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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place.

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Take Five: A “Starting Point” for Sustainability Reporting 

Chris Hall

Much of its £14 billion debt pile was built up under the ownership of Australian bank Macquarie, but its current investors – including Canada’s OMERS and the UK’s USS – have not seen a dividend since buying into the company in 2017. They’ve also agreed to fund an eight-year transformation programme to the tune of £1.5

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Investing in Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation

The number of countries and companies that have made commitments to transition their activities to net-zero emissions has increased dramatically. Yet the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement is to limit long-term temperature increases to well below 2 degrees—preferably 1.5 But it isn’t enough.

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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) ?