ESG Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Herweijer joined HSBC in 2021 as Group Chief Sustainability Officer and a member of the Group Executive Committee, and has overseen the development of the bank’s net zero strategy, including its portfolio decarbonization targets. Prior to joining HSBC, she served as Global Sustainability and Innovation Leader at PwC.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s begin with a few headlines: Southern Company commits to net-zero emissions by 2050. Microsoft committed to protect more land than it operates on globally by 2025. Shell plans to achieve net-zero emissions across its product manufacturing operations. Mattel launches latest sugarcane-based products.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JULY 29, 2022

Such a supply gap would have broader consequences across the global economy, disrupting supply chains for both energy transition and non-energy transition industries, the study says. The post Copper Supply Gaps to Challenge Net-Zero Goals, Study Predicts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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3BL Media

MAY 25, 2022

At this point, the question is not whether major companies will commit to net-zero emissions, but how they plan to achieve this target. Nations that have abundant natural capital such as more hours of sunshine, or that invest in technological, human, and physical capital, will be well positioned to prosper in the net-zero economy.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The company was one of the first oil majors to commit to being net-zero in 2050 and was showing signs it was open to speeding up its transition to a low-carbon future. The company is still committed to being net-zero by 2050, but observers say it’s a lot harder to see a pathway to reach such a goal without a stronger target for 2030.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2022

Financial firms have pledged that more than US$130 trillion of assets will be net-zero by 2050. And 130 countries have also promised to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, including all the G7 countries and South Africa. What is the right speed?

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Asset managers’ net zero targets depend on governments living up to their commitments, says Rebecca Mikula-Wright, CEO of AIGCC and IGCC and NZAM Chair. In the past 12 months, signatories have been taking a range of actions to implement their individual net zero commitments.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JULY 28, 2022

Such a supply gap would have broader consequences across the global economy, disrupting supply chains for both energy transition and non-energy transition industries, the study says. The post Copper Supply Gaps to Challenge Net-Zero Goals, Study Predicts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Updated and more ambitious Benchmark used to assess focus companies on their net zero transition plans. C pathway set out in the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE). The Alignment Assessments further underpin this, with low evidence of companies adopting strategies in line with a 1.5°C

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced today the issuance of a set of consultation papers with proposed guidelines on net zero transition planning for financial institutions, including banks, insurers and asset managers.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2022

The maritime sector plays a major role in the global economy, transporting a high volume of freight around the world. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions 1 and moves freight with some of the lowest carbon emissions per tonne.kilometre (t.km) 2 of any transport sector. SOURCE: WSP. DESCRIPTION: By James Peet.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Net-zero" became a key commitment during 2020 — goals that aim to eliminate, at least on paper, a company’s greenhouse gas emissions, water extractions, fossil-fuel use or deforestation activities by a given date. Given this, it was not surprising to see an uptick in corporate ambition on sustainability issues.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

DP World is targeting net-zero emissions across all its operations by 2050. "We DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. We continue to prioritize sustainability in all our operations.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 12, 2021

Lehman said these sectors were picked because of their outsized potential to decrease the carbon footprint of the global economy, pointing to estimated emissions reductions related to transitioning to clean energy and to industrial production. The latter area might include, for example, carbon credit exchanges and marketplaces.

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3BL Media

APRIL 3, 2022

As the lynchpin of the global economy, financial institutions not only carry a responsibility to help mitigate climate change, they are also vulnerable to its financial risks. KEYWORDS: Net Zero, SEC, Climate Risk, CERES. Senior Associate, Ceres Company Network. Technical Analysis by FutureProof.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The new Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress report, “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition,” presents a detailed look at the impacts of decarbonization, with a particular focus on the workforce., ” Click here to access the Deloitte report.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. All of these represent the surest pathways toward decarbonizing the global economy, and all are ramping up to meet the commitments by governments to align with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Surge protection.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

HSBC Asset Management announced the launch of the first vintage of its Global Transition Infrastructure Debt strategy, aimed at providing investors with opportunities to finance infrastructure assets facilitating the transition to net zero, in sectors such as clean power, energy efficiency and clean industry.

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3BL Media

JUNE 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Two weeks ago, global business and political leaders met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss geopolitical and environmental challenges. The need to move towards a net-zero economy, regenerative businesses, and an inclusive global economy were the key topics on the agenda.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Despite the reductions in air travel and the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic, climate change sadly has not slowed down this past year. We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A new report sets out a strategy for achieving net zero concrete and cement. The sector currently generates 8% of global CO2 emissions: more than aviation and shipping combined. The challenge of increasing emissions is becoming more urgent as production of concrete and cement is increasing to meet global needs.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Deonna Anderson. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 01:30.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Investors have made pledges towards net zero, they are taking action by engaging with companies, and are increasingly vocal and responsible stewards of the capital they manage. As 200 governments meet, COP28 offers a crucial opportunity to forge a meaningful global public-private partnership for the climate.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

It outlines how, despite greater corporate climate disclosure and commitments to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, net zero targets and other climate-related goals, many companies fail to adequately disclose sufficient information to investors on how they intend to achieve said ambitions.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While investors and companies are already setting net zero targets, laying out transition plans, and engaging with governments, more needs to be done to reduce methane emissions and reverse nature loss and water degradation across key sectors. The world is facing unprecedented impacts from a warming planet.

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WWF Sustainability

JANUARY 31, 2022

Our global economy must not just become net zero but also nature positive.

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WWF Sustainability

JANUARY 31, 2022

Our global economy must not just become net zero but also nature positive.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The transition to a just, resilient, net-zero future is not possible without small and medium-sized businesses, known as SMEs. They are the engine of today’s economy and the backbone of global supply chains, accounting for about 90% of all businesses and around 70% of jobs worldwide.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

Since its inception over a decade ago, the BNEF Pioneers program has witnessed significant advancements in the development and implementation of technologies and solutions aimed at decarbonizing the global economy. Challenge 3: Creating the next generation of net-zero fuels CoverCress Inc.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Hydrogen plays an important role in Cummins’ mission to decarbonize the global economy. The company continues to invest in the advancement of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies as well as the infrastructure to ensure the production of green hydrogen becomes more affordable and globally available. C above pre-industrial levels.

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ESG Today

APRIL 13, 2023

ESG ratings, data, and research provider Morningstar Sustainalytics announced today the launch of its Low Carbon Transition Ratings, aimed at providing investors with an assessment of a company’s alignment with a net zero pathway, based on an evaluation of its strategy and actions as well as scenario analysis.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Originally posted on GFANZ on September 19, 2023 The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Secretariat today launched a consultation on its work to further refine the definitions of its transition finance strategies and support financial institutions to forecast the impact of these strategies on reducing emissions.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2022

Net-zero commitments exploded last year, with the number of companies making them doubling. Race to Zero, part of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, estimated that net-zero commitments covered about 68 percent of the global economy in 2021, compared to just 16 percent in 2019, a more than fourfold increase.…

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The organizations’ key functions include defining and promoting best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, providing technical assistance to companies who set science-based targets, and providing companies with independent assessment and validation of their emissions reduction targets.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

C temperature pathway. Major investor-led engagement initiatives, such as the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) and Climate Action 100+ , have outlined in their guidance that climate-related engagements and net zero targets should be aligned with a 1.5°C

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This will create positively reinforcing ambition loops that can drive the scale required: the right government policies and incentives allow companies to decisively invest in net-zero solutions, which in turn gives governments confidence to step up ambition. . Mitigation: Business and governments must go all in to cut emissions. .

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