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Why Stand Alone ESG Ratings Could Improve Reporting

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

One prominent flaw of current ESG ratings is that methodologies and definitions vary between rating agencies. We are hopeful that the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) at the United Nations COP26 late last year will unify ESG standards.

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The Growing Urgency of Funding Off-Grid Solar: Exploring the Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Opportunity in Achieving Climate and Energy Access Goals

James Militzer

It currently serves 420 million people and has helped mitigate over 150 million metric tonnes of CO2e (according to GOGLA estimates), while enabling remote and vulnerable populations to adapt and become more resilient to climate change. . Climate urgency can push energy access forward. Momentum building in energy access.

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B Lab Forms New Partnerships to Help Scale Credible Business Transitions to Net Zero

B the Change

(Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash ) Scaling Impact and Strengthening Accountability Toward Net Zero Through the B Corp Climate Collective Brigitta Nemes, Senior Manager Environmental Standards at B Lab Global, shares her reflections on a new direction for the B Corp Climate Collective’s work on net zero. or due to it?—?lots

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8 Leaders at Davos 2022 Explain How Business Can Deliver on ESG Promises

3BL Media

Yet, without definitive standards, sustainability reporting remains complex – and a barrier to progress. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), established at COP26 to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets, has launched a consultation on its first two proposed standards.

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UN climate conference more productive than you think

Sense and Sustainability

Between the news media and the protests, it would have been easy to get the impression that this year’s United Nations climate summit, known as COP26, was all talk and no action. The conference brought forth a slew of good news and formal agreements to implement bolder climate action. on climate action.

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Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign

Envirotec Magazine

Josh Newton, Cities Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation said Bexley’s project “is an exciting example of bold thinking by local government, working in partnership with circular innovators to help households save money, reduce waste, and address the climate crisis at the same time.”.

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The Current State of Play on Financing Loss and Damage

Chris Hall

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that even if the world rapidly decarbonises, greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and current emissions trends will make some significant climate impacts unavoidable through 2040. Since 2000 , over four billion lives have been impacted and US$2.9

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