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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. In fact, this has been a COP of action.

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Guest Post: Why Biodiversity Risk is a Business Risk

ESG Today

And of course, during COP26 we saw more than 100 countries and 30 global financial institutions sign on to a commitment to stop forest loss and land degradation by 2030. Danone and General Mills have partnered with their suppliers to restore soils and pollinator habitats through regenerative farming practices.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 12, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

G7 host Japan is to be the first country to house a dedicated chapter of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), an investor-led climate action coalition created during COP26 in 2021. After a successful pilot, the scheme will now be rolled out to Organic Valley’s supply chain across 34 US states. .

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World's Leading Consumer Goods Companies Put Transparency and Transformation at Forefront of Latest Deforestation Report

3BL Media

At COP26, the Coalition launched its ambitious strategy for transforming production landscapes to forest positive by 2030, in areas equivalent to the Coalition’s collective production base footprint. Transforming production landscapes.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . An updated draft proposal was released by the COP26 Presidency this morning, on the last official day of the conference. READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE > FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER – ANALYSIS: .

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Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

Answering A Question From COP26: “Hell Yes”. Jim Boyle, CEO of Sustainability Roundtable Inc, as a delegate of the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. This is consistent with the ancient Vedic wisdom that recognized “the fruit is not for the tree.”