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Report: Fashion brands failing to include supply chains in net-zero targets, undermining credibility
…that the net-zero plans of fashion brands “still vary widely” and commonly “lack consistency in commitments, detail in transition plans and any real accountability on supply chains”. At COP27 in…
Amazon Web Services pledges to reach water positivity by 2030
The cloud provider has also announced its 2021 global water use efficiency (WUE) metric of 0.25 litres of water per kilowatt-hour. As part of the new commitment, AWS will report…
Encirc and Diageo turn to hydrogen to create net-zero glass bottles by 2030
…of our commitment to halve our Scope 3 carbon emissions by 2030. “All renewable energy options are important to us and we’d like to see Government and industry further accelerating…
Eight New Year’s Resolutions for sustainability professionals in 2023 and beyond
…hard work – turning global biodiversity commitments into meaningful change on the ground. Many businesses have already made net-positive commitments for nature, or natural resources such as water. We will…
Majority of businesses feel they have achieved net-zero ‘quick wins’, so what happens next?
…employing more than 10,000 people. Of the 505 executives surveyed, 62% claimed that they had made a public commitment to ambitiously reduce carbon emissions across the organisation and 98% of…
Banks and big businesses urged to support SMEs through net-zero transition
…for Social Responsibility. In recognition of the fact that SMEs account for half of business emissions in the OECD region, making them key to achieving national and international climate commitments,…
Eden Project North and carbon-neutral Blackpool campus among projects sharing £2bn levelling up funding
…halls, there are also many projects that will contribute to the UK’s commitments to reduce emissions from transport and buildings and to increase public engagement with nature. One of the…
2023 must be the year we stop greenwash
…of greenwash and simultaneously give them the confidence to communicate their work on climate and nature by providing a universal framework through which to measure commitments. It also allows us…
Google’s Adam Elman on how AI can help to accelerate the energy transition
…Google made a new set of commitments on the responsible use of digital technologies in spring 2020, including a commitment to end the development of bespoke AI solutions for the…
Iceland Foods inks PPA to offtake electricity from new British solar farm
…noting Iceland’s commitment to becoming a net-zero business by 2040. The commitment was made in 2020 and covers Iceland’s operations and supply chains. It is underpinned by a commitment to…
Towards Zero Waste: The Circular Economy Action Sessions
…Meanwhile, the interrelation between zero-waste commitments and wider net-zero carbon goals is becoming ever clearer. So, with an increasing number of businesses putting the circular economy at the forefront of…
Are major asset managers greenwashing with their net-zero targets?
…But less than one-quarter (23%) of the asset managers assessed have commitments to restrict investment in coal across all their funds. The proportion is even lower (13%) for those restricting…
Creating a real circular economy is key to the net-zero transition
…effective ways to increase recycling. That is why central to our plan is a commitment to work with Governments around the world to advocate comprehensive DRS systems. Such schemes give…
Pharmaceutical giants launch new science-based target requirements for suppliers
…make SBTi-aligned commitments by 2025 and include green transportation solutions in their core offerings by 2030. “Healthcare supply chains must become greener, more efficient and circular,” the letter states. “We…
FMCG giants accused of greenwashing and urged to improve climate transition plans
…target for the whole value chain back in 2021. This built on an existing commitment to carbon-neutral global operations by 2030. The firm subsequently produced a Climate Transition Action Plan…
British SMEs moving from ambition to action on sustainability, survey finds
…already set top-line commitments and those that have now. Of those with commitments, a key concern, cited by 37%, is the risk of making a loss on investment this year….
Fossil fuel finance and corporate inaction: Why are we still failing on SDG 13?
…commitments, the temperature rise is likely to exceed 2.6C by the close of the century. These figures may seem small but they have a dramatic impact on global weather systems….
From green jobs for youth to just transition funding: The 11 biggest announcements from Climate Week NYC and the UNGA
…Agreement. Guterres expressed dismay at nations “greenwashing, backsliding and repackaging existing commitments”, barring major emitters including the US and China. The UK had already ruled itself out. It later emerged…
Nature meets business: What does the TNFD mean for the private sector?
…the government has pushed back on its net-zero commitments, the business sector will remain steadfast in pursuing the net-zero pathway, which necessitates parallel commitments to both climate and nature preservation….
AI predicts that FTSE100 firms unlikely to meet net-zero commitments
The AI language model created by Permutable AI monitored ESG commitments and corresponding emissions data of the FTSE100. AI technology was used to track the specific number of announcements from…
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