ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

million over ESG investing claims; IAASB releases first sustainability reporting assurance standards; EU lawmakers delay supply chain deforestation law; Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling; CDP strengthens alignment of sustainability reporting platform with GRI, EU standards; IKEA invests $1.6

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

Funds marketed as environmentally friendly are being used by major asset managers to funnel millions of dollars to the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, a company notorious for its links to deforestation and human rights abuses via its supply chain.

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ESG Today

JUNE 20, 2024

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the launch of a new partnership with zero-carbon industrial heat solutions provider Rondo Energy, aimed at applying Rondo’s industrial decarbonization solution to help address the emissions footprint of H&M’s supply chain.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

KLA Commits to Cut Emissions in Half by 2030, Reach Net Zero by 2050. HH Global Ramps 2040 Net Zero Goal to 90% Emissions Reduction. Firmenich Commits to Net Zero Emissions by 2039, Climate Targets Approved by SBTi. Florida Bans ESG Investing in $228 Billion State Pension Funds. ESG Investing.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance. Their creative thinking and perspective will help build more sustainable solutions for the future.". Investments Leadership Development Program at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, U.S. Investors can commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Competition barriers to collective sustainability initiatives by investors expected to be lowered. Regulators will soon provide investors with clearer guidance on the acceptable boundaries of collective action to achieve net zero and other sustainability objectives, according to competition lawyers.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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. Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2025

The standard setter emphasises internal decarbonisation, action-based targets as part of revamped net zero standard for corporates. Wyburd said that while carbon credits and removals can support the path to net zero, they must never be a substitute for internal decarbonisation.

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ESG Today

JUNE 23, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Microsoft Purchases Carbon Credits Helping U.S.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 1, 2021

Spotlight blog by members of SDSN USA Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The corporate world has shown tremendous enthusiasm in pledging to achieve net-zero emissions. With a new major company joining the list almost daily, net-zero has become a new benchmark for corporate climate leadership. It will not!

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 5, 2024

Concerned about this concentration, Western countries are actively seeking ways to diversify their supply chains and reduce their dependence on Beijing. Emerging recycling technologies offer a sustainable way to shore up the supplies the world needs and reduce pressure to expand mining. million motors for EVs.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This week in ESG news: Australia passes mandatory climate reporting law; Google signs carbon removal deal at landmark $100/ton price; Bain survey finds CEOs losing focus on sustainability as it becomes more important to consumers and corporate buyers; SEC fines Keurig over coffee pod recycling claims; Oracle launches sustainability data and reporting (..)

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ESG Today

MAY 12, 2024

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs record-breaking carbon removal deal; EY survey finds over half of CEOs say sustainability a higher priority vs one year ago; BCG sustainable aviation deal to cut 100,000 tons of emissions; ERM launches carbon credit consulting business; KKR & HASI launch $2 billion sustainable infrastructure investment partnership; (..)

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3BL Media

JUNE 19, 2024

In the United States, the world’s second-largest producer of GHG emissions, a significant majority of utilities have committed to net-zero goals , a trend visible across both emerging and established economies around the globe. This standard provides a step-by-step framework to: Identify emissions hotspots within your supply chain.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 1, 2022

The transition to a more sustainable economy will require far more intentionality than we see today, in the sense that businesses, capital markets, civil society and governments will need to reach a broad consensus on goals and set a course to reach them. We should not underestimate the immensity of this challenge.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In addition to the financing, suppliers in the program will also receive technical support from sustainability consultant, Guidehouse, to embark on factory upgrades to decrease their climate impact. According to H&M’s 2022 Sustainability Report, Scope 3 makes up nearly 99% of the company’s emissions.

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3BL Media

MARCH 6, 2024

But environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data aggregation and validation can be a daunting challenge given that most companies have not fully integrated their ESG data recording and control into their core financial, procurement, supply chain management, and human resources systems.

