GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Jessye Waxman is a shareholder advocate at Green Century Capital Management, where she uses the environmentally responsible investment firm’s leverage as a shareholder to protect forests. Why investor Green Century has taken an active interest in fighting deforestation. Julie Nash. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:15.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. While this issue is bigger than any one person's habits, if we all take action to tackle unsustainable consumption, we can make a lasting impact to halt biodiversity loss.".

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

degrees C cap on average warming that governments pledged to aim for when they signed the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement to avoid dangerous climate change. Global average temperatures are now about 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This is getting uncomfortably close to the 1.5 As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today a 600-page Review on the Economics of Biodiversity aims to similarly influence opinion on how best to turn the tide on the ongoing destruction of the natural world, which it warns threatens the wellbeing and livelihoods of humanity unless transformative action is urgently taken to address market and governmental failures.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nature-based removals, such as using forests and soils, remain vital to address challenges in biodiversity and climate adaptation, but may be risky if used as the only way to remove carbon. Countries should also explore engineered carbon removal methods. To meet the challenge of net-zero, we need both.”.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The university outlined a staggered approach to divestment through to 2030, and said it will invest instead in renewable energy. The University of Cambridge has committed to divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels by 2030, as the institution works towards its goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

Amidst all this, the sustainability agenda has continued to gain steam, including recognition by heads of state, corporate chieftains, religious leaders and others of the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, the hunger crisis and the healthcare crisis, among others. Finance & Investing. Featured Column.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Rudd, who led the UK delegation during the historic 2015 Paris climate talks, is now a director at sustainability platform Pinwheel, an online platform which connects companies with sustainability projects in need of investment.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality — may I add racial tension to that? Companies that have not invested in their employees or their value chains "see that their relationships are broken now," Polman said. Sponsored Article. Source: Paul Kagame. Paul Kagame.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

In 2011, the IFC lent poultry company Ust-Kamenogorsk Poultry (UKPF) invested $2 million in refurbishing housing for chickens, among other projects. In 2016, the EBRD made a $20 million equity investment in the company’s parent, Aitas, to finance the construction of a new facility to raise and process poultry.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

Since 2011, annual global energy transition investment (renewable energy, CCS, electrified transport, hydrogen, electrified heat, energy storage) has almost doubled, from $290b to $501b. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

European Commission unveils sweeping biodiversity strategy, plus all the top green business news from around the world this week. University of California fossil fuel-free after ditching $1bn of investments. EU Commission unveils strategy to 'fix broken relationship with nature'.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Companies serious about building a healthy, liveable planet should be making targeted investments in nature-based climate solutions, argues Pinwheel's Amber Rudd As the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in May 2015, I led the UK delegation at the historic 2015 UN climate talks in Paris.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

.” Ali Rowe, a campaigner from Extinction Rebellion added: “ It is unconscionable that the Science Museum is taking money from Adani without balancing the impact Adani’s current investments have on the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.” billion in the coal industry.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Investment firms across the globe are changing their priorities. In addition, ESG and corporate sustainability have each developed their own sets of terms, for example, ESG investing, ESG policy, sustainability program, and green business. ESG Investing. ESG investing is also known as impact investing.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains. I think the headline would be: Don’t work alone," Yoann Regent, biodiversity and animal welfare specialist with Kering, told me in an interview.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Whatever the outcome of the ongoing negotiations at COP15 Biodiversity Summit, there are high hopes it will mark a turning point in the understanding of the critical role nature plays in regulating the climate and sustaining the global economy. That is something I'm going to be working on.". I wish everyone well because it's hard," she says.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A clean-steel manufacturing plant opened in Sweden while steelmaking giant ArcelorMittal announced plans to cut its carbon intensity by a quarter, backed by $10bn investment to support its transition away from fossil fuels. Carbon-sequestering concrete is gaining attention and investment from startups and investors.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

