Macquarie eyes coal exit by 2024 as bank ramps up green investment plans
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Macquarie, Asian Development Bank, and Church of Scotland all strengthen their restrictions on fossil fuel investments
The shift away from fossil fuels among major financial firms and institutions worldwide continues to gain momentum, with Macquarie, the Asian Development Bank, and the Church of Scotland all strengthening their investment policies governing coal, oil and gas assets today.
As Macquarie today unveiled record full year profits of over AUS $3bn for 2020/21, the Australian banking giant also announced several tweaks to its climate policies, including plans to accelerate its push into green financing and exit coal altogether by 2024.
New int’l coalition calls on ADB to stop fossil fuel financing
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3rd March, 2021 10:57:40
Civil society organizations and people s movements from Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia have launched a “Fossil Free ADB” campaign to pressure the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to end its financing and support for gas, coal and oil.
The international coalition in a statement on Wednesday called on ADB to use its energy policy review to demonstrate meaningful climate leadership and end its support for fossil fuels.
The ADB is currently revising its 2009 energy policy, which will guide its investment decisions for the next decade. According to an ADB energy sector evaluation report, the “current policy is no longer adequately aligned with the global consensus on climate change.”
Published January 25, 2021, 11:08 AM
One of the devastating effects of COVID-19 is that there has been a lot of firms closing down due to the widening corporate productivity gap that affecting their people’s time, talent, and energy. It’s very difficult for some organizations to operate because of the restrictions caused by the pandemic.
The good news is, technology is a great catalyst and can be a useful tool in helping the economy during a crisis. 8layer Technologies, Inc. is one of the very few companies that leveraged this current situation to provide service and support. Aside from their vision that really focused on helping the country, the group is expanding its operations and launching new products to help the Filipino people make their lives as easy as possible.
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Philippines marks January as Zero Waste Month
Holiday Food Waste Management, Vegan Food Demonstration, and Bokashi Technology are being promoted by the January activities.
Philippine environment groups belonging to the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement have launched their activities for the opening of the celebration of the National Zero Waste Month.
The global movement working towards a future free from plastic pollution held a webinar held on January 5, 2021, titled “Ang Tira, Gawing Bongga!” where Jove Benosa, Zero Waste Campaigner of Ecowaste Coalition, said that the whole country generates over 40,000 tons of garbage per day not to mention the pile-up of disposable face masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Environment Groups launch activities for Zero Waste Month
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Philippine environment groups belonging to the About BFFP movement launched their activities at the opening of the celebration of the National Zero Waste Month. The Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) is a global movement working towards a future free from plastic pollution.
In a webinar held last January 5 titled “Ang Tira, Gawing Bongga!”, Jove Benosa, Zero Waste Campaigner of Ecowaste Coalition, said that the whole country generates over 40,000 tons of garbage per day not to mention the pile-up of disposable face masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.