ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By: Emma Cutler, Senior Analyst, Verdantix News of climate change- and El Nino-driven drought slowing traffic in the Panama Canal hit headlines last week. Where the news will likely never appear, however, is firms’ own reporting, even for those that experience significant losses, at least not as a climate-related loss.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“The harsh reality is that emissions are continuing to rise,” says Philipponnat, adding that much of the discussion among policymakers has centred around reducing the CO2 intensity of our global economy. As these perilous climate projections unfold, one might expect an inevitable upheaval in the global economy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

climate action and investments, as public and private sector leaders raise their ambition, deliver on commitments, implement policies to capitalize on the opportunities in the necessary transition to a zero emissions future, and ensure public finance to support adaptation and resilience for developing nations. November 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ -

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Climate change inequality, contributors and sufferers, has been a key agenda item at COP for many years.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

The earth is currently experiencing a nature crisis, considered by many to the be planet’s sixth mass extinction event. These biodiversity losses will not only impact nature, but also the global economy, as over half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

"Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

30 of our newest annual event: GreenFin , taking place in April. It drew the attention of a number of friends, colleagues and veritable strangers who wanted to discuss the event’s themes, tracks and topics. "The money," in this case, is the sprawling and spiraling world of sustainable finance. Let me explain. trillion annually.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2023

Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and Co-Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). “By The event will be held from 3:30pm ET at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

This year, the to-do list for the leaders of seven of the world’s economic and political heavyweights is long — from ending the COVID-19 pandemic, to averting an impending global food crisis, to taking meaningful action on climate change. Why This G7 Summit Is So important.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Upon the team’s return from the UAE, we sat down to gather their impressions from the historic event and hear how they plan to accelerate action in 2024. More than 200 nations—and on the sidelines, just about every major global brand—came together and said it’s time to change. And we get to be a part of it.

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3BL Media

APRIL 3, 2022

As the lynchpin of the global economy, financial institutions not only carry a responsibility to help mitigate climate change, they are also vulnerable to its financial risks. The SEC has recently recognized this in their proposed rule requiring financial institutions to report on climate risk in financial terms.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

—the world is not on track to meet its climate goals. The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. The latest National Climate Assessment found the U.S.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

Blackstone leaders joined the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit to offer their perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change and the energy transition. Robert Horn is Global Head of the Sustainable Resources Group for Blackstone Credit. Jean Rogers is Global Head of ESG at Blackstone.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For years, there has been a steady stream of visions aimed at reforming, rethinking, reimagining, reinventing, redefining and rebooting the operating system that drives capitalist economies. We’ll host a keynote conversation with the council’s leadership at next month’s GreenFin 21 event.).

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Chris Hall

JULY 31, 2023

Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme at think tank Chatham House, made a similar warning of a “probable sharp adjustment” this month , saying that “financial markets did not yet reflect climate risk” despite the clear severe economic and financial consequences of climate change.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Failure to focus on water-related issues risks derailing efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. The UN has previously said that water and climate change are “inextricably linked”, with the latter “exacerbating” both water scarcity and water-related hazards, such as floods and droughts.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) will co-lead the initiative's Secretariat and Corporate Engagement workstreams; the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Planet Tracker will co-lead the Technical Advisory Group. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres, said: “The global economy depends on nature.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Global implementation of the HFC phasedown called for by the American Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Act and the Kigali Amendment would address a contributor to climate change, avoiding up to 0.5 companies and products in the global marketplace. degrees Celsius in temperature increases by 2100. In addition, the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Despite the reductions in air travel and the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic, climate change sadly has not slowed down this past year. We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action. Climate Change.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 4, 2024

Amplifying all Voices for SDG Achievement 1A Elevating the pluriverse: Indigenous and diverse visions for sustainable development solutions Chairs: Tamara Dionne Stout, University of Winnipeg; Dave Wilsey, University of Minnesota With layered environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, food and water insecurity, etc.,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The impacts of the climate crisis, the war in Ukraine, a weak global economy, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed weaknesses and hindered progress towards the Goals. The warmest eight years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 constituting the top three.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C In British Columbia, the Okanagan’s legendary wine industry is making desperate pivots after back-to-back extreme weather events damaged crops, reports the Globe and Mail.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

As global momentum builds behind transition planning, Mark Manning, Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, makes the case for a systemic response to the challenges of climate change. Arguably, we need to be thinking about transition planning as a system response to the challenges of climate change.”

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

The cost of climate change is rising at an alarming pace, with ripple effects being felt across communities and the global economy. Yet in the face of one of humanity’s greatest challenges – tackling and adapting to climate change – there is tremendous opportunity to be seized.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Supercharged weather – Global warming is “ supercharging ” extreme weather events, according to scientists, leading to a rise in their frequency and severity. With extreme weather events on the rise, it’s not just the natural world at risk.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

C. Climate-focused stewardship has rocketed up the agenda for investors in recent years, as asset owners and managers look to align their portfolios with a 1.5°C

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Additionally, the start of 2022 brought the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which will have a further knock-on effect on the global economy. These global events have a significant impact on global logistics and raw material prices. In 2021, 50 billion cartons, equivalent to 1.2

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Impakter

JANUARY 23, 2023

Last week saw the 53rd annual World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering; a four-day event held in the Swiss skiing resort of Davos between the 16th – 20th of January. Impakter Davos 2023: Time to Rethink the Role of the World Economic Forum?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2022

The Global Fusion Industry in 2022 , launched on 14 July at an event in Brussels, is the second annual survey from the FIA, which aims to build a directory of fusion energy businesses and provide a periodic update on the sector. We’ve seen too many reminders in the last year of why fusion investment is so important.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The 22nd United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) successfully brought together climate experts, NGOs, and high-level government delegates to operationalize the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on November 4, 2016.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Furthermore, COVID19 and climate emergency made Environment Social and Governance topics become top-of-mind among investors, consumers and companies boards. In this article, I’ll summarise key sustainability events defining 2021 and then present four sustainable ESG trends that will settle companies’ environment in 2022.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Transition Plan Taskforce’s (TPT) finalised disclosure framework aims to “remove friction” for preparers of climate transition plans by aligning with the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

DAC can also be installed on non-arable land and in any climate, so more countries could potentially participate. CCUS was the focus of more than 30 events at COP26, covering areas like policy, business, and social and technical challenges. He said: “We can now say with credibility that we have kept 1.5 degrees alive.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2023

Airports and the aviation industry are central to the growth of global economies, connecting markets, communities and people across the world. of global carbon emissions being produced, ESG must become a central tenet of the aviation industry if growth is to continue. However, with circa 2.5%

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B the Change

APRIL 1, 2023

Adapting sustainable practices has an impact far greater than global footprint — it impacts your people. As the global economy shifts to be more environmentally conscious, it is essential to address it with your business programs.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 27, 2015

SDSN co-hosted three side-events at the conference on issues that will be decisive for the future of development finance: bridging the infrastructure gap in Africa, forging links between development and climate finance, and harnessing the data revolution to drive sustainable development. The press release is available here.

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