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

GreenBiz

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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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. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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Materials innovation and sustainability: 2021 business opportunities

Tobias Webb

In 2017, Unilever promised that its plastic packaging would contain at least 25% post-consumer resin recycled plastic by 2025. Cost implications for supply chain. Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb pointed out that all of this has cost implications for companies along the value chain.

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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) ?