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Advocates blast RBC's new climate targets as 'greenwashing'

Corporate Knights

The Royal Bank of Canada is out with a long-awaited net-zero strategy that sets a far softer target than the emerging international standard for financial institutions, while touting its ability to engage with clients in the fossil fuel sector and beyond to drive emission reductions. This article is republished from The Energy Mix.

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There's a new push to get net-zero targets to matter

Corporate Knights

Over the last decade and a half, a standard form has emerged in which governments and corporations have made their promise to do so: the net-zero target. As a strategy, the net-zero target has been criticized by climate advocates; at its worst, it can be a vague, unenforceable greenwashing program.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. It is a big business. Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. spent almost $1.4

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ISO to Launch Global Net Zero Standard

ESG Today

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that it has commenced work on the development of a new international standard on net zero, aimed at providing clarity and credibility to organizations’ net zero targets and strategies, and to guard against greenwashing.

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KPMG at COP29 Agenda

3BL Media

The agenda focuses on bridging the gap between innovative visions and tangible actions, with a special emphasis on the energy transition, corporate decarbonization, climate finance, food and agriculture, and adaptation and resilience. You’re invited to explore the agenda and register to be part of these progressive conversation.

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Memo to CPPIB: There’s no such thing as ‘no-carbon oil’

Corporate Knights

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks. requires an immediate end to fossil fuel expansion and a rapid phase-out of production.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 2 - Nitty Gritty on Net-Zero

3BL Media

Achieving a net-zero economy is a huge challenge, requiring change on a global scale that impacts the way we live, work and do business. Mahapatra has been leading a global decarbonization of the cooling sector with a particular focus on super pollutant HFCs for more than a decade. But achieving a net-zero economy?

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