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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

.” The latest Food Waste Index Report (2024) , compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and co-authored by WRAP, found that the world wastes over a billion tonnes of food – one fifth of all food available to consumers at the retail, food service and household level annually.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Lenovo Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across the Value Chain by 2050 Danone Launches Plan to Address Methane Emissions From Dairy Supply Chain Pfizer to Offer Full Portfolio of Medicines to 1.2

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The ESG Interview: From Ground Level to Board Level

Chris Hall

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at the UNEP FI, says it’s time for biodiversity to take its place alongside climate in investor priorities. UNEP FI is going to play a big role in in the year ahead in the piloting programmes to work out what this will look like.”. Innovative finance.

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Flagship Initiative Tracks Nature Opportunities

Chris Hall

Stewardship, emerging markets and supply chains will be key areas of focus within Greening Finance for Nature. The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2023 ‘ State of Finance for Nature ’ report suggested that investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) to date have been underwhelming.

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Fusion the Positive Choice for Climate Impact

Chris Hall

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has previously called on multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and private investors to collaborate more to increase the flow of capital to climate adaptation and mitigation projects in EMDEs. Steady momentum .

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Time to Break the EV Bottleneck

Chris Hall

Tackling the tailback With governments’ 2035 phase-out deadline edging ever closer, EV transition efforts may stall in the face of rapidly growing global demand. To do this, car manufacturers are beginning to invest directly in mines.

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Integrated Tools Helping FIs’ Assess Climate Risks

Chris Hall

This is one of the “urgent gaps” in FI climate risk management noted by Carlin.

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