ESG Today

JUNE 9, 2024

This week in ESG news: Deloitte study finds over 70% of companies have abandoned M&A deals over ESG concerns; CDP launches new sustainability reporting platform; EU regulators call for action on greenwashing in financial sector; H&M warns against use of carbon credits in corporate net zero plans; Climeworks unveils carbon removal tech breakthrough; (..)

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

make greenwashing easier to detect and allow companies that are really delivering on climate action to stand out from the crowd. The UN’s High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on net-zero announced their recommendations at COP27. Business is getting on with the job of cutting emissions. C-aligned science-based targets.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This week in ESG news: HSBC ends financing of new oil & gas projects; EU agrees to a carbon tax on imports; Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting for companies; Dow Jones Sustainability annual index changes released; Barclays sets $1 trillion sustainable finance goal; Annual CDP environmental scores released; Biden invests $3.7

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ESG Today

JULY 23, 2023

Cities Government & Regulators Australia to Launch Decarbonization Plans for Key Sectors Biden Launches $20 Billion Climate and Clean Tech Project Financing Programs Australia Releases Rules for Sustainability Claims to Fight Greenwashing by Companies ESG Reporting & Disclosure Norway’s $1.3

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends. Humans never learn. They make the same mistakes.

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