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Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers

GreenBiz

confectionary, food and pet care giant Mars claims to have eliminated deforestation from its palm oil supply chain after shrinking the number of mills it works with from 1,500 to a few hundred, it announced this week. Business as usual will not drive the transformational change that's needed," Reid said.

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The ESG Interview: Closing the Net Zero Reality Gap

Chris Hall

The report states: “Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have continued to rise during the period 2010–2019, as have cumulative net CO2 emissions since 1850. Average annual GHG emissions during 2010-2019 were higher than in any previous decade.” . He is disappointed more has not been achieved since the Paris Agreement. . “In

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

If you’re a company interested in climate change, zero might be the most important number. Net zero” is the lens many businesses are using to address their climate impacts. As of October 2022, more than 8,000 companies globally have made commitments to net zero under the United Nations’ Race to Zero Campaign.

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy. Helle Bank Jorgensen.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2023

Just Capital

All 10 of these companies have set a Net-Zero target and we also found that these leaders are outpacing the remainder of the Russell 1000: Nearly all have a verified 1.5-degree degree Science-Based Target , to reach Net-Zero emissions within its operations by 2030. degree Science-Based Target.

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The Port of the Future: A Vision for Cleaner, Low-Carbon Seaports

3BL Media

Crowley has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across all areas of its business and operations by 2050, playing a leadership role as stewards of the environment as well as serving customers and communities. President Barack Obama in 2010, more recently received funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2022.

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Unilever Sets New Goals to Cut Value Chain Emissions by 2030

ESG Today

The new Unilever climate transition plan follows the company’s inaugural CTAP released in 2020, shortly after the company unveiled its target to achieve net zero emissions across the value chain by 2039. We want to focus our business and the world to get on track for net zero.”