Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now. This year, the non-profit CDP, which runs the world’s environmental disclosure system, included new questions to assess firms’ approaches to biodiversity. There are, however, positive signs.

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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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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It can be challenging to keep up, which is why we’ve developed this guide as a tool to quickly catch up. Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) The SBTi initiative was created to promote climate action within the private sector by assisting organizations in setting a science-based emissions reduction target in line with the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2022

July 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ - DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has committed to setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between CDP, the UN Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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3BL Media

JULY 14, 2022

In 2021, HP announced a range of ambitious climate action targets , including a commitment to be net zero by 2040 — a full decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. Over the last two years, HP has brought in top-tier environmental groups such as the CDP and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to host virtual workshops for those 30 suppliers.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Amir Sokolowski, Global Director for Climate Change at CDP, says the NZDPU was launched to harmonise basic data points with the RAF and GCAP created to harmonise methodology for pieces of data such as carbon emission – kickstarting a theory of change. More people will see it, consistently, and they’ll know where to point the finger.”

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Disclosure and reporting.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The majority of large companies are willing to disclose their biodiversity risks and impacts, according to data from non-profit environmental disclosure platform CDP. CDP was founded two decades ago as a platform for reporting climate-related disclosures, but is expanding its operations to cover a wider range of environmental data. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

C warming target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and there must be a “rapid acceleration of mitigation efforts after 2030” if there is any hope of limiting global temperature increases to 2°C. . He is disappointed more has not been achieved since the Paris Agreement. . “In Greater collaboration .

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Download: Carbon markets must be a transparent, high integrity part of broader corporate climate action (pdf) The recent synthesis report from the Global Stocktake is a stark reminder: the world continues to veer dangerously off course from the long-term objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement. Use high-integrity credits.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

The 4 A’s of Climate Leadership guides companies to credible climate action, from using the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to set emissions targets, to disclosing through through CDP. It may soon be required by law In addition to the environmental imperative to develop a CTAP, companies may soon have a legal obligation to do so.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

Nonetheless, the NGOs welcomed Parliament’s further specifications on disclosures of sustainability targets and transition plans in line with the Paris Agreement, as well the prioritisation of developing sector-specific standards for high-risk industries. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

Fewer than 35% of companies’ emission reductions targets are credible, climate disclosure platform CDP revealed this week, based on an analysis of 13,000+ companies reporting last year. At COP26, nearly 200 countries finalised Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. However, this is likely to change.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Companies can align themselves with the HLEG by using the Coalition’s new guidance on how to develop a climate transition action plan. This will identify the actual emissions cuts that countries have made since the Paris Agreement was signed and allow us to accurately understand progress towards cutting emissions in half by 2030.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

ISSB also announced plans to build on the industry-based standards development approach of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Earlier this month, the IFRS Foundation and GRI adopted a formal agreement to collaborate and coordinate on the development of sustainability-related disclosures.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As of April 2023, more than 4,500 companies have set or committed to developing science-based targets 8 , 290 of which are from the food and beverage processing sector and only 87 are from the containers and packaging sector 9. In 2022, we started a Sustainability Agile Development Programme. Nature Food 2.3.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

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.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Some companies like PepsiCo, Scania and JLL, are aiming for net zero by no later than 2040 – a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement goal – through the Climate Pledge. trillion in procurement spend are now requesting thousands of companies to disclose their environmental data through CDP. Other countries will follow.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

COP26 reached consensus on how to implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, but there are still many steps before national emissions trading schemes can work together to establish a global price level for carbon pollution. The whole economy is developing a wisdom. A carbon price is key,” he said. Will we pull it off in time?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

It also said that FIs should transition and align all financing activities with net zero pathways that achieve Paris Agreement goals, with “no or low overshoot”, as well as align them with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These will be finalised in the wider net-zero standard development process for the sector, it said.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2022

Investing in emerging markets’ transition efforts can help asset owners deliver greater real-world impact than investing in developed markets, according to an April report published by the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment. . Policymakers are working to accelerate the transition to renewable energy in developing countries.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions status 10 years before it’s called for by the Paris Agreement. New product development is a great example.

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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. 2021 Sustainability Summary. Carbon Offsets Market growth.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tension, notably the growing mistrust between developed and developing nations, the deal was seen as a significant achievement, especially given the absence of impetus from global political leaders. This agreement is more than adequate to further acceleration and scale.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

The research by Bloomberg NEF showed that 17 countries maintained or improved their net-zero policy ratings, though the group as a whole are still falling behind on the goals of the Paris Agreement. The ‘green industry’ bill aims to support the development of green hydrogen, batteries, wind power, heat pumps and solar panels.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

After the signature of the Paris Agreement in 2015, science has become widely accepted. Therefore, developing a basic map of your emissions in both your operations and in your supply chain should be the first step. Moreover, according to CDP, supply chain emissions are on average 11.4 Why should a company be net-zero?

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

Only 1% of over 13,000 corporates across 13 industries and 117 countries disclosed against 24 key climate transition plan indicators, according to a 2021 report by sustainability disclosure platform CDP. On 25 April, the UK government launched its Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to develop a transition plan disclosure framework.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

Over the course of this year, the UNFCCC Secretariat will work with relevant stakeholders to determine how GCAP can increase the robustness of the whole accountability system.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In 2020, more than 9,600 companies disclosed their environmental impacts through the non-profit CDP platform. It represents a growth of 14% from last year and sets a record on the number of CDP environmental disclosures. Other brands have developed their labels as Unilever’s carbon label to be present in 70k of their products.

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Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

While developing Asian countries were “thinking big” about coal phase-out, the positions of Australia, Japan and Korea are “embarrassing and simply untenable”, says Dave Jones, Global Programme Lead, Ember. Ember noted the “major divergence” on coal at COP 26. The position in Australia, which needs to phase-out coal by 2030 to meet 1.5C

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Developing the Metrics for Success. PNC Capital Markets’ Sustainable Finance practice worked alongside NETSTREIT to develop a sustainability reporting system with key performance indicators (KPIs) centered around leveraging Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) metrics.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

In 2021, Bloomberg expanded its solar energy capacity, developing an additional 2.55MW solar project at the Princeton office, with solar energy now providing 100 percent of the electricity needed for the two buildings on site. Bloomberg provides insights and tools to help firms develop and execute strategies for achieving net zero goals.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum, said, “Our Coalition has made great progress in the past two years – developing ambitious performance metrics, raising awareness of critical issues, and transforming business practices – but there is still much more to do.

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