Corporate Knights

MARCH 27, 2023

Aware that climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme weather, governments are developing strategies to mitigate the damage caused by future floods, hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, heat events and rising seas. But insurance industry players seem to be shying away from sharing this news with consumers.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Billion for Sustainable Food Chain Fund Infrastructure Tech Startup Neara Raises $24 Million to Help Utilities Deploy Renewable Energy, Reduce Climate Risk InterContinental Energy Raises $115 Million to Develop Green Hydrogen Projects

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. Too often waste is ‘out of sight, out of mind.’

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Encouragingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished the recognized need for bold climate action and actually has strengthened resolve among citizens, companies, governments and investors to drive real progress. Companies also need to be transparent about progress toward their goals through disclosure and reporting.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

February 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Lenovo recently announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation gave the company a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). To find out more visit [link] , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub. About Lenovo.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 16, 2022

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. Government & Regulators. ESG Services and Tools.

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Chris Hall

MAY 10, 2024

Greenbank ran its own screening database and my job was to look after it, for example trawling through news sources, aggregating data, and uncovering granular insights on the UK’s largest companies and a few international firms,” he said. “It Stewardship is far more embedded and widespread as a concept,” he said.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

2022 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL CAMPAIGNS FOR URGENT FINANCIAL RELIEF, CLIMATE FINANCE, FUNDING FOR AFRICA’S FARMERS AND INVESTMENT INTO THE FUTURE OF GIRLS EVERYWHERE. 2022 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL CAMPAIGNS FOR URGENT FINANCIAL RELIEF, CLIMATE FINANCE, FUNDING FOR AFRICA’S FARMERS AND INVESTMENT INTO THE FUTURE OF GIRLS EVERYWHERE.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

Bloomberg earns a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. companies and businesses to earn top marks on the CEI, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring for corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. SOURCE: Bloomberg.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Sustainability efforts have gained momentum as businesses and governments experience the mounting impact of climate change. This lack of consensus is evident in the way Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) are used from country to country, region to region. Regulation.

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Just Capital

JANUARY 12, 2024

The basic idea is that a private investment account seeded with up to $1,000 from the government is created every time a kid is born in the U.S. Our 2023 Views on Business Report echoes this. Joe Lonsdale’s interviews never fail to shake me out of my torpor. A similar concept was advanced by Sen. The chief of the U.S.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: METALLICA, CHARLIE PUTH, JONAS BROTHERS, MÅNESKIN, MARIAH CAREY, MICKEY GUYTON AND ROSALÍA SET TO PERFORM AT GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK'S CENTRAL PARK. Tickets to the festivals are free and can be earned by downloading the Global Citizen app or visiting www.globalcitizen.org to take action on the campaign's issues.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 26, 2024

Shareholders argue the company’s aggressive legal action undermines shareholder rights and the US SEC’s authority. Tensions are rising between oil and gas major ExxonMobil and its climate-focused shareholders, as investors push back against the company’s intimidation tactics.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Who's news. The streaming media giant just started reporting on its renewable energy usage last winter. has a new chief sustainability and social impact officer, Ellen Jackowski , who has led there for 12 years as global head of sustainability strategy and innovation. He's at the helm of Patagonia Works, the parent company.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2024

ESMA has now declared that era to be over, with new guidelines and thresholds including a minimum of 80% of investments to meet funds’ environmental or social characteristics, or sustainable investment objectives. billion) in assets, will use new technology to directly vote their shares held in pooled funds on AGM resolutions.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

But the new federal guidelines may still leave the door open to prop up liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports with international carbon credits, Indigenous fossil fuel projects with federal dollars, and fossil fuel installations that “abate” a small share of their emissions by capturing carbon from their operations.

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Chris Hall

JULY 28, 2023

Sticking point – The G20 failed to agree on the phasing down of fossil fuels, leaving climate scientists and environmental campaigners frustrated amid weeks of extreme weather events around the globe demonstrating the escalating climate crisis. But with 43% decline in emissions required by 2030 to stop global temperatures rising above 1.5°C

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Gulsanna Mamediieva Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, technology was already a growing part of the Ukrainian economy and was central to the government’s vision to reimagine the way citizens and businesses interact with the state in the digital era: paperless, cashless, and without bureaucracy.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including S&P DJI, Impact Cubed, Apex, Sweep, K2 Integrity, RepRisk, ICE, and Confluence. . It is crucial that investors act to understand and report taxonomy alignment data sooner rather than later.” .

