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Looking Ahead to COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s Next for ESG & Sustainability? 🇦🇿 With COP29 happening next month in Baku, Azerbaijan, the global conversation on ESG and Sustainability is set to intensify. 🌍 The summit will focus on critical issues such as climate finance, phasing out fossil fuels, and strengthening climate resilience. 🌱 There will also be an emphasis on enhancing inclusivity, ensuring that local communities have a voice in decision-making. Having spoken to many Sustainability professionals ahead of COP29, I've listed below what seem to be the key priorities right now 🎯 ➡ Stay ahead of regulations: Major initiatives like the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will transform reporting standards ➡ Integrate ESG with business strategy: ESG is increasingly recognised as vital for long-term business value ➡ Lead with purpose: Companies need leaders who can navigate new challenges while driving genuine impact As specialist recruiters in Sustainability and ESG, we're witnessing a growing demand for professionals who can bridge the gap between strategy and action. 🌿 Now more than ever, companies are looking for leaders who can drive impactful change and ensure compliance in this evolving landscape. Sustainable Futures Group | SFG

Read our Principal Consultant for Sustainability & ESG, Caroline Falce Gozzi's views on COP29 Azerbaijan ⬇ #sustainability #ESG #leadershipforabetterworld https://lnkd.in/dg53tSnD

Sustainability Meets Finance: Reflections from COP 29 in Baku The COP 29 Summit in Baku underscored a powerful message: achieving a sustainable environment is inseparable from innovative financial strategies and robust ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks. Key discussions emphasized how sustainable development must align with financial systems, ensuring investments drive positive environmental outcomes. Transitioning to green finance, implementing carbon pricing mechanisms, and incentivizing sustainable business practices are critical to achieving global climate goals. ESG was highlighted as a transformative tool for businesses to measure performance and create long-term value while addressing environmental and social challenges. By integrating ESG principles, organizations can balance profit with purpose, ensuring a resilient and equitable future. A sustainable world requires bridging the gap between environmental priorities and financial accountability. Together, let’s drive a future where economic growth complements environmental stewardship. 🌱 #COP29 #ESG #SustainableFinance #BetterFuture

As the COP 29 begins, ESG Risk Assessments & Insights brings to you an in-depth analysis of the UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2024. The UNEP report suggests that while the need for accelerated mitigation is urgent, there are also vast, untapped opportunities to achieve developmental and environmental progress together. ESGRisk.ai’s Analysis suggests:  •India and China are now among the largest emitters, but, per capita emissions in developing nations, including India, are far lower than the US or other developed countries. Per capita emissions from developed countries remain ∼3x the global average.   •While developed countries like the US and EU have achieved modest year-on-year GHG reductions (1.4% and 7.5%, respectively), the 6 largest emitters still produce 63% of global GHG emissions. Contrarily, the least developed countries contribute for just 3% of global emissions, underscoring the disparity in both contribution and impact. •As of mid-2024, 101 parties, representing 107 countries and covering roughly 82% of global emissions, have set net-zero pledges. Yet, these commitments vary in form. The uneven nature of these commitments stresses the urgent need for unified action. Please refer to https://lnkd.in/dndYXbhW  for detailed analysis of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024. Sankar Chakraborti #Sustainability #COP29 #UNEP #esg

After two days of thought-provoking discussions across the #ESG spectrum, the World ESG Summit, of which ESG Mena was a supporting partner, concluded yesterday having spotlighted the tools and strategies facilitating progress, the evolving regulatory landscape, and, ultimately, the importance of accelerated corporate climate action.   This point was emphasised by Meiraj Hussain 🎈, CCO, Al Masaood Group, an associate partner of the event and #ESGMena sponsor, in a panel on the race to net zero by 2050, who urged the private sector to step up, take initiative and act fast.    ESG Mena echoes this urgent call for change, progress and accountability. Companies must take real action now. There is no time to wait. Planet and people before profit.   #Sustainability #NetZero #ClimateAction #AlMasaoodGroup   #ESG #COP28

