GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

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.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. These disasters impact supply chains, products, and the services on which consumers rely, and the impacts will only increase without dramatic action.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent, less than one per cent, off projected global emissions in 2030. This lack of progress leaves the world hurtling towards a temperature rise far above the Paris Agreement goal of well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C. NDCs submitted this year take only 0.5 C over the century.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Companies release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to their operations and supply chain.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.)

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C C and implement the Paris Agreement and will be welcomed by the business community. C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . C alive, just.

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