Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In fact, 41 out of the 47 taxonomies currently under development have either stated outright or implied that they aim for their respective taxonomies to be used to guide policymakers and authorities, or they are in the early stages of development and have yet to make such an intention clear.

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Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2022

The effectiveness of asset owner and manager actions in tackling greenwashing by companies is seen as critical to the low-carbon transition. The COP26 declaration states that engagement escalation policies should be developed and disclosed, including details on how and when engagements will be escalated.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 2, 2022

At COP26 in Glasgow the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation announced the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

Alongside the progress of a bill in California calling for fossil fuel divestment by public-sector pensions, and the SEC’s plans for climate-risk disclosures , this new assault on greenwashing moves US policy closer to its European counterparts, where fund disclosure rules are already reshaping the market.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

It also said that FIs should transition and align all financing activities with net zero pathways that achieve Paris Agreement goals, with “no or low overshoot”, as well as align them with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing greenwashing. C above pre-industrial levels.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Will the promised $100 billion per year be delivered by wealthier countries to enable developing countries to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts? . Innovative thinking that develops new models of cooperation can also effectively channel private finance to the places it is most needed.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

The UNFCCC’s “ much-work-remains ” press release diplomatically reflected the wide gaps between the global north and south on adaptation , loss and damage , and on climate finance for developing countries more broadly. But it was left to others to express the desperation and urgency felt in island states and elsewhere.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Many UK businesses will be impacted by this latest development as we expect to see the outputs of the TPT’s work integrated into climate disclosure listing rules, enabling investors and other stakeholders to hold businesses to account to ensure real climate action is taking place.” .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Many UK businesses will be impacted by this latest development as we expect to see the outputs of the TPT’s work integrated into climate disclosure listing rules, enabling investors and other stakeholders to hold businesses to account to ensure real climate action is taking place.” .

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Chris Hall

MAY 10, 2022

UK plan for net zero financial centre depends on development of a “nature-positive” economy, according to new report. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the government’s ambition to become the world’s first net zero financial centre at COP26 last November, where he also announced the intention to mandate transition plans as the first step.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. Moreover, measuring impact is still in its early development, with most funds using SDGs or qualitative assessments to measure their impact.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To support emerging market climate transitions, developed countries and private investors are drawing up an ambitious blueprint, but is it working? This JETP has been followed by new partnerships between developed countries and Indonesia , Vietnam and Senegal. gigatonnes of carbon emissions over the next 20 years.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Furthermore, expansion to new sectors, faster cuts of the supply of allowances and other climate policies like EU’s fit-for-55 or COP26 adoption of Article 6 are pushing prices up. There are four participants in VCMs: Project developers are the ones creating the carbon offset project. Verra or The Gold Standard ). Greta Thunberg.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Getting any advice is difficult as carbon consultants are busy post COP26 and we, like many businesses nationwide, have limited in-house capacity to do it ourselves – although we’re making changes there! Since COP26, prices have skyrocketed, so buying as much as possible in advance is advised. There’s no urgency to buy credits now.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

While progress was uneven, it was achieved against a radically changing geopolitical backdrop, and reinforced by moves in the US to mandate climate risk disclosures by corporates and discourage greenwashing by fund providers. COP26 revisited. It might not be perfect, but perhaps we should not expect it to be.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Regulators around the world are considering increasing their scrutiny of companies’ emissions-reduction claims in a bid to dispel greenwashing concerns. . Today’s guidelines will help companies continue to decarbonise in a cost-effective way,” UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said. .

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

The postponed COP26 summit held in Glasgow in November was widely billed as a moment of reckoning; the world’s last chance to set out serious plans to deliver the global commitment to keep temperature rises to 1.5°C. Yet COP26 came and went without the detailed action plans required. Concerns over corporate greenwash are widespread.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The world needs “a breakthrough and a new roadmap on climate finance that can mobilise the US$1 trillion in external finance needed for emerging markets and developing countries – other than China – by 2030”. Rich countries have since struggled to deliver on this pledge, but the private sector have begun to step in. Gold standard.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

Unveiled at COP26 and consolidating the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) and? The planned Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be informed by European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs) , which also require companies to report on their impact on the sustainable development of society and the environment.

