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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?

GreenBiz

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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From Net Zero to Net Positive

Sustainable Round Table

In August, the world’s top relevant scientists published another report endorsed by all 193 countries involved in the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). What all agree on is that much more has to be done much more urgently than simply committing to plan to reduce net emissions to zero nearly thirty years from now.

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From Net Zero to Net Positive

Sustainable Round Table

In August, the world’s top relevant scientists published another report endorsed by all 193 countries involved in the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). However, Net Zero has gained enough support and momentum to make it worth supporting – for now. Code Red for Humanity”.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

The company’s climate commitment is a verified 1.5 degree Science Based Target , and is informed by its goal to reach net zero emissions by 2030 across its operations and supply chains and its analysis on the carbon impact of remote work. C Science Based Target Net zero by 2030 target. Verified 1.5°C

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When it comes to water, are we stewards or security guards?

Sustainability Matters

With climate change, extreme weather, population growth and industrial development all placing greater pressure on our finite water supplies, there has never been a more urgent need for innovative and sustainable solutions to manage our most precious resource. How is water security different from water stewardship?

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Singapore Finalises Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Chris Hall

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, which sets out detailed thresholds and criteria for defining green and transition activities that contribute to climate change mitigation across eight focus sectors.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.