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Canada’s Big Five banks keep moving further away from net-zero

Corporate Knights

A new report renders a damning portrait of Canada’s Big Five banks on their path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Big Five banks have taken little voluntary action to align their business practices with their own net-zero commitments,” states the report by InfluenceMap , a global corporate research think tank based in London.

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Victoria urged to shoot for net-zero by 2034, after 2020 emissions target “smashed”

Renew Economy

New data shows Victoria beat its 2020 emissions reduction target by nearly 10%. Separate modelling says that, on this trajectory, it could reach net-zero 16 years early. The post Victoria urged to shoot for net-zero by 2034, after 2020 emissions target “smashed” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Net Zero Tracker: Most corporate targets 'alarmingly weak'

GreenBiz

More than a third of the world's largest companies now have net-zero targets, up from one-fifth in December 2020, according to the latest edition of the Net Zero Tracker

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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. The ambition is part of the company's net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 goal, which it set in February. . “I I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero. 31, 2020, which it files annually with the U.S.

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Dairy Management Inc.’s Krysta Harden on the dairy industry’s net zero initiative

GreenBiz

s Krysta Harden on the dairy industry’s net zero initiative. Our net zero initiative is part of our overreaching environmental goals set by our industry. during the VERGE 20 virtual event (October 26-30, 2020). Thu, 12/10/2020 - 09:25. Dairy Management Inc.’s This video is sponsored by Dairy Management Inc.

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Why Microsoft uses the term ‘net zero’ carefully

GreenBiz

The software giant, which famously pledged to pay back its carbon debt in January 2020, is reminding other corporations that avoiding carbon and removing carbon are two very different things.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century.

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