3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

But issuance of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds—which reference specific key performance indicators, or KPIs—grew fastest (Display). That’s hardly surprising because, third, companies are facing increasing investor scrutiny about their sustainability goals and continuous pressure to raise their game.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Leading by Example Our annual Chairman’s Sustainability Awards offer another way for us to recognize the exemplary contributions made by our manufacturing facilities and operating divisions in three key categories: Environmental, Safety and Social Sustainability. Making a Positive Impact: Conroe, Texas (U.S.)

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 17, 2021

The School tackles the issues of environmental, economic and social sustainability in an integrated way, while promoting concrete, successful solutions Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA On 23 February, the third edition of the Siena Advanced School on Sustainable Development successfully ended with the participation of 45 students.

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This lack of consensus presents three distinct challenges. And the IFC’s Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability have become industry practice across the DFI community when it comes to assessing and managing environmental, social and governance issues.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For example, she shared, EuroCommerce has created a space for member organisations to learn from each other on the complicated topic of sustainability to create momentum. Delegates then gathered together in the plenary for the afternoon’s final sessions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

The UN’s ITU-R technological trends also present a good overall synopsis of the capabilities required to deliver this journey. What does sustainability mean to 6G? Moreover, technology must be anchored in society to be socially sustainable, meaning that the use of resources is well motivated and explained.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This innovation paves the way for a multitude of new products and presents commercial opportunities for yoghurt, spreads, ice cream, and meal replacements. The method uses the entire soyabean during the production process and leads to a higher yield and therefore lower raw material cost per litre of product.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Webster said that while reporting on social risks is “improving” it remains fragmented and “a long way behind” climate reporting. He added that the UNDP report is “right to focus on the need for integrating these social considerations with the E and G of ESG”.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Social bond issuance picked up significantly in 2020 as governments implemented large support programmes and allocated bond proceeds to address the health crisis caused by Covid-19. Tapping the growing GSSS bond market can help plug that gap, while presenting investors with compelling risk-return potential.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2022

It has been presented to the European Parliament and the Council for approval. In February, the PSF also published its final draft for a social taxonomy, which Lysgaard noted is a “critical piece” of European efforts to ensure social factors are prioritised alongside environmental factors. .

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 29, 2015

His strong interest in sustainability in the Mediterranean region is motivated by the fact that Mediterranean represents one of the most vulnerable areas in the world in terms of environmental and social sustainability. You need a huge effort by all countries in order to deal with present and future challenges.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pension funds, which can hold hundreds of companies from around the world, need information to be presented to them in a more digestible, quantifiable format.” . All investors want to understand is where investee companies are on their journey to becoming socially sustainable. Getting to grips with impact .

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As a global snacking leader dedicated to making snacking right, we are determined to lead in helping to drive sector-wide transformation for more sustainable sourcing at scale. and the data is presented by their lead agronomist. The meeting is hosted by the Cooperative Elevator Co.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On the Gender Benchmark, Valle said it presented a “very grim picture”, with the overall score of 1,006 companies assessed being 17%. Founded in 2018, the WBA analyses top companies progress in achieving the SDGs through public benchmarks on their performance. Only two companies scored above the 50% mark.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2023

Despite development barriers, opportunities are emerging for investment in sustainable assets in growing market. Africa has seen rapid growth in issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSS+) bonds and could prove enticing to investors, in spite of existing challenges.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Estelle Göger , Member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Economy , Paolo Gentiloni, presented the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the cornerstone of the EU Recovery Plan. Here are some of the key features of the RRF, as discussed by Ms. Will there be any sanctions or any kind of enforcement?

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s time to get the globe back on track It is now clear that Covid-19 presents a major setback for the SDGs. At the time of writing, the virus has claimed almost a million lives and disrupted the entire world, sparing no region.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Misreporting of SPTs and KPIs: often provides the lenders an opportunity to seek third-party involvement at the cost and expense of the borrower, or require the directors of the borrower to present their KPIs in greater detail.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

David Zahn , Head of Sustainable Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton , says new standards and innovations are expanding the supply of green bonds to meet increased investor demand. Investor demand for green, social, sustainability-linked and transition bonds (GSS+) continues to rise rapidly, outstripping supply.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Yet, establishing robust E&S frameworks to ensure land-use investments create positive impacts and avoid harms is a complex matter, with the physical scale, often geographically remote nature and novelty of such deals all presenting challenges to corporates, agri lenders and investors.

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EJOLT

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Top down measures need to complement bottom up degrowth alternatives like Cargonomia , a project that combines local organic farms with sustainable distribution by carbobike and do-it-yourself workshops.

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B the Change

JUNE 21, 2022

The evolving solutions present more sustainable methods for growing fresh produce using advanced technology?—?conserving I recently spoke with Viraj Puri, CEO of Gotham Greens, about the company’s expansion to California and B Corp Certification, for which the company had to demonstrate environmental and social sustainability.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

New changes that have been made to the RTSs presented by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) last year have attempted to streamline disclosure requirements for investors. . As always, some questions still remain that policymakers will need to address over the ensuing months. Fine-tuning .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Benchmarked against the iBoxx Global Green, Social, Sustainability index, it will be assessed at the issuer level for both ESG-labelled debt, including sustainable bonds, and non-labelled debt. The GIB will generate a positive societal impact by investing in a global set of impact-oriented fixed income instruments.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

“For now, most trustees are taking a relatively high-level approach to nature-related risks, expecting high standards from managers, partly by monitoring implementation statements, but there are insufficient disclosures on specific nature-related issues at present,” she said. Inherently political”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

At present, commissioners are still looking to gauge where the market is and understand how to better align with international consensus,” she said. With the SEC looking to enhance workplace diversity and human capital disclosures, there is a need for greater alignment and most firms don’t have it right yet.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This year's programming will be centred around strategies to embed ESG and social sustainability practices into an organisation's DNA, building resilience and the future of healthy workplaces.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And yet, this need presents Indigenous people with a new challenge, as the minerals used to make EV batteries , in large part, will come from Indigenous lands. One important way to reduce those emissions is to convert our cars to electric vehicles (EVs), particularly since the Canadian and U.S.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, beer brewer AB InBev presents 10 environmental and social sustainability challenges each year to entrepreneurs worldwide, and awards $100,000 yearly to successful candidates to support pilot projects and mentorship. Companies can also look beyond their own walls for innovative ideas.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“A forward-thinking business, particularly in the food processing sector, which is currently under the spotlight, can lead the industry by adopting [third-party] auditing and best practice, regardless of whether they think child labour is present or not,” said Harry.

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