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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now. Most companies in nature-damaging sectors, such as apparel and manufacturing, are still failing to take meaningful action to stop biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.

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First stop: Climate commitments. Next stop: Climate action?

GreenBiz

Signatories agree to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement. Because yahoos such as me write critical columns about how they’re greenwashing or failing to do enough. I’ve spoken to many corporate sustainability professionals that say they don’t publicize their climate commitments.

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Why manufacturing needs data-led sustainability goals

Sustainability Matters

Corporate sustainability goals often align with published, globally endorsed agreements such as those of the Paris Agreement and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So how should manufacturing businesses go about creating their own objectives? So, where can manufacturers start?

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UK to Invest Over $1.2 Billion to Boost Green Industries

ESG Today

billion) in green industries aimed at accelerating manufacturing in key net zero sectors, in addition to a new series of significant reforms designed to rapidly boost the capacity of its electricity grid to address energy transition needs over the coming decades. The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2

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ESG Explainer: SFDR One Year on

Chris Hall

European efforts to bring transparency to ESG funds haven’t addressed fears of greenwashing. Different approaches to product classification have sown confusion and raised greenwashing concerns among both institutional and retail investors. While SFDR was designed to avoid greenwashing, it has not achieved its objective.

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Take Five: Modi Feels the Heat

Chris Hall

The forthcoming third round of nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement should not just be 1.5°C-aligned, The result is an ESG investor’s nightmare, combining opaque supply chains with forced labour and resource-intensive manufacturing. C-aligned, but all-encompassing. Shein, reportedly valued at £51.7

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

In St John River Forest in Maine (US), The Nature Conservancy bought 75,000 hectares from the pulp and paper manufacturer International Paper. This reputation is an immediate concern for offset credit buyers that don’t want customers, investors, or employees to be associate their brand with greenwashing. Many standards available.