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AB: Are Carbon Offsets the Next ESG Investing Frontier?

3BL Media

The recent COP26 global climate change conference adjourned with a first-ever multinational agreement for trading standards. So, when the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reports that just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of world GHG emissions, shareholders are highly motivated to advocate for effective counter measures.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

Also, shifting to energy efficiency and renewable energy aligns with efforts to improve energy security and reduce poverty (IPCC, 2018). Moreover, according to CDP, supply chain emissions are on average 11.4 According to Dexter Galvin, Global Director of CDP Supply Chain, there are six benefits of setting a science-based target.

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Bloomberg Publishes 2021 Impact Report Highlighting Its Work to Mobilize the Markets and Company-wide Efforts to Fight Climate Change

3BL Media

The report highlights Bloomberg’s efforts to build significant momentum in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and how the company is leading efforts to mobilize markets to fight climate change and bring transparency to climate risk data. To build momentum for COP26 in Glasgow, Bloomberg L.P. degrees Celsius.

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Bloomberg Publishes 2021 Impact Report

3BL Media

Report highlights Bloomberg’s work to mobilize the markets to fight climate change and its company-wide efforts to boost climate action in the lead up to COP26 Glasgow. This includes a 32% reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions (target: 80%) and a 77% 1 reduction in Scope 3 emissions (target: 20%) from a 2018 baseline. SOURCE: Bloomberg.

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A Dignity First Corporate Demand for Climate Action

Sustainable Round Table

CDP, “New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions,” July 10, 2017. To answer that question, in the final days of COP27, I published Dignity First Climate Leadership. link] Oxford Language : Dignity: the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.

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Think Global, Act Local

Chris Hall

Alongside its many harrowing and destructive impacts, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided an unintentional boost to the aims of COP26. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a single goal, of keeping climate change to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, albeit modified in 2018 to 1.5°C billion across their operations and supply chains.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . An updated draft proposal was released by the COP26 Presidency this morning, on the last official day of the conference. READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE > FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER – ANALYSIS: .

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