ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The investor statement sets out a series of key “Asks of Governments,” calling for key actions including enacting economy-wide public policies such as submitting 2030 and 2035 targets by 2025 that are aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C, trillion in 2023, but notes that this still falls short of the estimated $4.8

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Co-created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IOC and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Sports for Nature Framework aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Investors are warming to opportunities stemming from climate change, and other takeaways from COP28. COP28, the latest United Nations Conference of the Parties on climate change, delivered mixed results on some key agenda items but provided new insights into climate-related opportunities and the initiatives needed to implement them.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2023

Speaking at ESG Investor’s inaugural Stewardship Summit, UNEP FI’s Head of Climate Risk says transition finance flows to developing economies are too low to meet net zero targets. The post New Investment Models Needed for Net Zero Goals Warns UNEP FI’s Carlin appeared first on ESG Investor.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Project evaluation conducted under the methodologies will provide a unique window into the heat reduction benefits of mitigating these pollutants over climate-critical timeframes including 2030, 2040 and 2050, as well as over longer-term time horizons. Today’s announcements are only the beginning,” said Gallagher.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. Zeroing in on net zero.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Lenovo Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across the Value Chain by 2050 Danone Launches Plan to Address Methane Emissions From Dairy Supply Chain Pfizer to Offer Full Portfolio of Medicines to 1.2

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We have to minimize the risk of extreme wildfires by being better prepared: invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. Wildfires and climate change are mutually exacerbating.

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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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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The number of litigation-arbitration climate change related cases is on the rise. As of 1 July 2020, the number of cases had nearly doubled, with at least 1,550 climate change cases filed in 38 countries, according to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report. Investor-state arbitration.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

The global economy relies on the health of the ocean, says Dennis Fritsch, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy Finance at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI is working towards integrating the use of sustainable finance practices in support of ocean health by the global financial community.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

The recent IEA report and UNEP gap report on net zero pathways have noted how difficult it will be to achieve the 1.5°C C climate goal. It is therefore welcome that the upcoming FAO roadmap report will look at both climate change and food security together. A credible 1.5°C C goal within sight.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2023

The investor-led initiative will be advised by UNEP and is backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Cape Town and the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). It will further attempt to identify where existing ESG data can be consolidated, so investors and corporates can align.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Ambitious action The investor statement recommended measures including enacting economy-wide public policies to ensure that 2030 and 2035 targets in NDCs align with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report found that as a global society we still do not have a credible pathway to achieve our common goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C. C increase– to do this requires a reduction in GHG emissions of 50% by 2030 on a path to net zero by 2050. A key takeaway from COP27?

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

This is the assessment of Eric Usher, Head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) which brings together the United Nations and the financial sector to develop responsible investment agendas. When it comes to government, Usher is also positive about the progress made in terms of climate change policy, but he has caveats.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

The UN University estimates that by 2030, there will be a 40% gap between water demand and availability. In the meantime, 80% of the world’s wastewater is returned to the environment untreated (UNEP, 2016). Water availability and water quality are declining globally.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

Nature loss exacerbates climate change, undermines food security and puts people and communities at risk. Nations reaffirmed their commitments to the Kumming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Frameworks (KMGBF) strategic vision and global ambition of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2023 Emissions Gap Report – aptly titled ‘Broken Record’ – clearly states that the world is a long way from limiting global warming to 1.5°C Adaptation bonds are among the potential vehicles for private investment, but policy action is still needed at COP28.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

New study appears to find that a tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions is needed by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, otherwise there will be a $4 trillion financing gap. If we do not save nature now, we will not be able to achieve sustainable development,” said UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

The Main Plenary stage served as a forum for the kinds of cross-sector conversations that are necessary to solve complex problems like climate change and food insecurity. Moving on from taking stock of these issues, today’s programme delved into the shifts and transformations that industry will undergo to address them. Looking Ahead.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Climate change mitigation remains important, but the need to finance adaptation measures is becoming urgent, says Lindsey Stewart, Director of Investment Stewardship Research, Morningstar. “I I don’t believe in fairytales or sermons or stories about money, baby sister, but thank you for the cigarette.”

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

New research from climate think tanks suggests that “immediate, transformational changes” across every sector are needed by 2030. C are far behind the “pace and scale” required, with experts calling for policymakers to close the global gap in climate action at COP28 later this month.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2023

Speaking at ESG Investor’s inaugural Stewardship Summit, UNEP FI’s Carlin says transition finance flows to developing economies are too low to meet net zero targets. We estimate around 25 are responsible for 40% of our financed emissions out of our almost 500 [investee] companies,” she said.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With this in mind, the ICMA has now released blue finance guidelines to try and drive similar success in that market in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World bank Group, United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Asia Development Bank.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Rising recognition of the vulnerabilities of EMDEs to climate change is increasing focus on scaling blended finance opportunities. It also included the introduction of the Loss and Damage Fund , which aims to help the most climate vulnerable EMDEs cover the costs of climate change’s physical impacts.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

Targeted investments are required to save our cities from the climate-related risks flagged by the IPCC. The effects of climate change aren’t limited to distant ice caps. It’s therefore vital that cities are built or renovated to be more sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change-induced extreme weather events.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With adaptation finance flows remaining dangerously low to meet climate goals, has COP28 made a difference? Developed countries have also been asked to prepare a report on doubling by COP29. billion fund.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Addressing system-level risks and considering climate goals is not only permitted but may be required by existing investor duties and obligations. Consequently, investment portfolios may remain exposed to sustainability risks from climate change.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Jam open the closing window – The UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2022 was the most sobering of the many pre-COP27 analyses published this week, highlighting the inadequacy of our efforts to tackle the causes of climate change. Current pledges will nudge global warming down from its present 2.8°C C course to 2.5°C

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Overlooked in most reports was HM Treasury’s conclusion that “any policy intervention from government to change fiduciary duty would be undesirable”, despite its acknowledgement of “a lack of clarity” around how the concept interacts with “sustainability and climate change considerations” among pension trustees.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Increased private sector funding seen as critical to acceleration of investments to meet climate change, biodiversity and land degradation targets. . The report also estimates that NbS investment flows should rise to US$484 billion per annum by 2030. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week over 5,600 delegates from 190 countries gathered at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). In just six years, signatories are expected to have put in place actions to deliver the GBF’s 23 global targets for urgent action.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

Noting that the number of court cases being brought against companies on climate-related grounds has recently topped 2,000, the report says some plaintiffs are seeking to recover the costs of climate change itself, or the expense caused by having to adapt to it. Resort to the courts. Vital role of non-execs.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 4, 2023

As net zero strategies are taking shape and being implemented, governments , investors and companies are enlisting the natural world in the battle to combat the most catastrophic effects of climate change. There is reason for cautious optimism in 2023, as the conditions emerge to propel NbS up the agendas of stakeholders globally.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

New investment could double the number of PV manufacturing jobs to a million by 2030, it added. Banks must urgently step up efforts to measure and manage climate risk, closing the current data gaps and adopting good practices,” said Andrea Enria, Chair of the ECB’s Supervisory Board.

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