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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

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Computers & peripherals mfg $366,926 12% 728:1 50% 76% 0% C 1.5C, SBTi 80 52 Investec Ltd Sandton, South Africa Banks $2,308,452 6% 48:1 58% 4% N.A. C NZIA, NZAO 82 Bank of Montreal Montreal, Canada Banks $1,670,219 8% 61:1 46% 7% N.A. Banks $2,854,401 8% 46:1 50% 4% N.A. Banks $303,387 9% 152:1 33% 3% N.A.

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NatureFinance Launches Tool Enabling Investors, Banks to Assess Portfolio Nature Impact

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The first module of NatureAlign will help private financial institutions, from asset managers to banks, assess their baseline position with respect to environmental and sustainability issues. Progress on saving nature is too slow, and money is not moving in the right direction,” said Julie McCarthy, CEO of NatureFinance.

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Schneider Electric, PCAF Partner to Help Banks, Investors Measure & Report Financed Emissions

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Energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) announced today a new partnership, with Schneider Electric becoming the first global sustainability consultants to join the PCAF accredited partnership program, aimed at supporting banks and investors to measure and report (..)

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BoE Raises Climate Risk Management Expectations for Banks, Insurers

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The Bank of England (BoE) announced today a series of proposals strengthening its expectations for banks and insurers management of climate-related risks, after finding that while improvements in this area have been made over the past few years, progress is uneven and more needs to be done.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

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Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Sustainable development bank Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) or Austrian Control Bank is a special-purpose financial institution owned by Austrias main banks. Since 2019, it has cut air carbon by 7.5% and ground carbon by 15%. Canada 47.2% 12 Biffa PLC United Kingdom 56% 63.4%

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Can Quebec turn its green battery dreams into a reality?

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This quiet forest and wetlands on the banks of the Richelieu River outside of Montreal is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, buzzing with activity that may pave the way for our future. At least, that is what leaders in Quebec are banking on, as the province gears up to assume an axis position in the world’s electrified transition.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

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From the ranking leader Hydro-Qubecs $155-billion green-energy expansion plan, to 12th-place Bpifrance banks financing solar and wind power loans, the inaugural list shows how investments in renewable energy pay off. Bpifrance Bpifrance is a French public-sector bank that bills itself as a one stop shop for entrepreneurs. N/A* 61.1%

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