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Placing African institutions at the forefront of the global sustainability agenda

Environmental Finance

She developed its Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), which integrates globally recognised standards including the IFC Performance Standards, 2X criteria, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). billion core portfolio.

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Is the LNG industry gaslighting the path to net-zero?

Corporate Knights

All told, 24 would-be LNG developers have received natural-gas export permits from the federal energy regulator, though many of those will not proceed. Ottawa is currently developing a transition taxonomy – essentially a guideline as to which types of investments are appropriate in the transition to a net-zero economy.

Net Zero 360
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Investors to Hold US Banks and Insurers to Account on Climate

Chris Hall

As a result, this year’s proposals ask the insurers to commit to a time-bound phase-out of underwriting new fossil fuel exploration and development projects aligned with limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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