Episode 289: How to be a 'climate positive' business
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Plus, good cop and bad cop developments ahead of the COP26 climate negotiations.
Preparing for a climate positive 2032 Olympics
Sustainability Matters
JANUARY 17, 2024
According to University of Queensland researchers, a requirement for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be climate positive, representing an opportunity for the state to be bold and leave the city with a valuable legacy.
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Making it Happen: Sustainability in Adhesives Production
3BL Media
APRIL 5, 2022
Henkel’s vision to become climate-positive in operations by 2030 begins with a strong focus on the company’s production sites. Throughout its long history , Henkel developed innovative products and manufacturing processes that save resources and cut waste. SOURCE: Henkel. Accelerating Progress.
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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Beyond 2030, BCG aspires to be "climate positive" — by removing more carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere on an ongoing basis than it actually emits through its own activities. It previously committed to purchasing 100 percent renewable energy and will use energy-efficiency measures to fill the gap.
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Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US Launch New T Challenge Seeking Web3 Development Through 5G
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
The global competition for startups, developers and researchers awarding innovative solutions using 5G networks is back, this time in search of Web3 technologies to change the way the world uses the internet. Developers build and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, that applications can query using GraphQL. SOURCE: T-Mobile.
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Corporations must change climate obstructionist industry associations from within
Corporate Knights
JUNE 28, 2022
Trailblazing companies could bring attention to the disconnect between their climate ambitions and their industry associations’ contrary positions. More collective and concerted effort in this direction could lead to shifts in power that open new opportunities for positive collaboration with industry associations.
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Eastman and Reformation Team Up To Launch New Sustainable Bridal Styles
3BL Media
APRIL 15, 2024
Reducing our reliance on virgin silk is an important part of achieving our ambitious commitments to become climate positive by 2025,” said Carrie Freiman Parry, senior director of sustainability at Reformation. Media contact Elyse Batista Eastman Chemical Company Marketing Communications, U.S. elysem.batista@eastman.com
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Henkel 2023 Sustainability Report Highlights: Implementing Our Sustainability Strategy
3BL Media
APRIL 26, 2024
Expanding Renewable Energies We have moved another step closer to our aim of achieving climate-positive production by 2030 – with the continued expansion of renewable energies, among other initiatives. The event was a great source of enthusiasm and helped to bring the attendees closer together.
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Designing a Positive Future: Logitech's FY22 Impact Report
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Logitech’s 14th annual Impact Report shares the latest progress toward its goal of Designing a Positive Future , one that defies the logic of the past to create a more equitable and climate positive world. Learn more: [link]. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:LOGI, Logitech, impact report.
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NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: Sustainable Finance
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
This year, we evaluated the climate positions of certain membership organizations to which we belong. We believe that either (i) they were in alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement or (ii) did not have a climate position. THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. GREENTOWN LABS.
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Burberry Steps Out With New £300m Sustainability Loan
3BL Media
MARCH 3, 2022
Burberry has strengthened its resolve to be climate positive by 2040 by refinancing a credit facility to a £300m Sustainability Linked Loan. The firm committed to the climate positive target last June, which will place the company ten years ahead of the 1.5C We can develop these qualities within your existing teams too.
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Tetra Tech Releases Our 2022 Sustainability Report and 2030 Goals
3BL Media
APRIL 22, 2022
Our focus on sustainability began with our company’s founding in 1966, and we continue to support clients to develop innovative solutions that improve lives worldwide. million metric tons (MT) of CO 2 e avoided or captured to fight the impacts of climate change.
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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept
GreenBiz
MAY 29, 2020
That means paying far more attention to issues related to sustainable development, such as child labor policies, community water abuses or gender equity issues, said Owen Hewlett, chief technical officer of Gold Standard, a Swiss NGO that issues carbon credits. . "We Natural Climate Solutions. Offsetting versus insetting. Pull Quote.
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Cascale Members Are Key Speakers at Sourcing Journal x Rivet Sustainability Summit LA
3BL Media
OCTOBER 2, 2024
It has also set goals for full circularity and climate positivity, for which it is on track to achieve by next year. Circularity was a key subject: The company has “deep roots in vintage and deadstock sourcing” and had already surpassed its goal of manufacturing 10% of products from these materials by 2025.
How the Forest Positive Coalition and Soft Commodities Forum Are Aligning on Landscapes Metrics
3BL Media
JULY 19, 2023
This article was originally published by the Soft Commodities Forum, hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The framework establishes a transparent progress reporting tool for value chain investors to assess and support the scaling of landscape solutions that generate nature- and climate-positive outcomes.
