Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The climate conversation happening on Twitter continues to accelerate, generating more than 40 million Tweets in 2021 alone. As global leaders convene in Glasgow for #COP26, people around the world are using Twitter to get the latest, connect with the environmental community, and galvanize around pressing climate challenges.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Bloomberg LP published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. Some highlights from the 2021 Impact Report include: Environmental Impact. SOURCE: Bloomberg.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 7, 2022

The timing of COP26, at the tail-end of 2021, means many of us have started 2022 with a renewed urgency around sustainability. Read the full story at The Manufacturer.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:30. Unilever also promised to "step up our climate advocacy ahead of COP26," including though its membership of global industry groups such as the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition and Transform to Net Zero. "We Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Michael Holder. Climate Summit later this year.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 13, 2025

According to a report by the London-based NGO Global Witness, 503 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in 2021. At the same time, the number of conference participants who represent the industry has surged. The following year, at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the number rose to 636.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 26, 2021

ImpactAlpha, October 26 — Venture capital investors poured $16 billion into climate tech startups in the first half of 2021. The post Investors ramp up climate tech investments ahead of COP26 appeared first on ImpactAlpha. They’re padding the.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The International Energy Agency called for "unmistakable" action by world leaders to reduce emissions ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference , warning that the global transition to renewable energy isn't happening quickly enough to meet net-zero goals. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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TEDxInnovations

OCTOBER 30, 2021

What is COP26? Here's what you need to know about the crucial UN climate conference set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021. What is COP26? Here's what you need to know about the crucial UN climate conference set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00. If successfully on stream by summer 2021 as its designers hope, the service should drive not only increased transparency but also increased accountability. A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us. Ian Kearney. For the unprepared, the damage could be severe.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Just before the launch of COP26, the UN climate conference in November, the DivestInvest network calculated that endowments, portfolios and pension funds worth nearly US$40 trillion have now committed to divesting their fossil fuel holdings. Eroding public support for the sector has been considered valuable work in itself.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The pace continues to pick up with ESG managers raising $403 billion in the first nine months of 2021, compared to $506 billion in all of 2020. Mergers and Acquisitions Magazine recently published a piece in which they declared "2021 is the year of ESG" and announced their inaugural 2021 PE Innovators in ESG.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Summary: The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will take place in Glasgow Scotland (UK) beginning on October 31, 2021. Download the document.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This special edition of the World Energy Outlook has been designed to assist decision makers at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) and beyond by describing the key decision points that can move the energy sector onto safer ground. Download the document.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In the run-up to the G20 Summit in Rome, and ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the UN Development Programme and the University of Oxford are publishing the… Read more → The actions that G20 governments take to tackle the climate crisis will be critical to the future of the planet.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was launched in November 2021 at the COP26 climate conference, with the goal to develop IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards to provide investors with information about companies’ sustainability risks and opportunities.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 09:01. Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. Our 2021 launch includes a new and highly interactive MCI Leaderboard. The textile companies creating material change. Liesl Truscott. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Launched at COP26, the Energize program has educated hundreds of pharmaceutical suppliers. DESCRIPTION: Amgen and Bristol Myers Squibb join 10 other global pharmaceutical companies to help accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the pharmaceutical value chain. ?. LOUISVILLE, KY.,

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Reflecting on the past 10 years, we learned that solely focusing on individual supply chains and relying on certification will not drive the full-sector transformation needed to end deforestation,” FPC’s 2021 report noted. There are 1.6

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

In 2021, 99% of Ericsson’s suppliers were assessed through this approach. In 2021, 124 audits were performed on suppliers located in 40 countries. During 2021, most of the major deviations concerned working hours and wages and benefits while most of the minor deviations were in hazards and health and safety.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Helle Bank Jorgensen. We are in the middle of the biggest commitment to a green future. Fewer have set science-based targets, as those targets come with a bit more scrutiny.

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Christopher Mercer

DECEMBER 31, 2021

For sustainability, 2021 was a year of strong words, a couple of practical steps forward and some contact with harsh realities. 3) Governments continued to demonstrate unbridled haplessness despite all words and enthusiasm at COP26. … Continue reading "2021 in Review". . … Continue reading "2021 in Review".

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: November 11 2022, Louisville, KY /3BL Media/ – Schneider Electric today announced that the Energize program, launched in 2021 at COP26, has formed the program’s first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) buyers’ cohort to purchase renewable electricity. . link] #LifeIsOn @SchneiderElec #PPA.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

KPMG published the Net Zero Readiness Index in 2021, 1 a few weeks before the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. COP26’s chairman Alok Sharma said that the conference had kept alive the hope of keeping global temperature increases within 1.5 degrees Celsius this century but added “its pulse is weak.”

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3BL Media

JUNE 8, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As we look back to Earth Day 2022, and cap a month of focus on our planet, I am reminded of the COP26 collaboration ambitions and the clear message that industry has a critical, active role to play in in advancing action on climate change. by Chris Johnson. SOURCE: Nokia. times higher operating margins and 2.6

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 10, 2022

In 2021, the value of carbon credits traded on the voluntary market exceeded US$1 billion , more than double the value in 2020. At COP26, in November 2021, states agreed on a series of rules to govern market-based activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Communities at risk.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

The new targets follow India’s participation in the COP26 climate conference and the resulting Glasgow Climate Pact , which included a call on nations to revisit and enhance their 2030 emissions targets or NDCs over the next year.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

per Wp in the second half of 2021 – a near 50% increase in a year," the report notes. The utility solar industry is facing one of its toughest challenges just days ahead of COP26," Rystad Energy senior renewables analyst David Dixon said. Costs for solar PV modules "have surged from below $0.20

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in 2021, 145 countries – representing 90% of the worlds forests – signed a deforestation pledge, committing to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Deforestation is a major topic at the ongoing climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, since deforestation and forest degradation affect climate change on a large scale. In 2021, Essity is also collaborating with the members of The CGF’s Forest Positive Coalition in several other projects to strengthen forest management and prevent deforestation.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

Achieved 42% reduction in carbon emissions intensity from 2007 levels in 2021. Over S$34 million in energy savings from energy-efficient retrofitting and initiatives across all its commercial buildings from 2012 to 2021. In April 2021, its South Beach Consortium joint venture (JV) secured a five-year green loan totalling S$1.22

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

SDSN had a busy 2021 where a number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The policy is the fulfillment of a key 2021 election promise by the governing Liberals to align international public financial support for the clean energy transition. Come the first day of 2023, Canada’s federal government will essentially end financing for oil and gas internationally. .

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

Achieved 42% reduction in carbon emissions intensity from 2007 levels in 2021. Over S$34 million in energy savings from energy-efficient retrofitting and initiatives across all its commercial buildings from 2012 to 2021. In April 2021, its South Beach Consortium joint venture (JV) secured a five-year green loan totalling S$1.22

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

According to the CVM, the new reporting requirements will be based on the recently published sustainability and climate-related disclosure standards issued by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, 2021 has been quite the year for this topic–and it’s not over yet! Fresh off the heels of COP26 is perfect timing to share our analysis… Read more → Back in February, we shared our observations and predictions for where convergence in sustainability reporting standards and frameworks could be heading.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable technologies is on course to accelerate, with 2021 expected to set a fresh all-time record for new installations. Solar PV remains the powerhouse of growth in renewable electricity, with its capacity additions forecast to increase by 17% in 2021 to a new record of almost 160 GW.

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