The sustainability landscape – which broadly defined includes environmental, social and governance issues — is expanding and becoming increasingly diverse, complex and risk-laden. New laws, regulations and changes in the way investors, regulators, customers, employees and the public view environmental and social issues are having broad implications for organizations.

“We are seeing a major pivot from a world in which sustainability was about messaging and voluntary commitments, to a world in which implementation is key and reputational risks are becoming more acute,” says Cornelius Grossmann, EY Global Law Leader.

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China central bank first to finance emissions reductions gave the loan.

China’s central bank announced on Thursday, December 30, 2021 that it has made an initial 85.5 billion yuan (US$18.2 billion) low-cost loan to financial institutions to promote green projects and corporate efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

Under the carbon emission reduction facility (CERF), the first of its kind to be implemented by China’s central bank, financial institutions will be able to apply for low-cost financing after they issue loans to finance firms’ efforts to reduce emissions.

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Singapore Airlines announced that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 7 Airbus A350F cargo aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-97 engines.

Singapore Airlines has also committed to a 15-year TotalCare maintenance agreement for the Trent XWB-97 engine running on the A350F cargo plane.

Preferred for their reliability and versatility, Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines have become an ideal solution for the cargo plane market as well as for passenger planes with their efficiency to power both short-haul and long-haul flights, while considering the aviation industry’s goal of moving to net zero in the coming years.

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The Green OSB Concept, which has come to the fore in the business world’s agenda within the framework of the EU Green Agreement, offers solutions regarding the Green Transformation in Industry and the measures included in the harmonization package, and is supported by the Turkish Ytong, the building materials manufacturer.
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Stating that the Green Transformation in the Industry will start with the OIZs, which are the planned industrial areas, Hinginar pointed out that the production sector has priority in terms of the Green Agreement, and said, “The issue of the Green Agreement is a detailed and broad issue.

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Bringing together green instruments with sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goals-oriented lease certificates and capital markets, TSKB continues its journey in this field without slowing down, following the issuance of the first Sukuk in the natural gas distribution, food, transportation and health sectors in Turkey. Within the framework of the bond issue with the theme of “Transition to Low Carbon Economy”, a resource of 250 million TL was provided to the company.

Providing information about the issuance, Onur Aksoy, TSKB Capital Markets Manager, said, “As TSKB Investment Banking, Turkey’s first sustainability and SDG-focused lease certificate issuances have been made.

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PETRONAS Urania Truck, which set off as part of the launch of PETRONAS Urania with StrongTechTM technology in April; After England, Portugal and Spain, it reached Turkey. PETRONAS hosted its visitors with presentations and activities at the events held in İkitelli Esenler Auto Industry Site and Gebze Small Industrial Site.

Within the scope of the events, visitors are both informed about PETRONAS Urania’s technologies and also with the truck simulator, competitions, photo shooting areas and educational presentations.

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Within the scope of the sustainability-focused change and transformation movement that it has implemented with the Smart Life 2030 vision, Zorlu Energy, which strengthens its place among the institutions that adopt the sustainability vision, is included in the Young SDG Innovators Program carried out by the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability initiative of which it is a member it happened.

The UN Global Compact aims to bring together young talents under the age of 35 who have leadership potential to find solutions to sustainability problems with a radical innovation perspective.

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FLO Retailing, the market leader of the shoe industry, received Turkey’s first ‘Shoe Design Center’ accreditation from the Ministry of Industry and Technology, at the Design Center, where it will carry out innovative studies by sharing its knowledge and experience in the field of shoe design and production. Collaborations will be made with many universities on subjects such as smart clothing products.

Turkey’s first ‘Shoe Design Center’, which was established within the body of FLO Mağazacılık, the market leader of the Turkish footwear industry, was registered by the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

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The 12th edition of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), a key enabler of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2019, is set to feature a distinguished line up of speakers offering unique perspectives on the global sustainability agenda.

ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 12th Jan, 2019) The 12th edition of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), a key enabler of Abu DhabiSustainability Week (ADSW) 2019, is set to feature a distinguished line up of speakers offering unique perspectives on the global sustainability agenda.

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Two solar power bases in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, with a total installed power generating capacity of 1 GW, were launched and connected to the grid Saturday. Each of the two demonstration bases directly managed by the National Energy Administration in the cities Delingha and Golmud, the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, has a generating capacity of 500 MW.

The Golmud base sells its electricity at 0.316 yuan (5 U.S. cents) per kWh, lower than the 0.325 yuan benchmark price of electricity generated by coal-fired power plants.

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GÜNDER (International Solar Energy Community Turkey Section) to Turkey by the “Solar Energy Roadmap” report was prepared. The report, “sustainability of the sun” to carry the main purpose of the DAY, “Today, the most comprehensive prepared for our country and the contribution of all the stakeholders of the sector, this road map in the light of the current situation includes the expectations of future.” He introduced the report.

Indicating that solar energy is aimed at achieving sustainable growth with solar energy, GÜNDER aims to reveal the synergy between energy policy and industry, employment and technology policies.

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