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H&M Launches Green Loan Program to Finance Suppliers’ Emissions Reductions Initiatives

ESG Today

Tan Su Shan, Group Head of Institutional Banking at DBS, said: “Accelerating net zero for supply chains requires the rapid scaling of low-carbon technologies and new, innovative financing models to drive adoption. The collaborative finance tool is a prime example of how we can create impact for suppliers.

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Urgent action needed to save ‘shovel-ready’ renewable heat projects, say UK biogas firms

Envirotec Magazine

Green investments on processing sites will decarbonise the supply chain while boosting local economies, creating green jobs and new skills. This unfair exclusion means that a number of clean heat projects, with insufficient time to complete by 31st March 2021, could be abandoned.”.

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MetLife 2022 Sustainability Report: Creating Value as an Investor

3BL Media

1 Represents responsible investments managed by MIM at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2022. 2 For definitions of responsible investments, impact investments and green investments, please see pages 96 and 97 of the Sustainability Report PDF. 3 Annual investments in 2022.

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The High Cost of Climate Inaction

3BL Media

We have limited time to transform investment patterns and capital allocation to avoid crossing tipping points that could lead to a hothouse earth. As the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD ) has shown, changes within financial institutions – such as climate mainstreaming in investment processes – can be slow.

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Women Climate Leaders Make a Difference in Communities Worldwide

3BL Media

Christy Owen is Pact’s Thailand country director and chief of party for USAID Green Invest Asia , which helps agriculture and forestry businesses in Southeast Asia to improve their sustainable commodity production and sourcing, as well as manage environmental risks.

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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance

James Militzer

Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways. We also need to foster peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, within and between sectors and countries, to spread the word about what works and doesn’t work, and how best to unlock and spur green finance.

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A B Corp Month Collective Climate Action Resource

B the Change

The resource highlights green investment strategies, sustainable promotional products, methods to eliminate food waste, guidance on tradeshow materials and travel, and business climate solutions. “Climate solutions are possible, and climate impact is an option for all business sizes.

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