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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

While some recognise carbon offsets markets as key for us to achieve net-zero emissions world by 2050 by funnelling cash into cost-effective projects, others believe credits are a dangerous distraction that allows polluters to pay their way out of the problem. Introduction. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

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HP Puts a Big Bet on Sustainable Impact as a Competitive Edge

3BL Media

In fact, aligning the core business and value creation to ESG performance is how a number of tech firms are seeking to stand out from the crowd. Among them is global tech leader HP, for which ESG has long been a defining aspect of doing business. The company reported that $3.5

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Among companies, Impact Valuation as an approach to valuing a company’s impact on society has hit an inflexion point. The work of the Value Balancing Alliance and Harvard’s newly formed International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI) aim at measuring companies’ value creation.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Besides, Danone’s CEO stepped down after investors blamed him for failing to balance shareholder value creation and sustainability. The recently published Integrated Thinking Principles Prototype presents a philosophy focused on value creation overtime for the enterprise and its key stakeholders. Conclusions.

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Two Pillars for a Sustainable Dialogue

Chris Hall

During lockdown, the global economy was disrupted so severely that it triggered a shift in mindset among business leaders to recognise the importance of ESG issues in creating a more resilient future. “ When I attended COP25 (Madrid) in 2019, there was talk of the climate crisis, but there was not a lot of urgency,” she says.

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World’s first dedicated clean hydrogen investment fund launches

Envirotec Magazine

The group behind the FiveT Hydrogen Fund suggest it will play a major role in the decarbonisation of the global economy. The Fund will serve as a catalyst for both the financing and building of global hydrogen infrastructure projects. The value-creation opportunity is huge.

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At COP15, Investors Announce Nature Action 100 to Tackle Nature Loss and Biodiversity Decline

3BL Media

Liudmila Strakodonskaya, Responsible Investment Analyst, AXA IM, said: "Nature protection is a challenge that needs to be addressed to preserve the existence of our societies and global economies. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres, said: “The global economy depends on nature. We have no time to lose.”.