Sustainability regulations don’t go far enough – so what can businesses do?
As focus on sustainability continues to drive corporate behaviour, Lucy Klinkenberg-Matthews, Head of ESG at Paragon explores how businesses can become market leaders.
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Norway’s $1.4 trillion wealth fund advises against carbon offsets for climate goals
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the global stock market’s largest asset owner has said companies should prioritise operational and value chain emissions reduction to reach interim CO2 goals, and raised concern about the use of carbon credits.
The road to 1.5ºC: VCM needs action to scale missing $90bn investment by 2030
The voluntary carbon markets must scale rapidly to fill a $90 billion investment gap but confusion about standards, credit verification and impact credibility make this a significant challenge.
Normative’s Engage integrates primary emissions data across value chains for Scope 3 reductions
Carbon accounting specialist Normative has launched a new product that the company says promises streamlined and integrated emissions calculations across the supply chain.
Businesses are failing to act on biodiversity risk
Despite the potential for catastrophic consequences that could ensue from biodiversity loss, businesses are failing to act. In fact, according to new research from Capgemini Research Institute, only a mere 24% of organisations have a biodiversity strategy in place.
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Sustainability regulations don’t go far enough – so what can businesses do?
As focus on sustainability continues to drive corporate behaviour, Lucy Klinkenberg-Matthews, Head of ESG at Paragon explores how businesses can become market leaders.
Norway’s $1.4 trillion wealth fund advises against carbon offsets for climate goals
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the global stock market’s largest asset owner has said companies should prioritise operational and value chain emissions reduction to reach interim CO2 goals, and raised concern about the use of carbon credits.
The road to 1.5ºC: VCM needs action to scale missing $90bn investment by 2030
The voluntary carbon markets must scale rapidly to fill a $90 billion investment gap but confusion about standards, credit verification and impact credibility make this a significant challenge.
Normative’s Engage integrates primary emissions data across value chains for Scope 3 reductions
Carbon accounting specialist Normative has launched a new product that the company says promises streamlined and integrated emissions calculations across the supply chain.
Businesses are failing to act on biodiversity risk
Despite the potential for catastrophic consequences that could ensue from biodiversity loss, businesses are failing to act. In fact, according to new research from Capgemini Research Institute, only a mere 24% of organisations have a biodiversity strategy in place.
Climate disclosure boosted by California vote
The California Assembly has passed a vote on corporate climate disclosure, approving a proposal that previously lost by one vote in 2022. This has wide-reaching implications for the trajectory of corporate climate risk disclosure and related impacts on the supply chain.
NatureMetrics raises £9.8m for biodiversity monitoring as TNFD nears
UK-based nature intelligence monitoring company NatureMetrics has confirmed it has raised £9.8 million, weeks before the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is due to release its final framework details.
SBTi sees record surge in companies setting targets
Change is happening in the business world as more companies are embracing science-based targets. In its Monitoring Report for 2022, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) revealed a significant rise in corporate pledges.
Why does carbon accounting matter to businesses?
Carbon accounting helps organisations understand and manage their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing to informed sustainability decisions and efforts to mitigate climate change – and upcoming legislations will soon make it a mandatory requirement.
Greenpeace takes UK oil licensing round battle to High Court
Campaigners are due in the High Court today for the first hearing in a judicial review over the government’s plans to continue offering licences for North Sea oil and gas exploration.
