FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COULD CUT 60% OF GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS EMISSIONS BY 2030

Planet Tracker’s new report Financial Markets Roadmap for Transforming the Global Food System captures data from 400,000 companies across 160 countries covering the whole food system including seafood, the largest combined analysis of its kind. The estimated annual global investment to achieve world-altering results is just USD 300-350 billion – equivalent to 4% of the USD 8.6 trillion of current investment.

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PepsiCo’s operating profits at high risk due to climate change and transition

PepsiCo could be exposed to USD 4.4 billion of climate related risk per year, by the end of the decade , on its current emissions trajectory. The food and beverage giant fails to disclose the material financial impact associated with potential Carbon Pricing Mechanisms (CPMs) linked to its Scope 3 emissions, despite these accounting for more than 90% of the company’s overall emissions by 2030.

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Defining biodiversity loss as a future risk is just ‘biocrastination’, says Planet Tracker

A number of the short-term risks identified in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023 include climate change threats such as a failure to mitigate climate change (ranked 4th) and a failure of climate change adaptation (ranked 7th). The omission of biodiversity loss from this list implies a lack of understanding of the interdependence of climate and nature and an absence of urgency - or Biocrastination..

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Sleeve labelling provides a short-term solution to boost recycling rates, Planet Tracker says

Currently less than nine per cent of plastic waste is recycled and attention is too often focused on the container’s material to the neglect of the type of label used. However, the availability of recycled plastics is not currently able to meet this rising demand. Consumer brands should adopt a self-help approach which ensures that labels are of the same material as the container.

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New report reveals the 40 financial institutions funding the world’s climate-changing methane problem

Hot Money names the 20 investors and 20 banks currently financing the methane-generating activities of fifteen leading meat and dairy companies worldwide, identified in terms of equity ownership, bond ownership and bank lending.

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Textiles industry neglecting E and S of ESG, new research finds

Textile industry shareholder meetings need increased focus on Environmental proposals. Of the 1,198 ESG proposals submitted to the annual shareholder meetings of retailers in the Planet Tracker universe since 2015, only 2% were environmental proposals. Key industry issues, such as fibre mix are not raised in shareholder meetings.

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Coca-Cola close to climate progress but still missing the 1.5°C mark

Although The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola), has taken positive steps to promote sustainability practices, failure to disclose quantified mitigation actions and the required investment, as well as the lack of an overall Net Zero commitment, could cause it to miss the crucial 1.5°C alignment by 2030.

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Planet Tracker provides greater transparency into the seafood industry with the launch of its new database

To promote greater transparency across the USD 1.8 trillion seafood supply chain – and to consolidate different data sources into one place where they can be examined in context – Planet Tracker has created an interactive Seafood Database, which enables users to filter through companies and compare their exposure to overfishing, illegal fishing and blue sustainability risks.

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Deforestation could turn the Amazon into a ‘’carbon-emitting Savannah”, warns Planet Tracker

Deforestation and climate change pose a huge financial risk to exposed investors – both in Brazil and around the world. Planet Tracker highlights the danger posed to the Brazilian economy from deforestation-driven regional climate change, and outlines what the financial services industry can and should be doing about it.

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Planet Tracker identifies countries dependent on nature for their exports and analyses what they have in common

Presenting a new metric of countries’ nature dependence based on trade, gthis report reveals the scale of certain economies’ dependency on nature and the results of this dependency. Understanding this is crucial to reducing export risks as climate change accelerates as well as building sustainable economies for nature-dependent exporters.

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Better traceability could boost global seafood profits by 60%, finds Planet Tracker

This report explores whether 100% sea-to-plate traceable seafood is a viable reality, with only 29% of global production currently traceability-ready, what it would take to achieve 100%, and what the implications would be for the industry at large.

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Planet Tracker reveals how current EPA rules allow petrochemical companies to continue polluting local environments and communities with their toxic waste

Ten major failings regarding toxic emissions create an operating environment that allows businesses in the USA to avoid scrutiny of their chemical releases. If investors fully understand the toxic footprint of their investments and their effect on both the environment and human health, they can undertake an informed and accurate risk/reward assessment for themselves and for their clients.

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Planet Tracker questions credibility of Alliance to End Plastic Waste

In the first three years of its five-year target, the AEPW achieved only 0.04% of its own goal to divert and recycle 9 million tonnes of plastic, but with 40% spend against budget. This report provides data-backed evidence of the different ways the Alliance has undermined its own objectives to ‘end plastic waste in the environment and protect the planet’.

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Investors’ toxic footprints revealed

Everyday products – from plastics and synthetic rubber to detergents and dyes – hide a dangerous secret: their production results in the release of pollutants that are highly toxic and impact on human health, including arsenic and asbestos. This is a reality often overlooked by investors as Planet Tracker’s latest report, Toxic Footprints, reveals.

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Retailers could improve health of ocean and their bottom line through increased seafood sustainability and supply chain disclosure, finds Planet Tracker

LONDON, 30 June 2022: Seafood retailers could have a huge positive impact on ocean ecosystems and improve their bottom line by sourcing more sustainable seafood, and being more transparent about…

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