Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2022

At the recent United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, diplomats from nearly 200 countries struck a major agreement to increase the fight against climate change — establishing a consensus that more must be done to protect the planet. It’s a connected chain. Be selective with suppliers. According to the?

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Eleven years ago, in 2010, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP15, developed countries committed to a goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020, to address the needs of developing countries. A long list of developed countries pledged but, according to the OECD 2020, not all have delivered.

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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. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way. As the U.K.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In case there were any doubts about the business relevance of this issue, three developments over the past six months have put these to rest: Development 1: Deforestation rises to a top climate priority. The most recent UN climate conference, COP26, highlighted the role of forests and agriculture in ways we have not seen before.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

More than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022, meanwhile, could be delayed or canceled due to a worsening supply chain, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy estimates that 56% of projects -- or 90 gigawatts of solar capacity -- are threatened by commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

It is the next step in a commitment set out at COP26 by leading agri-commodity companies that manage large global trade volumes in key agricultural commodities, including more than half of the global palm oil trade and Latin American soy exports. The Agriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5°C

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. They are able to do this by controlling their supply chain, specifically by focusing on the farmers they work with: "We provide them the security that we will work with them directly," he said.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 10, 2022

Many see carbon markets as key to channelling billions of dollars into reducing these emissions, while protecting forests and other carbon sinks, such as peatlands and wetlands, in developing countries. At COP26, in November 2021, states agreed on a series of rules to govern market-based activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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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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Renewable Energy World

JULY 20, 2021

ScottishPower and Shell have joined forces to bid to develop the world’s first large-scale floating offshore windfarms in the north-east of Scotland, they announced last week. The group submitted multiple proposals for new floating offshore windfarms as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing, which closed for submissions on July 16.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Their awareness has come a long way since her joint presentation with Michael Mullan, Programme Lead, Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on how to align finance with climate resilient development “fell on deaf ears” at COP26 in Glasgow. “[At

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Launched last year at the COP26 climate conference, the ISSB is currently in the process of developing its first 2 proposed standards for company sustainability and climate related disclosures around the end of this year, and to issue the final standards as early as possible in 2023.

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3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

The Green Revolution and industrial agricultural systems are dedicated to increasing production via large-scale agricultural operations and global supply chains, in order to feed the growing world population. As the threshold of the new millennium arrived, something called “the food movement” emerged.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2022

Nearly three months after COP26, and six years after the Paris Agreement of 2015, why has so little happened to combat climate change, and how can businesses take action? We have just closed the doors behind COP26, yet another gathering of the big players of the world. C aligned targets and action throughout global supply chains.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Launched last year at the COP26 climate conference, the ISSB is currently in the process of developing its first 2 proposed standards for company sustainability and climate related disclosures around the end of this year, and to issue the final standards as early as possible in 2023. Sue Lloyd, Vice-Chair of the ISSB, said: . “We

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in 2021, 145 countries – representing 90% of the worlds forests – signed a deforestation pledge, committing to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030. At COP26, the UN also set a deadline for companies and financial institutions to eliminate commodity-driven deforestation by 2025.

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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.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

To deliver on this promise, we actively engage with our associates, customers, consumers, suppliers, and partners to understand their needs and develop appropriate solutions to help solve them. We also look internally to see how we can better use our business to be stewards of progress to improve the planet, communities, and lives.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change. Therefore, as we develop our renewables ecosystem, including hydro and energy interconnectors, balancing the energy grid becomes much easier.”

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Following COP26, a total of 64 countries, covering more than 89 percent of global emissions, have pledged or are legislated to achieve net zero in the coming decades. Rapid technological developments and supply chain optimisation have collectively halved the cost of solar, while wind costs have also fallen by almost one-third.

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James Militzer

MARCH 9, 2022

We must also ensure that people, businesses and communities are able to capitalize on this energy access, and this will require us to build new skills, catalyze sufficient investment, identify suitable technologies and develop local sustainable markets. To do this we must take a comprehensive market system approach.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A new report by SDSN’s Food, Environment, Land and Development (FELD) Action Tracker explores the extent to which key countries include transformations of food and land systems—necessary to meet both climate and Sustainable Development Goals—in their Nationally Determined Contributions submitted before COP26. To stay below 1.5°C

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3BL Media

JULY 29, 2022

To lead in the energy transition, we believe we must retain and develop a globally skilled and diverse workforce. We are now a signatory of the Methane Guiding Principles that commits us to reduce methane emissions, a key focus from COP26. Principles. We continue to be guided by our values and our strong governance.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The report was launched at COP26 in Glasgow in November during the day dedicated to Cities, Regions and the Built Environment. Throughout the report we stressed that we’re not just talking about the state-of-the-art city development. What was WSP’s role in helping WorldGBC present the business case for green buildings?

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. SOURCE: Tetra Pak.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Noting these developments, the consultation paper said: “In light of the growing support and demand for use of the ISSB Standards, alignment with these developments is exponentially crucial for Malaysia as an export-oriented country that is intricately integrated into global supply chains.”

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

The investment firm has spent more than two decades helping companies adopt climate-friendly business models which will continue this year with a focus on the phase-out of unabated coal generation by 2030 for developed markets and 2050 for developing markets, in order to achieve the goals, set out in the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 18, 2022

In 2021, we developed a centralized and collaborative process for identifying, evaluating, and selecting stakeholder engagement partnerships and memberships based on criteria such as commercial interest, geographic footprint, policy positions, reputation, and opportunities for engagement. Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA).

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Glasgow Climate Pact , agreed at COP26, stressed ‘the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation and finance in this critical decade’. Business stands ready to work with governments to deliver more ambitious NDCs in both developing and developed countries. C goal within reach.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As a key part of Singapore’s climate plans, Wong also unveiled a National Hydrogen Strategy, aimed at moving as much as half of the nation’s power supply to hydrogen by mid-century. Singapore’s announcement comes as countries globally are being urged to ramp their climate commitments in the run-up to COP27.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 25, 2021

The budget announcement included the unveiling of a £20 million programme designed to support the development of floating offshore wind technology across the UK. By investing in green developments, the UK will clearly be taking a determined step in the right direction.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

“With emissions from the supply chain accounting for a significant proportion of the Environment Agency’s current carbon footprint, contractors and suppliers will also be pushed to take action,” says a press release from the agency, “with large contracts including commitments to reduce carbon footprint year-on-year.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

In the aftermath of BREXIT and in view of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, the UK has been focussing on decarbonisation in relation to its infrastructure and power offerings. The immediate focus therefore should be on improving the sustainability of existing power plants and their supply chains.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

They also will need new business models that support CO 2 reductions, such as the Cooperative Approaches defined at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Paris Agreement. Model 1—Joint Crediting Mechanism. Model 2—Utility-Transportation Partnerships.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

trillion in fossil fuel subsidies, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development , a leading think tank. While an element can be explained by the Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and its energy security shocks, the overall direction questions the commitments at COP26 to reduce fossil fuel investments.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

C Supply Chain Leaders and the SME Climate Hub. The Climate Solutions Provider title follows a new set of criteria developed by the Exponential Roadmap Initiative for professional services firms. C Supply Chain Leaders and the SME Climate Hub. C, which will be essential to prosper in the next decade.".

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