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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero.

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Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing?

GreenBiz

Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing? Net zero is the near-universal goal of nations, states, provinces, cities, companies, universities and others. The five questions below represent just a sampling of issues surrounding what net zero means — and doesn’t. First, what is net zero? Joel Makower.

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It’s time for investors to demand real net-zero plans from Canada’s energy sector

Corporate Knights

The good news is that most of Canada’s big oil companies have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. What constitutes a credible net-zero plan in the energy sector, and how are Canada’s companies falling short? This starts with 2030 emission reduction targets.

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‘Any delay means risk’: Senator looks to speed up banks’ net-zero journey

Corporate Knights

In the pursuit of its net-zero 2050 goal, Canada needs a rigorous strategy to require banks and other key financial system players, including Crown corporations, to fully align their operations with the country’s international climate commitments. And any delay means risk and means losing money.”.

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Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020

GreenBiz

Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. Net-zero commitments may have ricocheted across banking sector over the last 18 months, but big banks' attestations of climate concern did not stop many from expanding financing for the world's top fossil fuel firms during the pandemic year.

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Saint-Gobain Video Series: Journey to 2030: The Circular Economy

3BL Media

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Saint-Gobain North America must reach key milestones by 2030. billion in sales in 2023 160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 On this episode of our series, we look at creating a circular economy in manufacturing.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. 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.

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