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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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A Year of Impact in Motion: B Lab’s 2024 Annual Report Summary

B the Change

800+ B Corps have joined the SME Climate Hub to work towards Net Zero 273 B Corps have adopted the Science Based Targets (SBTi) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions B Corps are 3.1x 2025 will also see greater demand for collective presence at global convenings such as ChangeNOW , New York Climate Week , COP30 , and Econtro+B.

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How climate risk disclosure became a battleground for the clean economy

Corporate Knights

The work of the TCFD paved the way, in 2021, for the launch of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), an international cohort of banks committed to transitioning their financed emissions. The banks say they have not abandoned their net-zero commitments, and certainly all the economic drivers and hazards still apply.

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Barclays Ends Direct Financing for New Oil and Gas Projects

ESG Today

Daniel Hanna, Head of Sustainable Finance, Corporate and Investment Bank, said: “Capital is critical to the energy transition, to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors for the world to reach net zero emissions and create a resilient economy.

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Hydrogen Century

Chris Hall

John Ostergren, CSO at Smiths Group, forecasts significant growth in hydrogen and carbon capture technologies, further contributing to the global path towards net zero. A recent example is the Canada Net-zero Hydrogen Energy Complex – a C$475 million project in which John Crane is involved, and which will fund a C$1.6

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DP World Sets New Ambitious Carbon Reduction Target As It Secures SBTi Validation

3BL Media

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World said: "DP World is committed to leading the supply chain industry towards a more sustainable and efficient future, and ultimately achieving net zero emissions by 2050.