Remove Climate Positive Remove Development Remove Paris Agreement
article thumbnail

Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

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.

Net Zero 428
article thumbnail

Policy Gaps Curbing Private Climate Finance Flows

Chris Hall

Multi-stakeholder dialogue seen as essential in unlocking capital for net zero solutions, as GSIA calls for development of national transition plans. The CPI had previously estimated that global investment must increase at least seven times by the end of this decade to align with Paris Agreement objectives.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Burberry Steps Out With New £300m Sustainability Loan

3BL Media

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 pathway laid out in the Paris Agreement.

Net Zero 130
article thumbnail

Sport Positive Summit Brings Together Sports Organisations To Discuss Action and Ambition on Climate Change, and Calls for Cooperation

3BL Media

In addressing the climate crisis, everyone has a role to play, and the IOC has taken the lead within the Olympic Movement. In line with the Paris Agreement , the IOC has committed to reducing its direct and indirect emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. From 2030, all Olympic Games are required to be climate positive.

article thumbnail

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Rosalind Brewer is the first African-American and woman to steer the company’s Americas operations as well its global supply chain, product and store development. In the past decade, Natura has planted several hundred million dollars toward rainforest protection and sustainable development. Company profile. million acres the 4.4

article thumbnail

Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

3BL Media

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.

article thumbnail

America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

The IPCC, the UN’s climate research body, recently found that the world is currently on track for temperature increases more than double the 1.5°C C goal set in the Paris Agreement. Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change. Intuit’s TurboTax app interface.

Net Zero 132