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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

A convoy of tractors was making its way to a Dutch government building in February when Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out his support for farmers revolting against the EU’s regulatory push to drive down climate emissions: “I’m pro-environment, but I support the farmers! Farming has no material effect on climate change.”

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Qualcomm Incorporated Releases Its Annual Corporate Responsibility Report, Focused on ESG Performance and Progress on Its Goals in 2023

3BL Media

The Company’s efforts around sustainable supply chain management maintained with the 2025 goal of auditing 100 percent of primary semiconductor manufacturing suppliers every 2 years for conformance to its Supplier Code of Conduct. It has reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by over 35 percent compared to a 2014 baseline.

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Cashing In on Sustainability: A Blended Finance Program Aims to Fight Climate Change by Catalyzing SME Investment in the Peruvian Amazon

James Militzer

According to Peru’s Ministry of Environment’s National Forest Conservation Program for Climate Change Mitigation, Peru (and the world) have lost an average of roughly 100,000 hectares of forest per year since 2006. These losses have only accelerated. Supporting Local SMEs in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Driving Innovation, Societal Advancement, and Sustainability

3BL Media

The Company’s efforts around sustainable supply chain management maintained with the 2025 goal of auditing 100 percent of primary semiconductor manufacturing suppliers every 2 years for conformance to its Supplier Code of Conduct. The Company is also continuing efforts that are helping advance us towards our 2040 net-zero target.

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Responsible Business Alliance Advances Climate Change Mitigation Efforts in Global Supply Chains

3BL Media

October 4, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced the development of new greenhouse gas (GHG) management capabilities for global supply chains, in partnership with Optera. That’s the kind of scale we need to move the needle on climate change.”. DESCRIPTION: ALEXANDRIA, Va.,

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Walmart Accelerates Action in FY2022 ESG Summary Report

3BL Media

Walmart has crossed the halfway mark towards achieving its Project Gigaton™ goal to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global value chain by 2030. To date, suppliers report having reduced or avoided more than 574 million metric tons of supply chain emissions. With 90% of U.S.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

These young people have grown up under the shadow of climate change, and they rightly view it as a threat to their future. Tesla’s Battery Supply Chain: A Growing Concern (Published 4.22.2022) In its 2020 impact report , Tesla said, “None of our scrapped lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) go to landfills and 100% are recycled.”