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Zero: Oil industry’s plan for climate action? More fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

A closer look at their capital investments, however, indicates that in 2022 a few key players were earnestly investing in turning that ship around. Total put an impressive 34% of its total investment capital into sustainable projects – up from 26% in 2021.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

MSC Cruises, Fincantieri to Launch World’s First Cruise Ships Utilizing Hydrogen Power. European Lawmakers Defeat Move to Keep Nuclear and Gas out of Green Investment Taxonomy. Pfizer Announces 2040 Net Zero Commitment. US Foods to Ask Key Suppliers for Science-Based Emissions Reduction Commitments.

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High Cost of Decarbonization, ‘Green on Green’ Conflicts Holding Back Progress on Global Net Zero Goals: KPMG Report

ESG Today

On the industrial side, while noting the early success of some sectors, such as the automotive sector to scale up adoption of electric vehicles, the report also high cost and low availability of green fuels holding back the pace of adoption in high emitting sectors such as aviation and shipping.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

Now we can measure this green business exposure for the majority of companies and are able to count annual green investments that run into the trillions, growing six times faster than the economy at large,” Heaps says. Both companies score 100% on sustainable revenue and sustainable investment. > and Brambles Ltd.,

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SDSN Greece and Black Sea host Third Sustainability Summit with The Economist in Athens

Sustainable Development Network

He also highlighted the importance of green investments, which are at the baseline of green economic growth. He also presented a special working group the ministry is set to launch in order to promote gender equality and strengthen the role of women in shipping.

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Assembling the Pieces of the Carbon Pricing Puzzle

Chris Hall

Shipping companies can also expect to gradually fall under the ETS, with 40% of their emissions covered from 2024, 70% by 2025 and 100% by 2026. . “The most important thing is that the ETS has been hugely successful in lowering the emissions of [carbon-intensive] industries so far and will continue to do its job.” .

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Here’s How Amazon’s Sustainability Pledge Is Going, 5 Years After Jeff Bezos Promised To ‘Beat The Paris Agreement’

We Mean Business Coalition

This article was first published in Forbes Today 100 CEOs announced a push for governments to boost the business case for green investment, in the run-up to COP29 in Azerbaijan. C global warming target. Half a decade later and the Climate Pledge is one of the largest corporate climate initiatives out there.