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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

As 2021 begins, more companies are seeing their strategies for addressing deforestation deep down into their supply chains scrutinized. . "We Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains.

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The 33 sustainability certifications you need to know

GreenBiz

In September, five of the leading reporting groups (CDP, CDSB, GRI, IIRC and SASB) issued a statement of intent to work together to create a comprehensive global corporate reporting system and a mere two months later, IIRC and SASB announced an intent to merge to become the Value Reporting Foundation. . Sponsored Article.

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Water scarcity: A growing risk for companies and investors

GreenBiz

This increasing demand in the midst of plummeting supply spells trouble for businesses. In 2018, CDP analyzed a group of 296 companies that had consistently responded to its requests for water data. Given the amount of water companies and their supply chains require, the costs of inaction are high. Sponsored Article.

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Why the ESG bandwagon must embrace adaptation

GreenBiz

To their credit, the sponsors of several prominent initiatives to promote climate-related disclosure (such as CDP) expressly request information on organizational risks and plans to address them. Thus, adaptation of the supply chain to increase resilience represents an important ESG consideration. Sponsored Article.

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

This article is “sponsored content” as defined by Corporate Knights’ content disclosure policy. It also plans to derive 80 percent of its revenue from green solutions by 2025, have 1,000 of its top suppliers reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2025 and have an entirely net-zero supply chain by 2050. It’s a connected chain.

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GRI and SASB are collaborating. Is that good news for companies?

GreenBiz

For years, corporate reporters — those inside companies responsible for creating sustainability reports and reporting environmental, social and governance data to various other organizations — have been frustrated by what many refer to as an alphabet soup of standards and frameworks: CDP, GRI, IIRC, PRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC and more.

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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

GreenBiz

GHG emission data also helps business monitor the effectiveness of mitigation strategies, and it helps investors understand broadly how the systemic risk across their portfolio is distributed among exposure to emitters (Scope 1 emissions), energy users (Scope 2) and companies with significant supply chain or use-phase impacts (Scope 3).