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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46.

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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

This is in addition to 13 per cent lost in the supply chain, according to the FAO. WRAP will also join with The Global Food Banking Network, ReFED and FareShare to host a series of sessions dedicated to addressing food loss and waste at COP29.

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Helle Bank Jorgensen. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Supply chains are, and will likely be, more disrupted "than normal." Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01. We are in the middle of the biggest commitment to a green future.

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The Value of Investing in Resilience

Chris Hall

Their awareness has come a long way since her joint presentation with Michael Mullan, Programme Lead, Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on how to align finance with climate resilient development “fell on deaf ears” at COP26 in Glasgow. “[At

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The textile companies creating material change

GreenBiz

Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. They are able to do this by controlling their supply chain, specifically by focusing on the farmers they work with: "We provide them the security that we will work with them directly," he said.

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Carbon markets could help the planet, but only if Indigenous land rights are recognized

Corporate Knights

At COP26, in November 2021, states agreed on a series of rules to govern market-based activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Even fewer have implemented the rules and safeguards required by the United Nations and the World Bank for forest carbon trading. Communities at risk.

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Banking on Change: Reducing Emissions in Financial Services

Chris Hall

At COP26, institutions managing more than US$130 trillion in assets committed to reaching a state of net zero before 2050. The UK banking sector has seen a huge reduction in branches since the 1980s. Addressing scope 3 emissions hinges on tracking emissions from supply chain participants and communicating with them.

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