English rivers suffering increased chemical pollution which is damaging biodiversity, conservation groups warn. UK rivers are suffering increased chemical pollution from pesticide use, which is causing significant damage to their ecosystems and aquatic wildlife, green groups have warned today.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, due to the significant amount of investment needed, ISO 14001 prices out companies that simply don’t have the resources to get certified. ISO 14001 was revised in 2015 to give new standards focused on leadership and applicability. These new standards were titled: ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns. This sustainable investment funding shortfall is set to have a devastating impact on progress towards global climate goals, the IEA warned.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A series of reports over the last few days has attempted to answer this complex question, and in doing so highlighted the divide that continues to separate approaches promoted by campaigners and those advocated by banking and investment industry insiders. More than 150 stakeholders were consulted during its creation, they added.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tony Juniper reflects on the outcome of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit and what is now needed to deliver on the agreement signed by governments in Montreal. This won't just be new money but intelligent use of existing nature budgets as well as unleashing the vast but still largely unrealised potential of private sector investment.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Restoring the UK's seas to health could deliver a multi-billion pound boost to the country's economy by 2050, generate thousands of new jobs, and help ameliorate the climate crisis and restore biodiversity, according to a new report launched today by WWF in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 5, 2023

So, the protection and restoration of these environments is critical for supporting biodiversity, combating climate change, and helping communities to thrive, and new tools to map, monitor, and quantify these ecosystems are key to aid in their conservation.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These technologies, sited in suitable locations, and with appropriate mitigation, can be deployed in harmony with nature, addressing local environmental concerns, as well as the need for a green recovery that boosts both renewables and biodiversity. It is vital that the auction round four timescale does not slip further beyond end 2021.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 11, 2023

The growing need for soy fields in food production is having a negative impact on biodiversity. With this rapid expansion have come difficulties, which have negatively impacted on natural habitats and biodiversity. Take for example, the food industry.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

Since the EU-wide lifting of milk quotas in 2015, Ireland’s dairy sector has expanded rapidly , adding around half a million cows. The economic growth in the dairy sector, Burke added, “is happening at the expense of the environment as witnessed by the trends in water quality, emissions and biodiversity all going in the wrong direction.”.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Economist sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the response to his landmark review into the economics of biodiversity. But Dasgupta contended the fundamental economics of biodiversity set out in his review mean policymakers should engage with the controversial topic. Where is colonialism there?".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

And then again in 2015. Restoring and protecting these natural carbon sinks is important for lots of reasons, including supporting biodiversity, alleviating flooding and creating associated jobs. West Cumbria suffered a " once-in-a-thousand-year " flood in 2009. No, it's not that meteorologists can't count.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

In a bleak warning issued this morning, The Climate Crisis Advisory Group - the independent expert group formed this summer to advise governments on the climate and biodiversity crises - warned emissions are climbing so high that greenhouse gases must be rapidly pulled out of the atmosphere to stabilise global temperatures.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. In its list of 2030 commitments to support the European Green Deal, CropLife said that it will “invest 10 billion euros into innovation in precision and digital technologies by 2030.”

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

Specifically, the UK and Italy are calling on governments around the world to submit updates to their national climate action plans - known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the UN jargon - that clearly improve upon current targets and investment strategies. degrees," Sharma and Costa added. degrees," Sharma and Costa added.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These technologies, sited in suitable locations, and with appropriate mitigation, can be deployed in harmony with nature, addressing local environmental concerns, as well as the need for a green recovery that boosts both renewables and biodiversity. It is vital that the auction round 4 timescale does not slip further beyond end 2021.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Globally, the number of climate-related court cases has doubled since 2015. The world needs more investment in these techniques, but also stronger legal frameworks to ensure their risks are managed properly, and an honest public debate to make sure people are on board with it. Sustainability. But this is not guaranteed.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

Where might we also see systems going in the wrong direction and what does that mean for the outcomes we care about as it relates to climate, water, biodiversity and economics?" The Regrow system will also help General Mills monitor how its investments in regenerative agriculture are playing out. he explained.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Has there been any progress in reducing global carbon emissions since Paris in 2015? It’s our economic activity that’s causing climate change and biodiversity loss. Also, most countries will miss their targets. The UK will miss by a mile. But this isn’t the main problem either. But this is still not the main problem.

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