B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

These include events such as international climate conferences (Paris Agreement, COP 26) and campaigns on board gender diversity by large asset managers (BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard). Many other pressures are also driving sustainable finance. Given the many claims, one may wonder how truthful they are.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

However, she has observed an increasing trend of climate-related litigations, particularly involving greenwashing and misleading advertising. Singapore Convention Week is an annual event organised by the Singapore Ministry of Law for legal professionals to discuss dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation and litigation.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2024

The forthcoming third round of nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement should not just be 1.5°C-aligned, C-aligned, but all-encompassing. As Stiell noted, adaptation efforts have been badly under-resourced almost everywhere despite the growing evidence of physical risks.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

The event wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration and support of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) who are also host to the SDSN Spain Network , REDS (Red Española de Desarrollo Sostenible). Mark Lewis from BNP Paribas Asset Management discussed the encouraging movement among asset owners to decarbonize.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

In amongst news of the latest twists and turns of the coronavirus pandemic, the final quarter of 2021 was punctuated by a depressingly familiar set of headlines on devastating weather events. Concerns over corporate greenwash are widespread. In December, tornadoes in the US flattened whole villages killing over one hundred people.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued its recommendations for eliminating ‘greenwashing’ from net zero pledges, which emphasised the need for “significant near- and medium- emission reductions” in 2050 decarbonisation plans. . Data gaps and inconsistencies .

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We hosted events with indigenous and youth participants in the pavilion this year – but there’s scope for business to do more to engage and empower these groups, whose voices will be critical to ensuring an inclusive, equitable transition that leaves no-one behind.

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2023

And frankly is greenwashing. “In the same month that the World Meteorological Organization announced that average global temperatures may temporarily exceed the 1.5°C Last year, the resolution received 25.9% of the overall vote, but received 22.8%

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Despite the muted headlines at the end of the event, Amin said COP27 would mark “a significant shift” in emphasis towards a much greater role of the private sector in delivering climate adaptation in EMDEs. C is to remain achievable. . The finance sector .

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

After the signature of the Paris Agreement in 2015, science has become widely accepted. Businesses must close the ‘Say : Do’ gap; the greenwashing space between their environmental pledges and (lack of) actions to meet them Paul Polman, former Unilever CEO. Details of the Net-zero Standard launch event are here.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In this article, I’ll summarise key sustainability events defining 2021 and then present four sustainable ESG trends that will settle companies’ environment in 2022. Article 6 of the Paris agreement approval and the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets will play a key role in increasing carbon offsets quality.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

At stake is not only a more stable climate but the health of Canadas retirement system, which is subject to the myriad financial risks that will accompany global warming and extreme weather events like heat waves, drought and floods.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Turkey launched a renewable energy strategy, India issued greenwashing guidelines, Pakistan approved carbon market policy guidelines, and Vietnam amended its electricity law to prioritize renewables and energy efficiency. COP30 in Brazil in 2025 will mark a critical moment, commemorating ten years since the Paris Agreement.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 23, 2025

But the lack of common standards and real accountability has created uncertainty and enabled greenwashing. The shift began with the Paris Agreement in 2015, when the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was created. Mandatory climate-risk disclosure is short on cheerleaders. What are the risks?

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

As with virtually all gatherings of the climate community during the COVID age, this year’s Climate Week was convened as an online event — one hosted from more than 20 countries across myriad time zones rather than its usual host city of New York. . The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

A person close to the Australian Treasury understands that the ‘Finance Agenda’ consultation is likely to include disclosures, taxonomy, transition planning and greenwashing, including financial product labelling. Parker from RIAA welcomes the potential for a product labelling system in Australia.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 24, 2025

Like most countries, China has yet to submit its nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement for the five years to 2035, but Xis comments are seen as an indicator of his appetite for global leadership on climate policy. The event also prompted a written exchange of views between policymakers and the private sector.

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