ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2024

The IFRS Foundation and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the establishment of a new strategic partnership aimed improving sustainability reporting at in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), in order to strengthen sustainable capital markets through improved standardization and transparency.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Banks could face a stormy AGM season, driven by investor concern over their ongoing financial support for oil and gas firms, which are already braced for a slew of shareholder proposals demanding greater transparency over their net zero transition plans. Among the banks targeted are JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which has 119 members and US$70 trillion in assets, has asserted its right not to follow toughened guidance issued by Race to Zero (RtZ), a campaign established by the UN to ensure non-state actors are taking science-led and ambitious action against climate change. . C pathway”. . Tough decisions” .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Bloomberg and the UN Climate Change High-level Champions for COP26 & COP27 will host a landmark summit during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week in New York City, convening business, finance, government, civic and cultural leaders. Wednesday, September 21: United Nations Climate Action: Race to Zero and Resilience Forum.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 27, 2024

In response, the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA) is taking an important step to foster a better understanding of these threats and their impacts to promote participation in developing solutions. The SPA is convened under the auspices of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

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3BL Media

JULY 15, 2022

In fact, volunteer market offset activity hit US$1 trillion for the first time in 2021, according to the World Bank. The recent COP26 global climate change conference adjourned with a first-ever multinational agreement for trading standards. Market Parameters and Rules Are Starting to Gel.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Energy Transitions Commission , a coalition of businesses and nongovernmental organizations, calculated that if the commitments made at COP26 are delivered, it will cut the gap between today and the 1.5 This story is part of The Conversation’s coverage of COP26, the Glasgow climate conference, by experts from around the world.

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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

That much was confirmed at last year’s COP26 climate summit. A “ fair and just transition ” to an environmentally sustainable economy was a key theme at COP26, acknowledging that energy access and climate goals can work hand in hand, and that the world’s most vulnerable cannot be left behind in the green energy transition.

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

At COP26 in Glasgow, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced plans for the UK to become the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre. Also at COP26, Sunak proposed launching the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to develop a ‘gold standard’ for private sector climate transition plans, which WWF-UK was asked to join.

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

The investment firm has spent more than two decades helping companies adopt climate-friendly business models which will continue this year with a focus on the phase-out of unabated coal generation by 2030 for developed markets and 2050 for developing markets, in order to achieve the goals, set out in the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

JULY 15, 2022

According to research from retail bank Aldermore, SMEs invested an average of £61,250 into their own sustainability operations during the last 12 months, with the average SME planning to spend a further £78,392 (an increase of 27 per cent) in the coming year, despite the increased cost of living. Making companies ready for tomorrow.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

According to the initiative’s latest report, Foundations for Science-Based Net-Zero Target Setting in the Financial Sector, banks, asset managers, insurers, and pension funds should ensure their operational and financing activities, as well as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are aligned with global net-zero goals.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Many nations and organizations pledged funds to support developing countries in their climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. The fund will be hosted in the World Bank and pledges of around $730million has been secured in Dubai. The surge in attendance, doubling since COP26, can be attributed to heightened private sector engagement.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

Ex-BoE chief calls for “radical new approach” to mobilising investment in emerging and developed markets; also warns of stranded assets. Carney was speaking at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, organised by the City of London Corporation, in association with COP26 Presidency UK and GFANZ. C net zero transition.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

COP26 kept sustainability at the top of every executive’s agenda, while social movements and supply chain challenges forced a dramatic rethink. As organisations get into their stride with streamlining ESG reporting processes this year, banks and investors can expect more confidence in the ESG data that companies publish.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO, British Business Bank commented: “Smaller businesses will generally have lower individual carbon footprints than their larger counterparts, but by broadening their vision and committing to action they can collectively produce a significant overall impact.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 18, 2023

WORK PERIOD: July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 (possibility to renew) TITLE THIS POSITION REPORTS TO: Emma Torres, VP Americas, SDSN BACKGROUND The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. with InterAmerican Development, CAF, FEBRABAN).

