3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

DESCRIPTION: During the latest election cycle, it's been almost impossible to ignore the controversy swirling around ESG investing in certain corners of the political arena. Why is ESG investing under political fire? The battle against climate change is increasingly one that unites us as a society and as a species.

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Climate Change 264

GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2021

Navigating internal politics to ‘get it done’. Often the most difficult aspect of a corporate sustainability professional’s job isn’t conducting materiality assessments, developing SASB indices or creating ESG reports — it’s dealing with good, old-fashioned organizational politics. Mike Hower. Thu, 05/13/2021 - 01:45.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 9, 2022

Private investors in rich countries stand to lose more than a trillion dollars on stranded fossil fuel assets as climate policies slash their value, giving them a powerful interest in the transition off carbon, according to new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Of the US$1.4 In Stage 4, 1.6%

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The Big Fix offers a guide to doing just that in seven crucial areas: transportation, buildings, land use, electricity, industry, cities and cleantech. Journalist and author Peter Friederici argues that the stories we have been telling about climate change and how we tell them haven’t shifted public opinion or policy in a strong enough way.

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3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2024

On my third grade report card, my teacher said, "Nira is a self-confident, polite, analytical-thinking student. Sustainability at its best is deeply integrated into business strategy and helps us create value, attract employees and team members and reinforce to customers that KFC is a modern and trusted brand.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 2, 2021

Nonprofit ClimateVoice is asking workers for Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to sign a petition urging those companies to spend at least one-in-five of their lobbying dollars this year to support "bold, just and equitable climate policy." E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com. Policy & Politics. Contributors.

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3BL Media

APRIL 17, 2024

Worse, economic privation and civil unrest may lead to political instability and even regime change. This has the added advantage that coal transitions already under way—such as those of Germany, Poland, the UK and the US—provide policy lessons and examples of pitfalls to avoid.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

That means getting serious about advocating for a recovery plan that helps us build back better from the current pandemic, while tackling another global systemic threat: climate change. . First, advocate for science-based climate policy. The climate crisis is worsening, and it is playing out in real time as we grapple with COVID-19.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 15, 2024

From a region that’s home to more cows than anywhere in the United States, images of cattle running from the “monster” blaze went viral, reminding us, yet again, that bad weather keeps getting worse. The researchers concluded that all that polarization “may diminish the extent to which political leaders will prioritise this in policy agendas.”

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

There’s general dissatisfaction with globalization in the internal politics of developed economies, and relations between the US and China—two major global players—are hardening. Because this is a question of future policy decisions, we see it as somewhat apart from the other forces acting on inflation—but there is a link.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The net benefits on incomes and reduced costs of this transformation amounts to US$5 to $10 trillion a year, they report.  “The economic and planetary case for transforming our food systems is compelling,” the authors note. Taxing carbon and nitrogen pollution are two ways to turn food systems into net carbon sinks, it argues.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

While the Disability Equality Index helps us benchmark ourselves against other companies in the U.S., it also inspires us to keep extending and improving our practices,” commented Calvin J. The tool was developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates.

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Digitalization Development 246

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 14, 2023

The challenges of our era and the opportunities that are before us demand joint action,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva said at the summit. The outcome was widely considered a political defeat for Brazil’s president, who has been lobbying for months to convince his neighbours to commit to ending deforestation by 2030.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

By caving to Premier Smith’s grievance politics and telling Calgary’s business community that CPPIB will continue to accept undue risk of loss in order to prop up an industry facing inevitable decline, Graham undermined the notion that CPPIB is a prudent arm’s-length pension manager that sits above politics.

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Divestment Climate Scientist Chief Sustainability Officer Net Zero 360

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Unfortunately, investments in long-term international development have been underfunded for years, while global spending on short-term humanitarian assistance reached nearly US$50 billion in 2022. Instead, endless debates over carbon pricing monopolize much of the public discussion on climate policy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In addition to his business experience, he is a recognized policy leader, as a former legislator and commissioner, and tireless civic leader dedicating service to numerous organizations over the years with missions focused on bettering Florida. Get to know us at www.rayonier.com. Get to know us at www.raydient.com.

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Development 147

Chris Hall

JANUARY 10, 2024

Post-Brexit politics seen as an obstacle to cooperation on carbon pricing mechanisms. In May 2023 , UK ETS Allowances for December were trading as low as £50 (US$63.5) per metric tonne of CO2 (mt/CO2e), compared to €86.7 The post UK CBAM Success Hinges on EU Ties appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 17, 2022

In a report released March 16, the Public Policy Forum laid out a “leadership blueprint” for Canada’s net-zero transition that urges the federal government to help finance the sector’s efforts to reduce emissions. Edward Greenspon, chief executive of Public Policy Forum. More consultation is needed, he said.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We are committed to implementing policies and practices to achieve the highest standards of business ethics and integrity in our operations, including our supply chain. It sets out the principles and policies that apply to our employees, directors, executives, vendors, contractors, and business partners.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Development 147

3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

G7 countries are economic, political heavyweights with the power to tackle urgent global issues. This year, the to-do list for the leaders of seven of the world’s economic and political heavyweights is long — from ending the COVID-19 pandemic, to averting an impending global food crisis, to taking meaningful action on climate change.

