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Comment: How the UK can deliver on its promise of becoming a ‘net-zero financial centre’
James Alexander, (May 24, 2022)

James Alexander of UKSIF says the UK should replicate the success of offshore wind with the entire green economy
Making the impossible possible: The blueprint for decarbonizing industry
Native Ad, (Nov 16, 2021)

SPONSORED CONTENT: The Mission Possible Partnership, together with Reuters Events, recently convened a panel of leading industry figures to discuss strategies for spurring urgent climate action in the seven hardest to abate sectors. Here are the key takeaways
Progress on methane and forests at COP, but much heavy lifting needed to put 1.5C in reach
Angeli Mehta, (Nov 5, 2021)

There will need to be big breakthroughs on transport and heavy industry emissions next week for the climate talks in Glasgow to be deemed a success, reports Angeli Mehta
ESG Watch: New net-zero standard aims to help investors mind the climate action gap
Mike Scott, (Oct 28, 2021)

With new reports out ahead of COP26 highlighting the need to pick up speed and ambition on driving down emissions, Mike Scott rounds up the latest developments by investors to rise to the challenge
Magali Anderson: ‘My job is to decarbonise the mass-production of cement’
Oliver Balch, (Sep 12, 2021)

Oliver Balch speaks to Holcim’s head of sustainability about the Swiss construction giant's efforts to shift to greener alternatives in its quest to becoming net zero by 2050
‘We have to get from net-zero to near-zero,’ says Science Based Targets chief
Oliver Balch, (Sep 7, 2021)

Oliver Balch talks to the SBTi's Alberto Carrillo Pineda about how the organisation is aiming to boost companies’ role in addressing the climate crisis with the launch of a new net-carbon standard
‘Europe’s ‘right to repair’ regulation should be a spur for firms to design out e-waste'
Matthew Cockerill, (Jul 13, 2021)

Comment: Consultant Matthew Cockerill, who helped design the Fairphone, argues that companies like Apple need to embrace circular economy principles if they are to truly rise to the challenges of e-waste and resource scarcity
ESG Watch: IEA report calling for end to new oil and gas puts wind in the sails of investors
Mike Scott, (May 19, 2021)

In his monthly sustainable investment column Mike Scott reports on growing support for shareholder resolutions demanding more climate action from the likes of BP, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66
‘The finance sector should be leading in race to net zero – instead it is a laggard’
Emily Kreps, (May 18, 2021)

Comment: Emily Kreps, CDP’s global director of capital markets, says financial institutions should insist that the companies they finance are prepared for the low-carbon transition
Gap between rhetoric and reality mars Biden's climate diplomacy triumph
Terry Slavin, (Apr 30, 2021)

In the latest issue of The Sustainable Business Review we serve up the key takeaways from the Earth Day powwow of 40 world leaders, looking at developments for policy-makers, brands and investors
'Time to get real about what it will take to finance net-zero'
Richard Roberts, (Mar 31, 2021)

COMMENT: Richard Roberts of Volans argues that deep and fundamental transformation will be needed to avert climate catastrophe
How Dr Helen Crowley became nature-based solutions evangelist at Kering
Oliver Balch, (Mar 30, 2021)

Oliver Balch interviews the luxury fashion brand's head of nature initiatives about its €5m regenerative fund for nature
Race to net zero: Reuters Events Sustainable Business' editorial calendar for 2021
Terry Slavin, (Dec 23, 2020)

We are sharpening up our coverage with a new publication and exclusive research benchmarking the top 250 greenhouse gas emitters

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