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ESG Today: Week in Review

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invests over $1 billion in carbon removal projects; BlackRock, New Zealand partner to launch climate infrastructure fund; California launches clean hydrogen strategy; Fitch study finds green bond allocations overlooking climate adaptation; Goldman invests in U.S.

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The Need for Adaptation Nomenclature

Chris Hall

Ujala Qadir, Director of Strategic Programmes at the Climate Bonds Initiative, explains why the organisation has expanded its green bond taxonomy to cover climate resilience. But it’s called ‘supply-chain management’ or ‘business continuity’ – not adaptation or resilience,” she said.

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From Human to Planet: Why Innovation Is Key to a Sustainable Future

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Lenovo is also working with its supply chain to use sustainable biofuels in our ocean shipping with Maersk. Lenovo is paving the way for future environmental improvements with a $625 million green bond offering to help fund sustainable building initiatives.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

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For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. times higher than the UK's own greenhouse gas emissions (excluding aviation and shipping). trillion USD in fossil fuels.

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Take Five: Lost in Transition

Chris Hall

NGOs filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, on grounds that labelling the aviation and maritime sectors as environmentally sustainable would “send completely the wrong signal to investors” – noting that today’s planes and ships would pollute the climate for decades into the future.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Bank Appoints its First Head of Sustainable Finance Reports, Studies & Surveys Only Half of Procurement Execs Say Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy Aligned with Corporate ESG Goals: Survey ESG Emerging as a Key Driver of Growing Investor Allocation to Real Assets: Survey The post ESG Today: Week in Review appeared first on ESG Today.

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Take Five: From America to the World

Chris Hall

In related news, NatWest Group issued this week the first bond by a UK bank dedicated to financing and re-financing electric vehicles (EV), raising net proceeds of €750 million (US$811.4 The EV Green Bond originated from the group’s asset finance arm – Lombard.