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Make or Break: 5 key talking points that will determine the success of COP26
…new climate commitments are required The UN estimates that global emissions as a result of national and government commitments are on course to reach 2.7C, putting the world massively off…
COP26 week 1 analysis: Is the world any closer to 1.5C?
…the Paris Agreement. The IEA’s estimates are optimistic. According to the UN’s latest annual Emissions Gap report, also published in October, climate commitments and plans from national governments are currently…
COP26 draft plan: Countries urged to submit and strengthen climate plans
…action. The decision spans three documents, but just 14 pages, and reiterates or “welcomes” many of the major announcements at COP26 to date – including funding commitments on adaptation and…
SC Johnson hits recycled plastic packaging target four years ahead of schedule
…annual progress report for its New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Commitment was launched in 2018 and now has 63 corporate signatories including Danone, Unilever, Mars, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company…
‘A sobering picture’: 99% of businesses neglecting social sustainability commitments
…living wages and working hours. The WBA found that while most companies in the SDG2000 had commitments to health and safety, just 4% were able to disclose aspects such as…
SSE sets 1.5C emissions targets on road to net-zero, but ups profit forecasts due to gas
…of fair work and commitment to paying fair tax and sharing economic value”. There are not, at this point, new time-bound numerical targets in this field. The UK Government is…
Climate Change Committee promises increased focus on business and finance for 2022
…new briefing on workers and skills. The UK Government is targeting two million jobs by 2030 but current commitments would deliver less than half of this level. The UK also…
Hisense pledges to mitigate and remove more than twice the emissions it generates
…wording of the commitment from Hisense is striking, it is worth noting that several businesses have a commitment to help customers and clients mitigate more greenhouse gases than are generated…
Germany’s green energy goal and factories on stilts: The sustainability success stories of the week
…all of its electricity needs with renewable generation by 2035 – accelerating its previous “well before 2040” deadline. This commitment will be enshrined in law by an amendment to the…
How sustainable is Wimbledon 2021?
…for Wimbledon back in February 2020, alongside other 2030 commitments to zero-waste status and biodiversity net-gain. At the time, the Club said in a statement that the 2030 targets were…
Global Environment Facility secures record $5.25bn commitments from nations
…the new commitments represent an increase of almost 30%. The 2018-2022 operating cycle did see commitments fall from the 2014-2018 cycle, from $4.43bn to $4.1bn. This trend can be partly…
Barclays and Standard Chartered shareholders reject climate plans
…the latter. The pledge came with a commitment to reduce absolute financed emissions in the thermal coal sector by 85% by 2030 and pledges to reduce carbon intensity by 63%…
Powering Net-Zero Pact: Energy giants sign collective commitments on social and environmental sustainability
…called the initiative a “coalition of the willing”. Members of the pact are required to meet commitments around reducing emissions, protecting nature, adding value to local communities, guaranteeing fair work…
Staff at businesses taking ambitious climate action report higher job satisfaction, survey finds
…that, while more and more businesses are setting top-level net-zero commitments individually and through forums like the Race to Zero, these commitments have “been slow to translate to employee engagement…
Taking stock of London Climate Action Week
…Chatham House, China Dialogue and E3G. Governments’ commitments to “build back better” after COVID came under close scrutiny at LCAW in 2020 and 2021. LCAW has become a key forum…
Kingfisher sets net-zero target for 2040
…and our commitment to help people living in unfit housing.” Also announced is a new target for 60% of its total sales to come from Sustainable Home Products, which include…
JLR urges suppliers to set science-based climate targets
The British automotive giant set its own approved science-based targets last year. Spring 2021 saw the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) giving the approval to JLR’s commitments to reduce operational emissions…
From pledges to binding commitments – a review of key milestones in previous COP conferences
…to mobilise US$100 billion annually by 2020 to fund climate action in countries of the global south, on the condition that the latter make meaningful and transparent mitigation commitments to reduce…
Can COP27 rejuvenate the net-zero movement?
…net-zero was the national zeitgeist. It dominated headlines, documentaries and most importantly, business commitments. Currently, the UN’s Race to Zero initiative is the largest-ever alliance committed to achieving net zero…
‘Integrity matters’: UN expert group moves to stamp out net-zero greenwashing at COP27
The High Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities was set up by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in March 2022 in order to develop stronger standards…
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