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Australia's industries get behind decarbonisation, but urgent action is needed

Sustainability Matters

Over two-thirds (69%) of businesses also agree that Australia must meet net zero emissions targets to remain economically competitive. The retail and manufacturing industries also rated highly on decarbonisation, with 71% of leaders acknowledging the economic advantage of meeting net zero emissions.

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Tackling climate change together

Cisco CSR

Progressing towards net zero is important, but none of us can deliver a sustainable future alone. A topic that was too often contained to a company’s CSR report only a few years ago has become a business imperative today, with net zero goals a priority for every sector across the globe. Scope 3 must be a team effort.

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How Global Metals and Mining Can Trim GHG Emissions While Boosting Throughput and Profits

3BL Media

As such, it is impossible to overstate how important the Mining, Minerals, and Metals industry will be in helping countries worldwide achieve their net-zero goals. The metal-intensive, net-zero economy is a climate paradox It is estimated that the sector currently contributes as much as 7% of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Canada’s Best 50 corporate citizens of 2022 continue to conquer the markets

Corporate Knights

Financial regulators should make the tax subsidies banks and pension funds receive conditional on alignment with the net-zero economy. In the recent federal budget, the government included a chart showing the annual investment required to hit our net-zero-emissions targets. The barrier is an incrementalist mindset.

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