ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

For the report, Deloitte surveyed over 20,000 respondents across more than 20 countries, as part of a series of ConsumerSignals Surveys conducted by the firm since 2021, focused on peoples attitudes and behaviors related to climate change. Click here to access the survey results.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A new report published by Reclaim Finance on Thursday calculates that, between 2021 and 2023, 400 banks put $213 billion toward LNG expansion and 400 investors funded the buildout with $252 billion as of May 2024. Instead of winding down financing, these banks are winding it up, as LNG funding increased by 25% from 2021 to 2023.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 20, 2024

Who could have predicted that the same party that opened the door to offshore wind in 2021 would slam it shut again in 2024? The post The same party that legislated for offshore wind farms now wants to ban them. It’s nuclear in reverse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

APRIL 15, 2025

Doherty was named principal in 2021 and McCandless became assistant principal in October 2024. In 2021, when the schools principal went on leave, Doherty was asked to step in as interim principal. One example: Instead of a traditional book report, students in an English Language Arts class could make a movie trailer about a book.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Fri, 05/21/2021 - 01:30. Her comments came during an event organized by the WSLA Alumnae Group to recognize 10 "accomplished, audacious and courageous" women — in the words of president Rochelle Routman — as part of the 2021 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. Celebrating 10 female leaders in sustainability. Heather Clancy.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 1500 MW wind project, to be built with an 800 MW battery, has won planning approval in NSW, the first wind project to do so since early 2021. The post Massive 1500 MW wind project gets planning approval, first in NSW in nearly three years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 14, 2025

Through a survey of people affected by the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder, Colorado, researchers found that headaches, sore throats and coughs were frequently self-reported by residents living near burned structures.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, I’ll be watching CPG and food and beverage companies, which have been scrutinized for one-off pilots and an overall failure to move quickly enough towards commitments to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. While source reduction continues to be the No.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Founded in 2021 , the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is a coalition of more than 140 banks spanning 44 countries and representing approximately $73 trillion in assets. The spokesperson added: More than 100 banks from over 35 countries have chosen to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) since it was founded in April 2021.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As a group, over the course of the past decade (2012 to 2021) these 20 companies slashed their net GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 43%, from 862 million tonnes to 489 million tonnes. During this period, it bet the farm on renewables (wind and solar) and grid modernization, building some 70 renewable power plants in 2021 alone.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 01:00. As we enter 2021, there are strong signals of meaningful change in the sustainability reporting world. Can we finally standardize ESG standards? Most GreenBiz readers are well aware of the complex sustainability reporting landscape.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Fri, 04/09/2021 - 01:30. Episode 263: Simulating transformation, investing in underserved communities. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). An open letter to CPG companies on recycling. Food companies must be healthy and sustainable, not one or the other.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Nationwide rooftop solar installations jumped 11 per cent in October, putting Australia on track to beat the 2021 record for small-scale PV growth. The post Record year for rooftop solar growth? October installation data bodes well appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

by Andrew Keesee of Trailhead Capital Trailhead Capital is a Denver, CO based venture capital firm investing in the regenerative future of food and agriculture through its $50M Regeneration Fund I LP, which has made 27 investments since launching in April of 2021.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

The new resolution follows the release last year by Shell of its Energy Transition Strategy 2024, the first update to its Powering Progress strategy, launched in 2021, outlining the companys climate transition roadmap and goals. The resolution failed, receiving only 18.6% shareholder support.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Founded in 2021 , the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is a coalition of 145 banks spanning 44 countries and representing approximately $74 trillion in assets. Goldman Sachs announced a series of sustainability goals in early 2021, including a commitment to align its financing activities with a net zero by 2050 pathway.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11. Both S&P Global Ratings and Bloomberg rank biodiversity among the top ESG themes for 2021, the latter naming Fidelity International and AXA Investment Managers as examples of firms that have made it a priority. . Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet. Subscribe here. 4 risk by impact.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AER is suing the operator of Callide C, one of the youngest coal plants on the NEM, over a 2021 incident that left huge parts of Queensland without power. The post Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by “catastrophic” explosion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The fashion industry and its supply chain are the worlds third largest polluter, according to a 2021 World Economic Forum report. As international fashion brands increasingly rely on these materials, the environmental and social toll of fracking becomes a critical concern, Stand.earth said in a press release Thursday.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2021, we re-envisioned our core program as the Hawaii Food Systems Accelerator to deepen investment in food and move the needle by focusing on one sector. Our holistic suite of strategies includes capacity building, network facilitation, capital deployment and navigation, research, and narrative shifting.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 26, 2025

