GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". "We know this is an issue that many of our 40 million customers care deeply about, particularly in our retail and private banking businesses," Quinn wrote.

Net Zero

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This is “imposing significant costs on governments, corporations, NGOs, regional economies and other stakeholders. In 2019, flooding accrued a hefty price tag of $82 billion for global economies,” Enright notes, citing The Wall Street Journal.

Climate Change

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published the 15th edition of The Global Wind Report , described as the wind industry’s flagship publication which provides a comprehensive, global view of the sector through the latest market data, country profiles, trends and analysis. GW installed in 2019.

Paris Agreement

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In 2019, when we first started holding our GreenFin Summits — the precursor events to GreenFin 21 — the focus was relatively narrow: the role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in the investing world. For someone who’s quickly out of his depth when it comes to money matters, it’s been a steep learning curve. Let me explain.

Banking

3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The circularity of products is playing an increasingly important role in the economy. In the further developed methodology for the sustainability assessment of products, the circularity of materials and packaging is now a defined and central factor. To achieve this goal, Chemours developed the EVOLVE 2030 methodology in 2019.

Chief Sustainability Officer

GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations at the 2019 U.N. Climate Action Summit and has become a global symbol of environmental activism. 20 must-read books about food systems.

Climate Change

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 14, 2025

The global sustainability transition is now deeply rooted in the global economy and the companies that rise to the top of Corporate Knights annual Global 100 ranking are at the forefront of this megatrend. Companies with sustainability data for 2019 forward included in the charts had USD $26.7

Supply Chain

GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Despite this significant drop from 2019 to 2020, the overall trend of the last five years is one heading definitively in the wrong direction," the report states. Nonetheless, it's clear that all banks need to replace empty promises with meaningful policies enacting zero tolerance for fossil fuel developers.".

Net Zero

3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

The price of natural gas in the EU is still three times higher than in 2019, and about five times that of the U.S. With the Green Deal, the EU developed the right framework to address its energy challenges. Digitalization can help develop new economic activities while giving thrust to the decarbonization of the EU’s energy system.

Digital Transformation

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 27, 2021

GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. GW in 2019 – the first year-on-year drop since 2016. GW in 2019 to a record 7.2

Decarbonize

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They recognized that without reliable climate-related financial information, assets could be mispriced and capital could be misallocated, meaning the global economy potentially could face a tumultuous transition to a low-carbon future. So, the TCFD was born. Out of 727 companies headquartered in the U.S.

CDP

Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A 1997 study published in Nature, for instance, concluded that global ecosystems provide between US$18 and $61 trillion worth of goods and services to civilization, roughly on par with the cash then circulating in the global economy. This was something the Nations had been developing for 20 years.

Global Economy

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Trade is the global economy's lifeblood, with maritime transport at its core. But the carbon footprint of port operations and shipping is substantial, with shipping accounting for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions , according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Shipping

3BL Media

MAY 27, 2022

Arguiró Elefteriu will lead the development and adoption of an ESG framework implemented across Libra Group and its network of global subsidiaries. From 2019 to 2020, she was Head of Business Development for Genesia, leading the company’s expansion into Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. SOURCE: Libra Group.

Chief Sustainability Officer

3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The global education goal, part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), remains significantly off track. The world today is grappling with a polycrisis a complex set of interconnected global challenges that impact economies, industries, and job markets simultaneously.

Digitalization

3BL Media

JULY 23, 2024

In a world that is rapidly evolving, Mary Kay stands at the forefront of change, championing the cause of women while recognizing the immense power they hold in shaping our global economy and driving meaningful change. Economic Sustainability Celebrating 60 years: Mary Kay Ash’s vision of enriching women’s lives continues.

Digitalization

3BL Media

MAY 15, 2024

Employees We maintained gender pay parity (globally) for the ninth year in a row and ethnicity pay parity (in the U.S.) 1 Operations We achieved our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal to reduce our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% from a 2019 baseline. for the seventh year in a row.

