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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

Reporting frameworks International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation The IFRS Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports the development of global standards to providing information to support investment decisions. MSCI is focused on institutional investors and the company’s focus is agnostic.

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Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments

GreenBiz

Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Disclosure and reporting.

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Keysight Releases 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

3BL Media

Progress was made across these short-, mid-, and long-term measures in 2021: In the environmental sustainability space, Keysight committed to net zero emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040, in alignment with the Paris Agreement's preferred goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Additional information.

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ISSB’s First Sustainability Reporting Standards Target Granularity

Chris Hall

Launched in November 2021 at COP26, the ISSB aims to provide a baseline for corporate sustainability disclosures that are compatible with jurisdiction-specific requirements, giving investors access to consistent and comparable decision-useful information globally. Connecting two pillars .

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: 2DII’s PACTA to be Stewarded by RMI

Chris Hall

The 2 ° Investing Initiative (2DII), an independent non-profit think tank, has transferred the stewardship of its Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA) to US-based sustainability non-profit RMI. Therefore, we strongly recommend the continued use of the IRF and the ITPs underpinning it.” .

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

The monetization of externalities informs the management in a language they speak. Article 6 of the Paris agreement approval and the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets will play a key role in increasing carbon offsets quality. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike. Carbon Offsets Market growth.

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Celebrating Climate Week & Earth Day 2021 – Global Leaders Gather in “Climate Summit” Hosted by the U.S. – Kumbaya for Paris Agreement Goals Refresh

Sustainability Update

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)