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Don’t be Afraid to Get Your Hands Dirty

Chris Hall

Net zero investors do not start with a blank piece of paper. So, while it’s important to identify companies with inherently sustainable operations, products and technologies – such as renewable energy – asset owners also recognise the importance of funding the transition efforts of hard-to-abate industries. . “A

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Sustainability disclosures: Why we need a global reporting standard in 2022

We Mean Business Coalition

It is also key if you’re a company operating in multiple geographies that you don’t have to report to different frameworks – as it becomes time consuming and a waste of resources. Jane Thostrup Jagd is deputy director of net zero finance at the We Mean Business Coalition.

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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

Envirotec Magazine

Against a backdrop of inflation, supply chain issues and a rising cost-of-living, UK leaders are steadfast in their environmental commitments as they view sustainability action as a means to offset economic uncertainty. This is being further exacerbated by the use of conflicting measurement methods for reporting.

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In Pursuit of Equivalence

Chris Hall

It was proposed as a part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance , which was introduced in 2018, and officially adopted in July 2020, requiring companies and financial institutions to disclose the proportion of their activities that are taxonomy-eligible or taxonomy-aligned.

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

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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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

Sanch Gupta and Milton Calderon Donefer have saved 52,000 pounds of food from going to waste and delivered more than 60,000 meals to homeless shelters in eight cities. million tonnes of plastic waste over the following decade. The man simply bends down, tosses another into the sea and says, “I made a difference to that one.”

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Of Divergence and Data

Chris Hall

Kirby tells ESG Investor how research conducted by EY focuses on various drivers that ultimately influence sustainable investment decision-making. They are saying: show me your approach; show me your partnerships; show me your net zero commitments,” he says.