ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While companies are increasingly adopting emissions reduction measures, however, the report found that less than one in five are on track to hit net zero emissions in their operations by 2050. over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While the final shape of the proposals to be agreed by member states remains to be seen, Abbasov and ICS agreed that it was likely to not stray far from scenarios contained in the draft document. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 19, 2022

HSBC announced last week that it will continue to support production in existing fields to provide an “orderly transition” to a net-zero world by 2050. During the sale process, HSBC is precluded from applying policy changes that would alter the way we manage HSBC Bank Canada’s business,” said HSBC in its policy document. “We

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Lenovos performance against these objectives and targets is available in Section 8.0. At the sites where Lenovo ESG Navigator has been deployed, the environmental focal points are using the system to provide the data input into Lenovos internal environmental database.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 6, 2021

Download the document. The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2021 highlights leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving total sector decarbonisation. Read more →

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Water industry experts from Ricardo and Mott MacDonald have collaborated to create what they describe as “a pioneering strategy that will guide the UK water industry to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.” Net zero by 2030 will be a huge team effort.”.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

The provisions of the legal document won’t necessarily take effect immediately, though they are now part of “all standard purchasing contracts,” the company said, implemented whenever a supplier renews or when Salesforce makes purchases beyond an existing agreement. He welcomed the nudge from Salesforce. Supply Chain. Leadership.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2023

An independent review of the UK’s current progress and plans in relation to achieving net zero – titled “Mission Zero” – was published on 13 January. While praise is due for the progress made since the UK set a net zero target, says the review, it is also clear that “we need a new approach to our Net Zero Strategy.”

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Deutsche Bank announced the publication of its initial Transition Plan, outlining the bank’s methodologies, targets and achievements on its path to net-zero by 2050, across its own operations and supply chain, as well as financed emissions. This will allow us to continuously refine our own Transition Plan.”

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

After joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)’s Net Zero Carbon Ambition two years ago, the Company has submitted a time-bound plan within SBTi’s timeframe, consistent with the 1.5°C C protocol. Distribution Efficiencies - Reduced Direct Store Delivery transport idle time and improved vehicle fill rate across U.S.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

trillion by the early 2030s in the latest net-zero roadmap published this morning by the International Energy Agency. C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy technologies are keeping it open,” said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, in a release summarizing the 227-page document. trillion in 2023 to $4.5

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) believes its sector “can achieve net-zero by 2050” through a range of measures recommended to government and others in its latest report, Routes to Net-Zero 2050: 2020 Year End Summary.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2021

Download the document. The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net-zero emissions over the coming decades continues to grow.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2024

We also plan to leverage the LCAs as we track our progress toward our goal to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2040. We intend to continue refining our methodology, assess our products, and publish the results to facilitate continued transparency.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged to default to low-carbon concrete when constructing flood defences and other critical infrastructure projects, provided they meet performance requirements, in a new roadmap document. We will integrate net zero into every aspect of our work over the coming decade.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Download the document. It also provides a decarbonisation corridor framework demonstrating what net zero journeys could look like for different types of businesses and… Read more →

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The document was more about the Liberal government’s attempt to roll back inflation and spending than it was about teeing up a major climate conference with some showcase policies, as has been the case before. . negotiator, told the Associated Press. . spending bill that pumps hundreds of billions of dollars into climate investments. .

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 3, 2021

Download the document. In this report, Citi’s Sustainable Finance team takes a detailed look at two hard-to-abate sectors — transport (road freight, aviation and shipping) and industry (cement and steel) — which need to be focused on to successfully meet net zero emission commitments.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 6, 2020

We spend a lot of time talking about the energy transition needed if our society is going to transition to a net-zero economy by 2050," Microsoft’s environment chief, Lucas Joppa, told me. Microsoft will use third-party evaluators to help quantify and document both the social and environmental outcomes. .

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A new report sets out a strategy for achieving net zero concrete and cement. Making Net Zero Concrete and Cement Possible appears to show, through its Net Zero scenario, how the sector can reach net zero GHG emissions and comply with a 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Implementation guidance aims to support a wide variety of net zero strategies. Updated guidance published by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) seeks to ensure investors have the flexibility they need to effectively apply net zero strategies across all asset classes they invest in.

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Energy Central

JUNE 26, 2023

NET ZERO STOCKTAKE 2023 • Growth in the number of national and subnational net zero targets has slowed, but company net zero target-setting momentum continues at speed. sectoral training • A.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Download the document. The report provides insights from sustainability experts on what is required to achieve net zero transition in climate-intensive sectors such as steel, cement, agricultural commodities and oil and gas, and what investors engaging in these sectors need to know in order to have real economic impacts on green transitions.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 9, 2024

What they found was a concerted three-year campaign by the sector, aimed at subverting the EU’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and meet its net-zero targets. The policies include a framework to transition Europeans to more sustainable diets and new rules around pollutants such as methane on European farms.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Blended and innovative financial solutions, collaboration, clear standard setting, and careful documentation are vital to hasten Asia’s net-zero transformation, says Marisa Drew.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 18, 2022

Download the document. The challenge imposed by limited DR-grade iron ore supply on plans for … Continue reading Iron ore quality a potential headwind to green steelmaking – Technology and mining options are available to hit net-zero steel targets.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Organizations are developing net-zero emissions strategies to take tangible climate action. Sustainable procurement practices have become one of the key enablers in achieving net-zero targets. Reducing scope 3 emissions is a key factor on the journey to net zero.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 31, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include the passing of key climate legislation in Australia and the EU. Net Zero Economy EU legislators reached an agreement on new climate legislation this week to double the share of renewables in the bloc’s electricity mix by 2030.

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ESG Today

MARCH 4, 2025

International banking group Standard Charteredannounced the release of its inaugural Transition Plan, outlining its detailed plan to achieve its climate goals, including its target to reach net zero emissions across its financing activities by 2050.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2023

New Principles on the US Department of the Treasury will make net zero investment the “expectation for all financial sector actors”, US-based investor network Ceres has told ESG Investor. The nine principles include net zero commitments being aligned with 1.5°C,

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Download the document. Coal in Net Zero Transitions: Strategies for rapid, secure and people-centred change is a new IEA special report in the World Energy Outlook series. Coal and its emissions are a critical issue as the world contends with both the global energy crisis and the climate crisis.

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

At COP26 in Glasgow, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced plans for the UK to become the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre. For the first time, the UK pledged to align the financial and private sectors with an environmental net zero goal,” Karen Ellis, Chief Economist at WWF-UK, told ESG Investor.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 7, 2022

This will aim to make electricity net-zero by 2035 and is a critical step to decarbonizing the rest of the economy. Focusing on these five planks cuts against the comprehensive ambition of the ERP, which aggregates an astounding number of policies that previously were scattered across a number of federal documents.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

UK banks, on the other hand, followed their transatlantic counterparts in weakening alignment of their business models with net zero objectives. NatWest and Barclays both dropped climate targets from their bonus schemes for senior executives, while HSBC pushed back its net zero ambitions by 20 years.

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