Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has announced the launch of the second cycle of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Stamp. The initiative seeks to recognise hotels’ adherence to DET’s …
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World Leaders, Nobel Laureates Urge Inclusion of Fossil Fuels in UN Pact for the Future
Almost 80 world leaders and Nobel Prize winners have condemned the removal of “fossil fuels” from the latest draft of the UN Pact for the Future. In an open letter …
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At the recently concluded Plenary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Sofia, Bulgaria, delegates failed to finalise a schedule for the upcoming seventh assessment report (AR7) cycle. …
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It is widely recognized that the transition to a zero-carbon economy requires both carrots and sticks – incentives and penalties. Less appreciated is the importance of this sequence: carrots before …
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According to new survey results from PwC, in the Middle East, while ESG is rising as a priority for organisations, rewards and benefits continue to trump ESG considerations for employees. …
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Ad Net Zero, a global climate action programme in the advertising industry, has launched the first iteration of the Global Media Sustainability Framework. Launched at the Cannes Lions International Festival …
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Due South: Geographic Disparity of Project Actors in the Voluntary Carbon Market
Carbon Market Watch (CMW), a not-for-profit watchdog, has released its latest report, ‘Due South, Geographic Disparity of Project Actors in the Voluntary Carbon Market,’ which has found a “large discrepancy” …
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SBTi Report: Carbon Credits “Ineffective,” Direct Decarbonisation the Priority
This week, corporate climate watchdog the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) released its highly awaited review on corporate carbon credits. The review, which follows months of controversy hovering over the organisation, …
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GRI and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have published a joint interoperability mapping resource, which provides a detailed overview of alignment between the TNFD Disclosure Recommendations and metrics …
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It is a truism in the business world that vision without execution is a hallucination, and execution without vision is futile. The same principle applies to global policy: ambitions without …