Several well-known brands, including Burger King, Ribena, Lucozade and Visa, have marked Earth Day 2021 by announcing new climate targets such as net-zero ambitions.
First held on 22 April 1970, Earth Day is an annual celebration
In this round-up article, edie briefly summarises all the new announcements in alphabetical order. A separate piece on new commitments and launches relating to other issues, including plastic, will follow shortly.
All announcements are separate to the news on Wednesday (21 April) that more than 50 firms have signed up to Amazon and Global Optimism’s Climate Pledge and that 160 financial organisations will partake in a new Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero chaired by Mark Carney.
CISL calls for standardised climate disclosure framework for investors
While most investors are measuring and disclosing their climate performance, it is hard to compare progress between companies because there is not a universal framework. This makes it more challenging for investors to be held to account or to accelerate progress.
Investors are facing mounting pressure to raise climate ambitions, including from changing legislation on net-zero
That is according to a new report, out today (14 April) from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Investment Leaders Group (ILG).
The report assesses 15 funds that are ranked highly on climate performance by CDP, in terms of disclosing direct and financed emissions and reducing them in line with climate science. Of these funds, eight explicitly measure and disclose the climate performance of their activities; six disclose climate intensity, one discloses emissions on a portfolio basis and one discloses the emis
UNCTAD and the Family Business Network (FBN) have partnered to support family firms to embrace sustainability in their business strategies in the light of the fact that two-thirds of businesses worldwide are owned or managed by families.
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Date: 27 May 2021