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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Or, in the words of James Marape, president of Papua New Guinea, theyre now a total waste of time. 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.

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UK Government appoints Arup as sustainability consultant for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

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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The textile companies creating material change

GreenBiz

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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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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The Circular Economy Has a Critical Role in Driving Climate Action

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: At the recent COP26 climate talks, countries and companies largely focused on tackling climate change by decarbonizing the energy sector. billion metric tons of waste annually. . In its 2021 Circularity Gap Report , Circle Economy found that only 8.6 Words by Leon Kaye. SOURCE: TriplePundit.

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Believing in Better: Kohler CEO on Company’s First ESG Report

3BL Media

When it comes to protecting the planet, in 2008 we were one of the first companies to establish a net-zero goal across our operations and in the years since have been actively tracking and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and waste across operations while investing in renewable energy. Read the full report here.

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AD trade body responds to IPCC report: UK commitment “needed more than ever ahead of COP26”

Envirotec Magazine

“The UK AD sector has however suffered from a lack of coordination between government departments to provide a coherent platform on which to fully deploy this industry which not only generates green energy, but also acts as a waste management solution. . There is no Net Zero without biogas.”,

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