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In Gratitude: How BIER’s Stakeholder Organizations Promote Collective Change

3BL Media

Now, emerging at the helm, these same organizations are guiding and collaboratively working with others on best practices and knowledge sharing to steer companies on their sustainability journey to fulfill the promises made to decarbonize, improve watershed health, reduce plastic waste, and embrace regenerative agriculture.

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

We saw new highs of ambition within one of the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors, as Cemex, Holcim and Titan become the first cement companies to set 1.5°C-aligned New guidance and tools were launched to further support companies on the path to decarbonization. C-aligned science-based targets. C temperature rise limit.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 10, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include a major industrial decarbonization project in Germany and carbon-capturing tequila in Mexico. Japan, alongside the other G7 countries, committed last year to largely decarbonize their power sectors by 2035, but Tokyo has yet to map out a clear path for the goal.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 26, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

And in Japan, conglomerate Mitsubishi and MUFG Bank have launched a decarbonization fund aimed at European and US start-ups which specialize in offshore wind turbines and sustainable aviation fuel. Owner of much-loved cordial brand Ribena, it is introducing measures across almost 60 hectares of blackcurrant cropland in Norfolk, England.

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Guest Post: Why Biodiversity Risk is a Business Risk

ESG Today

Danone and General Mills have partnered with their suppliers to restore soils and pollinator habitats through regenerative farming practices. As a business, you’ll soon be expected to disclose how you’re tackling biodiversity challenges alongside your decarbonization efforts.

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COP27: Five things companies need to know after this year’s UN climate summit

We Mean Business Coalition

Natasha Santos, vice president and head of global stakeholder affairs and strategic partnerships at Bayer spoke of the 200 million hectares now covered by farmers in their supply chain using regenerative practices. Companies teaming up to send demand signals is also a growing trend. C-aligned science-based targets.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: April 28, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

Google will use some of the energy generated to help decarbonize its own data centers – as efforts to do so have in the past been held up by long backlogs to connect renewables projects to the electricity grid. And nine European countries have pledged to increase offshore wind capacity in the North Sea eightfold by 2050.