S&P Global Foundation, the philanthropic arm of S&P Global have announced the launch of a new multi-year, $5 million philanthropic grants program, selecting Girls Who Code and Conservation International as Signature Grant Partners. Each organization will receive $2.5 million over the next five years. The program focuses on accelerating progress in two key areas: diversifying the technology and data talent pipeline and creating environmental resilience, in alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. With this philanthropic capital, Girls Who Code will train and equip more than 650,000 students for careers…
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First industry-specific guide for fashion brands to reduce their impacts on nature launched at the Global Fashion Summit
A landmark report from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the Fashion Pact and Conservation International maps out how the fashion, textile and apparel industry can implement the first science-based targets for nature. Raising the ambition for nature: A primer on the first science-based targets for nature for the fashion, apparel, and textile sector launches today at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen. The primer is part of a two-year project, Transforming the Fashion Sector With Nature, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It provides a…
Read MoreBusinesses are setting strong climate targets and decarbonizing – and say carbon credits are key for taking climate action
New report by Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition reveals that business leaders want to deploy every tool available to progress climate targets this decade and beyond. Businesses are committed to long-term decarbonization while they continue to seek pathways to accelerate impactful climate action this decade. Almost 80% of business leaders agree that science-based targets keep companies on track to meet goals and 100% of businesses surveyed already have or are working towards climate targets. Businesses overwhelmingly agree (82%) they need to accelerate decarbonization efforts but need additional support,…
Read MoreMajor Environmental Groups Call On Businesses To Lead On Climate Policy
Eleven leading environmental and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up their engagement on climate policy. Signatories include the heads of BSR, C2ES, CDP, Ceres, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, The Climate Group, The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund. In the letter, the organizations call on businesses to adopt a science-based climate policy agenda that is aligned with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
Read MoreSC Johnson Applauds Cleanup Efforts to Combat the Plastic Waste Crisis
A concerted cleanup effort among governments, citizens, NGOs and businesses over the past few years is helping to improve waterways and oceans around the world. Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson, recently visited the Philippines and Panama to see firsthand the advancements being made to save the oceans from plastic waste. “The most important thing we can to do to save our oceans from plastic waste is to address the issue at its root cause by improving waste collection systems and capturing plastic before it gets into the…
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