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There’s nothing conservative about turning our backs on nature

Corporate Knights

In 2006, David Cameron, then leader of the Conservative Opposition, travelled to the Arctic to be photographed “hugging a husky.” Theresa May’s stint was brief, but cross-party pressure did result in a world first: a legal commitment to achieving net-zero emissions in the U.K. At the COP26 climate summit, hosted by the U.K.

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PSEG's Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo Announces Plans to Retire at End of 2022

3BL Media

His contributions have been extensive, but to name a few: Tackling Climate Change as a respected science and business advocate in state, national and global climate discussions, most recently at COP26 in support of preserving existing nuclear generation and advancing the widespread adoption of energy efficiency. . s Race to Zero campaign.

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4 Sustainable Business Trends to watch in 2021

Carlos Sanchez

Besides, the pandemic has postponed the momentum towards COP26 or climate change movements like Greta Thunberg’s Friday’s for future. As an example, heavy GHG emitters countries as China pledged for net-zero emissions by 2060, and the Paris Agreement became one of the issues driving voters to vote in the US presidential election.

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Sustainability & Transition

Sustainable Round Table

All of this inspired Newton, Massachusetts’s late great Andy Savitz to publish his own implementation focused “The Triple Bottom-line; How The Best Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success” in 2006 which Andy discussed at SR Inc’s first Summit in DC in 2010.

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Meet the 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada

Corporate Knights

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. This,” says the company, “is how we take the planet to net zero.”.

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ESG Explainer: Halting Deforestation

Chris Hall

Between August 2020 and July 2021, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached its highest level since 2006, with 13,235 square kilometres of rainforest destroyed, according to Brazil’s space research agency INPE. What did world leaders commit to do at COP26 to stop deforestation?