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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

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The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer. In 1995, the U.S That same year, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) was founded.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

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As more companies set broad environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, finding a way to track and accurately document progress is increasingly important. 2 For example, some are turning to software solutions that can more easily capture, manage and report ESG data. trillion in economic benefits by 2030.

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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

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Policies driving development At 2023’s United Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP28), governments set a goal to triple global renewables power capacity by 2030. In the same year, nine European countries announced plans to increase offshore wind power capacity to over 120 GW by 2030 and over 300 GW by 2050.

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Media Buying Briefing: How ChatGPT and creators will transform media agency AI strategies

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Companies jumped on the Earth Day to tout their ESG progress Every year, Earth Day (which just passed) brings out a host of green-related decarbonization/sustainability announcements from companies across the business spectrum, and this year, media and tech stepped up their efforts.

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How IBM invests in opportunities to reach maximum equitable impact

IBM Journey to AI blog

Taking our education philosophy externally, we had over 7 million learners enrolled in free IBM courses through our combined education initiatives , putting us on track to meet our goal to skill 30 million people by 2030.

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IBM’s enduring commitment to environmental leadership

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Here is a snapshot of some current results: We continued making progress towards our goal of net-zero operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, underscored by energy conservation; use of renewable energy; and GHG emissions reduction.

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How deep industry expertise enables breakthrough technology for today’s complex business needs

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Creating an end-to-end sustainability framework for a top energy company Environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has become critical to the way energy sector companies respond to rising global energy demand and deliver on their sustainability commitments.

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