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Achieving Net-Zero Is More Than Setting Targets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: When the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) was launched in 2015, the goal was to recruit 100 companies. Now, almost 2,900 are on track to reach the targets set by SBTi for how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

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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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See. Measure. Reduce. Building a sustainable practice with Cisco Customer Experience (CX)

Cisco CSR

Last fiscal year, Cisco set a goal to reach net zero across its value chain by 2040. In 2015, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We help find and create solutions that will help all our customers on their journey to net zero, which in turn benefits society at large.

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What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

Sphera

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. More than 2,000 businesses and financial institutions are working with the SBTi to reach net-zero emissions, and that number is increasing rapidly.

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Not as Green as it Seems

Chris Hall

The technology market tends to get reasonably good press as regards greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We’ve already heard from the likes of Bosch, Dell, Google and Meta/Facebook about their ‘net zero by 2030’ targets and plans for getting there. in 2014 rising to 6.66 Scope 3 reporting.

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Eight Myths Debunked

Chris Hall

It follows an extensive request for information during which 70% of investors called for TCFD-based disclosure , including its recommendation to use Greenhouse Gas Protocol standards for disclosing corporate GHG emissions. Myth 1: Climate change isn’t a financial risk . Myth 1: Climate change isn’t a financial risk .

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Creating a Business Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice

B the Change

Developing Tools and Practices for Business Climate Action Heather Schrock, Director of Environmental Partnerships at the Bonneville Environmental Foundation , provided a look at the greenhouse gas protocols framework. And we understand that since sustainability costs money, we need to put money toward these efforts.”