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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

The firms in the 2025 Global 100 ranking allocated 58% of their investments to sustainable projects in 2023, up from 55% in the prior year. That figure compares with sustainable investments of just 15% for the 8,259 other publicly traded companies with revenues of more than $1 billion in the Global 100 universe. Telus Corp.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

While publicly traded companies often dominate the headlines, private companies are a much larger part of the global economy. Reaching net-zero as we grow remains vital. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, largely by helping its customers switch to electric vehicles.

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UBS Pushes Back Net Zero Target by 10 Years Following Credit Suisse Acquisition

ESG Today

HSBC , for example, recently pushed back its own target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and supply chain by 20 years to 2050, and placed its interim financed emissions targets under review, all major U.S. In the report, UBS said that its assets under management with a net zero ambition reached $64.4

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. before 2050, and 75% of the citys net-zero strategy relies on these investments.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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The Blue Wonder

3BL Media

High stakes of ocean decline Lives and economies depend on the ocean; the value they bring is considerable. In 2025, the global ocean economy is estimated to be US$ 24 trillion with annual benefits of US$ 2.5 How KPMG can help KPMG firms have experience in supporting organizations to establish their blue economy strategy.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Financial institutions have a major role to play in decarbonising the economy toward net zero over the coming three decades.

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