With a global climate crisis increasingly threatening human security, we must accelerate the shift towards clean energy technologies and phase out of the use of coal in electricity generation, second only to oil in the global energy mix. Yet continued high use of the fossil fuel jeopardizes global climate ambitions, with over 95% of coal […]
Wells Fargo has published important sustainability-related reports: the 2023 Sustainability and Governance (S&G) Report and an updated Climate Report, which can be found on the Wells Fargo Goals and Reporting web page.
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Group’s listed energy company ACEN, investment firm GenZero and infrastructure company Keppel Ltd. have signed an agreement exploring the use of transition credits to accelerate the retirement of South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. (SLTEC)’s coal-fired power plant (CFPP) in Batangas and replace it with a clean energy dispatch facility. Under the […]
Yurma Maca feared for the lives of her daughter, Esteisy, and two sons, Joel and Celin. Her three children repeatedly became ill, missing classes at school in the remote Peruvian village of San Roque and falling behind in their studies. “My children — all three of them — were close to dying, and I would […]
Is sustainability strategy ready to deliver? That’s a question on the minds of many leaders and stakeholders today, as sustainability in the corporate world has been defined by flux. The global issues that ESG aims to address — climate change, human rights and equity, among others — are enormous and only becoming more complex. This […]
Practical examples for companies to understand EUDR regulations & how to navigate the new legislative requirements. Deforestation remains a major global issue, impacting climate, biodiversity, water quality, and cultural heritage. For developed world governments and consumers, it can be difficult to fight deforestation, which often occurs deep in supply chains in the developing world. This […]
Geneva, Switzerland: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announces SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA), a leading global environmental and management consulting firm, as its latest member. By becoming a WBCSD member, SWCA gains access to additional avenues to impact global strategies and technical challenges. Through this membership, SWCA now finds itself more than ever […]
India today presents a vibrant picture of growth. Having just surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country, with a population predicted to keep growing for the next three decades, India is also poised to become the fastest growing economy among G-20 nations in 2024. What does it take to power the world’s most […]
Geneva – COFCO International’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets have today been validated and published by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new near-term emissions reduction targets address the company’s key greenhouse gas emissions footprint sources and form the basis for its climate strategy. COFCO International and the other companies involved in the Agriculture […]
As part of the comprehensive framework outlining the company’s contribution to halting and reversing nature loss, Tetra Pak has established 25 targets across the value chain. Lausanne, Switzerland (15 May 2024): Ahead of the United Nation’s International Day of Biodiversity on 22nd May, Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its ‘Approach to Nature’ – a comprehensive framework that defines […]