Clearyst Newsletter - August 2024
Updates from Clearyst and Across the Sustainability World?
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Clearyst Updates
Clearyst to Talk EPR Laws at Sustainable Brand Conference?
Jamie Simon , director of sustainability at Clearyst, was selected to speak at this year’s Sustainable Brand Conference in San Diego where she will showcase some of Clearyst’s work on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws. See event details.
GBB to Feature at PPAI's Product Responsibility Summit
PPAI - Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) will highlight Green Business Benchmark° (GBB) at its Product Responsibility Summit in Alexandria, Virginia, centered on critical sustainability and compliance. Learn more.
Recent News
CFO.com: CFOs Laser Focused on Sustainability - Over 90% of 700 finance chiefs polled by Accenture agreed that ESG issues will be a major focus for them over the next five years.
Bloomberg: Yellen Calls Climate Fight World's Greatest Economic Opportunity - The transition demands $3T annual investment through 2050 and “can be leveraged to support pathways to sustainable and inclusive growth,” said the US Treasury Secretary.
KPMG: ESG’s Growing M&A Importance - According to a recent survey of 600 M&A professionals, 71% say ESG has become more important in transactions and 80% state ESG considerations are on their M&A agendas.
Canary Media: US Makes Progress on Emissions Cuts - By 2030, federal incentives and regulations now in place could drive the country to a 32-43% reduction in GHG emissions vs. 2005 levels - below the 50% target in the Paris Agreement, yet well above previous forecasts of 24-35%.
Utility Dive: Companies Seeking Clean Energy to Power AI Demand Spike - IT leaders are eager for improved sustainability outcomes from third-party data centers or cloud vendors, with 94% saying they would pay a premium for data centers that use clean or renewable energy or buy credits to offset their carbon footprints.
IFRS: New Guidance on Climate Risk Reporting - The accounting standards-setting body put forth a series of illustrative examples aimed at enabling companies to provide investors with better information about climate-related risks and other uncertainties.
Events
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