ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Global investment manager Schroders announced the launch of Schroder International Selection Fund (Schroder ISF) Global Equity Impact, a new listed global equity impact fund aimed at investing in companies with solutions and actions addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: It’s widely accepted that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are central to how, as an international community, we collaborate to address the most urgent global challenges that we face. SDG 1: No Poverty. Anders set the tone: “the problem is really about looking at the SDGs as 17 separate goals.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

Can sustainability save capitalism? Each has a slightly different take but a similar goal: to ensure that capitalistic economies and companies lift all boats and consider the interests of a broad range of stakeholders and interests, including the environment. Joel Makower. Tue, 03/30/2021 - 02:11. This idea isn’t exactly new.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Education is widely recognized as a fundamental human right and one of the most powerful tools for lifting people from poverty to prosperity. It works to bring children living in poverty into better health conditions and quality education through state-of-the-art technology.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2021

The sustainable/responsible investing (SRI) market is over $30 trillion and growing faster than traditional investments. Over the past 20 years, SRI and the sustainability movement in general have provided large benefits to business and society. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Frank Dixon.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is not just a matter of environmental sustainability, it's also a question of social and economic justice. This creates not only an economic vacuum but also a range of social issues such as increased poverty rates and community disintegration.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

All told, 24 would-be LNG developers have received natural-gas export permits from the federal energy regulator, though many of those will not proceed. Ottawa is currently developing a transition taxonomy – essentially a guideline as to which types of investments are appropriate in the transition to a net-zero economy.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the aim to protect the planet and improve the quality of life globally. SDG targets include ending poverty and hunger, improving education, and protecting the environment.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

SUMMARY: Sustainability now a pillar of Company’s long-term growth and acceleration strategy. Goal to increase scale and work with ~300,000 farmers by 2030. 61% of Cocoa Life communities in West Africa covered with Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems, with a goal to reach 100% by 2025. SOURCE: Mondel?z

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. Even though the foundation is a separate entity, there is a close link between its mission and the company’s sustainability goals, according to senior executives. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy. Heather Clancy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What if rather than just meeting its own net zero goal (which represents less than 2% of global emissions), Canada could help the world much more significantly reduce overall CO 2 emissions? An ‘obligation’ to alleviate energy poverty, transition away from coal-fired electricity This is a major global leadership opportunity for Canada.

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James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

They brought together 18 heads of African states as well as a range of other global leaders to discuss sustainable solutions to global climate challenges under the theme “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.”

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Every year, Global Citizen sets impossible goals to further our mission to end extreme poverty. I look forward to continuing to work with global citizens, corporate partners, world leaders and philanthropists to end extreme poverty,” says Liza Henshaw. SOURCE: Global Citizen.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Last updated on September 11, 2023 Forward-looking organizations are diving into environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) and sustainability, which can feel like ESG alphabet soup, a seemingly never-ending list of acronyms for varying ESG concepts, frameworks, rating agencies, regulations and regulatory bodies. Let’s get into it.

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James Militzer

JULY 20, 2022

Several years ago, before the pandemic, we wrote in NextBillion about the potential for an innovative financing model – development impact bonds – to reduce poverty and make aid more effective. Poverty Graduation’: An Evidence-Based Approach To Addressing Extreme Poverty. Paying for Results.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Pat Conroy MP , Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific; Professor Brendan Crabb AC , Director and CEO; Co-Head, Malaria Virulence and Drug Discovery Group; Chair Australian Global Health Alliance and Chair Pacific Friends of Global Health; Rev.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

DESCRIPTION: PARIS & BARCELONA, Spain, March 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) today launches a campaign to collate the views of the food safety community on the action needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals linked to food safety. To learn more, visit www.mygfsi.com. link] #gfsi22.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Collaboration, the critical role of finance and sustainability, and innovation emerged as key themes throughout the sessions. Progress Calls for Collaboration In 2015, the Member States of the United Nations adopted The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen t, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 24, 2024

In particular, the report underlines stagnation and reversal in progress in many European countries on social targets with growing issues around access to and quality of services for all, as well as poverty and material deprivation driven at least partly by multiple crises since 2020. Decisive actions must be taken during this decade.

