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Decarbonisation over compensation: Inside Kingfisher’s five-point plan to reach net-zero by 2040
…the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. The SBTi has clarified that science-based net-zero targets will require companies to achieve deep decarbonisation of 90-95% before 2050. From that point…
Should businesses be legally required to set science-based climate targets?
…the development of the healthcare giant’s 2040 net-zero pathway, underpinned by 1.5C-aligned science based targets. Prior to joining Bupa in 2021, she also spearheaded the development of a science-based net-zero…
Businesses need more guidance to protect and restore nature, survey finds
…addressing their impact on nature. Only 14% said their businesses had no role in supporting nature beyond their legal and regulatory requirements. Meanwhile, 79% of business leaders saw the impact…
COP15: Negotiations hang in the balance, with nations clashing on nature finance
…nature, reducing and reforming ecologically harmful subsidies, scaling international nature finance and improving corporate disclosures of nature-related impacts. Talks were originally slated to wrap up on 17 December but have…
Changing yourself to change the world: How can you become a regenerative business leader?
…strategist and coach Giles Hutchins. Hutchins elaborates on Clark’s point, telling edie: “VivoBarefoot’s mission is about connecting nature with human nature. Having an internal culture, an environment that does not…
Orange launches €50m nature-based solutions fund on road to net-zero
…the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICUN) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in a bid to leverage private investment in nature-based solutions that also deliver social benefits….
Nature finance – the key to nature positive business?
…nature-based solutions market innovations with expert speakers, attend masterclasses and build your network. Edie is the media partner. EKN is an award-winning non-profit organisation for the exchange of innovation in…
Guidance launched on aligning business action with global 2030 net-positive biodiversity goal
…WBCSD resource is using credible metrics and regularly and transparently reporting progress. Bodies including the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), which are developing…
Horizon scanning: Eight green innovation themes to watch in 2023
…working in sustainability know that many of the solutions to these challenges, with co-benefits for climate, nature and society, already exist. And innovators are already working on systems, projects, processes…
International Biodiversity Day: Seven ways businesses are approaching nature restoration and conservation
…highly or moderately dependent on nature. Protecting and restoring nature should, therefore, be a business-critical priority for firms with any dependence on nature, as they seek to build resilience. To…
‘Weak and unambitious’: Green groups criticise Defra’s legally binding environment targets
…to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030. “The target to halt nature’s decline by the end of the decade is welcome but this should be coupled with a…
COP15: Everything you need to know about the biodiversity negotiations in Montreal
…style” deal for nature. Ahead of the summit, edie answers some of your key questions about COP15. What is biodiversity? The term ‘biodiversity’ differs from ‘nature’. It refers to the…
Farmers and charities call on businesses to step up to tackle nature crisis
…any business, is to be Nature Positive because without being Nature Positive, ultimately, you can’t be profit positive.” To raise awareness, the groups are circulating a new film – Hungry…
NGOs press UK and other wealthy nations for $60bn international nature finance commitment
…nature-based solutions alone – projects which involve the restoration of ecosystems in a way that also enhances climate mitigation and/or adaptation efforts – by 2050. Without increased finance, the NGOs…
Businesses have an important role to play in tackling climate change through regenerating nature
…on investing in nature-based solutions. There are also sector or industry-specific platforms too. In healthcare, for example, Bupa, along with Forum for the Future, Reckitt, Haleon and Walgreens Boots Alliance…
Progressing natural capital in a forward looking business environment
…nature-based solutions as central to our own sustainability approach. Nature-Based Solutions are actions to restore, protect, and sustainably manage ecosystems, simultaneously providing benefits for biodiversity, the climate and human well-being….
From nature restoration to social equity: 7 top ESG trends to look out for in 2023
…flagship initiative is that of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), which recently issued the latest amendments to its beta framework to enhance corporate approaches to disclosing nature-related data…
edie 23: Flagship climate action event revamped to spur leadership through crisis
…streams and myriad innovative event features and networking opportunities. — Secure your place at edie 23 here — Commenting on the edie 23 launch, edie’s content director Luke Nicholls said:…
From CDP to UN PRI: edie’s A to Z of ESG standards and disclosure frameworks
…for edie’s full explainer on the UK mandate. Task Force on Nature-Related Disclosures (TNFD) The TNFD officially launched in June 2021 with an overarching aim to align corporate reporting and…
WorldGBC calls for focus on circularity and nature-based solutions in new Playbook
…the end of that building’s life. The WorldGBC also calls for an expanded focus on nature-based solutions. The Playbook states that these solutions can lower energy demand for buildings to…
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