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Environmental Finance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Politicians in two US states have launched anti-environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment policies, whilst the US SIF has published an 'ESG Truths' website amid growing "politically motivated and simplistic attacks" on ESG in the country.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

From classrooms and courtrooms to city halls and Congress, our network of members across the country works to secure the social and political power that will end race-based discrimination. That work is rooted in racial equity, civic engagement, and supportive policies and institutions for all marginalized people.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

Significant developments identified in the report for this year’s US AGM season are an increase in anti-ESG resolutions and a significant expansion of resolutions about reproductive rights and health. As of-mid February, the 2023 Proxy Preview has identified 20 proposals focused on the issue.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tim Steinweg, Head of Stewardship – Nature at Principles for Responsible Investment, outlines why systemic policy alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework is vital to halt nature loss. Japan is famed for its love of nature.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Development 79

Chris Hall

JANUARY 4, 2024

Investor network’s new Senior Policy Advisor encouraged by prevalence of food systems action at COP28, while urging greater alignment of shareholder initiatives. This was followed by an avian flu outbreak in September with economic costs surpassing US$2.5 billion.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AADP) and Disability:IN that measures policies and practices on a scale from zero to 100 with a score of 100 awarded only to those companies deemed most inclusive. Join us at disabilityin.org/AreYouIN #AreYouIN

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since that benchmark, examples of improvements include verifying and improving policies related to accessibility at our campuses and emergency preparedness practices. The tool was developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates.

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3BL Media

MARCH 14, 2022

DESCRIPTION: With the stakes posed by the climate crisis higher than ever and public policy solutions clearly needed, investors have filed a record 46 shareholder resolutions for 2022 corporate proxies seeking information about companies’ climate lobbying practices. SOURCE: Ceres. degrees Celsius and avert irreversible climate catastrophes.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Jason Wendle Migration is often framed as a crisis : When the issue makes headlines, it’s portrayed as a burden, threat, or tragedy, and almost always politically intractable. In reality, migration represents an opportunity and a solution, and it needs to be disentangled from electoral politics.

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Development Climate Change Banking 120

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s clear that regulators and policymakers are wanting to provide more guidance and direction as we’re dealing with these systemic risks and having the taskforce to bring the ecosystem together seemed like a really smart thing to do.” Political cycles The taskforce’s launch comes as concerns on political rollbacks on climate action grow.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Policy and policymakers will need to play an essential role in ensuring direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) is affordable and available at scale in the likely event of a 1.5°C C overshoot, according to three reports issued by the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR). GtCO2 a year by 2050.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 9, 2024

Food-related companies also face policy and reputational risks as governments bring in laws to curb fat and sugar-laden goods, and as consumer preferences become healthier. Their material cost is estimated at 5% of global income, or US$3.5 trillion per annum.”

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Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

Policies, regulations and wider laws are among the many elements that set the path and guide them on their journey to net zero. When asked to identify barriers to climate solutions-focused investments in Australia, 40% cited policy and regulatory uncertainty – a decrease from 70% the previous year. trillion) in assets.

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ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s a term that’s often over-used, but I feel it’s the perfect description for where we are right now on the climate action journey. Whilst the global stocktake, one of the key outcomes of COP28, clearly showed us that world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals. For me, our key focus should be on momentum.

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Net Zero Climate Change Decarbonize Development 66

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s this impoverished notion of creation that troubles so many of us. Gideon Forman is a policy analyst at the David Suzuki Foundation. Such is the perverse vision guiding our decision-makers. For Queen’s Park, the Greenbelt is a commodity no different than tin or pork belly. I jumped the fence and put binoculars to my eyes.

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Development 246

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

More than 80 countries (including the EU and US) supported India’s proposal. After the failure of COP27, the question is what should happen next in the fight against continued fossil fuel use. and policies which make fossil fuels cheaper to extract and consume) are becoming illegitimate. Read the original article.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

According to Moody’s, credit risk will rise the most for lower-rated entities which face higher liquidity and refinancing risks, given their tendency to exhibit more challenged governance attributes, with more leveraged capital structures and weak risk management policies, in an environment potentially more prone to external shocks.

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