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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

Doing so offers countries that signed the Global Methane Pledge (158 countries, COP26 – European Union and the United States), and those who signed UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action (160+ countries, COP28) the opportunity to strengthen their climate commitments.

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The textile companies creating material change

GreenBiz

Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. We provide long term commitments that then help them to get loans from NGOs and banks." . They know that we are going to pay the right price for organic and fair trade cotton.

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2021 Baker Hughes Progress in our Corporate Responsibility

3BL Media

While most of our engagements involve monthly or quarterly contributions to select stakeholder committees, workshops, task forces, and projects of mutual interest, we have also collaborated to lead presentations in specialized events with our stakeholders. International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP).

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6 Key Tasks at COP27

Chris Hall

At the closing of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, one of the headline questions centered on how countries would address the need for finance to address loss and damage , those impacts from climate change that are so severe communities are simply unable to adapt to them. COP27 will host another of the year’s four workshops under the work program.

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Starting to Adapt 

Chris Hall

The topic was a focus of high-level talks during COP28’s Finance Day with former Brazil premier Dilma Roussef, President of New Development Bank, talking about the importance of deepening local currency capital markets to lower the cost of capital for organisations on the ground.

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Wrapping up the 10th Year at SDSN

Sustainable Development Network

The meeting was launched with a policy workshop entitled ‘Farm to Fork: How to make it work for Europe and the planet’ , created in partnership with the EESC. 8,100+ teachers participated in a trainers of trainers workshop on the SDGs, Global Citizenship, ESD, or another topic led by a Global Schools Advocate.

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These 30 under 30 are leading a green youthquake

Corporate Knights

THE EMPOWERERS Leïla Cantave & Tyjana Connolly 27, 26, Montreal & Calgary Co-founders, Black Eco Bloom After meeting while interning at COP26 in 2021, Leïla Cantave and Tyjana Connolly couldn’t ignore the reality that they saw no other Black youth at the summit. Her next act hits even closer to home for Khurana.