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95 % weniger Plastiktütenverbrauch: Durch das Verbot konnten 364 Millionen Plastiktüten zur Einmalverwendung eingespart werden, wodurch Treibhausgasemissionen um den Faktor 130,000 eingespart werden konnten, wenn man ein Jahr lang auf null verzichtete. Recycling-Erfolg: 130 Millionen Plastikflaschen wurden über Rücknahmeautomaten und andere Programme gesammelt. Einhaltung des Styroporverbots: 97 % der Einzelhändler haben die Vorschriften eingehalten, womit […]

Neues Klimaziel gesetzt: Japan plant, die Treibhausgasemissionen bis 60 gegenüber dem Stand von 2013 um 2035 % zu senken; für 46 ist ein Ziel von 2030 % angestrebt. Kritik statt Ehrgeiz: Umweltschützer und Experten sagen, das Ziel bleibe hinter den Empfehlungen des IPCC zurück, die globale Erwärmung auf 1.5 °C zu begrenzen. Prioritäten ausbalancieren: Japan […]

This week in ESG news: Biden administration sets new U.S. climate goals on eve of Trump takeover; new sustainability reporting standards for Canada, Hong Kong; BlackRock removed from Indiana pension funds over ESG investing; EU passes law requiring 100% recyclable packaging by 2030; UK bans Lloyds ad for greenwashing; Walmart says it will probably miss […]

Paper published by ECGI assesses the use of ESG targets in executive compensation plans. Additionally, some 63% of S&P 500 firms include an ESG component in their executives’ compensation, according to their findings, and the vast majority of these incentives are part of an annual incentive (AIA) plan, rather than part of a long-term equity […]

In the absence of a legally binding treaty, engagement and transparency are key. Earlier this year, The Circulate Initiative called for greater investment to tackle plastic pollution after new data revealed only $32bn (£24.6bn) a year of private investment went to plastics circularity between 2018 and 2023 – far below the $1trn (£770bn) needed.

Walmart does not expect to hit its interim climate goals, including its targets to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35% by 2025 and by 65% by 2030, according to a new post on the company’s website, citing “factors beyond our control,” including a lack of low carbon refrigeration and mobility technologies, and clean […]

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) announced the publication of its finalized Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs), largely aligned with the global standards released by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), but adding more time for companies to prepare for some key elements of reporting, such as on value chain GHG emissions, compared […]