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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

Environmental NGO WRAP is using COP29 to highlight the need for countries to include food loss and waste in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A new report shows that, of the 195 countries attending COP29, only 12 have committed to reducing food waste and just 17 to tackling food loss.

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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

Waste management $20,010 4% 57% 95% 100% B- 54 64 Cisco Systems Inc San Jose, U.S. Computers & peripherals mfg $366,926 12% 728:1 50% 76% 0% C 1.5C, SBTi 80 52 Investec Ltd Sandton, South Africa Banks $2,308,452 6% 48:1 58% 4% N.A. C NZIA, NZAO 82 Bank of Montreal Montreal, Canada Banks $1,670,219 8% 61:1 46% 7% N.A.

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Clean 200 list shows sustainable companies on path to dominate global economy

Corporate Knights

Clean200 data show that for the large companies that make up 80% of global market capitalization, sustainable revenues and capital expenditures are growing more than twice as fast as all other revenues over the past five years.

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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. The ranking includes key performance indicators (KPIs) in areas such as energy, water, and waste, and governance factors like gender diversity. Since 2019, it has cut air carbon by 7.5%

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. It is also one of the biggest green financiers globally. That now includes 7.6

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Why Investing in Waste Matters

Chris Hall

Waste treatment and recycling is one of the themes driving GIB AM’s multi-thematic portfolio, according to Global Equities Portfolio Manager Stefanie Mollin. Waste management is a big – and growing – business, as the global scale of solid waste generation reaches vast proportions. billion tonnes.

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The Blue Wonder

3BL Media

3 Pressures on the ocean, including plastic waste, acidification, tourism, pollution from shipping, and overfishing are all increasing. 10 These ecosystems are worth US$ 375 billion per year to the global economy, from industries and services including fishing, food, pharmaceuticals and tourism.

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