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Microsoft Appoints Former Biden Admin Climate Leader Melanie Nakagawa as Chief Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Tech giant Microsoft announced today the appointment of former Biden administration climate and energy specialist Melanie Nakagawa as Chief Sustainability Officer. return to the Paris Agreement , and on energy issues including the international energy response to the war in Ukraine.

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Accelerating Climate Action: Project Gigaton™ Marks Key Milestone

3BL Media

By Kathleen McLaughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc.; We designed Project Gigaton™ in 2017 to catalyze and support supplier initiatives to decarbonize product supply chains. President, Walmart Foundation. SOURCE: Walmart.

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Materials innovation and sustainability: 2021 business opportunities

Tobias Webb

Lynette Chung, chief sustainability officer, Covestro. Werner Bosmans, policy officer – circular economy, European Commission. Lynette Chung, chief sustainability officer, said the business was trying to use carbon as efficiently as possible and keep it in product loops rather than it being emitted.

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ESG Explainer: Electrifying Africa

Chris Hall

report acknowledged that the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be achieved via collaboration between developed and emerging market stakeholders, across governments, investors, multilateral organisations and local communities. . In April, a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) ?

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. .