GRI and the Task Force on Nature-Based Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have published a joint interoperability mapping resource that provides a detailed overview of the alignment between TNFD disclosure recommendations and metrics and GRI standards. Over the past two years, TNFD and GRI have worked closely together to support each other's development of guidelines…
Everyone sometimes falls into a moment when the list of tasks that require attention and purposeful actions is too large. So big that instead of tackling them one by one, one gets stuck and doesn't know where to start. The phenomenon of "task paralysis" is different from procrastination. While at…
"Everywhere in the world, small and medium-sized businesses are riskier to finance than large businesses. Banks, of course, have an appetite to fund and take on higher risk, but to mitigate that risk to tolerable levels, they need to have a partner to cover some of that risk. There are various programs of the European Investment Bank (EIB), European…
The Olympic Games have always been a stage for athletic excellence and global unity. However, the 2024 Paris Olympics are setting a new benchmark by aiming to be the most sustainable games ever. Paris adopts innovative strategies to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainability, making it a symbol of green practices. Ambitious sustainability goals…
Air New Zealand has become the first major airline to abandon its 2030 carbon reduction target, the Guardian reports. The company blamed difficulties in securing new aircraft and sustainable jet fuel. "In recent months, and even more so in the last few weeks, it has also become clear that potential delays to our plan to…
The first Sustainable Development through Sport Summit brought together 500 leaders, including heads of state, government officials and athletes, to accelerate the role of sport in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The event was held in on the eve of the Olympic Games in Paris, reports esgnews.com. Political Commitments The Paris Agreement on…
Transport remains one of the most problematic sectors for Europe's environmental ambitions. The industry generates a quarter of the EU's emissions and is one of the few that has seen an increase in emissions in recent years, reports Euronews. With ambitious climate targets, more needs to be done to change the way people move…
An EU law will require airlines to report their non-CO2 emissions, such as sulfur dioxide, water and soot, from January 2025. Following a public consultation run by the European Commission, it has emerged that flights to and from non-EU destinations will be exempt from the obligation, reports Euractiv. Efforts to limit the impact of aviation on…
Some of the world's biggest truck makers, including Volvo and MAN, are redesigning their internal combustion engines to run on low-emissions hydrogen instead of polluting diesel. It is seen as a faster and cheaper solution to an energy transition challenge that could breathe new life into the dying technology, reports Reuters. The global industry…
Extreme heat kills more than 175 people a year in Europe, announced the World Health Organization (WHO), quoted by Euronews. Globally, there were about 000 heat-related deaths each year between 489 and 000. Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, accounting for much of the global…
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