ESG Today

JULY 10, 2023

The European Commission is now presented with a final opportunity to correct its course and find a compromise that would truly reflect all industry and stakeholders’ needs and better match the ambition of EU climate neutrality targets and the EU Green Deal.”

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 30, 2022

SDSN Youth Mediterranean publishes the 1st edition of this report The Mediterranean Youth Solutions Report 2021 has been prepared by SDSN Youth Mediterranean, the regional team of volunteers of SDSN Youth, in collaboration with the UNEP/MAP–Barcelona Convention Secretariat and Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A climate and environment risk platform designed for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), STRATA, has been developed in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, and is powered by Earth Blox’s technology.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

The two activists, aged 18 and 17, presented a powerful argument for the food industry’s responsibility to protect child health by making healthy options accessible and affordable. “We Data was also a launchpad for the I-Talks in the Presentation Theatre, concise introductions to emerging technology and insights led by insider experts.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 22, 2015

Jessica Espey of SDSN presented key principles for choosing GRIs, followed by Dr. Roberto Dondisch, lead negotiator for Mexico, and Marcela Ordoñez, Minister Counsellor from Colombia, who shared lessons on national reporting, drawing upon their national experiences.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Every year more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) is produced across the planet, as shown in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Waste Management Outlook 2024. The potential growth in the market also presents an opportunity for investors. billion tonnes. The economic cost is also substantial.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE The analysis results along with insights from insurance regulators and other stakeholders will be presented in a webinar at 2 p.m. Metrics and targets was the area with the weakest responses across all lines, with only 193 reports providing information and very few encompassing a comprehensive set of climate-related metrics.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In January this year, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) cast doubt on some of the more extravagant claims made for the ‘green-ness’ of natural gas. Crises never go to waste “Post-Ukraine, this view became very present in the EU,” says Holder. It now amounts to some 400 million tonnes per year.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), buildings accounted for 34% of global energy demand and were responsible for approximately 37% of energy-related CO₂ emissions in 2022 , presenting a significant opportunity for savings through advanced efficiency measures.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 17, 2016

Additional momentum was fuelled by the adoption of the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). A forward-looking fundraising strategy was discussed, along with potential supporting partners and cooperating projects identified.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) launched a taxonomy standardisation initiative, and in summarising the outcomes of COP29, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) noted the agreement on an urgent need to scale adaptation finance, using concessional finance, metrics and taxonomies in mobilising private investment.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 25, 2017

OSPAR, UNEP Regional Seas Programme, MSFD), national, and local scales. It is widely documented that marine litter, such as plastics and derelict fishing gear, have negative impacts on human livelihood, marine wildlife, marine ecosystems, beach quality, navigational safety, and fishing and maritime industries.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) plans to deliver a statement in a public-facing panel-setting to present engineering solutions for the energy transition. Join SDSN's Aline Mosnier, as she presents Chapter 6 of the report: "Transforming food systems".

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

It was contained in the UK government’s verdict on its call for evidence on trustee skills, which concluded that current regulations and guidance are “generally fit for purpose” given that they present no barriers to the pursuit of the highest possible returns. Regulations may be set in stone, for now, but guidance could yet evolve.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 30, 2023

CEET Member Irene Canas Diaz represented the Council with a presentation titled, “Decarbonizing Mobility: A Roadmap and Solutions Catalog for Sustainable Transportation.” She called for the development of a public policy framework to enhance investments in sustainable transportation.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

In 2005, a group of investment managers organised under the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) commissioned law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to publish a report , ‘A Legal Framework for the Integration of ESG Issues into Institutional Investment’. How does fiduciary duty relate to sustainable investment?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Current pledges will nudge global warming down from its present 2.8°C In an accompanying commentary , UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said: “I urge every investor, public and private, to put their capital towards a net zero world. C course to 2.5°C

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

Extreme climate-related events can reduce a property’s value by between 5-20%, according to the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). Last year, UNEP FI published guidance outlining the kinds of resilient buildings needed to cope with new climate extremes. Targeted investments.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 3, 2017

SDSN Chairs and Network Managers presented the work of the networks, including SDG localization efforts, publications, solution initiatives, and SDG training. During the meeting, the SDG Advocates presented their ongoing work and ideas for future activities in support of their mission.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

To accelerate this transition, UNEP has developed a Land Use Positive Impact Hub to support banks, asset owners and fund managers to determine how to measure the positive environmental and social (E&S) impacts of their land-use investments. Mainstream institutions. Harmonisation and standardisation. The post Are we Eating up Our World?

