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SBTi tweaks Net-Zero Standard for businesses, updates related tools
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has unveiled what it describes as “minor” updates to is Corporate Net-Zero Standard, providing clarity on the scope of the Standard and how businesses can…
Dunelm and New Look tout alignment with SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard
…target verified under the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard, Dunelm will strive to reduce absolute emissions across all scopes by at least 90% by 2040. The baseline is, once again, 2019. Both…
Banks to be assessed against new net-zero standard
…IIGCC produced the standard in partnership with the TPI Centre at the London School of Economics. Under the standard, banks can assess their long-term net-zero commitments and interim targets, as…
Intent instead of action: Why businesses need to watch out for the net-zero trap
…Net-Zero’ certification from the Net-Zero Accountancy Initiative, based on targets submitted to the SBTi. The Net-Zero Accountancy Initiative has been developed in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in…
Net-Zero Awards: Shortlist of finalists revealed
…Towards Net Zero Formula E’s Net Zero Strategy HEINEKEN Mitie Plan Zero – Decarbonisation, Delivered™ Schneider Electric – A Net Zero Future Virgin Media O2 – Road to Net Zero…
Why are businesses struggling to verify their science-based net-zero targets?
…reassessed its net-zero target and pushed it back from 2030 to 2040. These challenges have been even more stark for SMEs seeking to align with the Net-Zero Standard. How can…
Net-Zero November: edie’s bumper month of climate action content is underway
…practicalities of reducing emissions; exploring the burgeoning trend of Net-Zero Transition Plans; and looking at best practice case studies of corporates who are forging ahead with their net-zero plans. Net-Zero…
An £8bn problem: How should businesses respond to Sunak’s net-zero knock back?
…Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s swifty prepared public statement last night on plans to deliver net-zero by… pushing back on the key components to deliver net-zero. However, it appears that by…
Corporate net-zero targets continue to boom, but more integrity ‘urgently’ needed
…improve”. The Net Zero Tracker’s project lead John Lang said: “A clear line in the sand on net zero has surfaced. Countless net zero targets are credibility light, but now…
‘A wake-up call for Ministers’: UK’s green economy reacts to new CCC net-zero progress report
…surprising that the latest CCC report says there is an overall lack of urgency from the UK Government to deliver the net-zero transition. “The Government seems to view net-zero decisions…
Royal Mail gets SBTi’s seal of approval for net-zero strategy
…for its day-to-day processes. Net-Zero Standard To date, more than 2,300 businesses have signalled their intention to produce a SBTi-verified net-zero plan. Businesses with verification under the SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero…
Pragmatic net-zero plans and fake meat for astronauts: Who said what at the Conservative Party Conference?
…approach in the course I charted on net-zero. As you could tell by the reaction to my decision to chart a new course to net-zero, it was not the easiest…
Now available on-demand: edie’s Net-Zero online action sessions
…to net-zero 3) 45-minute masterclass: How to set a net-zero transition plan (15:15 – 16:00) Our third Net-Zero Action Session will help organisations explore the range of strategies and solutions…
CCC Progress Report: Are any UK sectors on track to meet net-zero?
…net-zero and science-based targets, it has stated that meeting these goals will still fall short of it’s mapped pathways for net-zero. If manufacturing companies analysed by the CCC were to…
Net Zero Targets and Decarbonization Stress Testing
…methodologies, chiefly the SBTi Net-zero Standard, ISO IWA 42:2022 net zero guidelines and key principles of the Transition Plan Taskforce disclosure framework. In this manner, we are able to identify core gaps and strengths…
‘Forward-thinking’ or race to the bottom?: SBTi indicates weakening of carbon offset restrictions
…be a reaction to these findings, the SBTi has this week confirmed that its work to revise and update the Net-Zero Standard will likely lead to changes which will enable…
UN’s High-Level Champions implore businesses to advocate for a ‘just’ net-zero transition
…Zero partner organisations here. Apply now for the edie Net-Zero Awards! Readers interested in the above article may be keen to enter edie’s new Net-Zero Awards. From breakthrough innovations and…
edie publishes new report on how to become a net-zero business
…set, or are committed to setting, net-zero targets. Not all net-zero targets are equal however. This report will outline what steps need to be considered to create a credible net-zero…
‘Consistency, clarity and cooperation’: Global green economy reacts to new ISSB standards
…issuers and support the transition to net-zero.” EY’s global vice chair for sustainability, Steve Varley: “The current global disparity in sustainability reporting makes clear our need for a common language…
edie launches the brand-new Net-Zero Awards with entries now open
…and how to partner with the event to promote the best business decarbonisation, is available on edie’s new Net-Zero Awards website. Net-Zero November 2023 The inaugural Net-Zero Awards are being…
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