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3BL Media

JULY 14, 2022

Through Cocoa For Good, we're creating and participating in programs that surround communities with support that can help them transition out of poverty. Our Cocoa For Good strategy enables Hershey to play a significant role in the industry-wide effort toward making cocoa production, particularly in West Africa, more sustainable.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Remaining informed about new trends and innovations in environment, health, safety, (EHS) and sustainability is crucial for industry professionals dedicated to continuously enhancing their company's processes and initiatives.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

According to International Emission Trading Association estimates , Article 6-powered financial flows to achieve Paris Agreement goals could soar to $1 trillion a year by 2050. The developing country would receive a certain amount of carbon offsets as compensation when a specific geothermal project becomes operational.

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James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2023 Summit gets under way in New York. And climate change is arguably the gravest crisis the world has ever seen — and one that impacts countless other global challenges, from poverty to hunger. This summit coincides with and is part of Climate Week NYC 2023.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2022

New Venture Fellows program to support women- and minority-led ideas, creating more resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities in U.S. The program will support diverse women- and minority-led ideas, creating more resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities in U.S. SOURCE: Wells Fargo.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Over the past five years, the most ambitious schools have moved to promote sustainability-rich course content, multidisciplinary research and partnerships with underserved communities. In November, in an event held every two years, the school and the foundation held a two-day conference for social entrepreneurs at all stages of development.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 16, 2023

On April 4th, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a joint hybrid workshop in Brussels, Belgium. SDSN and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) co-organized a workshop in Brussels, Belgium on EU leadership’s role in implementing the 2030 Agenda.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability experts rank climate change as the top development challenge of our day, along with biodiversity loss, water scarcity, destructive resource extraction, water pollution, and poverty. It’s a maxim that businesses are wise to adhere to when working on their sustainability strategy. SOURCE: NRG Energy.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 18, 2023

This year, SDSN and our networks hosted a number of events alongside the UN's High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. We invited our networks and the SDG community to join us at the following events, which SDSN hosted or were organized by our partners.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE At the Rio+20 Summit a decade ago, the UN member states launched a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) to put the world on the path to sustainable development that combines economic wellbeing, social justice, and environmental sustainability.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In Ranérou, in northeastern Senegal, a historic lack of energy sources, along with slow economic development, means there were few jobs or business opportunities for locals to exploit. A key focus for us is to ensure that we develop and empower the communities in which we operate,” says Clarence Rodrigues, CEO of DP World Dakar. “By

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Of the estimated 312,000 residents, about 20 percent live below the poverty line. Gordon also pointed to the need for a just transition, which she defined as the same thing as high-road economic development, which typically prioritizes well-paying jobs and environmental sustainability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

The 49 million people thrown back into extreme poverty, wiping out two decades of progress. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not be delivered through incremental improvements to business as usual. Nearly half of the global workforce in the informal sector, totaling 1.6 No one is excused from the discussion. .

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

In the last two decades, accounting has been transformed by the shift in corporate culture that has seen corporate social responsibility move from the margins to centre stage , and sustainability migrate from the marketing office to the banner flying over the entire operation. Susan Todd agrees. But having worked as a B.C.-based

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Zvilo will directly contribute to nine (9) of the seventeen (17) SDGs*, as follows: SDG 1: No Poverty. Zvilo will focus on supporting agricultural SMEs, ensuring that at least 20% of funding will be towards sustainable agriculture to increase resource efficiency through developing and upgrading the agro-business value chain.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 10, 2023

SDSN AusNZPac Youth has launched the ‘ Towards an AusNZPac Youth SDG Index ’, a youth-led report that is the first in the world to use the Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs) framework to measure young people’s progress towards sustainable development. The report and additional resources can be downloaded here.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are committed to contribute to feeding the growing population while respecting planetary boundaries. Smallholder farmers’ efforts to escape poverty and feed their families are our efforts as well.

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