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

This section of our 2022 Sustainability Report presents an overview of how and why our operations release methane emissions, describes our efforts to mitigate these emissions, and shares our perspective on regulations and industry initiatives to reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere through oil and gas operations.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week over 5,600 delegates from 190 countries gathered at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). Let’s take a closer look at Target 3.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 18, 2023

Prepare presentations for high-level meetings (e.g. with UNEP Financial Initiative) and engage in dialogues with financial institutions at high-level summits and events. with InterAmerican Development, CAF, FEBRABAN). Analyze data. Support the establishment of partnerships (e.g.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It was supported by an informal technical expert group, and a founding partner group consisting of Global Canopy, UNDP, UNEP FI, and WWF, to develop recommendations for more effective nature-related disclosures in order to promote more informed investment decision-making.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Stronger wording might have been possible, but this was a big step in the right direction,” said Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). That’s something that the markets and the investors need to navigate,” says UNEP FI’s Fischer. C in realistic reach.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This presents a compelling case to engage policymakers on sustainability outcomes, where those sustainability outcomes are linked to long-term financial growth. Going further, the PRI’s Sustainable Finance Policy Engagement handbook provides concrete recommendations to investors on the why and the how to engage with policymakers.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report , more than 1,500 cases had been filed in 38 countries by July 2020. The number of cases is widely recognised as having doubled since 2015.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 19, 2021

The panel presented cases from South Africa, Mexico and India, where scientists are collaborating with government agencies to assess and design integrated pathways towards sustainable, inclusive and resilient food and land-use systems. Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, President of Siam University; and our director, Chandrika Bahadur.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nature does everything.” – the words of UNEP Executive Director Inger Anderson at Davos 2024 during a session exploring if the financial risks of climate change are under-priced. Yet, in reality, issues presenting immediate threats related to geopolitical tensions, and the governance and implementation of AI took centre stage.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They must also be “additional” (meaning the emission reductions would not have happened otherwise), “permanent” (to avoid the risk of reversals or to have measures in place if those risks are present) and avoid “double counting” (meaning, having the same credit be issued, claimed or used by more than one party). C in reach.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

He says the RAF should be able to present data in an impartial, transparent, uniform and comparable way, with other organisations taking on the role of providing the data and taking the role of analysis and verification, “which the UNFCCC won’t be able to do”.

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Chris Hall

MAY 23, 2023

Despite issues surrounding policy and regulation, investment in African solar energy presents investors with potentially high returns in a rapidly growing, high-impact sector. Due to a lack of “competent competition”, the market has potential to offer significant returns for private sector finance.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 19, 2021

To support such integrated strategies, a paper by the Nature Map consortium just published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution presents an approach for spatial planning.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Yet to date, businesses have mostly considered nature to be an unlimited and free provider of critical inputs into their operations and value chains,” said Elizabeth Mrema, Co- C hair of the TNFD, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP and former Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat that oversaw the COP15. “Scaling (..)

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At COP26, the FABLE Argentina team participated in the side event ' Is it possible to achieve carbon neutrality for the AFOLU sector in Argentina? ', hosted by Euroclima+ and presented their modelling results, as part of their collaboration with Argentina's government to develop its Long-Term Strategy on Energy and Climate Change 2020-2050.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

The present global food system is broken,” says Alastair Cooper, Head of Venture at Cibus Capital, which channels investment to solutions and innovations in sustainable food and agriculture. “The To make this a reality, food systems – which account for over a third (37%) of global GHG emissions – must be completely overhauled.

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