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Heroes and Zeros: Asian Development Bank vs. Croatia Airlines

Corporate Knights

The Glasgow Climate Pact that came out of the summit is the first multilateral climate agreement that explicitly notes the need to move away from the black rock that still generates about 36% of the world’s electricity. Even so, the pact leaves much to be desired. Aircraft generate about 3% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Fossil fuels phase-out pact fizzled at COP27. What more can be done?

Corporate Knights

An agreement by the world’s governments to phase out all fossil fuels would have been a welcome progression from last year’s Glasgow climate pact. This often produces decisions that reflect the lowest common denominator among nearly 200 countries with diverse energy profiles and interests, and COP27 was no exception.

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Equity in Employment: A Vital Step Toward Dismantling Structural Racism in Brazil

Stanford Social Innovation

This measurement tool, coupled with monitoring by the pact, guides businesses in their work to address inequities in their organizations. Therefore, the closer a business’s index score is to 0, the more its internal demographics align with the racial profile of the region in which it operates.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

LinkedIn | Company profile. LinkedIn | Company profile. Company profile. LinkedIn | Company profile. LinkedIn | Company profile. LinkedIn | Company profile. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Seven years after the Paris Climate Agreement: How action-focused are NDCs to transform food and land use systems?

Sustainable Development Network

The Glasgow Climate Pact therefore called for all parties to revisit their NDCs and 2030 targets, to make sure they aligned with the Paris target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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ESG Explainer: Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Chris Hall

These subsidies , tax breaks and other measures not only skew the economics of the low-carbon transition by making fossil fuels seem more competitive, but they also give investors a false impression of the profit profile of existing carbon-intensive investments, resulting in the misallocation of capital.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

The pact urges countries to make good on their pledge to provide US$100 billion per year for five years to developing countries vulnerable to climate damage. At the summit, 95 high-profile companies from a range of sectors committed to being ‘Nature Positive’, agreeing to work towards halting and reversing the decline of nature by 2030.