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How Yum! Brands Is Making Its Supply Chain More Sustainable

3BL Media

If temperatures rise and extreme weather events increase, then there may be less supply of items like beef, chicken and cheese worldwide. Improving supply chain resilience helps mitigate these risks, benefiting our consumers, suppliers and franchisees.” Chief Sustainability Officer Jon Hixson. “If It’s all connected.

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Synergies and Trade-offs at the Climate-nature Nexus

Chris Hall

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”. But until now, many exemptions were granted to enable supply in periods of water stress.

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

In doing so, Cisco’s commitment to achieve our purpose, also ensures a sustainable and regenerative future for our planet so that people and ecosystems can thrive. Here are 5 ways I have seen Cisco’s commitment to sustainability play out in my daily role: 1. As a Systems Engineer , I know that our partner community is critical to Cisco.

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Concrete actions to increase the sustainability of food and land still missing from COP26 climate pledges 

Sustainable Development Network

As world leaders, negotiators, and thousands of representatives from NGOs, public and private organizations, youth movements, artists, and the media head home from Glasgow at the end of COP26, many will reflect on the outcomes of this 26th United Nations climate conference—the first big milestone since the 2015 Paris Agreement came into force.

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Assessing the role of nature in the climate change debate

We Mean Business Coalition

The vast majority of international climate finance is now spent on transforming energy and transport systems, with less than 3% channeled towards land-use despite its potential to provide 30% or more of the mitigation needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. . It’s the main event.

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

Basically, net zero means that a company’s operations — including supply chain, products and services — are not increasing the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Net zero can apply at other levels too, from the globe to a country or city, to a household, or to an event or product. But progress has to start now.

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. Meanwhile Natasha Santos, VP, Head of Global Stakeholder Affairs & Strategic Partnerships at Bayer spoke of the 200 million hectares now covered by farmers in their supply chain using regenerative practices.