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Mastercard: Turning Aspiration Into Impact

3BL Media

Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 48%, and Scope 3 emissions by 40% in 2023, compared to our 2016 base year; with 91% of our suppliers reporting to CDP on Scope 3 emissions. Announced we are accelerating efforts to eliminate first-use, PVC plastics from payment cards on our network by 2028.

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Ambition Drying up for Water Action Agenda

Chris Hall

CDP expects the only outcome from the event will be a “summary of proceedings”, meaning an outline of minutes of the meeting. The UN 2023 Water Conference is the first of its kind in almost five decades, with the event aiming to mobilise global action for water resilience and security.

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How Sustainability Leaders Can Ensure Audit & Assurance Readiness

3BL Media

For reasonable assurance, there will be standards in delegated acts by October 1, 2028, following an assessment to determine if reasonable assurance is feasible for auditors and undertakings. The European Commission will adopt assurance standards for limited assurance no later than October 1, 2026 by means of delegated acts.

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A deep dive into the rise of non-financial reporting and what it means for business

We Mean Business Coalition

The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are being phased in from reporting years 2024-2028, depending on company size and listed status. Find out how early adopter companies are already reporting against the framework in our latest report.

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Signals of Change – February 2024

We Mean Business Coalition

Meanwhile, new research from the IEA found that under existing policies and market conditions, global renewable capacity in electricity, transport and heat is forecast to reach 7300 GW by 2028. This growth trajectory would see global capacity increase to 2.5 128 companies are committed to improving their energy efficiency through EP100.