28 January 2020
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European Union Earmarks Budget, Urges Legally Binding Biodiversity Targets

In the resolution of 16 January 2020, the EU Parliament called for increased ambition in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, which the CBD COP 15 is expected to adopt in October 2020. EU Parliamentarians expressed a deep concern about climate change and biodiversity loss, stressing that COP 15 must agree on ambitious, legally binding targets, detailed timelines, performance indicators and reporting mechanisms to stop the current trajectory of biodiversity loss.
25 February 2020
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Call to Action in Response to Climate Change - a Statement from the Chief Executives of Global Accountancy Bodies to the Accountancy Profession

13 chief executives representing 14 accounting bodies have signed a call to action in response to climate change. The bodies, who are all members of A4S’s Accounting Bodies Network, represent over 2.5 million accountants and students globally. The statement includes eight actions which accountants are called upon to take in response to the climate emergency. It also includes commitments from the bodies themselves in support of their members. The call to action highlights that climate change represents an economic, social and business risk – a risk that accountants from across the world must take action on.
25 February 2020
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ACCA’s chief executive signs global call to action statement in response to climate change

The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) unites professional bodies in an urgent call to action.
19 February 2020
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CDSB and CDP release handbook to meet challenges of environmental and climate reporting across the EU

The EU Environmental Reporting Handbook evaluates company disclosure in line with the Non-Financial Reporting Directive
18 February 2020
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Accelerators Accentuate the Gender Finance Gap for Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced today the launch of the new ScaleX program at the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Middle East and North Africa Summit to incentivize support for women-led start-ups as they accelerate into mainstream businesses.
21 January 2020
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UNEP, IUCN to launch new €20m programme on ecosystem-based adaptation

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are jointly launching the Global Fund for Ecosystem

28 January 2020
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Mongolia and Peru a step closer to reaching inclusive green economies

The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) highlighted that two new policies integrating inclusive green economy principles have been approved in Mongolia and Peru.
27 January 2020
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New Report: Germany is an SDG 7 Fintech Frontrunner

New report published today at event in Berlin co-hosted by the UN Secretary’s Task Force for Digital Financing of the SDGs, SDSN and the Green Digital Finance Alliance for the first time ever take stock of the number of fintechs innovating on sustainability. The data shows that between 4 to 5 percent of the total number of fintechs in Germany are innovating on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
22 January 2020
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Refinitiv announces the launch of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance

Building on its commitment to drive positive change through its data and insight, Refinitiv has today announced the launch of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (The Alliance) in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, United Nations, IIF, OMFIF, Tsinghua University, ASIFMA, GFMA, Climate Bonds Initiative, FinTech4good, Everledger, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bank of Africa-BMCE, GoImpact and other founding member firms. The objective of The Alliance is to accelerate the mobilization of capital into sustainable finance. The Alliance will solve the question: What data do investors and governments need to meet the requirements of both regulators and customers for sustainable investments and products in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda.
22 January 2020
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Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

Tourism businesses and destinations are uniting behind a new initiative to tackle plastic pollution at its source. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, have launched the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, which sees them all work towards the common vision of a circular economy for plastics.

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