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Rise in forest fires is a permanence risk for global carbon markets

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Climate Connect Digital (CCD) [https://climateconnect.digital/] has released a white paper quantifying the permanence risk posed by increasingly intense forest fires across the Indian subcontinent. This will potentially have a significant impact on nature-based carbon projects, and the voluntary carbon markets. To read more download the full white paper here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IJkcNgP-rDoJAvDuLyYh3kd6yChzAGTT/view] Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt (November 16, … Continued

Insurers are rising to the world’s social sustainability challenges, says The Geneva Association

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Amid growing stakeholder expectations for businesses to have more social impact, a new Geneva Association report, The Role of Insurance in Promoting Social Sustainability, highlights insurance’s abundant, inherent social benefit in providing financial stability and peace of mind to people and businesses. The Geneva Association estimates that insurers contribute USD 5–5.5 trillion per year to … Continued

The NDC Partnership Supports Developing Countries to Align Long-term Development With Climate Action

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As global leaders gather this week in Sharm El Sheikh for COP27, developing countries renew their calls for creating sustainable development pathways to advance urgent climate action. To catalyse urgent action, the NDC Partnership has today launched its Thematic Call to support developing country members through two interconnected fronts: preparing, updating and refining Long-term Low … Continued

One-million-dollar global Omnipreneurship Awards Challenge to drive innovation in sustainable food production

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— Reduce reliance on imported feed, in line with the Kingdom’s self-sufficiency and food-security goals under the Vision 2030 agenda, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s patronage — Encourage innovative and environmentally friendly technological solutions to enable the local production and use of renewable and sustainable sources of feed in alignment with the … Continued

Awarded for consistent sustainability management: Kneipp is among the top one percent in the EcoVadis Ranking

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Ecological and social actions are firmly anchored in Kneipp’s priorities, as confirmed by EcoVadis: the world-renowned sustainability ratings provider has awarded the manufacturer of cosmetics and body care products the highest possible Platinum medal. As a result of its long-standing commitment to sustainability, Kneipp has achieved Platinum status in the world’s largest sustainability rating, attaining … Continued

TerraPraxis will launch the first of its applications to help coal plants decarbonize at COP27

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A solution to evaluate global coal fleets for conversion to emissions-free sources TerraPraxis is making available for the first time on Nov. 7 its new EVALUATE application, which enables coal plant owners and investors around the world to evaluate hundreds of coal plants for fast, low-cost, and repeatable conversion to emissions-free power generation sources. The … Continued

World’s leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming, warning speed of progress ‘must triple’ to tackle the impacts of climate change 

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-The Agribusiness Task Force, part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), today released its action plan focused on how to scale regenerative farming – an approach which aims to cut carbon emissions whilst seeking to promote and improve soil health and biodiversity. -The report — produced by the 12-strong cross-industry Task Force – highlights an … Continued