We Mean Business Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Yet scrutiny of potential greenwashing and whether net-zero commitments are translating into action is also at an all-time high. When it comes to the first ‘A’ – Ambition , climate leaders set the bar high with net-zero 1.5°C-aligned C-aligned targets, including near-term targets for deep, rapid emissions cuts.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Complex Supply Chains designed to run efficiently failed under the pandemic. Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. And even if the leading countries that currently have net zero commitments do manage to achieve their goals, a 1.7°C Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing?

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

Stuart Lemmon, Global Managing Director for the Net Zero Transformation Practice at EcoAct, an Atos company, outlines the elements of a credible corporate climate strategy and explains why we should embrace scrutiny and work collectively on the path to net zero. o C remains highly uncertain. Navigating without a road map.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A greater focus on phasing down fossil fuels and ensuring transparency around net zero goals emerged in Sharm El Sheikh, writes We Mean Business Coalition CEO María Mendiluce. Business welcomes greater transparency in reporting on net zero goals. This article was first published in Business Green.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

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. ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2022

Yet Arus insisted staged implementation has the potential to hamper the investment decisions of asset owners, placing the transition to a net zero economy under threat. Greenwashing is over. Large companies are expected to have full disclosure including across their value chain.

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 17, 2022

The Global Reporting Initiative assesses company activities and supply chains for a wide range of ESG impacts: Environmental: climate change, resource depletion, waste and pollution, deforestation. GFANZ — Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. The following list includes key ESG standard-setting frameworks to track.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), US$4 trillion needs to be invested in renewable energy globally every year by 2030 to achieve net zero by 2050. However, progress in some areas was limited by compromise in others, resulting in a disappointing final text issued in the early hours of Sunday morning. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 2, 2023

The European Parliament this week backed a robust version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which includes the finance sector in rules to hold firms accountable for human rights and environmental harms along their supply chains.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

Since then, heatwaves across the northern hemisphere, gathering energy and food security crises, and climate policy actions across the globe, notably in the US , have raised new questions about the path to a net zero economy – alongside concerns about the impact of inflation, disruption and transition on existing economic and social inequities.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Below is a summary of the discussions and key recommendations for achieving net zero emissions by mid-century. As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Day two centered around the overarching themes of defining metrics and the systems approach.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

bank to commit to net-zero emissions generated from its financing activities by 2050. . In a separate announcement, Walmart joined forces with Schneider Electric to "educate Walmart suppliers about renewable energy" and accelerate deployment with the aim of removing a gigaton of carbon from its supply chain (aka Scope 3 emissions). .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. Nature is at the base of every supply chain. Ecosystem services are absolutely critical to the creation of GDP.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? This year, there has been much ado about zero. It’s becoming hard to read the green media, or even the mainstream media, without seeing new net-zero commitments from companies, governments, institutions and others. Now, net-zero is the flavor of the month. Joel Makower.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

BNEF expects a larger jump in 2023 thanks to even more generous tax credits for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) included in the US Inflation Reduction Act, and an acceleration in net-zero transitions by European companies. Julia Attwood, head of sustainable materials. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments — the buzzword du la semaine was "net-zero" with Walmart declaring a zero-emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean by 2030.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

A person close to the Australian Treasury understands that the ‘Finance Agenda’ consultation is likely to include disclosures, taxonomy, transition planning and greenwashing, including financial product labelling. Parker from RIAA welcomes the potential for a product labelling system in Australia.

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