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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. South Pole can help you navigate the existing framework as well as the new net zero guidance (FINZ) which will replace it in Q4 2023. While the process is complex, the pay-offs are considerable.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

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

Corporate Knights

One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future . Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach. Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. SOURCE: 3BL Alerts.

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Global Regulatory Brief: Green Finance, January Edition

3BL Media

Transition activities are comprehensively defined through two new approaches: A traffic light system that defines green, transition and ineligible activities across the eight focus sectors. Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes.

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“A Solid Foundation for ESG Integration” NBK’s 2022 Sustainability Report

3BL Media

Zero incidents of Corruption, Fraud, Money Laundering and Bribery. Received solid first-time score of ‘C’ from CDP, for both the Climate Change and Forest categories. Net Zero Ambitions: 25% targeted reduction of gross operational emissions by 2025, compared to our baseline year 2021.

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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

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.