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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). What progress has the IMO made?

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Sustainability as a Financial Driver: How Green Practices Boost the Bottom Line

3BL Media

Financial Gains and Competitive Advantage While consumer demand and regulatory pressures remain drivers, financial and operational benefits are increasingly steering sustainability investments. Additionally, 30% view sustainability as a means to enhance supply chain resiliencea critical attribute in an era punctuated by disruptions.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

times higher than the UK's own greenhouse gas emissions (excluding aviation and shipping). Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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Tech Offers Fast Track to Green Revenues

Chris Hall

Over the last five years, the FTSE Environmental Opportunities All Share (EOAS) Index outperformed the FTSE Global All Cap by 5.9%. However, investment in the green economy must grow markedly faster in order to meet global climate targets, the report highlighted. Sectoral splits.

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Publisher's Note: Harnessing high winds in times of urgent action

Corporate Knights

I needed to be back in Toronto to present our latest sustainable investment research to attendees at a summit hosted by the Principles for Responsible Investment , whose signatories manage US$121 trillion in assets. While the die is cast on the direction of travel of our global economy, we can speed it up.

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