Christiana Figueres
Investment
HSBC responsible investing head's climate speech was misinformed, misguided and deeply irresponsible
Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres describes Stuart Kirk's speech last week as 'one of the most irresponsible public statements we have heard in years'
26 May 2022
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3 min read
Politics
Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and WWF UK CEO Tanya Steele speak to BusinessGreen on the eve of the Glasgow Climate Summit
29 October 2021
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8 min read
Supplier
Appointment follows year of explosive growth for the plant-based 'meat' company, which has said it aims to eliminate the need for animal agriculture by 2035
18 January 2021
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2 min read
Net Zero Now
Analysis backed by top green figures indicates net zero transition is set to rapidly escalate in 2020s, leaving carbon-intensive industries looking increasingly uncompetitive
10 December 2020
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5 min read
Management
Global green business coalition to work with tech giant to encourage businesses to adopt more ambitious net zero goals
17 July 2020
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4 min read
Net Zero Now
Business as usual is 'not an appropriate response' to Covid-19, according to 220 regional leaders around the world
19 May 2020
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3 min read
Offsets
Christiana Figueres, Nick Stern, and Paul Polman lead renewed push for beefed up approach to nature-based emissions reductions
05 May 2020
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4 min read
Investment
Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition
20 November 2019
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7 min read
Investment
More than 130 major banks holding assets of $47tr pledge to align strategies with the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals
22 September 2019
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3 min read
Climate change
Governments and businesses around the world should accelerate spending on climate resilience, according to new report from group chaired by Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon and World Bank chief Kristalina Georgieva
09 September 2019
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4 min read
