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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

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DESCRIPTION: With buildings responsible for 40% of carbon emissions globally and our 7.1 In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. We have set ambitious targets for the next two decades. . Workplace Strategy.

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New Report at NY Climate Week Urges Industry Scaling Regenerative Agriculture As Critical for the Future

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About Race to Zero Race to Zero is led by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, who engage non-State actors to support governments in delivering the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Consumer Goods Forum is proud to be the official Race to Zero accelerator for the consumer goods industry.

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

It marked the first time the international community assessed its collective progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement in 2015. An example of how this translates is Schneider Electric’s flagship program Zero Carbon Project , which aims to halve supplier CO 2 emissions by 2025.

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs, President of SDSN, participated in the SDG Conference at Tec de Monterrey: "The SDGs at the halfway point to 2030"

Sustainable Development Network

Sachs stressed that current estimates are discouraging, because although there are various international frameworks, such as the Paris Agreement, the current concentrations of greenhouse gases are so high that they will cause serious damage to the environment, permanently.

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Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

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This collective business community effort is aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 – a full 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement timeline. Embrace digitization Every roadmap needs a detailed technology core. Progress is More than a Pledge. When Orbital Marine Power Ltd.,

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New partnership between the Enel Foundation and SDSN to support the European Green Deal

Sustainable Development Network

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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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

Expo 2020 in Dubai – When I visited the summit (whose official digital network partner is Cisco) I was inspired by the theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” Reem is hopeful that, “Cisco is driving around the digital divide, moving towards net zero carbon emissions, and building prosperity around the world.”.