ESG Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced today the release of its company scores for 2022, including its annual “A List” of top performers. According to CDP, the organization raised the bar in 2022 on qualification for leadership status across the categories, with more stringent criteria such as 1.5°C-aligned

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This policy calls on and encourages investee companies to make “quantifiable, time-bound commitments” to eliminate deforestation from their activities and their supply chains. Businesses will be required to undertake a due diligence exercise on their supply chains and report this annually for transparency.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

Will Jenkins, Director at Carbon Intelligence , which helps corporates identify, manage and mitigate carbon emissions across their operations, says the IPCC has once again laid bare the importance of achieving net zero. However, “existing legal and regulatory frameworks remain in the way” of achieving some net zero ambitions, he adds.

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3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2024

Suppliers can also export relevant data for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global disclosure system to manage environmental data, which many companies have joined. Reducing emissions along the value chain Henkel is pursuing clear goals to reduce its carbon footprint in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2022

Canada is making strides to address climate change, pledging ambitious commitments to accelerate a path towards a safe and prosperous net-zero future by 2050. But achieving a net-zero future requires every sector of the economy play a role, not just government. Be selective with suppliers. According to the?

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We Mean Business Coalition

APRIL 21, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include EU reforms of its carbon market and deforestation laws, and a $1 billion wind project in Laos. Vodafone has teamed up with CDP to develop a reporting and best practices framework to help telecoms businesses address greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Join thousands of companies seizing the opportunities of climate action for a net zero, 1.5°C-aligned To ensure we halve global emissions by 2030, companies need to set science-based targets , following the Net Zero Corporate Standard , including five to ten-year targets for deep, rapid emissions cuts across their value chains.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November 28, 2023 /3BL/ - With escalating risks from the world’s climate and nature crises and enhanced European regulatory risks, Ceres released a new scorecard today that reveals few of the largest global companies are taking ambitious action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation and drive progress toward a net zero economy.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 8, 2023

See our TCFD index for references to our CDP response and portions of this report on how we address the eleven recommendations of TCFD. The identification of emerging climate risks is informed by external scans of megatrends, consultancy and industry reports, peer CDP disclosures, TCFD reports, annual reports and 10-Ks.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 12, 2023

The latest net zero signals of change include a solar boost for South Africa’s grid and a successful energy efficiency trial for UK companies. GFANZ confirmed that the chapter will launch in June, and will support local financial institutions to decarbonize their investments and help the country to meet its net zero goal.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Still, many organizations struggle to make their first steps to become Net-Zero companies.

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Carlos Sanchez

MAY 27, 2020

While most companies have implemented carbon footprint reduction programs in their factories, buildings and fleets, not many have yet mastered how to tackle the emissions of their supply chains. According to CDP 2021 supply chain report , upstream emissions are 11.4 Reason 2: reduce risks.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

Net Zero Economy As the G7 Summit begins in Japan, a report out this week shows that the wider G20 group has avoided backsliding on climate despite the rush to boost energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. The US has risen up the rankings thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JULY 10, 2023

Companies restoring Texan forests and government plans for decarbonizing shipping are among this week’s net zero Signals of Change. Net Zero Economy & Finance At the recent New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, governments including the UK, France and Canada committed $2.7

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3BL Media

MARCH 24, 2022

Companies are making bold commitments to tackle critical sustainability issues within their supply chains and beyond. Where companies have traditionally focused on assuring the integrity of their supply through certification, they are increasingly also committing to broader targets such as restoration and net zero.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This emphasizes that people-centered climate action is essential to ensure social cohesion and increase the societal buy-in required for an accelerated and sustainable transition to a net-zero economy — within planetary boundaries and at a pace aligned with science. C-aligned, ambitious, equitable, and social-justice centered.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In case there were any doubts about the business relevance of this issue, three developments over the past six months have put these to rest: Development 1: Deforestation rises to a top climate priority. Development 2: Investors are looking at your forest footprint. Development 3: Due diligence is now serious.