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Many of these economies are currently more dependent on fossil fuel use than developed ones, which means that in the race to reach net zero emissions, the playing field isn’t level. Innovative climate adaptation strategies can manifest in many ways, including through the development of more-resilient crops and new irrigation systems.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Earlier this month, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published its 2023 ‘ Adaptation Gap Report ’, which highlighted that EMDEs’ forecast climate adaptation finance needs are now ten to 18 times larger than existing international public flows.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The shortlist was defined using a four-quadrant model criteria, developed by Futur/io and scientific partner the Leonardo Centre on Business for Society at Imperial College Business School, and supported by knowledge partners Denominator, specialized in human-centric data, Rainforest Partnership, focused on biodiversity and ClimateGPT by Erasmus.ai

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 21, 2024

Investors believe a first-of-its-kind bond tackling deforestation in Brazil has set a precedent for transactions seeking to increase private investment into climate solutions in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Big tech behemoth Microsoft has agreed to purchase credits from Mombak equivalent to 1.5

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

trillion per annum, which increased by 50% following the pandemic. “Development capital, particularly public capital, is insufficient to fund this gap,” said Nikolova, noting that private capital is paramount. billion loan fund was conceived in recognition that public capital alone is “insufficient” to fill US$3.9

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In fact, 41 out of the 47 taxonomies currently under development have either stated outright or implied that they aim for their respective taxonomies to be used to guide policymakers and authorities, or they are in the early stages of development and have yet to make such an intention clear.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 2, 2022

But working together is exactly what Georgieva says is needed if developing countries are to adapt to climate change and participate in a just transition to a carbon neutral economy. The statement said: “MDBs are working with an increasing number of countries, regions and cities to develop mitigation, adaptation and nature-positive programs.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2022

National Grid pledged to address just transition factors in its Responsible Business Charter, while RWE has not yet published its strategy, stating it had no plans to develop a Just Transition strategy during 2021. RLAM will also continue to engage on just transition themes with firms in the banking and social housing sectors.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Alongside the local and regional leaders, the conference was addressed by Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, the President-Elect of COP26; Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; and the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti. Addressing energy market failure.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

GFANZ then plans to “build out solutions that allow for the recycling of that financing”, bringing in a wider set of investors to provide the necessary “patient capital”, such as pension funds, which have far longer time horizons.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The COP28 outcomes on adaptation and loss and damage will aim to advance real action towards building resilience and contributing to sustainable development, including by driving enhanced adaptation finance,” he says. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is bullish on the impact of this year’s conference. But will the outcomes match the rhetoric?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Next month’s COP27 Summit will be held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, providing opportunity for policymakers to focus on Africa and develop new initiatives and strategies investment for the most needed areas. The lack of progress since puts emerging and developing economies at the top of the COP27 agenda. Growing economies.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

SDSN had a busy 2021 where a number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Developed countries have also been asked to prepare a report on doubling by COP29. Boston Consulting Group, Global Resilience Partnership and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a report laying out the business imperative for climate adaptation and resilience finance.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the year of COP26 , the eyes of the world are on Scotland and The Scottish Green Energy Awards are another opportunity to showcase the critical role and impact the renewable energy industry is playing in our fight against climate change. Sustainable Development Award (sponsored by Hitachi ABB). Champion of Renewables Award.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2021

As countries look to update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP26, leaders prepare to take stock of the progress made over the last 5 years and put forward new ambitious pathways. How to take advantage of the opportunities of decarbonization as a mechanism for development and economic recovery?

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

C by the end of this century Updated pledges since COP26 in Glasgow take less than one per cent off projected 2030 greenhouse gas emissions; 45 per cent is needed for limiting global warming to 1.5°C For industry and transport, zero emission technology needs to be further developed and deployed. C in place.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

In practice, RTZ said, this means corporations and investors must restrict the development, financing and facilitation of new fossil-fuel assets, which includes committing to not invest in any new coal projects. . development, prohibiting new? Most of those banks are members of the UN-convened net-zero banking group. .

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Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2022

The NGO even suggests asset managers are “actively maintaining the status quo by backing fossil fuel companies’ management despite inadequate climate strategies and plans to develop new fossil fuel projects”. This is despite most of the banks in question and a great many asset managers being members of these coalitions.”.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

But despite congregating on the margins of the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action did not appear to discuss the need for more urgent action on climate mitigation and adaptation from multilateral development banks (MDBs).

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