Sense and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At this time of year, when holidays and tourism (home and abroad) are on everyone’s minds, it can be a particularly challenging time for people to follow their best intentions to keep their plastic waste down. kilograms of waste per flight. Even before tourists have come off their plane, the average passenger generates 1.4

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

planets to provide the resources needed to produce goods and absorb waste (Global Footprint Network 2020). 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

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2022

From minimizing waste to corruption-free operations, GRI 12 guides companies to deliver comprehensive and comparable reporting. 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.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Investors must engage with investee firms on improving their research and development efforts to create new solutions to plastic waste pollution, according to a five-year progress report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). In three weeks, the EMF will release a study looking at the return models of plastic packaging.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Analysis from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) concludes that a 45% reduction in global methane emissions by 2030 is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5 In 2021, our methane intensity was 0.028%, based on Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) throughput. infrastructure. In the U.S.,

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

And there have been successes, perhaps most notably in the European Union’s decision in late 2021 to classify gas as a ‘green’ energy source for investment purposes. In January this year, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) cast doubt on some of the more extravagant claims made for the ‘green-ness’ of natural gas.

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Sustainability Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

It is an insurance policy for this generation and future ones, so they may live with plastic and not be doomed by it,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ). million tonnes of plastic waste each year, equating to 100 kg per person. Plastic pollution in Australia. Australia now produces 2.5

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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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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. It addresses issues concerning solid waste pollution and coastal infrastructure projects. EFRAG is expected to submit a draft to the European Commission (EC) by June.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 5, 2022

billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) , which has dedicated 37% of its funds to climate-related expenditure between 2021-27, but the rest must come from investors, Moody’s said. . Part of this investment will be met by the EU’s €672.5 How do they best ensure improvements?” Hunziker said. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

In 2021, Fidelity International conducted 198 engagements (14% of total engagements for the year) related to nature, including biodiversity, waste management and water usage.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 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. has announced enhancements to its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) principal adverse impact (PAI) data solution.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. Methane causes 17% of global GHGs from human activities, principally from energy, agriculture and waste industries.

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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. The private sector can reduce food loss and waste, use renewable energy and develop novel foods that cut down carbon emissions. C in place. C in place.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

9 These international pledges – coupled with initiatives to raise awareness, like ‘The international day of clean air for blue skies’ 10 – mark the UN’s commitment to substantially reducing the number of illnesses and deaths caused by polluted air, water and ground by 2030, giving particular attention to inner-city air quality and waste management.

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