Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s hard for an oil giant to ignore: in 2021, Shell labelled fossil fuel divestment campaigns a “material risk.” C above pre-industrial levels, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Second, wind down production of existing fossil fuel stockpiles at the needed 5% annually, as per UNEP.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:30. billion to the scheme before moving to introduce a new budget for 2021/22 of just $448 million. billion of COVID recovery funds have been spent on green energy as of early 2021, of which $25.3 The (not so) green recovery: New report warns world is failing to 'build back better'. Cecilia Keating.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

According to global consulting firm McKinsey , helping higher-emission industries and economies pivot to a lower-carbon economy would involve spending US$275 trillion on physical assets for energy and land-use systems between 2021 and 2050. 1 The average annual spend of US$9.2 trillion would be US$3.5 trillion more than the current outlay.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The world-class panel of judges for the 2022 Innovation Challenge event included: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Youth Engagement Specialist for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). in fiscal year 2021. Mehdi Sadaghdar, Electrical Engineer and popular YouTube influencer known as ElectroBOOM. Keysight generated revenues of $4.9B

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2023 Emissions Gap Report – aptly titled ‘Broken Record’ – clearly states that the world is a long way from limiting global warming to 1.5°C Adaptation bonds are among the potential vehicles for private investment, but policy action is still needed at COP28.

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ESG Today

MAY 10, 2023

Nature & Biodiversity Risk applies the Nature Risk Profile methodology that was launched in January by S&P Global Sustainable1 and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). It covers over 17,000 companies and over 1.6

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

The global economy relies on the health of the ocean, says Dennis Fritsch, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy Finance at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI is working towards integrating the use of sustainable finance practices in support of ocean health by the global financial community.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 20, 2021

Normal 0 21 false false false ES X-NONE X-NONE SDSN Youth and SDSN Youth Mediterranean launched the “Mediterranean Youth Solutions Report 2021”, an incredible opportunity for young students and researchers for contributing to the UN Agenda 2030 and promoting their professional paths. The deadline for submission of projects is 30 April 2021.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

Founded in April 2021 by UNEP FI, the NZBA has 143 members overseeing US$74 trillion in capital. More than 50% of NZBA’s members had to vote and two thirds of votes cast had to be in favour for the updates to pass. As both thresholds were “comfortably cleared”. This has now been extended to capital markets activities.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 19, 2021

A panel on building government capacities for addressing transboundary impacts and global challenges included a broad set of actors: Mara Cossu, Ministry for Ecological Transition of Italy; Jocelyne Croes, Special Advisor on Multilateral Affairs and the Chair of the National Aruba SDG Commission; Luisa Marelli, Deputy Head of Unit, Bioeconomy Unit, (..)

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A 2021 paper by the BlackRock Investment Institute opined that the US$100 billion financing target for developing market transition was “not sufficient”. This is increasingly important as it becomes clear that major investment is needed just to cope with the 1-degree temperature rise we are already known to be experiencing.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

In the meantime, 80% of the world’s wastewater is returned to the environment untreated (UNEP, 2016). The UN University estimates that by 2030, there will be a 40% gap between water demand and availability.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:30. Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), have highlighted the importance of redefining fiduciary duty, in order to stimulate long-term sustainable growth and the economic health of companies. Realizing the full potential of stakeholder capitalism. Michael Wilkins.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

This is the assessment of Eric Usher, Head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) which brings together the United Nations and the financial sector to develop responsible investment agendas. For example, the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is not led by sustainability teams, it’s typically CIOs who are driving it.”.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Because of their multiple benefits, investments in NbS would represent “good value for money” at a time of global macroeconomic uncertainty, said Ivo Mulder, Head of the Climate Finance Unit at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). . Where finance flows, action follows,” she said, adding: “Where finance flows lag, commitments wither.” .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

New Climate Bonds Initiative report highlights growth in GSS bond issuance in 2021. . Latin America accounted for 15% of sovereign GSS issuance in 2021, compared with 8% from Asia-Pacific and 1% from Africa. . In 2021, the 11 issuers that priced sovereign sustainability bonds were EMs, Climate Bonds said. . Looking ahead .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The FfB Foundation was set up in March 2021 after the launch of the FfB Pledge in the previous year, which currently has 153 signatories across 24 countries with a collective US$22.6 trillion in AUM.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

SDSN is proud to have contributed to Chapter 6 "Transforming food systems" of UNEP's 2022 Emissions Gap Report thanks to our FABLE Consortium scientific director Aline Mosnier. C in place. C in place. We had our chance to make incremental changes, but that time is over.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Financial institutions still don’t have expertise to handle net zero transition, according UNEP FI-backed report.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With adaptation finance flows remaining dangerously low to meet climate goals, has COP28 made a difference?

