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US$80 Billion at Risk as Firms’ Deforestation Efforts Fall Short

Chris Hall

“Major gaps” in traceability, supplier engagement and monitoring highlighted in analysis of disclosures to CDP. An analysis of voluntary submissions by 675 companies to environmental disclosure platform CDP found that 211 businesses had reported forest-related risks of US$79.2 billion across their operations and supply chains.

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The ESG Interview: Not Just a Drop in the Ocean

Chris Hall

If you look at the current framework for water reporting which includes the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP), CEO Water Mandate and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) among others, the emphasis is on reporting data but there is not a lot of context to that data.”. Howard says: “We don’t want to replace CDP or GRI; WAVE is complementary.

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Sustainable Finance and Upcoming Reporting Requirements in 2022

Sphera

Even after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) came to a close last November, the ESG landscape still remains unclear. Environmental, Social and Governance and sustainable finance currently are like the Wild West. Agricultural activities are currently in development.

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ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals

Chris Hall

He said Western countries should not close down “dirty manufacturing” industries at home, simply to rebuild them elsewhere while taking credit for reducing CO2 emissions. “We We need to step back and look at these issues from a global perspective,” he insisted. . Will Jenkins, Director at Carbon Intelligence sees sense in such an approach.

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4 Sustainable Business Trends to watch in 2021

Carlos Sanchez

Besides, the pandemic has postponed the momentum towards COP26 or climate change movements like Greta Thunberg’s Friday’s for future. In 2020, more than 9,600 companies disclosed their environmental impacts through the non-profit CDP platform. Besides, the global responsible investing driven assets hit $40.5

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 12, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

G7 host Japan is to be the first country to house a dedicated chapter of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), an investor-led climate action coalition created during COP26 in 2021. GM is invested in driving down green hydrogen costs in support of its plans to develop hydrogen fuel cells for large vehicles and power generation.

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World's Leading Consumer Goods Companies Put Transparency and Transformation at Forefront of Latest Deforestation Report

3BL Media

At COP26, the Coalition launched its ambitious strategy for transforming production landscapes to forest positive by 2030, in areas equivalent to the Coalition’s collective production base footprint. It is governed by its Board of Directors, which comprises more than 55 manufacturer and retailer CEOs.