In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly a fifth of them being discarded into landfills. Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021. over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021. The increase in corporate decarbonization ambitions has not extended across the value chain, however, with the proportion of companies with full Scope 1, 2 and 3 net zero targets stalling at 37%, up only 0.3%

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2025

As short-term climate targets, Henkel plans to reduce its absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42 percent and its absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 30 percent by 2030 (compared to 2021). By the end of 2024, Henkel had reduced its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions by 20 percent (compared to 2021).

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Billed as the first fully electric driver-optional tractor, the Monarch will be available in fall 2021 at a pricetag starting at $50,000. It's supposed to deliver the first models in fall 2021 and claims "hundreds" of pre-orders. "We don’t want just to be caught up with the risk management aspects of this. Media Source. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 02:11. In just the first six weeks of 2021, SPACs raised $33 billion, more than was raised by all SPACs before 2020. Why SPACs will be key to the sustainability revolution. Andrew Shapiro.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:00. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency. Manjit Jus. You can download the entire report here.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021. Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Alan AtKisson. In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

According to Moody’s , global SLB issuance in Q2 2024 declined to only $8 billion, after peaking at annual issuance of $90 billion in 2021.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

NextGenerationEU was launched by the Commission in 2021 as an €800 billion recovery program, established in response to the COVID-19 crisis, aimed at supporting the economic recovery through investments geared towards making the EU “greener, more digital and more resilient.”

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2023

That was one of the central conclusions of Corporate Knights’ latest Earth Index * analysis, which found that G20 countries as a whole were not on track to meet their stated reduction targets from 2020 to 2021.

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3BL Media

MARCH 24, 2025

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) was launched in 2021 to help provide a framework for organizations to report and act on their nature-related risks and opportunities. G&A Institute has been closely monitoring the development of the TNFD framework since its launch in 2021.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The new legislation follows the issuance of a letter early 2021, by European markets regulator ESMA to the European Commission, advising that the current unregulated status of the ESG ratings sector and the resulting lack of transparency posed a potential risk to investors.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Since 2021, Edwards has been CEO and executive director for the Virginia Port Authority, a driver of more than 565,000 jobs and $63 billion in gross domestic product for the State of Virginia on an annual basis.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:00. Fast-forward to 2021, and Unilever’s third Human Rights report is a study in how social strategies and disclosure are evolving. The rise of social metrics in ESG reporting. Aman Singh. Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. That's changing.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 15, 2024

Animal farming alone is responsible for 19% of all emissions, according to a 2021 study (although estimates vary). In 2021, the Canadian government allocated $1.7 Agriculture emits around 16 gigatons of greenhouse gases a year – about a third of the world’s total emissions. billion in subsidies for animal agriculture.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

Fri, 04/23/2021 - 00:05. At GreenFin 2021 , investors shared their insights as to how they are profiting off water risk investments. When you think climate change, you need to think about water. Melody Waintal. Meanwhile, eight of the top cities in the U.S. are facing water scarcity due to contaminated waterways.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2021

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 05:00. Securities and Exchange Commission, also noted a 2021 goal to “offset 100 percent of measured Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions annually.” . Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. Deonna Anderson. But often, they are the most emissions to take on.

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