainability data and reporting (..)

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ESG Today

APRIL 11, 2023

Global insurance provider Zurich Insurance Group announced today a new initiative aimed at decarbonizing its supply chain, by providing suppliers with tools and resources to help measure address their own carbon emissions. The post Zurich Provides Suppliers With Tools to Measure, Address Carbon Footprint appeared first on ESG Today.

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