Development

James Militzer

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On this milestone occasion, we want to draw the international development community’s attention to the interconnections between unpaid care work and the transition to low-carbon economies, where clean energy is a major driver. A 2019 study by the International Energy Agency found that only 10.8%

Development

3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2024

The fellowship provides financial support, a stipend of $5,000, access to networks of advisors and experts, and skills training such as leadership development, storytelling workshops, speaking opportunities, and other professional opportunities. Since 2019, the company and nonprofit have enabled 14.4

Digitalization

3BL Media

AUGUST 20, 2024

The milestone marks significant contributions to the Ecuadorian port industry and reinforces the region’s role as a pivotal gateway to global trade. Inaugurated in 2019, the DP World terminal at Posorja remains at the forefront of the maritime sector in Ecuador, thanks to a $1.2 billion investment over a 50-year concession period.

Supply Chain

3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Nature underpins societal wellbeing by providing basic life support services and material goods such as soil, air, water, food, fuel, and fibre 1 , so the impacts of nature loss are wide-reaching and threaten the foundations of our global economies, livelihoods, and food systems 2,3.

Supply Chain

James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A Tipping Point for Social Enterprise Inclusion in the Global Economy. To position themselves for success in the future, these companies are increasingly working to develop more regenerative, circular business models that embed sustainability into the core of their operations. Developing the Next Generation of Leaders.

Corporate Social Responsibility

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The continually improving standard enables companies to align their climate actions with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In 2019, SAP raised its commitment and adopted a 1.5°C Only a fundamental transformation of our global economy will allow us to limit global warming to 1.5°C. 2030 is not far away.

Net Zero

Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 11, 2021

The SDGs are global goals that balance the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. 2030 for the SDGs and 2050 for the Paris Agreement) and develop policy pathways for achieving them. They provide a framework for making societies resilient. This article was initially published on Apolitical.

Development

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4

Paris Agreement

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. This tragic and terrible war, which we strongly condemn, unfortunately shows no signs of abating.

Supply Chain

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6%. We are all developing countries, we all need to get to an ecologically safe and socially just future, but there are different pathways according to the type of challenges we face.”. Global use of materials has nearly quadrupled in 50 years, from just 26.7

Waste

3BL Media

MAY 13, 2022

A 2019 Environmental Defense Fund assessment indicated that across all surveyed sectors, over 80% of stakeholders are seeking additional actions related to climate impacts. Governments representing about half of the collective global economy have implemented policies that price carbon, which aim to reduce GHG emissions.

Chief Sustainability Officer

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON, November 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Small business owners in emerging economies are facing multiple challenging circumstances, from rising prices and high import costs to new obstacles posed by climate disasters. Digital tools boosted productivity and growth.

Digitalization

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

"Today, users in the refrigeration industry demand efficient and affordable solutions that comply with current environmental regulations and support them in meeting their sustainability goals," said Miguel Escamilla, Chemours' Opteon™ Refrigerants Development Leader for Mexico CAC and the Andean region.

Manufacturing

3BL Media

JANUARY 26, 2022

In 2020, Chemours committed to developing a school partnership program as part of our diversity action plan and Corporate Responsibility Commitments," said Alvenia Scarborough, senior vice president, corporate communications and chief brand officer at Chemours. Originally published on Chemours.

Supply Chain

Stanford Social Innovation

JUNE 7, 2022

Unfortunately, alongside its increasing omnipresence, much of the AI developed by large corporations has exhibited a myriad of issues. Even before deployment, these models require huge amounts of data to be developed in the first place. In a recent piece in The New York Times Magazine entitled “A.I. Is Mastering Language.

Development

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8 Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

Net Zero

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

The report’s analysis identifies the three most critical risks for businesses right now, known as ‘bottom lines’, likely to impact operations this year and beyond: Trade policy restrictions: Global trade restrictions have been on the rise, with approximately 3,000 restrictions imposed, nearly tripling since 2019.

Supply Chain

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A cross-cutting theme of the Congress was the need to align road infrastructure management and development with efforts to address several complex and intersecting global development challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals Report published earlier this year, presented a candid assessment of progress.

Global Economy

Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Normal 0 false false false FR X-NONE AR-SA Paris, December, 2019 – The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has now become a partner organization of the Science Based Target Networks (SBTN). We are part of an alliance that will complement national and subnational actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Global Economy

Chris Hall

MAY 16, 2024

According to the AFII, they hold the potential of directing “billions of dollars” into the decarbonisation of the global economy, and could enable companies and countries to commit to and finance ambitious transition plans. There’s a desperate need for private capital in developing and frontier markets. billion (US$8.5

Green Bonds