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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. As an example, according to CDP 2021 supply chain report , upstream emissions are 11.4 times greater than those related to a company’s direct operations.

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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?

GreenBiz

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? In addition to net-zero companies, there are also net-zero buildings , communities , products , farming , factories , supply-chains , even ships. Joel Makower. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 02:11. This year, there has been much ado about zero. There’s also net-zero water and waste. Target practice.

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