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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. In many cases, corporations or local governments don’t yet know how they will achieve net-zero status by 2050.

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AccountAbility CEO Sees ESG Metrics as Key Predictors of Corporate Financial Health

3BL Media

The AccountAbility 7 Sustainability Trends 2023 – Highlights The Net Zero Landscape: Against an unprecedented volume of net zero commitments, what are the risks for those that fail to act, and the opportunities for businesses to lead?

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Three Steps for Corporations to Actually Achieve Net-Zero Emissions 

Sustainable Development Network

Spotlight blog by members of SDSN USA Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The corporate world has shown tremendous enthusiasm in pledging to achieve net-zero emissions. With a new major company joining the list almost daily, net-zero has become a new benchmark for corporate climate leadership.

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Leading by Example

Chris Hall

The UAE is already proving a petro -state can transition toward net zero, says Luma Saqqaf, CEO of Ajyal Sustainability Consulting, but tough challenges remain. In March 2023, the UAE confirmed its net zero target as a domestic policy objective by signing the ‘ UAE Governments Net Zero 2050 Charter ’.

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NGO Calls on CA100+ to Show “Willingness to Act”

Chris Hall

Planned guidance for wider engagement themes and tweaks to the Net Zero Company Benchmark, but inconsistent voting records limiting intended impact. When the initiative launched at the end of 2017, just five of the focus companies had set net zero commitments.

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Companies Call for Climate Disclosure Legislation As California Lawmakers Return to Session

3BL Media

SB 253 and SB 261 provide a foundation for meaningful climate action, which is why Grove Collaborative proudly supports these critical steps towards corporate decarbonization, required to meet our net zero emissions by 2030 goal." Corporate support for the legislation has been growing this year.

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In Defence of Corporate Climate Action

We Mean Business Coalition

Speaking at COP27 in Egypt last year, UN Secretary General António Guterres was clear: “the criteria and benchmarks for… net zero commitments have varying levels of rigor, and loopholes wide enough to drive a diesel truck through. We must have zero tolerance for net zero greenwashing.”