Tag: WWF

Central Banks and Financial Supervisors Urged to Step up Action on Nature and Climate

Stuart Mitchell

In a global Call to Action launched recently, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and more than 90 organizations, NGOs, think tanks and individual thought leaders call on central banks and financial supervisors to use all available tools to address the inter-related crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, recognizing the financial risks they create. The Call to Action, co-signed by organizations including NRDC, Sierra Club, E3G, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, the European Environment Bureau, Nature Finance (formerly Finance for Biodiversity), Finance for Biodiversity, and New Economics Foundation, sets out tangible…

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WWF and CI to Co-lead Launch of the Science Based Targets Network Ocean Hub

Stuart Mitchell

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) Ocean Hub officially launched its first workstream: Seafood Value Chains. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Conservation International (CI) will co-lead the workstream to help companies adopt a roadmap for integrated action on nature and climate. The announcement comes as world leaders meet in Lisbon, Portugal, for the United Nations Oceans Conference, focused on “Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships, and Solutions.” “Our oceans today may be facing unprecedented challenges, but a nature-positive future…

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Procter & Gamble and Sylvamo Join Forests Forward, WWF’s Program Engaging Businesses to Help Forests Thrive

Stuart Mitchell

The World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Forests Forward program recently welcomed two new participants: Procter & Gamble and Sylvamo. Forests Forward, launched in 2021, engages companies and other stakeholders around the world to deliver effective nature-based strategies for forests that help achieve their business and sustainability goals. Working together, WWF and participating businesses aim to realize meaningful, long-term benefits for nature, climate and people. Companies in Forests Forward also gain a better understanding of how to mitigate sourcing, climate and social risks while demonstrating leadership and building resilient supply chains for…

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Colombia, WWF and Partners Announce $245M Agreement to Permanently Protect Vital Systems of Nation’s Protected Areas

Stuart Mitchell

The Government of Colombia, with a broad coalition of community, public sector, and private sector partners, demonstrated their commitment to long-term conservation in Colombia by signing a joint declaration to launch a new Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative called Heritage Colombia (or Herencia Colombia in Spanish), which secures $245 million USD of public and private finance to permanently protect 32 million hectares of iconic Colombian landscapes and seascapes. This initiative will facilitate significant progress toward Colombia’s 30X30 target to protect 30% of its land and 30% of its seas…

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Tesco and WWF announce winners of innovation accelerator programme

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and WWF have announced the five start-ups that have won funding and the chance to test and scale their innovation in Tesco’s supply chain to help cut the environmental impact of the average shopping basket and support a resilient and sustainable UK food system. Innovation Connections is a new accelerator programme created by Tesco and WWF which pairs pioneering start-ups with Tesco suppliers to fast-track innovation in the supply chain. In the final on 6 May, a group of finalists pitched head-to-head in front of a panel of experts…

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