John Englart

JANUARY 9, 2023

Ozone recovery is back on track says the latest UNEP assessment report on ozone depletion and recovery.Rogue emissions from China of ozone-depleting chemicals had threatened to delay recovery by a decade. But the emissions were stopped, says the New York Times.“That

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Global Renewable News

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), ReNew.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including UNEP FI, ISS ESG, ISSB, Xpansiv and Carbon Trust. The post This Week’s Tech and Tools News: UNEP FI Issues Oceans Toolkit for Investors appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

For example, trees are the Earth’s carbon storehouse but the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that 10 million hectares of forests are lost each year. Each step in a product’s life cycle has environmental consequences and a carbon footprint. For every kilogram of paper, 3.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide are produced.

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3BL Media

JULY 31, 2023

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is working to develop an international legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution and the INC process is the vehicle used to negotiate and deliver such an agreement. As the name implies, the pending zero draft is only a starting point for detailed negotiations and even compromises.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

If countries and companies make policy and market shifts using existing technologies, plastic pollution could reduce by 80% by 2040, according to a recent UNEP report.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Co-created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IOC and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Sports for Nature Framework aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) produced for the Global Commission on Adaptation. According to the Commission’s Adapt Now report — which builds on UNEP-WCMC’s research — three crucial steps are needed to make this happen: 1. Raise understanding of the value of nature.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. It is a now problem,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. “To per cent off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The world-class panel of judges for the 2022 Innovation Challenge event included: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Youth Engagement Specialist for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Mehdi Sadaghdar, Electrical Engineer and popular YouTube influencer known as ElectroBOOM. Anand Lalwani, 2019 Keysight Innovation Challenge Winner.

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Chris Hall

MAY 5, 2023

Romie Goedicke, Associate Lead of the Nature Programme at the UNEP Finance Initiative, outlines how a recent pilot project has helped financial institutions to better align with the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The TNFD remains on track to publish its final recommendations in September.

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ESG Today

MAY 30, 2023

In a statement following the departures, UNEP said that announcements were made “in light of the recent discussions within the United States,” and that the insurers that exited the NZIA were “particularly those with significant US business and exposure.”

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at the UNEP FI, says it’s time for biodiversity to take its place alongside climate in investor priorities. UNEP FI is going to play a big role in in the year ahead in the piloting programmes to work out what this will look like.”. Innovative finance.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

Physical and transition risks being incorporated into a more holistic approach by financial institutions, says UNEP FI report, as regulators increase scrutiny. Climate risk management tools are reflecting an increasingly integrated approach by financial institutions (FIs), according to a new report United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (..)

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

At the same time, businesses themselves are furthering their commitment to sustainable practices through voluntary agreements, such as those proposed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). According to UNEP , 91% of consumers express concern over plastic waste.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With this in mind, the ICMA has now released blue finance guidelines to try and drive similar success in that market in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World bank Group, United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Asia Development Bank.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

C above pre-industrial levels, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Second, wind down production of existing fossil fuel stockpiles at the needed 5% annually, as per UNEP. Not only are we failing to wind down fossil fuel production and use; we are adding to the problem.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The conclusions reached by UNEP and the University of Oxford match those of an ongoing series of economic reports by Vivid Economics and Finance for Biodiversity, which has been tracking the "greenness" of different countries' recovery packages since the outbreak of the pandemic. Of the $14.6

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Environmental Finance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The value of regulation is also championed by the experts

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2023

The investor-led initiative will be advised by UNEP and is backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Cape Town and the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). It will further attempt to identify where existing ESG data can be consolidated, so investors and corporates can align.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

The global economy relies on the health of the ocean, says Dennis Fritsch, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy Finance at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI is working towards integrating the use of sustainable finance practices in support of ocean health by the global financial community.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

It has been written by a team of 40 international experts from 17 countries led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the University of Edinburgh, and is supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Environmental Finance

APRIL 11, 2023

More guidance on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework is needed, a pilot with 42 financial institutions overseen by UNEP FI has said.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

To mitigate the risks of investing in small EMDE projects and companies, Ivo Mulder, Head of the Climate Finance Unit (CFU) for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says investors are looking for opportunities with “some form of grant or concessional finance attached”. . Steady momentum .

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

However, UNESCO and UNEP believe the number of animals that disappear is actually far greater than what is being recorded. KEYWORDS: illumina, NASDAQ: ILMN, llumina iConserve, Dr. Magdalena Bermejo, Sabine Plattner African Charities (SPAC), SPAC WCFS-Network, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gorillas, UNESCO, UNEP.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By EDF BlogsImage credit: Methane plume from the leak captured by the Sentinel-2 satellite on 9 November (data processed by UNEP/IMEO) By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein A natural gas storage site in Western Pennsylvania has sprung a massive gas leak that’s impacting both the climate and the communities who live in Cambria County.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We have to minimize the risk of extreme wildfires by being better prepared: invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. Wildfires disproportionately affect the world’s poorest nations.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 17, 2023

According to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations entities strengthened their environmental governance and staff training in 2021, signaling another year of steady progress toward improving the organization’s environmental sustainability. Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 17, 2023

A methodology for assessing corporate impacts and dependencies on nature has been launched by S&P Global and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

In the meantime, 80% of the world’s wastewater is returned to the environment untreated (UNEP, 2016). The UN University estimates that by 2030, there will be a 40% gap between water demand and availability.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Join over 7000 registrants and confirmed speakers from the COP27 UNFCCC Climate Champions Team, NatWest, Arup, GSK, Natura &Co, Forum for the Future, AstraZeneca, TNFD Stewardship Council, Diageo, The Consumer Goods Forum, Nestl é, UNEP Finance Initiative, Aviva Investors – and more – to get expert guidance on how your company can use these practical (..)

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including WWF, UNEP, S&P Global Sustainable1, ISS ESG, and CHOOOSE. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a Biodiversity Risk Filter, which looks to aid companies in tackling nature-related risks. Karen Ellis, WWF’s Chief Economist.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

This is the assessment of Eric Usher, Head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) which brings together the United Nations and the financial sector to develop responsible investment agendas. Focus on nature.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), have highlighted the importance of redefining fiduciary duty, in order to stimulate long-term sustainable growth and the economic health of companies. Indeed, sustainable finance veteran Paul Watchman (an advisor to UNEP FI) argues "the concept of fiduciary duty is organic, not static.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2023

Speaking at ESG Investor’s inaugural Stewardship Summit, UNEP FI’s Carlin says transition finance flows to developing economies are too low to meet net zero targets.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

For others who also want to take an integrated approach to food sector assessment, concrete and innovative tools, such as the TEEBAgriFood Framework developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with support from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, can provide businesses with an immediate way to assess how their food systems (..)

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Because of their multiple benefits, investments in NbS would represent “good value for money” at a time of global macroeconomic uncertainty, said Ivo Mulder, Head of the Climate Finance Unit at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). . Where finance flows, action follows,” she said, adding: “Where finance flows lag, commitments wither.” .

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