Sustainable Development Goal 13

Veoneer sets ambitious climate targets for a sustainable future

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Veoneer's portfolio of technologies supports the Sustainable Development Goal #3 halving the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.

Key Points: 
  • Veoneer's portfolio of technologies supports the Sustainable Development Goal #3 halving the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.
  • Traffic safety is, together with the climate challenge, two of the global challenges where the automotive industry has a responsibility to act for a sustainable future.
  • Veoneer's Board of Directors has set ambitious targets related to the climate.
  • "Veoneer's ambitious climate-related targets will strengthen our customers' ambitions in reducing their supply chainemissions," says Jan Carlson, Chairman, President and CEO of Veoneer.

The Global Impact Conference 2021 will present best practices in the field of sustainable development and real cases for addressing the challenges of our time

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

MOSCOW, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Impact Conference "Bridging the Gaps," an international case-based conference, will take place on December 1, 2021, where leading experts working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in different countries across the world will meet on one platform.

Key Points: 
  • The goal of the GIC 2021 conference is to accumulate and disseminate best practices in sustainable development in new communities and institutions.
  • At the end of the conference, a collection of more than 50 successful cases and effective international best practices in the field of sustainable development will be assembled.
  • The Global Impact Conference is an online case-based conference designed to accumulate and disseminate international best practices in the field of sustainable development.
  • Over 80 experts from 26 countries took part in the conference, and its broadcast had more than 35 thousand views.

The Global Impact Conference 2021 will present best practices in the field of sustainable development and real cases for addressing the challenges of our time

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

GIC 2021 will open with a plenary session led by ROSATOM Director GeneralAlexey Likhachev where experts will present and consider the possibilities of the impact of businesses on sustainable development goals.

Key Points: 
  • GIC 2021 will open with a plenary session led by ROSATOM Director GeneralAlexey Likhachev where experts will present and consider the possibilities of the impact of businesses on sustainable development goals.
  • At the end of the conference, a collection of more than 50 successful cases and effective international best practices in the field of sustainable development will be assembled.
  • The Global Impact Conference is an online case-based conference designed to accumulate and disseminate international best practices in the field of sustainable development.
  • Over 80 experts from 26 countries took part in the conference, and its broadcast had more than 35 thousand views.

Everyone Is Making Net-Zero Pledges. SustainCERT's New Software Will Verify Their Progress

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

As more companies set net-zero emissions targets, increased scrutiny on their transition plans has exposed significant gaps in credibility around how to measure and report on progress.

Key Points: 
  • As more companies set net-zero emissions targets, increased scrutiny on their transition plans has exposed significant gaps in credibility around how to measure and report on progress.
  • The lack of scalable solutions to measure climate impact across supply chains has left companies looking to the tech industry for solutions.
  • The technology measures and verifies progress towards net-zero efforts, while generating a potential new revenue stream for taking climate action.
  • Using SustainCERT's proprietary software, companies can quantify and verify climate impacts from interventions that reduce and remove emissions in their corporate value chain.

Everyone Is Making Net-Zero Pledges. SustainCERT's New Software Will Verify Their Progress

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

As more companies set net-zero emissions targets, increased scrutiny on their transition plans has exposed significant gaps in credibility around how to measure and report on progress.

Key Points: 
  • As more companies set net-zero emissions targets, increased scrutiny on their transition plans has exposed significant gaps in credibility around how to measure and report on progress.
  • The lack of scalable solutions to measure climate impact across supply chains has left companies looking to the tech industry for solutions.
  • The technology measures and verifies progress towards net-zero efforts, while generating a potential new revenue stream for taking climate action.
  • Using SustainCERT's proprietary software, companies can quantify and verify climate impacts from interventions that reduce and remove emissions in their corporate value chain.

COP26: NDC Partnership launches $33million Partnership Action Fund to help developing countries implement their NDCs

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Friday, November 12, 2021

The Partnership brings together 197 members the NDC Partnership mobilizes 98 developing and 18 developed countries and 81 institutions.

Key Points: 
  • The Partnership brings together 197 members the NDC Partnership mobilizes 98 developing and 18 developed countries and 81 institutions.
  • Through the membership of the NDC Partnership we have already helped to mobilize over $1 billion to support developing countries in developing and implementing their NDCs.
  • The Partnership Action Fund ensures that no stone is left unturned, and countries can access the technical support that they need.
  • The NDC Partnership is built on the premise of collective action: by acting together, we achieve more.

COP26: NDC Partnership launches $33million Partnership Action Fund to help developing countries implement their NDCs

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Friday, November 12, 2021

The Partnership brings together 197 members the NDC Partnership mobilizes 98 developing and 18 developed countries and 81 institutions.

Key Points: 
  • The Partnership brings together 197 members the NDC Partnership mobilizes 98 developing and 18 developed countries and 81 institutions.
  • Through the membership of the NDC Partnership we have already helped to mobilize over $1 billion to support developing countries in developing and implementing their NDCs.
  • The Partnership Action Fund ensures that no stone is left unturned, and countries can access the technical support that they need.
  • The NDC Partnership is built on the premise of collective action: by acting together, we achieve more.

Comitted to ESG, Pertamina develops climate village

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

"In conducting the climate village program, Pertamina facilitates multi-stakeholders and multilevel collaboration in implementing a concrete climate action at the local level, especially in each nearby village from our operation areas," the company's corporate secretary Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi said during an online talk show held at the Indonesia Pavilion on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Key Points: 
  • "In conducting the climate village program, Pertamina facilitates multi-stakeholders and multilevel collaboration in implementing a concrete climate action at the local level, especially in each nearby village from our operation areas," the company's corporate secretary Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi said during an online talk show held at the Indonesia Pavilion on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow on Tuesday.
  • Through this program, Pertamina develops the use of biogas for cooking and electricity needs, also transforming used cooking oil into biofuel.
  • "We believe that to achieve climate action target, all elements at various levels should work hand in hand to build climate resilience and minimize the greenhouse gas emissions," he remarked.
  • Indonesia is aiming to create 20,000 climate villages by 2024, in order to encourage people to improve climate resilience through adaptation actions and contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through mitigation.

More than 1,000 companies commit to science-based emissions reductions in line with 1.5°C climate ambition

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The Business Ambition for 1.5C campaign is a route for companies to join the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign.

Key Points: 
  • The Business Ambition for 1.5C campaign is a route for companies to join the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign.
  • Today, through the Business Ambition for 1.5C campaign we have witnessed an unprecedented increase in corporate commitments to tackle the climate emergency.
  • The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science.
  • It is focused on accelerating companies across the world to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050.

DGAP-News: Aves One offsets its CO2 footprint and becomes a climate-neutral business

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Friday, November 5, 2021

Hamburg, 05 November 2021 - Following the publication of its first, voluntary sustainability report, Aves One AG, an owner of durable rail assets with a focus on freight wagons, has calculated its CO2 emissions for 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Hamburg, 05 November 2021 - Following the publication of its first, voluntary sustainability report, Aves One AG, an owner of durable rail assets with a focus on freight wagons, has calculated its CO2 emissions for 2020.
  • To further reduce its CO2 footprint and to set an example for social responsibility, CO2 equivalents (CO2e) of 222.6 tonnes CO2e were offset by sponsoring an environmental project in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • By offsetting its emissions, Aves One AG is climate-neutral for the year 2020.
  • With its registered office in Hamburg, Aves One AG is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A168114; WKN: A16811).