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New UN panel looks to hold companies, governments accountable for net-zero pledges

Corporate Knights

Net-zero pledges have become commonplace among corporations, financial institutions and cities, but questions abound as to whether those companies and governments have real plans in place to achieve them. Broadly speaking, net-zero pledges amount to mere aspiration or greenwashing if they are not backed by science-based strategies.

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On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action

GreenBiz

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. Two years later in 2017, the group introduced its official recommendations for corporate financial disclosures. Disclosure also prevents greenwashing.

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