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ESG Today

APRIL 21, 2024

Billion in Financing Tied to Sustainability Goals Private Equity & Venture Capital Fintech Startup Unwritten Raises $3.5 to Fund Clean Energy Buildout EdgeConneX Secures $1.9

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Key risks and opportunities include: Increased frequency and severity of storms, floods, and heatwaves that can disrupt supply chains, damage infrastructure, and impact workforce availability. This assessment is crucial for understanding how climate change impacts could affect your operations, supply chains, and market positioning.

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3BL Media

MAY 20, 2022

A critical review of the environmental and climate assessments of mineral supply chains , Lee examined and compared existing methodologies and examples of reporting from BHP, Freeport McMoRan, and Vale, three mining majors in the copper supply chain. In Responsible or reckless? A nuanced and diverse cohort.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5 This week in ESG news: Texas pulls $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5

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3BL Media

AUGUST 20, 2024

“By gaining insight into avoided emissions, investors can capitalize on the transition to a low-carbon economy by unlocking key investment opportunities in emerging projects, products, and technologies.” The increasing level of carbon emissions is affecting global supply chains, consumer behavior, and regulatory landscapes.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2025

Under the omnibus, such obligations would be limited to direct suppliers and not to a companys supply chain (including direct or indirect business partners), except where there is plausible information suggesting adverse impacts have or may arise at other levels of the supply chain.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 5, 2024

In managing our real estate portfolio, related procurement and facilities services, Northern Trust’s Workplace Services function works to reduce the negative environmental impacts of our supply chain. We use energy to power our data centers and facilities, the majority of which are in North America.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 8, 2025

As it stands, without those requirements in place, financial advisers have little incentive to offer sustainable investment options and strategies to their clients. Theres no way to completely eliminate fossil fuels or plastics from your portfolio because supply chains are so entrenched. 77% 2024-07-31 100 U.S.

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

Holding the companies accountable on their commitments to net zero targets will help ensure the implementation of net zero strategies, through financial institution engagement, including a decline of coal, oil and gas within portfolios.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the net zero review, talks about what the next UK government should do to get the country’s net zero commitments back on track. “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week. In May, a High Court ruling ordered it publish a revised net zero strategy.

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ESG Today

JULY 26, 2023

The firm focuses on creating value by helping companies transform their businesses to be sustainable, and targets companies that can drive long-term value by positioning to benefit from once-in-a generation transformations such as the energy transition and supply chain onshoring. 1, said: “Engine No.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. Hydrogen cluster projects with industry, local government and communities can deliver the early steps towards net zero.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Planet worked with SCS Global Services , (SCS) an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify its operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 2014 Carbon Neutrality Standard.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including S&P, Sustainable Fitch, Moody’s, FactSet, Alveo and APX. The post This Week’s Tech and Tools News: S&P Offers Net Zero 2050 Benchmarks appeared first on ESG Investor.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Shell Board of Directors Sued over “Flawed” Climate Strategy Wendy’s Commits to Slash Emissions Across Operations, Franchisees and Supply Chain HVAC Giant Carrier Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across Value Chain (..)

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2 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.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The UK’s net zero transition depends on huge amounts of private capital that can only be unlocked through climate policy certainty. Go like the wind The global energy crisis, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighted the importance of ensuring a steady flow of domestic, sustainable energy supply.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2023

Companies must meet extensive environmental, social and governance requirements, make sustainable investments to support vulnerable communities and adhere to twelve core ESG principles. Another key aspect of the SCS-007 standard is climate neutrality and sustainable production practices with net zero impact.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In fact, despite growing concerns around a potential recession, many CEOs are planning to make sustainable investments a top priority. However, supplying the tools to implement, track and manage ESG programs is only one piece of the puzzle.

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Cisco CSR

JUNE 6, 2022

Last year, Cisco set its “moonshot” goal: To reach net zero emissions by 2040. To achieve this, we need to accelerate our product and solution roadmaps across the company to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals. This is why we formed a new office within the engineering organization a few months back.

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