Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Waste treatment and recycling is one of the themes driving GIB AM’s multi-thematic portfolio, according to Global Equities Portfolio Manager Stefanie Mollin. Waste management is a big – and growing – business, as the global scale of solid waste generation reaches vast proportions. billion tonnes.

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3BL Media

JULY 31, 2023

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is working to develop an international legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution and the INC process is the vehicle used to negotiate and deliver such an agreement. Address access to waste management, which is also key to a circular economy.

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3BL Media

JUNE 28, 2022

But with World Oceans Day and the Decade of the Ocean’s science goals for sustainable development, a much-needed spotlight has been shone on the challenges urgently requiring prompt action for systemic change to save our oceans. This is the science of biomimicry or the art of copying nature.

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Sustainability Update

MAY 28, 2024

Absurd as it sounds, this is equivalent to the waste happening in the American food system. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person. Waste in the food system creates multiple problems. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including UNEP FI, ISS ESG, ISSB, Xpansiv and Carbon Trust. Carbon Trust says the platform will be further developed to support companies with carbon footprinting, target setting and value chain analysis.

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Later this month, an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee will meet in Senegal to begin work on developing the instrument, which the UN hopes to be in place by 2024. The UK produces more plastic waste per person than almost any other country, it adds, with much of it sent overseas for disposal. What actions are governments taking?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

During the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, in the Republic of Korea, representatives from UN member countries are gathering to develop international laws on plastic pollution. If urgent action isn’t taken by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee this week, global plastic waste could almost triple, reaching around 1.2

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Mitigation Work Program’ Development. SOURCE: Inogen Alliance. Loss and Damage’ Fund Agreement. Loss and damage, 22.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

According to organizers, the World Biogas Association (WBA): “The event represented a historic milestone for the Brazilian biogas industry and marked the start of the development of a National Biogas Roadmap with the support of WBA.”

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

The global economy relies on the health of the ocean, says Dennis Fritsch, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy Finance at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). Around 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flow into the ocean each year, an amount that if left unchecked could triple by 2040.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2023

The investor-led initiative will be advised by UNEP and is backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Cape Town and the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). It will further attempt to identify where existing ESG data can be consolidated, so investors and corporates can align.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. It is a now problem,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. “To per cent off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We have to minimize the risk of extreme wildfires by being better prepared: invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. Wastes left behind are often highly contaminated and require appropriate disposal.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2022

GRI is developing new standards to enhance accountability on the issues that matter most within sectors. Fulfilling financial obligations and steps to tackle corruption – recognizing coal mining often takes place in developing economies or areas of poverty – including transparency on payments, ownership structures and contracts.

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Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable economies like these can help us to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This blend of free markets and state control is the dominant economic system in the vast majority of developed nations in the world today. It is focused on recycling waste to lower environmental costs.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Analysis from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) concludes that a 45% reduction in global methane emissions by 2030 is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5 The increasing proximity of residential development to our right-of-way meant that the infrastructure had become subject to elevated safety standards.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

We asked people what barriers were preventing them from taking action against climate change — like reducing food waste, taking public transportation and choosing second-hand products. We’ve partnered with several climate creators to develop how-to Reels that localize Climate Pledges and show how easy taking climate action can be.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Investors must engage with investee firms on improving their research and development efforts to create new solutions to plastic waste pollution, according to a five-year progress report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). In three weeks, the EMF will release a study looking at the return models of plastic packaging.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sachs’ keynote speech at the 6th Sustainable Finance Forum held by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development Turkey (SKD) and Global Compact Turkey, in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative, Istanbul Stock Exchange and SDSN Turkey. On November 1, 2019, Prof. You can read a full report on the Launch Event here.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

SDSN is proud to have contributed to Chapter 6 "Transforming food systems" of UNEP's 2022 Emissions Gap Report thanks to our FABLE Consortium scientific director Aline Mosnier. For industry and transport, zero emission technology needs to be further developed and deployed. C in place. C in place.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

New framework outlines targets for institutional investors to take decisive action on nature risks and impacts. We hope this framework will help our signatories and other investors to set nature targets,” added de Horde.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

3 Cities in developing countries are often the hardest hit, due to the combination of minimal pollution regulation, concentrated emission sources and tightly packed buildings that prevent smog dispersion. Source: The first global assessment of air quality legislation, UNEP. International Development in Focus. Accessed 03.03.23

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Sustainability Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

On 2 March at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, representatives from 175 nations endorsed a resolution to end plastic pollution and develop an international legally binding agreement by 2024. million tonnes of plastic waste each year, equating to 100 kg per person. Plastic pollution in Australia.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2022

But the mining industry has a mixed recent track record on addressing a range of environmental and social issues surrounding health and safety, land rights and toxic waste. “A The initiative developed a Global Tailings Portal and Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, together with UNEP and industry.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 2, 2023

Plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and data suggests that there are 50-75 trillion pieces of plastic and microplastics in the ocean, with an estimated 9% of waste from 460 million tonnes of plastic produced each year is recycled. The first step in tackling plastic pollution, he said, is to use less of it. “We

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The organisations concerned are Dutch bank Rabobank, Mexican development institution FIRA, multilateral funder the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Mauritian private equity group Phatisa, Norwegian chemical company Yara, US asset manager Nuveen Natural Capital and Dutch group Signature Agri Investments. Equivalent to 40 power stations”.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

Investors recognise the importance of the mining sector to the climate transition, yet acknowledge the sector is far from perfect, with a number of environmental and social issues to consider, ranging from continuing controversies around mine safety, land rights, and poor management of toxic waste – to name but a few.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2022

The F4B framework has been developed to complement the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosure’s (TNFD) upcoming guidance, Zadek said. It addresses issues concerning solid waste pollution and coastal infrastructure projects. Complementary to TNFD. TNFD’s draft framework is expected to be published next week.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 5, 2022

“Investors and policymakers need to look at the demand side – not just the supply side – and improve the buildings that we already have,” Roland Hunziker, Director of the Built Environment at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), told ESG Investor. . Wielding effective policy . Hunziker said. .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“It’s not a question with a single answer or an easy answer,” Judy Kuszewski, Chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the independent body that oversees the development of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) standards, tells ESG Investor. Rising material extraction has shrunk global circularity from 9.1%

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

Applicable for any organization in coal mining, exploration, processing, transport and storage, GRI 12 was developed by a working group that ensures multi-stakeholder and global legitimacy. Initial coverage includes an assessment universe of the most material sectors of major developed market indices. . Normative , a?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

The biodiversity and nature data market being built by third-party providers is growing at a rapid pace, but it’s still in its nascent stages, with investors currently focused on developing their in-house assessment capabilities and supporting different initiatives on a piecemeal basis.

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

The report warns of multiple risks and impacts for the billions of people in developing and developed countries currently dependent on wild species – for food, energy, materials, medicine, recreation and other purposes – due to their over-exploitation and potential extinction. Almost 140 governments attended the Bonn conference.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. Methane causes 17% of global GHGs from human activities, principally from energy, agriculture and waste industries.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 10, 2025

Former UNEP FI head of risk David Carlin calls for a refocus on reducing carbon emissions at COP30 and doubles down on the concept of carbon markets. Carlin, formerly head of risk at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), outlined two ways for the global community to move faster on addressing climate change.

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