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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. billion company’s new commitment to achieve net-zero status for its own operations by the end of this decade. . Heather Clancy. So far, it has delivered about $335 million.). Corporate Strategy. Carbon Removal.

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Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder

GreenBiz

BlackRock added net inflows of $391 billion in 2020 and compensation increased by $571 million, or 13 percent. . He wants us to embrace the opportunity of climate change and investing; climate risk is investment risk. The past year of Zoom isolation and real economy unemployment was a good one for the financial sector.

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Corporations must change climate obstructionist industry associations from within

Corporate Knights

The window to take action on climate change is closing. The global scientific community now has the official backing of hundreds of government and business leaders who agree that we must transition to a net-zero-carbon economy, and yet getting strong climate regulations in place has proven a challenge. C campaign.

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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

Demystifying the ‘Absolute Zero’ concept. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 02:15. In a world in which we know some companies will not be able to reach net zero, it’s absolutely imperative that others who can reach it go beyond," said Charlotte Bande, climate strategy lead for sustainability consulting firm Quantis.

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BCG Signs One of Largest Ever DAC Carbon Removal Deals

ESG Today

DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw material or permanently removed when combined with storage. According to last year’s IPCC climate change mitigation study, scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C

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Burberry Steps Out With New £300m Sustainability Loan

3BL Media

Burberry has strengthened its resolve to be climate positive by 2040 by refinancing a credit facility to a £300m Sustainability Linked Loan. Burberry plans to become net zero by 2040 and will invest in nature-based projects with carbon benefits to restore and protect natural ecosystems and boost the livelihoods of global communities.

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BCG Signs 15-Year, 80,000 Ton DAC Carbon Removal Deal

ESG Today

DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw material or permanently removed when combined with storage. commitment to achieve net zero climate impact by 2030.

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