Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

While publicly traded companies often dominate the headlines, private companies are a much larger part of the global economy. Since 2019, it has cut air carbon by 7.5% The company says it used 89% renewable energy across its operation in 2023 and reduced emissions across its value chain by 20% compared to its 2019 baseline.

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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. We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans. Let me explain.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. It is also one of the biggest green financiers globally.

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Chris Hall

MAY 16, 2024

What sets SLBs apart is that their issuance proceeds are not ring-fenced to green or sustainable purposes and can be used for general corporate or other purposes. Looking at some of the sovereign green bond issuers in Europe, the SLB structure might be more compelling for investors than green bonds,” Erlandsson added.

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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

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James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A Tipping Point for Social Enterprise Inclusion in the Global Economy. And due to their size and influence, corporations represent a key area where SESOs can focus these efforts. Why should SESOs prioritize corporate readiness, and why now? Other policies, like the U.K.’s

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach. Delivering those contributions will require bold and urgent action — nothing less than transforming important sectors of the global economy, especially when it comes to how we generate power and move people and goods.

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