News about greenwashing on 2021-10-13
On the winning camp : The business guide to COP26 and why it matters
In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and columnist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at how to make good on the world's epoch-shaping pledges to tackle climate change, which have become synonymous with both the diplomatic quagmire and geopolitical tensions.
Source: businessgreen.com
Published on 2021-10-13
4 Steps to a Holistic ESG Approach for Institutional Investors
As investors adjust their portfolios to meet a range of criteria, they are being asked to consider how to take on an investment mandate, which could be embedded across the whole offices and regulatory reporting requirements. Why?
Source: ai-cio.com
Published on 2021-10-13
Action on climate means ending the blah , blah , blah
Australia’s climate emergency is a political crisis, according to the Australian Coalition government. But what is it like to avoid doing anything now? The BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker looks at how the government doesn’t do enough.
Source: greenleft.org.au
Published on 2021-10-13
Andrew Bolt Slams News Corp Climate Change Campaign
Climate change is a big issue for Australian newspapers, but why is News Corp finally making headlines for its latest climate change campaign, asks Chris Stokel-Walker, editor of the BBC’s The Bolt Report - which aims to expose the spread of misinformation.
Source: junkee.com
Published on 2021-10-13
ATP builds out investment - grade green bonds portfolio
The world's largest pension fund has taken a step closer to selling some of its exposure to green investment-grade derivatives, according to the financial agency ATP, who runs the fund in Denmark and Norway, the BBC understands.
Source: pionline.com
Published on 2021-10-13
Economic resilience cant be left to market forces alone : Wilkins
The G7 panel on economic resilience has urged political leaders to focus on the challenges facing the global economy during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a panel of experts from the world’s biggest economies. They say they need to work together.
Source: bnnbloomberg.ca
Published on 2021-10-13
Ex - BoC second - in - command warns on pitfalls of market forces
The G7 panel on economic resilience has urged political leaders to focus on the challenges facing the global economy during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a panel of experts from the world’s biggest economies. They say they need to work together.
Source: bnnbloomberg.ca
Published on 2021-10-13
Lina Bo Bardi Iconic Midcentury in São Paulo Just Reopened With a New Art Exhibition
A new exhibition is under way at the iconic São Paulo home, Casa de Vidro, which has been transformed into a venue for international academics, thinkers, and artists. The BBC’s Roberto Silveira looks at why.
Source: dwell.com
Published on 2021-10-13
New effort to end greenwashing by standardising environmental metrics
The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a new project to improve the way food businesses communicate their environmental performance levels across different suppliers in Scotland and the UK, according to the latest figures from the industry's annual climate change report.
Source: thescottishfarmer.co.uk
Published on 2021-10-13
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Source: newsnow.co.uk
Published on 2021-10-13
Policy needed to transition to healthy sustainable diets : If you want to change diets , you need to change food environments
The EU's food policy coalition has called on consumers to change the way they eat, which makes them more affordable, pleasurable and widely promoted, to ensure the foods that contribute to the food choices are the most available and accessible.
Source: foodnavigator.com
Published on 2021-10-13
Pressure mounts on funds to come clean on being green
There is a wide range of approaches and definitions to determine whether funds are sustainable or not, according to David Murphy, the chief executive of the Institute for Environmental Studies (ISW) at the Royal Society of Chartered Investments.
Source: watoday.com.au
Published on 2021-10-13
Public development banks can drive sustainable finance
In our series of letters from African journalists, Frannie Leauté and Rémy Rioux look at the challenges facing climate action in the United States and the world's developing economies and societies. They explain why they are often overlooked.
Source: jordantimes.com
Published on 2021-10-13
The global elites are headed to Scotland . Call it climate FOMO .
The world’s biggest corporations are expected to attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday. They are the latest to take part in the event, with a huge gathering of global leaders and businesses.
Source: politico.com
Published on 2021-10-13
Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2022
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the global economy, what does this mean for the future of the technology industry and how it could be affected by the lockdown? These are some of my top 10 digital transformation predictions from a year ago.
Source: forbes.com
Published on 2021-10-13
UAE spearheads awareness on climate change
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first country in the world to increase the knowledge of young people about climate change. The BBC’s Mohammed bin Salman looks at the impact of the announcement of a net zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.
Source: gulftoday.ae
Published on 2021-10-13
Why are polluting oil - based fabrics still selling freely in the EU ?
The EU is finally taking action on unsustainable fashion, but is it really meaningful to label fossil fuel tainted outfits with the emissions that went into making them from crude oil?The BBC’s Christine Blasey looks at the issue.
Source: euronews.com
Published on 2021-10-13
ATP ditches €800m US HY exposure to buy €1bn green corporate bonds
ATP, the Danish pension fund, has revealed that it is now making substantial investments in green corporate bonds as part of an ongoing future-proofing of its investment portfolio, and dumping a US high-yield external mandate in order to do so.
Source: ipe.com
Published on 2021-10-13