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Collaboration, Transparency and Monitoring Enabling Faster Deforestation Progress, Shows the Consumer Goods Forum’s Report
3BL Media
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Being forest positive for us means sustainable economic development, improved livelihoods, and climate positive outcomes. Noel Wallace, CEO, Colgate-Palmolive and Forest Positive Co-Sponsor said: “We cannot achieve a climate positive future without a forest positive future.
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BCG Signs One of Largest Ever DAC Carbon Removal Deals
ESG Today
JUNE 21, 2023
The new agreement follows the announced launch in September 2022 by CarbonCapture of “Project Bison,” a new DAC project in Wyoming, aimed at permanently removing and storing five million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year, in partnership with carbon storage developer Frontier Carbon Solutions.
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Sport Positive Summit Brings Together Sports Organisations To Discuss Action and Ambition on Climate Change, and Calls for Cooperation
3BL Media
OCTOBER 13, 2022
And while it is already a carbon-neutral organisation, it is committed to becoming climate positive by 2024. From 2030, all Olympic Games are required to be climate positive. In line with the Paris Agreement , the IOC has committed to reducing its direct and indirect emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.
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Change the World: By Focusing on the Human Impact of the Climate Crisis, Companies Can Turn Risks Into Opportunities
3BL Media
OCTOBER 10, 2022
DESCRIPTION: It’s time for business to move beyond simply managing risks to addressing opportunity as the world reels under a growing climate crisis, a global pandemic, threats to democracy, and increasing income inequality. Align networks and the ecosystem.
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Seaweed: a model solution for fighting climate change, says group
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The cultivation and use of seaweed, the authors believe, will directly support six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and indirectly support several others. Because seaweed farming is a new industry in western nations, existing regulatory frameworks do not facilitate its development.
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Olympic Movement Steps Up Climate Action, Announces Network of Olympic Forests
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The project is a key milestone in the IOC’s commitment to becoming climate positive in 2024. Addressing climate change and preserving the natural environment are among the top responsibilities of everyone,” said Marie Sallois, IOC Director for Corporate and Sustainable Development. “As
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BCG Buys Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from CO2 from Twelve
ESG Today
MAY 17, 2024
Nicholas Flanders, cofounder and CEO of Twelve, said: “Corporations like BCG play a critical role in advancing the development and demand of SAF. We are excited to partner with BCG via the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance and leverage the SAFc Registry to accelerate the roadmap toward net zero emissions.”
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International Paper Is Committed to Improving Their Impact
3BL Media
JULY 6, 2023
These two topics are inextricably linked, and our work on Healthy and Abundant Forests addresses the intersection in order to advance nature and climate positive actions.
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GenZero, BCG Launch Climate Impact Measurement Framework for Investors
ESG Today
JUNE 7, 2023
Decarbonization solutions-focused investment platform GenZero announced today the launch of a new Climate Impact Measurement Framework, developed in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and aimed at enabling investors to measure the climate impact of their decarbonization investments globally.
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BCG Signs 15-Year, 80,000 Ton DAC Carbon Removal Deal
ESG Today
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In addition to supporting Climeworks’ development, BCG added that the carbon removal agreement will support the firm’s net zero strategy. commitment to achieve net zero climate impact by 2030. As in the companies’ first agreement, under the new deal, BCG will also provide consulting services to Climeworks.
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KKR, HASI Launch $2 Billion Sustainable Infrastructure Investment Venture
ESG Today
MAY 8, 2024
Developed by Hannon Armstrong in 2013, CarbonCount evaluates investments in U.S.-based based renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience projects to determine the efficiency by which each dollar of invested capital reduces annual carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions.
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Beijing's Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games Helped Turn a Steel Mill Into a Trendy Urban Area
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
But nearly 90 years later, ahead of Beijing 2008, the city developed an ambitious plan to fight air pollution. In 2016, C40 – a global network of mayors taking urgent action to address climate change– recognised Shougang as an ambitious low-carbon project, accepting it into their Climate Positive Development Programme.
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Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
November’s COP26 conference saw several countries make national commitments to fight climate change: More than 130 countries pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and the destruction of land by 2030, and more than 100 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge to collectively cut emissions by 30 percent before this decade comes to a close.
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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022
Just Capital
APRIL 22, 2022
Demonstrating the ties between environmental leadership and community engagement, the company recently invested in power purchase agreements that allocate profits to developing renewable energy sources in underserved communities. Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change.
