Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 Sustainable Banking Revenues Ranking shows global bankers are off to a slow start, but over time it will help guide consistency of reporting and provide an ongoing window into bankers’ progress in meeting the world’s Paris Agreement commitments. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 20, 2023

Building up steam Regulatory certainty is widely seen as needed to establish widespread and permanent trust in the market, but progress remains slow on finalising the carbon trading-focused articles of the Paris Agreement. “Nothing is negotiated in a bubble, and everything is up for negotiation,” said Puleston Jones.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

As laid out by the international Paris Agreement on climate change, we also need to build resilience to climate impacts and ensure a just transition for workers and communities affected by climate action. The Real Definition of Paris-aligned Finance . Paris Agreement alignment is a holistic process.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The new guidelines detail the process and definitions behind the oil and gas subsidy phaseout. The definition covers initiatives that support fossil fuel consumption or activities, and funding that disproportionately benefits the fossil fuel sector.

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

ShareAction launched a new definition of ‘responsible investment’ in a bid to raise standards across the financial sector and help prevent greenwashing and misleading claims.

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Chris Hall

JULY 28, 2023

C , although he acknowledges that achieving this goal is now more challenging than when the Paris Agreement was first agreed.

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3BL Media

APRIL 28, 2022

Ericsson has contributed to the development of this standard, which meets the requirements of Science Based Target Initiative and UN Race to Zero Net Zero definitions. C ambition set by the Paris Agreement. Ericsson was an early supporter of the Paris Agreement and recognizes the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C,

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Additional analysis from the ECB covering 95 banks suggested that 90% of them were exposed to climate transition risks. Golden ratio Meanwhile, North American banks are under mounting pressure from US shareholders to transition away from financing fossil fuels.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Seventy to 75 per cent of pro athletes are either concerned or very concerned about climate change, so it’s definitely something that everyone should take into account when planning events,” said World Athletics' Head of Sustainability Bob Ramsak.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

The Amazon is intrinsically important for its unique cultural and biological diversity, and its protection can contribute to global goals, such as The Paris Agreement , to limit warming to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. C has not lessened; if anything, it has increased,” he says.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

Protecting inventions with patents can assist with these aims, but innovators may be skeptical of being able to obtain patent protection for products that are made using recycled materials — materials that in many cases are, by definition, not new.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 23, 2024

We are doing this in several ways: We have defined science-based emission reduction targets, approved by the SBTi, confirming that our goals are in alignment with the Paris Agreement to limit the global temperature increase to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 17, 2022

We definitely agree we need to reduce our consumption of oil and gas as quickly as we can, but that doesn’t necessarily imply that we need to reduce our production of oil and gas,” Wouters said. . For one thing, it would not align with Canada’s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce GHGs by between 40 and 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels.

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3BL Media

JULY 29, 2022

The Company thus set a strong base for fulfilling its future environmental goals and reaching the level of decarbonization required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and early in 2022, Gildan signed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitment letter. 18% reduction in water intensity compared to 2018.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2023

In a bold move defined during the candidature phase, the Paris 2024 Committee pledged to halve carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016. The Paris 2024 organisers are stepping up to the challenge, and they are doing so by focusing first and foremost on the core part of addressing it: by cutting emissions.”

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Our companies are at various stages of the climate journey, but many are working toward full emissions baselining, developing and implementing Paris agreement-aligned decarbonization plans, and understanding and managing climate risk. We can have a meaningful role in supporting these efforts.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

Challenges for assessing loss and damage financing The Paris Agreement discusses loss and damage using the phrase “averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage”. This is especially true as non-economic losses and slow onset events make it harder to define what qualifies as loss and damage. million).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The authors also emphasise the key contributions of nature-based infrastructure solutions to mitigation and adaptation objectives within the Paris Agreement. Moreover, because nature-based infrastructure by definition includes benefits for nature, it can help to halt and reverse the loss of nature.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As we reported last week, the failure to include stronger language in the final text (including the promise of a definitive “phase-out” of fossil fuels) was condemned by climate and energy researchers. C, as enshrined in the Paris agreement. So why did the companies plying coal, oil and gas have a good summit?

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Additionally, the European Green Deal offers a regulatory framework that will guide the operations of governments, organizations and businesses in the European Union, incentivizing the use of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs as the basis for action.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Since July, the 34 Council members have met regularly to share research, identify key technical issues surrounding the global energy transition, and determine the structure of the Council to progress on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Last weekend (9-10 December) saw a host of events dedicated to nature, land use, oceans and food systems, including a high-level plenary discussion on “the importance of action on nature in delivering the goals of the Paris Agreement”. In terms of the climate-nature nexus, the pace of change is already quickening.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 17, 2023

However, 28% said they remained confused about the definition of ‘responsible investment’ and 17% said the “perceived implication” in the draft guidance update is that a responsible investment approach will generate lower returns.

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Sense and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Fortunately, the ‘ambition mechanism’ from the Paris Agreement — the process it establishes to periodically review countries’ progress toward meeting their commitments to address climate change, and to ratchet up their ambition over time — worked. Let’s keep going. Image courtesy of Flickr. Originally published by S&S on Nov.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. It can be challenging to keep up, which is why we’ve developed this guide as a tool to quickly catch up. Let’s get into it.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

” The paper moves away from the traditional logic whereby climate-related engagement and voting tools are just shareholder resolutions, expanding that definition to include direct accountability to reports, accounts and auditors, Cahill explained.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

Asset managers have taken different interpretations of the definitions, some opting for a softer approach than others,” it adds. There is little evidence that managers are downgrading definitions and nothing to suggest they consider themselves as being generous with their interpretations. What is being done to clarify definitions?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying has brought attention to this issue, calling on companies to align their actions and commitments with the Paris Agreement goals, but this opaque practice still creates a challenge for investors. Data plays a key role in this due diligence.

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Sustainability Update

MARCH 29, 2022

According to the World Green Building Council (WGBC), the definition of a green building is: “a building that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on our climate and natural environment.”. What is a Green Building?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

of the Paris Agreement in 2015, this goal aims to provide a framework to define the process, action and support needed to enhance adaptative capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability, while contributing to sustainable development. Established under Article 7.1

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

COP26 reached consensus on how to implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, but there are still many steps before national emissions trading schemes can work together to establish a global price level for carbon pollution. A carbon price is key,” he said.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Of the 130 climate-themed funds, 55% were not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, the report noted. . Managers will likely face issues as the PAI definitions continue to be “ironed out”, as well as potential problems around the usability and comparability for end-users without ESG expertise. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Regulatory updates and lack of clarity on the definition of “sustainable investment” have left some fund managers hesitant to pursue Article 9 funds. These challenges highlight the need for further clarification and a more comprehensive review of SFDR to provide stability and confidence to the market.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 22, 2022

The CEC has an engagement focus list of 40 high-emitting Canadian corporates which will be challenged to produce reports using the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), develop and implement comprehensive decarbonisations strategies, and align their advocacy activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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