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Indonesia Launches Green Taxonomy, Sets Policy Priorities

Chris Hall

Taxonomy aims to enable the financial sector to classify green activities, facilitate monitoring of credit and investment flows, and prevent greenwashing. Indonesian president Joko Widodo announced the launch of the country’s green taxonomy at the country’s 2022 Financial Services Industry Annual Meeting on 20 January.

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Creating a More Sustainable World With SAP's Focus on Green Customer Experiences

3BL Media

According to a study conducted by Oxford Economics and SAP, 74% of digital transformation leaders said they’ve seen an increase in customer loyalty, 70% have seen an increase in new revenue streams, and 59% have seen a reduction in costs as a result of rethinking linear business models toward greater circularity.

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ICYMI, the Path to Net Zero is Getting Steeper

Chris Hall

Sceptics remain unconvinced , their reservations over financial institutions’ commitments reinforced by news of further regulatory crackdowns on greenwashing, this time at Goldman Sachs , accused of overstating the credentials of its green funds.

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How Fortune 500 Companies Set and Measure Sustainability Goals

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

Without a realistic, actionable plan in place, companies are either ignoring climate impacts or simply greenwashing. Overall, 42 percent of respondents strongly agreed that their organization is committed to leveraging data analytics and digital transformation to manage their energy and sustainability programs.

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Live From UNGA 77 - September 22

3BL Media

The Smart Africa Secretariat and Ericsson have entered a collaboration that will support Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA)’s mission of promoting digital transformation across Africa through education and capacity development. Important and timely news today - strengthening our partnership with Smart Africa. does not work.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: BNP Paribas faces first-ever commercial bank climate lawsuit; HSBC unveils new financed emissions goals; Republicans urge Congress to block ESG investing rule; Allianz to vote against companies who don’t tie pay to ESG goals; United Airlines launches venture fund for sustainable aviation fuel startups; India proposes ESG investing (..)