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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Business strategy organization Boston Consulting Group will use remote workplace lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce per-employee travel by at least 30 percent by 2025, one key element of the $8.5 Heather Clancy. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02.

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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025. Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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New framework for CO2 offsets could create "cowboy carbon markets," critics warn

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For the first time carbon credits will be recognized under the Paris Agreement, enabling countries and companies to use offsets to meet their carbon reduction targets, potentially giving a huge boost to carbon credit trading. At least one major international bank, HSBC, is voting with its feet.

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AllianceBernstein Commits to Net Zero Pathway

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degree Celsius pathway, joining Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. degree Celsius pathway by 2050, in support of the Paris Agreement. As part of its net zero strategy for business operations, AB will continue its initiative to locate 85% of employees in green buildings by 2025 and will explore renewable energy options.

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Green steel may be a climate game-changer. Which carmakers are making the shift?

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Volkswagen has signed a memorandum of understanding with Salzgitter AG to procure carbon-reduced steel starting at the end of 2025; Volvo has pledged that 50% of its steel purchases in 2030 will be lower in emissions intensity compared to current levels. And General Motors announced a supply agreement with U.S.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

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And while private equity markets declined the past two years, McKinseys Global Private Markets Report for 2025 shows that a rebound is underway, with 30% of respondents saying they plan to increase their allocations. Reaching net-zero as we grow remains vital. Go-Ahead Group Ltd Net-zero-aligned transporter Go-Ahead is a U.K.-based

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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows

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degrees Celsius, sees demand for oil, gas and coal reach an immediate peak and fall into a steep decline starting from the year 2025. This report should serve as a wake-up call: we need a rapid decline in emissions starting from now – not in five years’ time – if net zero by mid-century is to remain a possibility.”

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