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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

From the ranking leader Hydro-Qubecs $155-billion green-energy expansion plan, to 12th-place Bpifrance banks financing solar and wind power loans, the inaugural list shows how investments in renewable energy pay off. Bpifrance Bpifrance is a French public-sector bank that bills itself as a one stop shop for entrepreneurs.

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Why corporate reporting isn’t a proxy for progress

GreenBiz

From 1992 to 2007, I worked at the footwear and apparel company Timberland, which prided itself on being a force for social and environmental good. At the same time, what is billed as an ESG investment is exaggerated. Two-thirds of what is dubbed sustainable investment comprises negative-screen funds.

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The Future of the CSO - APAC | UOB | Episode 1

3BL Media

As the CSO for one of the world's top banks, Eric leads a dedicated Corporate Sustainability Office and focuses on achieving the Bank’s sustainability objectives of helping businesses to advance responsibly, steering consumer wealth to sustainable investments, and fostering social inclusiveness and environmental well-being.

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. Green bonds can be issued by multilateral development banks (MDB) which issued the first ones. Of course, not all green bonds are necessarily green, or sustainable.

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

As well, her work at the University of Saskatchewan reduced the school’s overall greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from 2007 levels, and she has helped 12 Canadian mosques implement sustainability initiatives via the Greening Canadian Mosques program. He also advises public banks on greening their investments.

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On the Edge of the Abyss

Chris Hall

The New York Times reported last year the ISA had been sharing key information on some of the most valuable seabed tracts since 2007 with TMC, giving the company a “major edge” in their DSM ambitions. In 2022, WWF commissioned an independent analysis of the critical minerals needed to support the climate transition. “The

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How cracks emerged in Africa's plan to plant a wall of trees across the continent

Corporate Knights

Launched in 2007, it required the in-depth collaboration of 11 countries across a territory twice the size of Western Europe. In Ethiopia, a report from the World Bank–affiliated Independent Evaluation Group found that Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, its offshoot of the Wall, had regenerated 45 watersheds.