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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change. Not only could this affect the entire supply chain for a commodity type or region, but it could also increase migration from areas that are no longer arable.

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Investors Double Down on Deforestation Engagement

Chris Hall

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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The Value of Investing in Resilience

Chris Hall

Their awareness has come a long way since her joint presentation with Michael Mullan, Programme Lead, Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on how to align finance with climate resilient development “fell on deaf ears” at COP26 in Glasgow. “[At

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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:30. The Anglo-Dutch firm first announced plans to give its shareholders a direct say over its climate action strategy back in December , in a bid to boost corporate transparency and governance surrounding its drive to reach net-zero emissions for its core business by 2030 and across its entire supply chain by 2039.

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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

“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. A lack of meaningful progress hasn’t created a great deal of trust amongst our valued stakeholders.

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Ericsson's Responsible Management of Suppliers

3BL Media

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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2021 Baker Hughes Progress in our Corporate Responsibility

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2021 Corporate Responsibility Report. As an energy technology company with a portfolio of lower-carbon solutions across the energy value chain, our corporate strategy is to lead through the energy transition to a low-carbon future. Baker Hughes also sponsored the Hydrogen Europe report on the role of hydrogen launched at COP26.