Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Across the continent, business schools are embracing local narratives , turning the classroom into a space where African ingenuity and global relevance meet and changing how students see themselves – not just as participants but as creators of a more sustainable and equitable global economy.

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James Militzer

MARCH 3, 2025

In 2008, the failure of a single institution, Lehman Brothers, triggered a global financial crisis. The crisis crippled the global economy, not because of Lehman alone, but because of the unseen interdependencies that held the worlds financial system together. The same is about to happen with international aid.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Because Fariha didn’t qualify for a bank loan, she sought the capital for her Punjab pottery and handicrafts business from her husband, but when COVID-19 put an end to face-to-face sales, she felt like she had nowhere else to turn. “At every step we need men to assist us, whether that’s our husbands or our brothers.” “At

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Deutsche Bank announced a series of finance and due diligence commitments aimed at strengthening its ocean protection policies, including the implementation of a freeze on direct financing of deep-sea mining projects. According to the bank, the new announcement forms part of its commitment to the #BackBlue initiative.

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ESG Today

JULY 4, 2024

Deutsche Bank announced today that it has raised €500 million through its first-ever social bond offering, with proceeds aimed at supporting the bank’s sustainable asset pool which provides financing for areas including affordable housing, and access to essential services for elderly or vulnerable people.

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3BL Media

APRIL 3, 2022

As the lynchpin of the global economy, financial institutions not only carry a responsibility to help mitigate climate change, they are also vulnerable to its financial risks. That climate risks are systemic risks for banks is clear. The top-down analysis that we did in our reports covers a specific piece of the biggest U.S.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And then there are “sub-systemic” shocks, more localized climate-related impacts that “can undermine the financial health of community banks, agricultural banks or local insurance markets, leaving small businesses, farmers and households without access to critical financial services.” Sub-systemic shocks.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Additional banks exiting the SBTi validation process include Societe Generale and ABN AMRO, according to media reports. In a statement provided by Standard Chartered, for example, the bank said that its net zero approach “seeks to support a just transition that encourages the economic and social development of our dynamic market footprint.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

WRAP warns that food loss and waste have devastating impacts on society and global economies too. The World Economic Forum estimates that food loss and waste costs the global economy $936 billion a year, while more than 783 million people go hungry and a third of humanity faces food insecurity.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Danske Bank Asset Management announced the launch of a new team climate and nature team, advising and supporting the firm’s investment teams in making decisions based on the risks and opportunities related to nature and biodiversity. Steinmüller said: “Nature constitutes half of the foundation of the global economy.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That’s the realm of banks and other financial institutions. "OK, It must be sourced, verified and scored consistently across companies to be meaningful to investors, banks and other interested parties. It was soon evident that the topic of sustainable finance was bigger than just ESG and investors. OK, then," I ventured.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Lenders are urged to end fossil fuel expansion and convert targets into “meaningful commitments” as US banks fall behind international peers. Action by banks to reach net zero emissions and meet climate goals is “insufficient”, according to two reports which also highlight significant gaps in the policies guiding the sector’s transition.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Fifth Third’s inclusive employment practices include a robust network of nine Business Resource Groups that empower employees to advance inclusion efforts and to access development opportunities, support business solutions and become involved in the community. Fifth Third Bank, National Association is a federally chartered institution.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Investors in the Climate Innovation Fund include sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurance companies, banks, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2024

Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we recognize the impact women-owned businesses make on the global economy. According to the World Bank, one in three businesses globally have women among their principal owners, and in the U.S., Inclusion leads to innovation, opportunity, and impact.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

In October 2021, AccountAbility was awarded as 'Best ESG Strategy Development Partner, Global, 2021' by Capital Finance International (CFI.co), a London-based print journal and online resource that reports on business, economics, and finance. Click here to learn more about the process. .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

For example, the Mission Possible Partnership gets leading heavy-industry companies, banks and governments to create investment-grade “net-zero” sector strategies in seven key areas of the global economy — aviation, shipping, trucks, chemicals, steel aluminum and cement. Coming together for impact.