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

The UK government has recently launched a Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), which aims to develop a detailed framework for financial institutions and listed companies to publish robust transition plans that detail how they will decarbonise. o C remains highly uncertain. It is important we don’t let this become a blocker for action.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The aims of the UN’s Climate Action Pathway for Finance , published in advance of COP26 last year, are nothing if not ambitious. At COP26, the UK government committed to working towards mandatory TCFD-aligned disclosure obligations across the UK economy by 2025.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Suga’s pledge was followed up at COP26 last November when current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised US$10 billion over the next five years to support Asia’s migration from fossil-fuel-fired to zero-emission thermal power, such as ammonia and hydrogen. But this love of nature does not mean the S of ESG is overlooked.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Earlier, the Institute for Sustainable Development called for “more and better support” by governments for renewables deployment. Twelve tumultuous months later, the UK premier has a chance to prove that vision was not governmental greenwashing.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. 2021 Sustainability Summary.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 16, 2023

There are disappointments, such as the perceived failure of the UK’s leadership of 2021’s COP26 and the taxonomy delay. Taxonomies have already been developed in places such as the EU, China, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Russia. . But talking to policy experts, the sustainable finance picture in the UK is not all doom and gloom.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued its recommendations for eliminating ‘greenwashing’ from net zero pledges, which emphasised the need for “significant near- and medium- emission reductions” in 2050 decarbonisation plans. . Data gaps and inconsistencies .

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As discussions about ESG become more and more polarized—while progressive politicians push for aggressive regulations, billionaires like Elon Musk call it a “scam” and nonprofits accuse businesses of greenwashing—leaving consumers increasingly confused. However, the problem goes beyond this polarization.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

One of the most important changes since COP26 in Glasgow last year is that companies are sharing concrete numbers on how much they’re investing, the amount of emissions they’re cutting, and the details of their impact. In fact, this has been a COP of action.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not least plans for a ‘loss and damage’ fund, which aims to help the most climate-vulnerable emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) cover the costs of climate change’s physical impacts. Just over two weeks later, there is much to be happy about.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Following the UK government’s COP26 declaration that all new cars and vans must be 100% zero emission by 2035, there has been a paradigm shift, with an ever-increasing demand for electric vehicles. Solar power as “the cheapest form of electricity in history” at COP26. Increasing demand for installing EV charging points.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In the circumstances, others noted , preventing backsliding from COP26 was no mean achievement, nor were the efforts of Indonesia and India to maintain the G20 leaders ’ commitment to climate action last week in Bali.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

At the same time, the credibility of their climate strategies has been brought into question both by greenwashing scandals and recent analyses of the Paris-alignment of fund offerings. . development, prohibiting new? to help institutions to develop credible transition plans. . Phasing down and out . fossil fuel ?development,

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Chris Hall

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2023, the TPT aims to finalise its disclosure framework and implementation guidance and will develop sectoral guidance.

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Carlos Sanchez

APRIL 28, 2021

Step 2 – Prioritize and develop capabilities. Develop a general understanding of the various frameworks and standards available for measuring, managing, and reporting sustainability information. Announcement of the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) during COP26. Step 4 – Engage with investors.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Therefore, developing a basic map of your emissions in both your operations and in your supply chain should be the first step. Businesses must close the ‘Say : Do’ gap; the greenwashing space between their environmental pledges and (lack of) actions to meet them Paul Polman, former Unilever CEO. Net-Zero timeline by SBTi.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

COP26 kept sustainability at the top of every executive’s agenda, while social movements and supply chain challenges forced a dramatic rethink. There is still a lack of trust regarding organisations’ ESG claims and a perception that companies are guilty of greenwashing or only reporting on positive progress.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2022

The good news is that developments are afoot that stand to usher in a more homogeneous future. . Notably, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) – launched at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 – has been tasked with developing a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for the world’s capital markets.

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