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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. As the U.K.

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Statement on behalf of We Mean Business Coalition ahead of COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

Amidst the escalating impacts and threats of climate change, heads of state, negotiators, climate scientists, activists and business leaders prepare to meet for COP27, taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The We Mean Business Coalition brings together more than 9,000 companies worldwide to raise climate ambition and action.

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The Continued Growth of Green Jobs

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

This focus on a green economy can, in part, be attributed to 2021 meetings including the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Impact Development Summit , the UN General Assembly , and COP26 , where discussions were focused on making a concerted shift toward a green economy around the globe.

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Sustainability & Transition

Sustainable Round Table

Footnote 1: It was not until I was invited to attend the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP26 in Glasgow, that I learned how outstandingly conservative the UNFCC COP process is due to its requirement for unanimity supporting COP conclusions. It does not reflect the aspirations of environmentalists or even climate scientists.

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Creating a sustainable future in healthcare

Cisco CSR

In September 2021, Cisco committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the time by which climate scientists say the planet must reach net zero to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The word future speaks specifically to our sustainability initiatives. .

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Russia’s War From a Climate Perspective

Richard Matthews

Both climate change and Putin’s invasion are directly tied to fossil fuels. This point was made in a Guardian article by Svitlana Krakovska, Ukraine’s leading climate scientist, and the head of a delegation of 11 Ukrainian scientists that contributed to the latest IPCC report. “I Russia is Funded by Oil Exports.