ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The campaign is backed by many of the world’s largest financial institutions including Allianz Global Investors, AXA Group, Crédit Agricole and UBS, as well as by 45 multinational companies with over $710 billion in annual procurement spending, such as PepsiCo, Astra Zeneca, and Schneider Electric.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Associate, Corporate Engagement at CDP.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

The scientific community holds strongly recommends that the average global temperature increase must be limited to increase be limited to 1.5 °C C - 2° C compared to the pre-industrial era, to prevent the damaging effects of climate change. C to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Near-term targets.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Failure to focus on water-related issues risks derailing efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. The UN has previously said that water and climate change are “inextricably linked”, with the latter “exacerbating” both water scarcity and water-related hazards, such as floods and droughts.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Transition Plan Taskforce’s (TPT) finalised disclosure framework aims to “remove friction” for preparers of climate transition plans by aligning with the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

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We Mean Business Coalition

APRIL 12, 2023

However, the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also left no doubt that feasible, effective, and low-cost options exist to deeply reduce emissions now. SMEs cannot be left behind in the net zero transition, or they will face enormous risk in the long term.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

States and regions have, on average, reduced emissions by 14% as global emissions continue to rise. The Climate Group and CDP call for states and regions to set more ambitious emissions reduction targets for 2030 and beyond to limit global heating to 1.5°C By comparison, only 25% of global electricity is renewable.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2023

We need to halve emissions by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C C and avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, as outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The risks of failing to take action are clear.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Moreover, companies will use voluntary frameworks and surveys such as GRI, SASB, CDP, UNGC, and Ecovadis to answer requests from customers, investors and other stakeholders. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps. As a result, 91% of the global economy and almost half of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

A total of 2,253 companies across 70 countries and 15 industries have approved emissions reductions targets or commitments with the organisation, with 80% of targets approved by SBTi in 2021 aligned with limiting climate change to 1.5°C. C-aligned targets as the new normal for corporates.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A court forced Shell to reduce emissions, an activist investor forced ExxonMobil to replace three board members better suited to fight climate change, and Chevron shareholders voted against their board to achieve faster-cut carbon emissions. ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Speaking at COP27 in Egypt last year, UN Secretary General António Guterres was clear: “the criteria and benchmarks for… net zero commitments have varying levels of rigor, and loopholes wide enough to drive a diesel truck through. We must have zero tolerance for net zero greenwashing.”

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Our collective impact was not being felt and the many business leaders who wanted an enabling policy environment for greater climate action were not being fully heard. Nations are moving in the right direction with their emission reduction targets but long-term net zero targets need to be translated into bold immediate plans.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As one of the most cost-effective methods of fighting climate change, nature-based climate solutions (NBS) have the capability to provide one third of the solutions to reach the 1.5 ° C pathway according to McKinsey and the World Economic Forum , and business has a vital role to play. . REDUCE EMISSIONS IN YOUR OWN BUSINESS?AS

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Sustainable Round Table

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

What seemed to resonate best in follow-up discussion was the possibility of analogizing our climate crisis to the issues of forced labor and LGBTQ rights, regarding which corporations have been willing to embrace a relatively simple and effective moral framing, language, and demand. .

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. Together, the three industries emit close to 6 Gt of CO2 per year and are absolutely critical to limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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