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Snow, Climate Change and the Olympic Winter Games
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The controllable and adaptable nature of man-made snow makes it a better fit than the natural version for developing ski courses for elite racing. What is the IOC doing to help address climate change? The IOC itself will halve its own emissions by 2030 and create an Olympic Forest to become climate positive in 2024.
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UK-wide Plan Needed to Boost Climate Investments – Phoenix
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Asset owner’s Head of Climate Change and Nature calls for range of interventions to “unlock finance”.
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Commitment to Customers, Transparency, and Decarbonization
3BL Media
JULY 10, 2023
Originally published on NRG Energy Insights By NRG Editorial Voices Alongside our power values, our sustainability framework is a cornerstone to the development and evolution of our business. NRG’s climate goals are to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2025 from the current 2014 base year and to achieve net zero by 2050.
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Coalition of Consumer Goods Companies Pushes for Corporate Investment in Production Landscapes in Latest Report
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Such investment is a key element of the Coalition’s Forest Positive Approach , a set of actions that Coalition members are committed to implementing in their own supply chains through commodity-specific KPI reporting and, in collaboration with their upstream supply chain partners, in businesses and production landscapes across the value chain.
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Catalytic Action Needed to Deliver New Global Financial Pact
Chris Hall
JULY 7, 2023
Responding to the Bridgetown Initiative’s call for urgent and decisive action to reform the climate and development finance system, leaders gathered in the Palais Brongniart to talk about how to find money to address the most urgent crises for people and planet. More than US$1 trillion out of the US$2.4
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Africa’s Forests
Chris Hall
JUNE 7, 2024
There was a lot of investment going into biological assets, either by government or development finance institutions, but no one thought about what to do when the forests matured,” she said. However, investors need reassurance as to how these countries will use the funds to counter climate change.” The second opportunity is social.
Scaling Climate Finance for Smallholder Agriculture: Lessons Learned from Partnering with Farmer-Allied Businesses
James Militzer
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
As one business manager told us last year, “You cannot talk about our coffee business without talking about climate change. … If we don’t address climate change, we will lose a significant portion of our business.” It’s up to investors to listen to these concerns and develop relevant, right-sized financing solutions.
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Aberdeen City Council rolls out UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell waste truck
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
“The launch of the new waste truck comes hot on the heels of the new joint venture company with bp to deliver the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, and all of these projects cement our position as a pioneering, climate positive city and an important step forward in our hydrogen journey.”.
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Leaning into Resilience: Three Ways Small and Growing Agriculture Businesses Have Navigated Global Crises – And How Investors Can Support Them
James Militzer
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
We’ve seen three approaches that successful SGBs had in common: 1) they developed adaptable supply chains, 2) they built out domestic sales channels, and 3) they digitized aspects of their businesses. Developing Adaptable Supply Chains. Photo courtesy of East Africa Fruits.
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UK Pensions Set to Support Emerging Markets’ Climate Transition
Chris Hall
MAY 12, 2022
In April, a report published by the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) noted that increased investment in emerging markets has the potential to deliver a greater real-world impact than investing in developed markets, therefore mitigating some of the worst impacts of the climate crisis. .
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Singapore Calls for “Careful” FI Assessment of Transition Plans
Chris Hall
JUNE 9, 2023
While reviewing the implementation of transition plans by FIs, MAS will recognise that a short-term increase in their financed emissions may arise due to actions supporting longer-term climate-positive outcomes. MAS will announce further details when these plans are more developed.
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Investing to reduce construction and demolition waste and boost Australia's circular economy
Sustainability Matters
JUNE 19, 2023
Brisbane aims to implement a comprehensive sustainability strategy to achieve a climate-positive Olympic Games 1 , with developers looking for ways to handle the waste that is being generated from expansion.
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Phoenix Champions Human Rights Stewardship
Chris Hall
JUNE 28, 2024
Piani described the code as being “pivotal” to the development of the firm’s engagement strategy. “It The asset owner is now in the process of increasing its attention to other environmental themes. Last year, Phoenix also became a signatory of the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code.
Turn Commitments into “Hard Numbers”, says GFANZ’s Carney
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Transition plans should demonstrate alignment with 2030 decarbonisation targets, says UN Climate Envoy. In addition, institutions should have interim decarbonisation targets that are “consistent” with the 2030 target, set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , of reducing CO2 emissions by around 45% from 2010 levels.
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Use Climate Experience for Fast TNFD Adoption, Investors Told
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Japan was one of the first countries to make TCFD-based climate reporting mandatory. “Start TNFD as an extension of TCFD, like an additional building block, instead of a separate or independent project,” he said.
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