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How Yum! Brands Is Making Its Supply Chain More Sustainable

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“We rely on healthy agriculture systems to support sustainable crop yields and livestock productivity,” said Yum! Chief Sustainability Officer Jon Hixson. “If If temperatures rise and extreme weather events increase, then there may be less supply of items like beef, chicken and cheese worldwide. It’s all connected.

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Better Together: The Climate Pledge

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Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Head of Worldwide Sustainability. Speakers: .

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Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040

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Below, Angela Baker, Qualcomm’s Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses our commitment to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2040, why the Company has made this a priority, and the roadmap to achieve our goals. What does it mean to achieve net-zero? Why did Qualcomm decide to commit to net-zero? Why 2040 vs 2050?

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

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

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

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Probodha Acharya, chief sustainability officer at JSW Group, discussed how the company’s cement – with a carbon intensity of 300kg CO2 per tonne – makes it the lowest carbon cement company in the world. Business is getting on with the job of cutting emissions. C-aligned science-based targets.

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2022 Global 100 Press Release

Corporate Knights

65 of the Global 100 companies have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative, aligning their emissions reductions with the requirements of the Paris Agreement, up from 60 in 2021. . Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited. Our methodology measures what matters: sustainability.

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Accelerating Climate Action: Project Gigaton™ Marks Key Milestone

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By Kathleen McLaughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc.; Driving Action on Supply Chain Emissions. We designed Project Gigaton™ in 2017 to catalyze and support supplier initiatives to decarbonize product supply chains. President, Walmart Foundation.