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

NEW YORK , 16 September 2021 - The Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) - an independent advisory council to the United Nations Secretary General - has been formally launched. The CEET will comprise 50 world-class engineers that reflect a balance of multi-stakeholder constituencies.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

In 2005, a group of investment managers organised under the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) commissioned law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to publish a report , ‘A Legal Framework for the Integration of ESG Issues into Institutional Investment’. How does fiduciary duty relate to sustainable investment?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

While a company’s biodiversity strategy is being fully developed and science-based targets confirmed, we advocate a no-regrets approach , as defined by the UNDP, UNEP and IUCN and expressed by the Science Based Targets Network. Smaller brands taking bold action: INDIGENOUS.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

Extreme climate-related events can reduce a property’s value by between 5-20%, according to the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). Last year, UNEP FI published guidance outlining the kinds of resilient buildings needed to cope with new climate extremes.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2022

This expert group includes representatives from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, standard setters EITI and SASB, and investment institutions FTSE Russell and S&P Global. The first completed Sector Standard – for oil and gas – published in October 2021.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 18, 2023

The first report of the SPA, launched in 2021 at the COP26 in Glasgow, is the most in-depth and holistic report of its kind on the Amazon. with UNEP Financial Initiative) and engage in dialogues with financial institutions at high-level summits and events. Support the establishment of partnerships (e.g.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

The findings are based on an examination of nearly 500 publicly available insurance company responses to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) 2021 Climate Risk Disclosure Survey, which implemented Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations for the first time. ET Thursday, July 27.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The report was produced by the World Economic Forum, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with Vivid Economics. That is equivalent to just over $25 per year for every citizen in 2021.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This is unequivocal and unsustainable (IPCC 2021). in 2021 to 10,042 TWh, a new all-time high and 2% above the previous record set in 2018. Currently, humanity uses the equivalent of 1.7 planets to provide the resources needed to produce goods and absorb waste (Global Footprint Network 2020).

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As of 1 July 2020, the number of cases had nearly doubled, with at least 1,550 climate change cases filed in 38 countries, according to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report. In 2017, there were 884 cases brought in 24 countries. As of January 2022, 1,853 cases have been reported.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Last year, UNEP FI issued a briefing paper for investors and other financial institutions which said “there is no foreseeable way in which the financing of [DSM] activities can be viewed as consistent with the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles”.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

The report cites a global total of 2002 cases, brought by May 2021, according to the Climate Change Laws of the World (CCLW) database, maintained by the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, supplemented by the United States Climate Litigation Database. Vital role of non-execs.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

This view is shared by a group of ESG experts, including famed lawyer Paul Watchman and former UNEP Finance Initiative Head Paul Clements-Hunt, who recommend the adoption of a more punitive regulatory regime for greenwashing offences and a feasibility study into the potential of stand-alone greenwashing legislation.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

GFANZ was launched in April 2021 to unite financial institutions and accelerate net zero transition progress. Coalitions of investors have been ( mostly ) successful in pushing investee companies to adopt net zero targets. It has more than 500 members across its sub-sector net zero alliances.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

In 2021, global EV sales more than doubled to 6.6 China made up a huge portion of these sales, almost tripling sales volumes in 2021 to reach 3.4 million, representing nearly 9% of the overall market, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). million units.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2022

The new framework follows a 2021 F4B report which outlined how climate-nature interactions will determine the attractiveness of prospective investments in the future. The F4B framework has been designed for financial institutions, but it can also be adopted by corporates looking to disclose a broader range of environmental risks and impacts.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

billion respectively in 2021, according to data from PitchBook, a provider of data and research on private and public capital markets. In September 2021, Oatly was trading at 20x trailing twelve months (TTM) revenue. Global deal values in agtech and foodtech reached US$11.7 billion and US$41.4

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