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April 18, 2024
Opponents of mandatory Scope 3 reporting are ‘confusing the symptom for the cause’
Regulation making it mandatory to report upstream and downstream emissions will make life easier, not harder, for companies, argues the EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute
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April 18, 2024
Supply chain constraints and skills shortages threaten UK’s renewable energy targets
Developers, network operators and suppliers will need to work together to resolve supply chain constraints
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April 18, 2024
Agri-food industry needs $500bn a year to reverse environmental impacts, says UBS
UBS suggests that with the right investment, the food and farming industry could be transformed from an environmentally damaging sector into an environmentally positive one
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April 17, 2024
Executives expect half of their supply chains to fall foul of CSDDD
Despite EU policymakers agreeing a watered-down version of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, business leaders are not confident their supply chains will meet...
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April 17, 2024
Access to ESG data hindered by absence of climate-related disclosure rules, says CFA
Companies’ disclosure of climate-related information is inconsistent, the CFA Institute says, while claiming that not all data providers are up to scratch
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April 17, 2024
Organic and free-range meat has higher environmental impact, says WRI report
Meat and dairy produced using organic, grass-fed, pasture-raised and free-range methods generate higher emissions than conventional counterparts, research finds
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April 16, 2024
Resource reduction proponents reject degrowth label
Advocates of ‘reuse, reduce and recycle’ strategies are proposing the creation of an EU sustainable resource management directive
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April 15, 2024
Insurers lag banks and asset managers with ‘troublingly weak’ climate and social performance
Half of the insurance companies surveyed by non-profit ShareAction received a lowly E or F ranking for their approaches to climate change, biodiversity and social matters
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April 12, 2024
Investigation links major fashion retailers to illegal deforestation
Cotton supplied to H&M and Zara was deemed sustainable by certification provider Better Cotton, despite being grown on illegally deforested land, according to UK non-profit Earthsight
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April 11, 2024
Insurers should account for all Scope 3 emissions, says Finance Watch
Underwriting activities are commonly omitted from insurers’ recorded Scope 3 emissions, says non-profit Finance Watch
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April 11, 2024
Make EU buildings regulation more ‘holistic’, says think-tank
Europe’s sustainable buildings regulation should go beyond carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency
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