OUT NOW 📣 The 2024 Business Breakthrough Barometer by WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development provides a warning from business leaders across 11 critical sectors, that without long-term investment-positive government policies, the next wave of large-scale investments in the net zero transition is at risk 📈 . The report is the first annual pulse check from leading businesses on the opportunities and challenges of the net zero transition, and where governments need to focus effort to create stronger market incentives. Released ahead of the COP29 climate summit 🌎, this is a call for Governments to act now with bold policies to enable this new wave of opportunity. Read the full report and sector breakdowns ➡️ www.wbcsd.org/barometer This report was launched with the support of Bain & Company, Breakthrough Agenda, the Marrakech Partnership and Race to Zero. #BusinessBreakthroughBarometer #COP29 #BusinessAction #NetZero

OUT NOW 📣 The 2024 Business Breakthrough Barometer by WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development provides a warning from business leaders across 11 critical sectors, that without long-term investment-positive government policies, the next wave of large-scale investments in the net zero transition is at risk 📈 . The report is the first annual pulse check from leading businesses on the opportunities and challenges of the net zero transition, and where governments need to focus effort to create stronger market incentives. Released ahead of the COP29 climate summit 🌎, this is a call for Governments to act now with bold policies to enable this new wave of opportunity. Read the full report and sector breakdowns ➡️ www.wbcsd.org/barometer This report was launched with the support of Bain & Company, Breakthrough Agenda, the Marrakech Partnership and Race to Zero. #BusinessBreakthroughBarometer #COP29 #BusinessAction #NetZero

The WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development - Business Breakthrough Barometer 2024 report provides key insights into the role of hydrogen in the net-zero transition, particularly across hard-to-abate sectors like chemicals, steel, and transport. The report emphasizes that scaling hydrogen infrastructure, addressing investment barriers, and ensuring reliable supply chains are crucial to decarbonization efforts. For those invested in hydrogen safety and operational efficiency, tools like our (SulfiLoggers) new H2 sensor will play a critical role. Advanced hydrogen sensing technologies support industries in monitoring for upholding stringent safety standards - all essential as hydrogen adoption accelerates globally. This report is a valuable resource for understanding hydrogen's strategic role in industrial decarbonization and the need for reliable monitoring solutions to ensure a seamless, safe transition.

Climate action from the finance industry will be in focus at this year's UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2024. Join over 2,500 finance professionals in Geneva and choose from 85+ sessions across three days on a broad range of sustainability topics, including just transition, driving 1.5 ambition through finance, scaling finance for adaptation, and insuring the most vulnerable. Hear from leaders at Global Optimism, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), European Central Bank , MUFG, Zurich Insurance, Climate Bonds Initiative and more as they share insights on finance’s pivotal role in advancing COP29 outcomes and the road ahead to COP30 in Brazil. With less than two months left until #GRT2024, now’s the time to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/p4Ey50TLNk1 This year, UNEP FI is partnering with Building Bridges (9-12 December), Switzerland's largest sustainable finance event to host two of finance’s most impactful events under the same roof. #GRT2024 #COP29 #COP30 #BuildingBridges24

OUT NOW 📣 The 2024 Business Breakthrough Barometer by WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development provides a warning from business leaders across 11 critical sectors, that without long-term investment-positive government policies, the next wave of large-scale investments in the net zero transition is at risk 📈 . The report is the first annual pulse check from leading businesses on the opportunities and challenges of the net zero transition, and where governments need to focus effort to create stronger market incentives. Released ahead of the COP29 climate summit 🌎, this is a call for Governments to act now with bold policies to enable this new wave of opportunity. Read the full report and sector breakdowns ➡️ www.wbcsd.org/barometer This report was launched with the support of Bain & Company, Breakthrough Agenda, the Marrakech Partnership and Race to Zero. #BusinessBreakthroughBarometer #COP29 #BusinessAction #NetZero