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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

both earned spots in the Global 100 ranking, as did telecommunications giants BCE Inc., The Corporate Knights ranking allocates spots by sectors to reflect the global economy. The bank has a rapidly growing green loan book and has provided just under $40 billion in renewable-energy financing since 2019. >>Access

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C trillion to global GDP in 2022, and the WTTC forecasts [pdf] that figure doubling to represent 11.6% Travel and tourism added US$7.7

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Freedom & Dignity: Defining Categories & Making Choices

Sustainable Round Table

In his brilliant new book, “On Freedom,” Yale historian Timothy Snyder argues freedom means something deeper. The Path Forward Corporate leaders navigating the increasingly mandatory, increasingly politicized decarbonization world may find these lessons instructive. Freedom & Dignity As the U.S. But what does freedom mean here?

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Emerson's expertise helps companies achieve Environmental Sustainability Goals

Sustainability Matters

Regulatory compliance, consumer demand and pressure from financial investors are the key drivers in decarbonization and environmental sustainability strategies. Emerson has extensive experience supporting decarbonization and environmental sustainability strategies. How Emerson can help. Image credit: iStock.com/PetrBonek.

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From the Service Leader: Ducks & Swans, Freedom & Dignity: Defining Categories & Making Choices

Sustainable Round Table

For years, companies have relied on these certificates to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy and decarbonization. Freedom & Dignity Decarbonization debates over the nuances of EAC procurement mirror larger conversations about freedom and responsibility, both in corporate leadership and society. As the U.S. As the U.S.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

They just give more than they take, a concept explained by Paul Polman ‘s Net Positive book. As a result, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Among several requirements, companies will need to reach deep decarbonization of 90-95% before 2050.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

"We have an opportunity to extend the recent response of regulators, businesses and investors on climate change to nature; both are interrelated and both pose a systemic risk to the global economy.". All We Can Save , the book they birthed in September, features 41 powerful voices. LinkedIn | Twitter.