3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In its first year, the Index is helping to develop a benchmark for financial security and inclusion across global economies. In general, developed economies tend to pool towards the higher end of the Index, and emerging and developing economies cluster at the bottom. Key findings.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.".

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

The survey indicated that climate change has emerged as a top priority for senior executives, even as their companies face major geopolitical and economic disruption. In a year of continued uncertainty, disruption, and competing business challenges, leaders ranked climate change as a top issue.”.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Our accredited partnership program is a crucial part of our efforts to support financial institutions in their efforts towards decarbonization and is key to accelerating the transition towards a more sustainable and equitable global economy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Photo: CARE Peru Data from the Gates Foundation suggests that investing in the economic power of women like Fariha could boost the global economy by as much as $10 trillion by 2030 – twice the GDP of Japan, the world’s third largest economy. Elizabeth Vargas Vilca and her staff at her shoe manufacturing business.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Climate Change. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For years, there has been a steady stream of visions aimed at reforming, rethinking, reimagining, reinventing, redefining and rebooting the operating system that drives capitalist economies. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is focused on Reinventing Capitalism.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

This year, the to-do list for the leaders of seven of the world’s economic and political heavyweights is long — from ending the COVID-19 pandemic, to averting an impending global food crisis, to taking meaningful action on climate change.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. Climate Action Summit and has become a global symbol of environmental activism. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here " by Hope Jahren.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This month’s UN climate summit, COP29 , held in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been called “ The Finance COP.” Less than a decade ago, it was thought, maybe, that investing $100 billion a year in developing countries’ sustainability aims would be adequate. Fast-forward to 2024, with its multiple hurricane disasters in the U.S.;

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We are also at a tipping point in climate change. Climate-related disasters displaced three times more people than conflict and violence in 2020, jeopardizing education for millions of children. Climate change is also why the renewable energy sector is booming, opening new jobs with new challenges and skill requirements.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

WRAP warns that food loss and waste have devastating impacts on society and global economies too. The World Economic Forum estimates that food loss and waste costs the global economy $936 billion a year, while more than 783 million people go hungry and a third of humanity faces food insecurity.

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3BL Media

JUNE 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Two weeks ago, global business and political leaders met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss geopolitical and environmental challenges. The need to move towards a net-zero economy, regenerative businesses, and an inclusive global economy were the key topics on the agenda.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

The green groups behind the report have warned of an "alarming disconnect" between the global scientific consensus on climate change and the ongoing practices of the world's leading banks. The banking sector maintains that serious change is afoot. And yet, today's report comes within hours of the U.K.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

food sector have disclosed their climate transition strategies nor concrete actions to achieve them, despite increasing investor pressures and the growing threats of climate change. The Investor Guide to Climate Transition Plans in the U.S. None have published a climate transition plan. by the end of the decade.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“A call to transition energy systems away from fossil fuels—the first time oil and gas had been included in a COP agreement—won over those demanding strong action; but oil producers and developing countries were reassured by assertions that countries are free to follow their own paths to net zero,” Bloomberg News reports.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

But the quality of the disclosures is critical in meeting the existential challenge of climate change. There are, of course, two sides of climate action that must be addressed: mitigation (usually by emissions reductions) and adaptation. Adaptation metrics need further development. Climate Change.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As we approach COP29, which (roughly) coincides with the fourth anniversary of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), it’s an excellent moment to reflect on progress and reaffirm the individual commitments of NZAM signatories to accelerating the transition to a net zero global economy.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Investment manager Wellington Management announce today the final close of the Wellington Climate Innovation Fund, raising $385 million in commitments for the firm’s inaugural climate solutions-focused venture fund.

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James Militzer

MAY 31, 2024

You sigh with relief knowing that the world had accomplished something no one thought was possible: We’d turned back the clock on climate change. Much of the current conversation around climate change focuses on the obstacles that make the problem so difficult to solve.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Making substantial climate progress in a troubled, disrupted global economy will be the order of the day – and developing countries are expecting to be on the receiving end of long-awaited, rich-world largesse. Financing those efforts in a still stuttering, inflation-racked global economy will be a central talking point.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

A growing number of businesses, governments and civil society organizations are coming together to drive the change through the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). Circular economy strategies that reduce our use of resources can cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent (22.8

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Can ESG data help ensure that they are built in a manner that makes them resilient in a climate-changing world, even mitigate the threats of droughts, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and all of the other calamities in the first place? Sustainable finance can help. trillion annually.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. These leaders understood the direct linkage between climate change and financial risk. On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action. Ateli Iyalla.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Despite the reductions in air travel and the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic, climate change sadly has not slowed down this past year. We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action. Climate Change.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2025

president will be taking aim at legislation that resulted in nearly US$300 billion in private-sector investments in clean energy, battery manufacturing and clean power generation, most business leaders recognize that concerns about a worsening climate crisis will grow regardless of shifting political winds. While the new U.S. Telus Corp.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Climate change inequality, contributors and sufferers, has been a key agenda item at COP for many years.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Understanding Climate Scenario Analysis What is climate scenario analysis? Climate scenario analysis is a strategic tool used by businesses to evaluate the potential impacts of climate change on their operations, assets, and overall business strategy.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

There has been a documented 69% decrease in monitored global wildlife populations since 1970, and factors like habitat loss, overexploitation of nature, invasive species, disease and climate change are all drivers for biodiversity loss worldwide.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments around the world to come up with policies for stimulating the global economy. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in the long term: infrastructure investment.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As such, attention is likely to quickly turn to alternative avenues for accelerating the development and adoption of the lower-carbon shipping technologies and practices that remain in the pipeline. Climate Change. Shipping & Logistics. Corporate Strategy. Sustainable Shipping. BusinessGreen. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

Between a selfish free-for-all in which we ignore the fate of the losers, and a future in which the strong and successful accept their responsibilities, showing global vision and leadership. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not be delivered through incremental improvements to business as usual. Have we lost our way?

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The latest UN climate change summit (COP27) concluded, once again, with a tussle over the place of fossil fuels in the global economy. An agreement by the world’s governments to phase out all fossil fuels would have been a welcome progression from last year’s Glasgow climate pact.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2022

Brazil, Russia and China have pledged to be net-zero by 2060, and India, which is at an earlier stage of industrial development, by 2070. And 130 countries have also promised to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, including all the G7 countries and South Africa. These pledges should not be underestimated. What is the right speed?

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3BL Media

MARCH 17, 2022

One recent study found that net zero commitments now cover at least 68% of the global economy. The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report , published last August, was unequivocal that without an unprecedented, rapid reduction in emissions, the world is on track to exceed 1.5 °C

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