Tag: Climate Change

UN Commission on the Status of Women stresses the empowerment of women and girls in fighting climate change, 14-25 March 2022

Stuart Mitchell

Gender inequality and the climate crisis are two of the most urgent global challenges. A growing body of evidence shows that when we invest in the empowerment of women and girls, they become leaders and change-makers contributing to innovative climate change solutions. Media advisory: UN Commission on the Status of Women stresses the empowerment of women and girls in fighting climate change, 14-25 March 2022 Pre-existing inequalities and gender-based cultural norms and barriers increase the vulnerability of women and girls to the impacts of crises like climate change and conflict.…

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69.9% of Costco Shareholders Support Landmark Green Century Proposal on Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, 69.9% of shareholders voted in favor of a trailblazing Green Century° proposal asking the company to set science-based targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first shareholder vote on a proposal directly requesting that a company set targets that include emissions from its full value chain and that are aligned with achieving net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Costco significantly lags many of its competitors on climate. In December, Forbes reported that Costco was one of only three of the largest 50…

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Consumers believe advertising can play role in combating climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Advertising can play a significant role in combating climate change with 71% of consumers agreeing that advertising can educate us about products and services with a low carbon footprint. This is according to a new nationally representative survey commissioned by the IPA and carried out by Opinium among a sample of 2,000 UK adults aged 18+. The data also shows that 59% of people like seeing what companies are doing to help tackle climate change in their ads and that 87% agree that all companies have a responsibility to help…

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Companies Worldwide Could Face Customer Backlash If They Fail To Take Action On Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

New global research released recently shows, in the next 12 months; 59% of consumers worldwide intend to start boycotting brands who don’t take action on climate change. There is also almost unanimous support for companies to not only do the right thing for the planet, but also to ‘show by example’. 91% of people want brands to demonstrate they are making positive choices about the planet and environment more explicitly – in everything they do. The findings are part of a new global study by dentsu international and Microsoft Advertising…

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Brits Willing to Give Up Foreign Travel, Eating Meat, and Buying New Clothes to Support Fight Against Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

A third Ford-commissioned study looking at public attitudes towards electric vehicles and the climate crisis has revealed the personal sacrifices Britons are willing to make in the fight against anthropogenic global warming. Climate Countdown, the latest in Ford’s quarterly Go Electric reports, finds an overwhelming majority of Brits (91%) feel they have a personal level of responsibility in the fight against climate change. Asked about issues facing the United Kingdom today – which included important topics  such as systemic racism, mental health provision, and addressing the gender pay gap –…

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