Month: September 2024

New Forum will give Indigenous Peoples and local communities a strong voice in shaping high-integrity voluntary carbon market

Stuart Mitchell

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has recently named the members of a Forum that will give Indigenous Peoples and local communities a strong voice in shaping a high-integrity voluntary carbon market (VCM) that protects and promotes their rights and interests. Eight representatives from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania and the Northern Region will make up the Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Voluntary Carbon Market Engagement Forum. While the Forum will be hosted by the Integrity Council it will be independent and self-governing. Onel Masardule, Interim co-Chair, said:…

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Mars and No Kid Hungry partner to donate $1.3 million of food across the US

Stuart Mitchell

At Mars Food & Nutrition, they state their purpose is clear: Better Food Today. Better World Tomorrow. And it is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we have partnered with No Kid Hungry this summer to donate over 940,000 meals of our Ben’s Original product to organizations across the U.S., providing food to those who need it most, starting first with donating more than 90,000 pouches of its ready-to-heat rice products to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the city’s largest food bank. “We are proud to partner…

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PRCA Ethics Month 2024 – Beyond Fact-Checking: Exploring Real World Harms from Mis/Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association has recently announced the launch of PRCA Ethics Month 2024 under the theme Beyond Fact-Checking: Exploring Real World Harms from Mis/Disinformation. Throughout September, PRCA invites members and the broader communications community to join us in exploring innovative strategies to combat the spread of misinformation and its societal impacts. Call for Real-World Examples The PRCA is calling on its members to share examples of their work related to tackling mis/disinformation. The association is particularly interested in innovative practices in areas such as: Early-Warning Systems: Monitoring…

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PCAF welcomes 500th signatory as demand for GHG accounting drives initiative’s continued growth

Stuart Mitchell

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) celebrates the achievement of a major milestone as it reaches 500 signatories, reflecting the international financial sector’s growing momentum towards decarbonization. The industry-led initiative experienced rapid growth following its global launch in September 2019. At that time, PCAF consisted of 55 signatories, largely made up of PCAF’s original founders and value-based banks. Responding to industry demand for a standardized GHG accounting and reporting approach, PCAF developed and published the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry (“the Standard”) in 2020.…

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SBTi releases technical publications in an early step in the Corporate Net-Zero Standard review

Stuart Mitchell

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is publishing four technical outputs as an early step in the process for the revision of the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard. The SBTi announced the timeline and published the Terms of Reference for the review of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard in May 2024, ensuring that the Standard continues to align with the latest scientific thinking and best practice, and addresses challenges related to scope 3 target setting. Scope 3 emissions make up 75% of the average company’s footprint – and are the major challenge…

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