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ESG Today

JUNE 26, 2024

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology and production company LanzaJet today announced an investment from Tokyo-based banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). Koichiro Oshima, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Financial Solutions Group, MUFG Bank, Ltd., ”

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2024

Furthermore, this initiative is also motivated by the prevailing challenges that organizations of all sizes are facing: the ramifications of the pandemic persist, manifesting in a delicate global economy characterized by slow growth, high interest rates, rising debt levels, and pressure on global trade.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

"Truist's committed partnership gives JA the ability to empower over 52,000 students a year across Greater Washington to develop financial management skills and take charge of their futures," said Grenier. "JA JAGW inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. Truist Bank, Member FDIC.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In recent years, the proliferation of mobile devices, along with the continent’s poor banking infrastructure, have made Africa fertile ground for explosive growth in mobile money use. According to the GSMA , in 2022, two thirds of the globally processed $1.26 trillion in mobile money transactions occurred in sub–Saharan Africa.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2024

CooperCompanies made significant investments in learning and development programs for global employees, maintained its commitment to protect the planet, and continued making its leading healthcare solutions more accessible in underserved communities. We disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law. [1]

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Indeed, AOE models across the Global South have proven successful in shifting entire sectors toward greater inclusion, particularly of smallholder farmers and other groups that have been historically marginalized. Meanwhile, one of Indias top consumer food brands, Amul, belongs to the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Trade is the global economy's lifeblood, with maritime transport at its core. But the carbon footprint of port operations and shipping is substantial, with shipping accounting for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions , according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Market Platforms Regulators require exchanges, marketplaces, banks, and brokers to monitor an array of risks because the default of one or a group of participants could rapidly result in contagion across the financial markets. In addition, clients can collaborate through Verafin’s Information Sharing platform to fight crime.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2021

The Ceres Roadmap 2030 details the steps companies can take to build a just and inclusive economy, stabilize the climate and protect water and natural resources in order to address the systemic threats most likely to disrupt the global economy in the coming decade.

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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. Mitigation Work Program’ Development. SOURCE: Inogen Alliance. Loss and Damage’ Fund Agreement. Loss and damage, 22.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

These individuals have the subject matter expertise driven from years deep in the detail of how these previously ‘non-financial' factors are impacting the global economy. Ian manages Acre's London team and leads commercial development globally for Acre’s sustainable finance and impact investing practice. About Acre.

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Chris Hall

JULY 31, 2023

A groundswell of concern is developing around the soundness of economic research used to underpin climate-related risk and investment models. In February, ESG Investor reported on the limitations of climate scenarios issued by financial regulators and central banks.

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ESG Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Canada unveiled its response to the emerging global race to scale up green energy and clean tech manufacturing capacity, with proposals for over $60 billion in tax credits and an additional $20 billion in sustainable infrastructure investments in its 2023 budget, presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

This year’s theme, “Embracing Instability,” highlights the challenges confronting the global economy and underscores the opportunity to better understand and address underlying issues such as persistent inflation, geopolitical tensions, the rise of artificial intelligence and the precarious state of the world’s climate.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

AccountAbility has also been the recipient of numerous accolades in recent years, including: Best ESG Strategy Development Partner, Global, 2021 – by Capital Finance International (CFI.co). Leading Management Consultants (2018 - 2022) – by the Financial Times.

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Chris Hall

JULY 19, 2022

Climate risk analysis typically entails the development of scenario-based stress tests for assessing bank solvency and liquidity, using bank level data. Climate risk analysis requires assumptions on the potential future paths for global emissions of greenhouse gases—and thus temperatures—and their effects,” the paper says.

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James Militzer

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilizing US $100 billion per year for climate action in developing countries by 2020. As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 Make multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) catalysts of mobilization.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

With the global economy heavily reliant on ocean health, a sustainable future is paramount. To date, the ocean and its ecosystems have provided significant benefits to the global community, including climate regulation, coastal protection, food, employment, recreation and cultural well-being.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Global Commons Alliance Accountability Accelerator Executive Director. The World Bank estimates that the collapse of natural systems could erase US $2.7 trillion per year from the global economy by 2030. Misser, Chief Executive Officer of AccountAbility. Matic, Ph.D.,

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