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

GreenBiz

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". It also said it would work with the broader finance sector to create a standard to measure financed emissions and support a functioning carbon offset market.

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AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

3BL Media

Natural capital provides the building blocks that enable ecosystem services—the positive benefits that societies and economies derive from nature—to sustain life and create wealth. That’s why biodiversity loss alone could cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the coming years, in addition to trillions more related to climate change.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Countries and companies have taken responsibility for climate change and raised their carbon emissions reduction ambition. As a result, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Besides, companies will have to limit the carbon offsetting to a max of 10% of the firm’s emissions.

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The False Promise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality

Stanford Social Innovation

But analysis by the emissions-modeling group Climate Interactive shows that even if we successfully deployed all the possible natural carbon offsets in the world— without cutting emissions —we won’t limit warming below catastrophic levels. ”) It must be addressed.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

Commit to buying carbon offsets for 100% of any pollution generated by the business. And most importantly, they will help drive the movement toward a sustainable global economy that works for everyone. Start projects that decrease CO2 emissions and other pollution. John Perkins is an author, speaker and former economist.

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Greenwashing, From the Eighties till Today (Part 2)

Sense and Sustainability

In addition, those wishing to order coffee from Roar Gill can opt for afforestation projects and deliveries to be carbon offset in key coffee growing nations. How to Avoid Greenwashing?

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ESG Can Put Airports on Course for Growth

Chris Hall

Airports and the aviation industry are central to the growth of global economies, connecting markets, communities and people across the world. of global carbon emissions being produced, ESG must become a central tenet of the aviation industry if growth is to continue. However, with circa 2.5% MtCO2e by 2050.