Day: 14 April 2021

Kimberly-Clark Launches Expanded WaterLOUPE 2.0 Tool to Help Communities Develop Sustainable Water Stewardship Plans

Stuart Mitchell

On World Water Day, Kimberly-Clark reaffirmed its commitment to drive water stewardship in water-stressed regions around the world with the launch of WaterLOUPE 2.0, an updated version of an innovative, open-source tool to help communities analyze local risks to freshwater resources and create sustainable mitigation strategies. Co-developed with Dutch research institute Deltares, the WaterLOUPE dashboard depicts water scarcity risks for an entire watershed due to the impacts of climate change, population growth and other factors over a 30-year time horizon. Local stakeholders including municipalities, communities, businesses, and NGOs use the…

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IOC to Be Climate Positive in 2024

Stuart Mitchell

In addition to reducing its emissions, the IOC will offset more than 100 per cent of its remaining carbon emissions. This will be mainly done through the Olympic Forest project, which is part of the Great Green Wall – an existing UN-backed initiative to combat desertification in Africa’s Sahel region. These offsets will make the IOC climate positive by 2024, meaning that it will be removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. The IOC will also continue to use its influence to encourage others within the sports world to take…

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Alphonso Davies becomes the first footballer to take UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador title

Stuart Mitchell

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has announced the appointment of Alphonso Davies, FC Bayern Munich’s left-back and player for Canada Men’s National Football Team, as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador. Accepting his new role as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Davies said: “I am proud to join the UN Refugee Agency, as a Goodwill Ambassador. My own experiences make me want to speak up for refugees, to share their stories and to help make a difference.” Welcoming Davies on UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador team, Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,…

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Northern Gas Networks launches green bond

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has launched a green transition bond, giving the public the opportunity to invest in a hydrogen-ready network for the first time. NGN has teamed up with Abundance, the UK’s leading ethical investment crowdfunding platform, to launch the bond which will help fund the upgrade of pipes to prepare the gas distribution network to transport hydrogen. It’s the first time a regulated energy distributor has offered a green transition bond exclusively for members of the public, allowing everyone to participate in the transition to net zero emissions. The…

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Bloomberg LP Commits to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Bloomberg LP has announced its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025. The pledge underscores Bloomberg’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and climate action and complements the company’s existing RE100 target to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025. Bloomberg aims to reach net zero by continuing to aggressively pursue emissions reductions and efficiencies in its operations to meet its existing and proposed public mitigation and reduction targets. Whereas emissions reductions through these efforts are a priority, Bloomberg will also invest in projects that generate carbon credits to offset annual…

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