Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

WRAP warns that food loss and waste have devastating impacts on society and global economies too. The World Economic Forum estimates that food loss and waste costs the global economy $936 billion a year, while more than 783 million people go hungry and a third of humanity faces food insecurity.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

announced the launch of its new Sustainable Investments 2030 Strategy, aimed at accelerating its transition to a net zero emissions portfolio, and including a new pledge to invest $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We are also at a tipping point in climate change. Climate-related disasters displaced three times more people than conflict and violence in 2020, jeopardizing education for millions of children. Climate change is also why the renewable energy sector is booming, opening new jobs with new challenges and skill requirements.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

food sector have disclosed their climate transition strategies nor concrete actions to achieve them, despite increasing investor pressures and the growing threats of climate change. The Investor Guide to Climate Transition Plans in the U.S. None have published a climate transition plan. by the end of the decade.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

The green groups behind the report have warned of an "alarming disconnect" between the global scientific consensus on climate change and the ongoing practices of the world's leading banks. And yet, today's report comes within hours of the U.K.

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James Militzer

MAY 31, 2024

You sigh with relief knowing that the world had accomplished something no one thought was possible: We’d turned back the clock on climate change. Much of the current conversation around climate change focuses on the obstacles that make the problem so difficult to solve.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

In a letter from the organization to ING Group Chair Steven van Rijswijk, Friends of the Earth argued that under Dutch law, companies have a “duty of care” obligation to not create dangers that can cause avoidable damage to people or property, which it says applies to climate change.

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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. million green jobs annually by 2030.

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ESG Today

JUNE 26, 2024

LanzaJet said that Freedom Pines will serve as a blueprint for its technology to scale SAF production, as the company targets reaching 1 billion gallons of SAF production by 2030. Additional investors in the company include All Nippon Airways, Breakthrough Energy, British Airways, LanzaTech, Mitsui & Co., Shell , and Suncor Energy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

Between a selfish free-for-all in which we ignore the fate of the losers, and a future in which the strong and successful accept their responsibilities, showing global vision and leadership. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not be delivered through incremental improvements to business as usual. Have we lost our way?

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Adam Kanzer, Head of Stewardship, Americas, BNP Paribas Asset Management, said: “Over the years, there have been many important investor engagements with corporations that touched on aspects of the biodiversity crisis, but none that placed biodiversity front and center, focusing on reversing nature loss by 2030. We have no time to lose.”.

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3BL Media

JULY 17, 2024

dollars by 2030[1]. AI’s contribution to environmental applications Without major changes to the way we treat our planet, it will suffer unrepairable damage, but AI can be a powerful tool when it comes to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, helping to create a brighter, more sustainable future.

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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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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By: Emma Cutler, Senior Analyst, Verdantix News of climate change- and El Nino-driven drought slowing traffic in the Panama Canal hit headlines last week. Where the news will likely never appear, however, is firms’ own reporting, even for those that experience significant losses, at least not as a climate-related loss.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Climate change inequality, contributors and sufferers, has been a key agenda item at COP for many years.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Appointments of new COP26 President and Environment Secretary triggers renewed efforts to demonstrate the benefits of biogas for decarbonising the UK and global economies. The industry can also help reduce the carbon footprint of hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as heat, transport, waste management and agriculture.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This innovative resource - launched at the COP28 Nature Pavilion in Expo City, Dubai - helps organizations navigate the landscape of nature and climate assessment methodologies and disclosure frameworks and surfaces leading tools that enable meaningful nature and climate action that can improve their environmental and business performance.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2020

Anything with "technology convergence" and "climate change" in the same sentence captures my attention. Rethinking Humanity " makes the case that the convergence of key technologies is about to disrupt the five foundational sectors that underpin the global economy, and with them every major industry in the world. .

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Natural capital provides the building blocks that enable ecosystem services—the positive benefits that societies and economies derive from nature—to sustain life and create wealth. That’s why biodiversity loss alone could cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the coming years, in addition to trillions more related to climate change.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Participating investors will focus on mobilizing companies deemed to be systemically important to the goal of reversing nature and biodiversity loss by 2030; the initiative is encouraging investor signatories to participate ahead of its spring 2023 launch. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres, said: “The global economy depends on nature.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2023

HP has reported on its Sustainable Impact goals and progress for more than two decades and was among the first companies globally to publish its complete carbon footprint over 10 years ago. The company is aiming to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2040. The company reported that $3.5

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In September, 90 organizations led by the World Wildlife Fund urged the world’s central banks to add a strong climate commitment to their mandates: a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, as well as net-zero emissions and full biodiversity recovery by 2050. Create money to tackle a crisis.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Whether it’s climate change, declining salmon, more expensive forestry operations, forest fires, the list is pretty long in terms of the feedback that we’re getting.” Then in 2022, Canada hosted the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, where member countries agreed to protect 30% of their land and water by 2030.

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ESG Today

JUNE 27, 2022

A group of CEOs from leading companies and financial institutions issued a call upon G7 governments to institute policies and practices enabling private sector capital mobilization for investment in the transition to a low carbon global economy. In the letter, the executive wrote: “Tackling climate change is complex and expensive.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Marking a clear starting point for reporting progress in coming years, the baseline is part of the Coalition’s ambition to halve food waste in their business by 2030, in alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 We will not tackle climate change if we don’t fix our broken food system, and not least food waste.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Benchmark assessments are a cornerstone of Climate Action 100+ and are intended to help inform investors’ engagement strategies and wider public debate. Ahead of the critical milestone of 2030, the importance of constructive engagement between corporates and investors has never been greater.”

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

COP26 focused the attention of governments and businesses on a key targe t: limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C by halving global emissions by 2030. The Glasgow Climate Pact made clear that the days of coal and fossil fuels are numbered, that carbon markets are here to stay, and that deforestation must come to an end.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“Over the last two decades working in sustainable finance, I’ve seen first-hand that successfully integrating sustainability and climate change considerations into decision-making processes is critical if investors, banks and companies are to fully understand risks and opportunities in a rapidly evolving global economy,” said Mattison.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As such, our activity focuses on ambition and engagement that accelerates the transition in the sectors and markets where change is needed most, and where the impact of climate change is often most acute. The SBTi statement added: “We cannot limit global warming to 1.5°C

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

We are living through the fastest and most systemic overhaul of the global economy in human history. The elements of the agreement track closely to our 2030 Sustainability Commitments , including targets aligned with 1.5 And we get to be a part of it. It saves money and reduces emissions.

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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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ESG Today

JULY 25, 2023

The guidelines released alongside the framework provide a standardized methodology to ensure that future government support is aligned with the country’s climate and energy priorities, and precludes funding of discretionary programs not aligned with the framework.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 27, 2024

The global trade and logistics firm commits to reduce scope 1 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2022 base year*. The SBTi is a world leading authority in advancing private sector progress to reduce GHG emissions, helping prevent the impacts of climate change.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. This tragic and terrible war, which we strongly condemn, unfortunately shows no signs of abating.

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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 Short-term climate scenarios were published this year by the Network for Greening the Financial System. trillion to US$9.2

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A lack of infrastructure and inadequate funding have been identified as the biggest barriers to using green hydrogen as an enabler of the energy transition and the decarbonization of the global economy. The three companies seek to use clean hydrogen to achieve their 2050 carbon-neutral targets, as well as help fight climate change.

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