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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46.

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Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Invest in Environmental Markets Platform Xpansiv

ESG Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

New strategic investors participating in the financing included Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. Jim DeMare, President of Global Markets at Bank of America, said: “Sustainability is part of discussions in boardrooms and with investors. Bank of America supports innovation in these evolving markets.”.

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Google, Embraer Join United Airlines’ $200 Million Sustainable Aviation Venture Fund

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The new partners include Aircastle, Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Safran Corporate Ventures, and Technip Energies. Sustainable aviation fuel is seen as one of the key tools to help decarbonize the aviation industry, which currently accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Carbon markets could help the planet, but only if Indigenous land rights are recognized

Corporate Knights

MARCH 10, 2022

Carbon markets are trading systems through which countries, businesses, individuals or other entities buy or sell units of greenhouse gas emissions. These markets facilitate carbon offsetting — compensating for carbon dioxide emissions in one location by reducing or removing emissions elsewhere.

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Progress at last on climate finance at COP27

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spent a large part of my career working on international finance at the World Bank and the United Nations and now advise public development and private funds and teach climate diplomacy focusing on finance. That frustration has culminated in pressure for World Bank President David Malpass to step down.

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United Raises $200 Million for Sustainable Aviation Venture Fund

ESG Today

JULY 25, 2023

New partners joining the fund include American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), Aramco Ventures, Aviation Capital Group, Bank of America, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Groupe ADP, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Ventures. SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues.

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TPG-Backed Carbon Markets Platform Rubicon Raising $1 Billion

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The company stated that it is targeting total capital commitments of $1 billion, with participation in its initial equity financing expected from investors including Bank of America, JetBlue Ventures, and NGP ETP. Montag said: “To deliver on net zero and keep as close as possible to a 1.5-degree

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American Airlines' Approach to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

3BL Media

AUGUST 29, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The clearest near-term way for us to decarbonize is by using SAF, which is why purchasing and helping scale SAF production is the cornerstone of our climate strategy this decade. We have since completed similar agree ments with Kuehne+Nagel, a global logistics company, Bank of America, and a number of other companies.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. That may seem an audacious notion from a company whose business model for well over a century has centered around bringing fossil fuels to market — and is banking on petroleum being a key, albeit declining, fuel for decades to come.

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Creating a Business Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice

B the Change

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“When you’re thinking of centering justice in your climate action plan, it’s important to understand there are many tools and many actions you can take as a business, and carbon offsets are just (some of the tools) in the toolbox to fight climate change,” Schrock said.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

With the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and environmental groups all in agreement, he added, “getting rid of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is now a common sense bottom line.” Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets? We are bending the curve on Canada’s fight on pollution.”

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 24, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 24, 2023

And a consortium of major businesses including Coca-Cola, DPD and Diageo have set up an updated initiative focused on the decarbonization of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) across Europe. It aims to spend the next six months exploring the challenges related to HGV decarbonization and co-developing potential solutions.

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The JUST Report: My Top Takeaways from a Frenetic Climate Week

Just Capital

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Visa aims to become a climate positive company by leveraging its global network to increase sustainable commerce and providing clients with sustainable card options and guidance on sustainable accounts, including access to high-quality carbon offsets. degree Science-Based Net Zero commitment.

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Guest Post: Why Biodiversity Risk is a Business Risk

ESG Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Similarly, natural capital is our global bank of natural assets, including soil, water, air, and all living things. Similarly, in 2021 the World Bank published Nature Action 100 , a proposal for investor engagement on biodiversity. Why Biodiversity Matters. First, what is biodiversity and natural capital?

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Natural carbon sinks, carbon mineralization and direct-air capture are early focus areas for Stripe’s 2019 Negative Emissions Commitment , which aims to spend at least double in these areas compared with what it pays for carbon offsets. In 2019, it followed an inaugural €1 billion bond with a $1.5 billion U.S.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Invest in Environmental Markets Platform Xpansiv

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Google, Embraer Join United Airlines’ $200 Million Sustainable Aviation Venture Fund

Carbon markets could help the planet, but only if Indigenous land rights are recognized

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United Raises $200 Million for Sustainable Aviation Venture Fund

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