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It makes a mockery of the EU’s claims to global leadership on climate and the environment,” Greenpeace EU sustainable finance campaigner Ariadna Rodrigo said. New nuclear plants producing electricity or heat are allowed until 2045. By Samuel Petrequin. This anti-science plan represents the biggest greenwashing exercise of all time.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

Race to Zero’s new criteria was just one reminder of the need for scrutiny and ambition. The release of Net Zero Tracker’s latest stocktake report reminded countries, companies and cities of the gap between announcing a net zero commitment and having a credible plan to reduce emissions.

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3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

SUMMARY: Volunteers are now taking part in Work for Humankind, a bold initiative in partnership with Lenovo, Island Conservation, and the Robinson Crusoe community that allows them to work their own jobs remotely from one of the world’s most far-flung offices. France: Cynthia Mayer, a product manager and communications specialist.

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Chris Hall

JULY 19, 2023

A 2020 report published by Aon noted that natural disasters caused US$3 trillion in economic damages between 2009-2019, costing insurers US$845 billion – well above levels seen a decade prior. A core function of any insurance firm is the ability to identify, manage and price long-term risks.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

How to Ensure Your Company’s Sustainability Claims Are Accurate and Meaningful for the Planet By Noémi Nemes, Maya Fischhoff, and Abby Litchfield People don’t like bad news. But the truth is, we’re in danger here on Planet Earth. Extreme weather this summer touched many of us personally. Greenwashing is a big problem.

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3BL Media

JUNE 2, 2022

News and World Report. DESCRIPTION: Philanthropy. Caring for others is at the core of Aflac’s culture, and 2021 was no exception. While supporting our customers every day, we still dedicated time and energy to making a difference in our communities. Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. In 2020, it was rated No.

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Good.is: Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The rise of carbon over time nasa.gov Some of them are household names like Exxon, BP, and Shell, but some are government-owned entities like Gazprom (Russia) and Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia). It has been happening since the sixties when the government released a report anticipating the exact mess we're in now.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The latter commitment is one touted by members of The Climate Pledge, orchestrated by Amazon and Global Optimism, although PepsiCo isn’t a member of that campaign as of this writing. The extension will see $6 million more invested through 2026, initially in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala. Photo courtesy of PepsiCo.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JUNE 9, 2022

While I was outlining some of those direct and indirect ramifications, I saw the breaking news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. While I was outlining some of those direct and indirect ramifications, I saw the breaking news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Joyner’s home sits in a cozy loop of houses in a small Northampton County town.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

degrees Celsius as a result of climate change, the UN reports that we must collectively achieve climate neutrality by 2050. SOURCE: Inogen Alliance. DESCRIPTION: If we’re going to stop global temperatures from rising above the maximum safe level of 1.5 Your business can help. Its goal is to be climate neutral—not just carbon neutral—by 2050.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

To support those efforts, the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), a government initiative with industry representation, is developing a ‘gold standard’ for private sector transition plans. For the UK to meet its legally binding commitment to move to a net zero carbon economy, huge changes are required.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. Where are they now? Heather Clancy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Governments have always used taxation to limit harmful activities and behaviours, such as smoking, and to incentivise those they view more positively. In countries hard hit by volatility in the global energy markets, governments appear to be going in the opposite direction, unveiling new schemes to protect consumers from rising fuel bills.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2022

Gordon Tveito-Duncan, Head of ESG Technology at GaiaLens, outlines the challenges for asset owners and managers in assessing their exposures and options. To divest or not to divest? This work demands forensic, real-time data collection, analysis and scoring against specific ESG criteria. We have seen some defence stocks rallying since late February.

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Tobias Webb

APRIL 20, 2021

Now in its new initiatives on cocoa and supply chain due diligence, our view is that the EU risks doubling down on failure. The Living Income Differential (LID) was introduced in 2019 by the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, to apply a premium of $400/ tonne on the export price of cocoa from the 2020/21 crop.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

DESCRIPTION: GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVALS IN ACCRA AND NEW YORK CITY ANNOUNCE OVER $800 MILLION TO EMPOWER GIRLS, DEFEAT POVERTY, DEFEND THE PLANET, PROMOTE HEALTH, PROTECT CIVIC SPACE AND MITIGATE THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS. GOVERNMENTS OF GHANA AND SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE AFRICAN PROSPERITY FUND AT GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL: ACCRA.

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