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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ESG Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

The Government of Canada announced the signing of new agreements with German automakers Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, aimed at enhancing collaboration and promoting investments in electric vehicle (EV) and battery supply chains and manufacturing in the country.

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ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2023

Beauty and wellness products manufacturer and retailer L’Occitane Group announced today the publication of its Climate Strategy, outlining its roadmap of targets and initiatives to achieve its climate goals, including the company’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2050.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. The extension will see $6 million more invested through 2026, initially in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2025

The standard setter emphasises internal decarbonisation, action-based targets as part of revamped net zero standard for corporates. Wyburd said that while carbon credits and removals can support the path to net zero, they must never be a substitute for internal decarbonisation.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

CSRD – Timelines and Structure Based on the status of deployment of the Green deal in January 2024, multinationals will begin reporting in 2025 based on FY2024; large enterprises in 2026 based on FY2025; and publicly listed SMEs in 2027 based on FY2026 (with an opt out option to 2028).

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This is one barrier to implementation, Saville explains, and one reason why these fuels are in short supply. With the sector contributing 2.8%

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Matthew Germain, Co-lead of Net Zero Policy and Regulation at Osborne Clarke, highlights incoming measures under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) already places demanding obligations on companies – and these are set to increase from 2026.

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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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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

JUNE 7, 2024

As manufacturers globally aim to decarbonize their supply chains, demand for steel produced using fossil-free energy is expected to increase significantly. Rio Tinto has set climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, and to achieve net zero by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 6, 2022

C rise between now and 2026. Seven years ago, the probability of this happening was close to zero. “A billion, according to data from the Rainforest Action Network, despite signing on to the UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance. A single year of exceedance above 1.5°C Cut red tape for renewable projects.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

If airlines are to meet their net-zero commitments by 2050 – a goal set in 2021 by the industry’s trade association, the International Air Transport Association – they will have to find a substitute for fossil fuels fairly quickly. The company did not specifically deny that deforestation had occurred in its supply chain.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2016, Texas-based CarbonFree develops technologies aimed at decarbonizing of hard-to-abate industries and global supply chains. Steel Gary Works facility is expected to being as early as this summer, with entry into operations anticipated in 2026. According to U.S.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

This week in ESG news: Texas pulls $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5 Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5

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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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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the net zero review, talks about what the next UK government should do to get the country’s net zero commitments back on track. “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week. In May, a High Court ruling ordered it publish a revised net zero strategy.

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Just Capital

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The company has achieved a Net-Zero carbon footprint and is committed to sticking to that by mitigating the company’s entire carbon legacy and making progress on its verified 1.5-degree degree Net-Zero commitment. Customers increasingly care about climate change, their footprint, their supply chain footprint.

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3BL Media

JULY 20, 2022

Our environmental sustainability agenda marked a number of important milestones over the past year with the approval of our science-based targets and the launch of strategic programs around renewable energy in our restaurants and emissions efficiency in our supply chain, in addition to elevating our sustainable packaging work,” said Jon Hixson, Yum!

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ESG Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

Under the new agreement, Gevo will deliver 37 million gallons of SAF per year for five years, starting in 2026. When Alaska Airlines receives fuel from one of our Net-Zero facilities, they will do so having been a part of some of our very important initial testing and delivery of sustainable aviation fuel.”.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 27, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 27, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has secured validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its ambitious commitment to reduce its carbon footprint.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

First delivery of the new electric aircraft are expected as early as 2026. According to Michael Leskinen, President of United Airlines Ventures, the agreement also forms part of the airline company’s efforts to reach its net zero goals.

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CREA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While CanREA is disappointed by the federal governments announced intent to impose tariffs on certain solar products, semiconductors and permanent magnets, starting in 2026, we are pleased to see that battery energy storage systems (BESS) have not been included in this list of products, for the time being. Follow us on Twitter/X and LinkedIn.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

BDC’s Climate Tech Fund II will reinforce the importance of low carbon supply chains, help the commercialization, scaling and adoption of Canadian technologies in Canada and abroad and create opportunities for climate tech firms.”. Our investment strategy is not about market trends but GHG emissions reduction.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Companies must begin reporting Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2026 for fiscal year 2025 and Scope 3 emissions in 2027 for fiscal year 2026. exchange and private companies will need to disclose their full value chain GHG emissions, including emissions from their supply chain.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 21, 2025

In its efforts to move the bloc towards net zero emissions by 2050, the EU introduced a swathe of legislation. And reporting requirements for companies in the scope of the CSRD that would have been required as of 2026 or 2027 would be postponed by two years, until 2028.

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ESG Today

JULY 4, 2023

Deliveries of the steel are expected to begin in 2026. ZF has set goals to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 corporate carbon footprint by 80% and Scope 3 emissions intensity by 40% by 2030, and to achieve net zero across all scopes by 2040. million tonnes compared to traditional steelmaking processes. The post ZF Signs €1.5

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We Mean Business Coalition

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The approach creates a cascade of climate action through the supply chain, with each organization asking their own Tier 1 suppliers to make a credible net zero commitment that is aligned with science, publicly report their progress against targets, and cascade the approach to their own Tier 1 suppliers [2].

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2024

Boston – The Renewable Thermal Collaborative recently released a case study on the first-of-its-kind partnership between AstraZeneca and Vanguard Renewables to enable the delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG) to all of AstraZeneca's sites in the United States by 2026. homes a year by 2026. AstraZeneca’s use of RNG in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

A central plank was the policy paper “Powering Up Britain” , which presented plans for tackling energy security and net zero. There is a very long way to go before the UK building stock is in alignment with achieving Net Zero by 2050.” Not for our net zero target, nor for protecting jobs and industry.” “The

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We Mean Business Coalition

JULY 10, 2023

Companies restoring Texan forests and government plans for decarbonizing shipping are among this week’s net zero Signals of Change. Net Zero Economy & Finance At the recent New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, governments including the UK, France and Canada committed $2.7 Two thirds of Brookfield’s 6.5

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3BL Media

JULY 10, 2023

We then worked closely with the responsible functional groups – Plant Operations, Environmental, Real Estate, and Supply Chain – to address the Internal Audit findings. NRG’s climate goals are to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2025 from the current 2014 base year and to achieve net zero by 2050.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

Last year, Volkswagen similarly announced delays to its EV ambitions, with its flagship EV project Trinity being pushed back from 2026 to 2030 and putting plans for a new European battery plant on hold. The war between Russia and Ukraine didn’t just have ramifications for food and energy supplies.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Recently, AstraZeneca and Vanguard Renewables entered a transformative partnership to enable the pharmaceutical giant to fuel all of its US operations with RNG by 2026; Waste Dive called the partnership as the “largest open-market RNG deal yet.”

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CREA

MARCH 16, 2023

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, CanREA stresses the importance of remaining agile in the coming years through a range of supply mechanisms and by integrating a diverse array of renewable sources into Quebec’s energy mix. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Become a member here.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The annual Sustainability Report produced by enterprise software firm SAP appears to reveal that 8 in 10 (83%) UK leaders will maintain or increase their investment in sustainability action by 2026. Yet, despite these intentions, UK businesses continue to create their own barriers to environmental progress, say the report’s authors.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Large scale afforestation needs deeper roots in net zero investment strategies, according to Julian Poulter, Head of Investor Relations at the Inevitable Policy Response. The whole pesky Scope 3 emissions issue grew and now companies are being asked to take responsibility for issues in throughout supply chains.

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