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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. According to the EPA , transition risks are related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, while physical risks are associated to the physical impacts of climate change.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. snowstorm within 48 hours.

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CDL first in Southeast Asia to apply two-pillar ESG disclosure framework in its 16th Intergrated Sustainability Report – Zeros in on Positive Impact and Value

Corporate Knights

Two-pillar sustainability reporting framework harmonises nine key ESG reporting standards and 14 UN Sustainable Development Goals On track towards achieving its SBTi-validated GHG emissions intensity reduction targets based on a 1.5°C

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008.

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008.

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Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments

GreenBiz

These existing standards ultimately could inform what disclosure and reporting mandates from forward-looking regulators might look like in the future. Our goal is to broaden the path forged by these alignment pioneers, reinforcing their efforts to accelerate change at the scale demanded to meet the challenge of climate change.

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Sustainable Finance and Upcoming Reporting Requirements in 2022

Sphera

Even after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) came to a close last November, the ESG landscape still remains unclear. This may entail extensive policy, legal, technology and market changes to address mitigation and adaptation requirements related to climate change.