SBTi kicks off development process for new net zero finance standard

Cecilia Keating
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SBTi kicks off development process for new net zero finance standard

Publication of foundations paper marks major milestone in standards body’s drive to create new standard that can bring more credibility to financial sector net zero targets

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published a net zero foundations paper that sets out the key issues it intends to explore as it works to create a new net zero standard for the financial...

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