Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has set out four guiding principles for financial institutions (FIs) to follow to ensure their net zero strategies are consistent with action required to meet “planetary level” emissions targets, in keeping with wider sustainability and societal climate goals. Addressing greenwashing.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2022

You man run the risk of being accused of greenwashing, only acting sustainably when it is cheap or convenient. This messaging must be corrected to avoid potential greenwashing accusations. Continued internal momentum: Carbon neutrality is often a stepping stone to a more ambitious climate action goal, such as net-zero emissions.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainable investment products and minimize greenwashing.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Supply chain emissions are on average 11 times higher than those produced by a corporation’s own direct activity, according to CDP. Most large company carbon emissions come from their supply chains and the SMEs in them. This includes setting a clearer decarbonisation trajectory, as well as identifying carbon emission data gaps by industry.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

As the fallout continues over the Science Based Targets initiative’s approach to offsets, is the net zero target-setting landscape for corporates fit for purpose? SBTi, a UK-registered charity, is a collaboration between the UN Global Compact and NGOs CDP, World Resources Institute and the WWF.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

The SBTi is part of the World Resources Institute (WRI) Center for Sustainable Business and a collaboration of WRI, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the UN Global Compact. 2°C reduction target, on the way to achieving science-based net zero targets by 2050. Net-zero targets.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

The transition to a net zero economy is underway but – as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns – far greater efforts are needed from governments and business to limit global warming to 1.5°C C and avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change. C trajectory. CTAPs aren’t just for the largest corporations though.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

Fink urged them to try harder, not only to deal with the “1,000 unicorns” of the net-zero transition, but also to adapt to a “new world of work” heralded by the ‘ Great Resignation ’ experienced most markedly in the US and UK. US CEOs have been trying and largely failing to embrace stakeholder capitalism for some time.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Speaking at COP27 in Egypt last year, UN Secretary General António Guterres was clear: “the criteria and benchmarks for… net zero commitments have varying levels of rigor, and loopholes wide enough to drive a diesel truck through. We must have zero tolerance for net zero greenwashing.” C within reach.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. 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.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A greater focus on phasing down fossil fuels and ensuring transparency around net zero goals emerged in Sharm El Sheikh, writes We Mean Business Coalition CEO María Mendiluce. Business welcomes greater transparency in reporting on net zero goals. This will require a credible net zero roadmap for the oil and gas industry.

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Sphera

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many companies are actively planning and implementing policies to reach net zero by 2050, for instance. While others, in addition to setting net-zero goals, are using ESG to help them create innovative products and services that are good for the environment and good for business.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2023

Barriers to progress Companies and governments are under increasing scrutiny to deliver on their climate goals, and concerns around corporate greenwashing are rife, as our recent survey produced with Conservation International, Corporate Minds on Climate Action , highlighted.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Potential evidence of greenwashing. These differences could be evidence of greenwashing.”. She added: “You can see an increase in ambitions from companies, in their goals and targets for net zero by 2050 or sooner, but we are not seeing that reflected in financial statements. How balance sheets could change.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. 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. C-aligned science-based targets.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

In this respect, they echoed other sustainability reporting frameworks, such as those provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. Second, communication and transparency are essential, given that transitioning to net zero is not a linear process.

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Just Capital

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Since we started tracking corporate climate commitments in the Russell 1000 , Net-Zero pledges have tripled and science-based commitments have doubled, but emissions have not fallen. Will it keep temperatures under 1.5 If corporate pledges are anything to go by, unlikely. I don’t pretend there’s an easy or obvious path here.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

Net zero signals of change this week include billions of euros for industrial decarbonization in Germany. Net Zero Economy / Finance The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a new report that helps to define ‘greenwashing’ from the authority’s point of view.

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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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ESG Today

MAY 7, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Arkema to Cut Emissions Across Value Chain by More than Half by 2030 New York Bans Fossil Fuels in New Buildings Starting 2026 TotalEnergies Sues Greenpeace Over Claims that Energy Giant Significantly Understates (..)

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Built environment This month, we look at global developments around heat pump technologies: First up, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero has committed nearly £80 million in funding for four green heating projects across England. Currently, the global agrifood system accounts for 31% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This week in ESG news: HSBC ends financing of new oil & gas projects; EU agrees to a carbon tax on imports; Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting for companies; Dow Jones Sustainability annual index changes released; Barclays sets $1 trillion sustainable finance goal; Annual CDP environmental scores released; Biden invests $3.7

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a company transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner is in want of a detailed plan. . How do they translate on a net zero journey? UK proposals to mandate climate transition plans are part of wider scrutiny effort. .

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition. As a result, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. The initiative set guidelines and established a verification process to increase the credibility of corporate net-zero targets. Conclusions.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? This year, there has been much ado about zero. It’s becoming hard to read the green media, or even the mainstream media, without seeing new net-zero commitments from companies, governments, institutions and others. Now, net-zero is the flavor of the month. Joel Makower.

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