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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

As 2021 begins, more companies are seeing their strategies for addressing deforestation deep down into their supply chains scrutinized. . "We Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains.

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How to create the carbon footprint of your supply chain

Carlos Sanchez

While most companies have implemented carbon footprint reduction programs in their factories, buildings and fleets, not many have yet mastered how to tackle the emissions of their supply chains. According to CDP 2021 supply chain report , upstream emissions are 11.4 Reason 2: reduce risks.

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

This article is “sponsored content” as defined by Corporate Knights’ content disclosure policy. It also plans to derive 80 percent of its revenue from green solutions by 2025, have 1,000 of its top suppliers reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2025 and have an entirely net-zero supply chain by 2050. It’s a connected chain.

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Water scarcity: A growing risk for companies and investors

GreenBiz

This increasing demand in the midst of plummeting supply spells trouble for businesses. In 2018, CDP analyzed a group of 296 companies that had consistently responded to its requests for water data. Given the amount of water companies and their supply chains require, the costs of inaction are high. Sponsored Article.

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Why the ESG bandwagon must embrace adaptation

GreenBiz

To their credit, the sponsors of several prominent initiatives to promote climate-related disclosure (such as CDP) expressly request information on organizational risks and plans to address them. Thus, adaptation of the supply chain to increase resilience represents an important ESG consideration. Sponsored Article.

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Climate Change: How Collaboration Can Transform Ambition Into Action

3BL Media

External collaboration — from suppliers in the value chain and implementation partners, to regulators, investors, consumers and media — can bring forward new pathways to reduce supply chain emissions ( Scope 3 ) and accomplish other ESG objectives. One adage says it takes a village to raise a child.

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ESG Goals: Foundational to Enbridge, Notable in Sustainability Rankings

3BL Media

First among peers with a grade of A-minus for climate change from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) , an international environmental ratings non-profit. Our environmental score of 70 is still a leader among our industry peers, and our governance and economics score of 73 reflects a direct improvement within our supply chain operations.

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