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3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

Supply chain finance plays a key role in unlocking investments towards decarbonization tech and making climate action more accessible to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Twelve other countries pledged an additional $413 million in funding to the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) within the Green Climate Fund.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Business stands ready to work with governments to deliver more ambitious NDCs in both developing and developed countries. The action we need to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change is clear: halving global emissions by 2030 and transitioning to a just and inclusive net-zero economy by 2050 at the latest.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2024

Everyone can see and feel the effects of climate change, from record-setting heat to intensified wildfires , so the need to prioritize pledges like reaching net-zero is not just a matter of meeting government regulations. Developing partnerships along the supply chain can also help cut through the data-gathering and reporting maze. “As

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3BL Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

In November 2020, we announced 11 ESG goals , including net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 and, as an interim target, reducing GHG emissions intensity from our operations 35% by 2030. “We Sustainability is central to how we do business at Enbridge, and sustainability ratings agencies continue to notice.

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ESG Today

APRIL 23, 2023

This week in ESG news: IBM study shatters “myth” that ESG harms profitability; PwC boosts nature and biodiversity capabilities; Starbucks certifies 3,500 environmentally sustainable stores; Hong Kong to require all issuers to report on climate; EU lawmakers adopt rules tackling deforestation in supply chains; Schneider Electric launches (..)

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 22, 2024

The City of Toronto also has an expansive net-zero plan, dubbed TransformTO , as well as one of North America’s few municipal policies (the Toronto Green Standard) designed to push builders to drive energy efficiency beyond the low bar in the Ontario Building Code. Greenfield development [i.e.,

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Getting there holds the potential to positively impact the lives of millions of people across supply chains and local communities, as well as the employees working to make it happen.”. Mads Nipper continued: “However, this won't come automatically. Read more on each priority in the report: Green energy for the planet and its people.

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Sphera

JUNE 28, 2022

With the growing focus on net-zero and decarbonization targets, Scope 3 emissions are increasingly in the spotlight. Watch our webinar and hear from Sphera’s experts: Traditionally, organizations have focused on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to measure, improve, and report their sustainability and ESG performance.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

climate action and investments, as public and private sector leaders raise their ambition, deliver on commitments, implement policies to capitalize on the opportunities in the necessary transition to a zero emissions future, and ensure public finance to support adaptation and resilience for developing nations. On the U.S.

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3BL Media

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m proud that the team has been able to issue commercial operation to all three Haystack Wind offtakers on time despite industry-wide supply chain delays,” says Neil O’Donovan, CEO of Ørsted Onshore. The wind farm has a capacity of 298 MW and is contracted by power purchase agreements with Hormel Foods, Target, and PepsiCo.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

This newfound perception of supply chain risk as inseparable from a broader array of sustainability challenges and opportunities is, in Heinzmann’s analysis, one of the most significant legacies of the pandemic, and it is a dynamic that he expects to continue shaping procurement and sustainability programs in the long-term.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Currently, more than 40% of the world’s largest publicly traded companies have made net-zero commitments as of the end of 2022, up from 20% in December 2020 5. However, only 50% of companies with net-zero targets were found to have a GHG emissions reduction plan that includes intermediate targets 6.

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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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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition.

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We Mean Business Coalition

APRIL 12, 2023

They supply larger companies with products and resources, which makes SMEs crucial to the efforts of major corporations to slash their overall emissions. As corporate customers face increasing scrutiny over their supply chain emissions, businesses of all sizes must become more transparent.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

2] [3] [4] Companies purchasing carbon credits are investing three times more on emission reductions efforts within their own supply chains and are nearly twice as likely to decarbonize year-over-year compared to companies not investing in the carbon market. [5] Incentivize companies to take immediate climate action.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

(“CIF”), a venture capital fund dedicated to advancing the circular economy by investing in growth-stage companies across North America, Europe and Asia, which have the potential to solve complex supply chain problems and minimize environmental impact. Cycle Capital is the founder of Cycle Momentum Accelerator + Innovation Engine.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Examples are the Swiss art 964 and the German supply chain act. 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. Thank you GRI! Source VBA.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Members of UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce reiterat e the need for a “significant uptick” in net zero plans , as framework and implementation guidance are refined. Today, the international non-profit CDP published a report analysing the disclosure of around 19,000 companies globally.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. Because we're Scope 3, it's got to be across your whole supply chain. Photo courtesy of PepsiCo.

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