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What better backdrop for a discussion on the voluntary carbon market than the iconic New York City skyline? 🏙️ Featuring some familiar faces from the EcoAct and Schneider Electric Sustainability Business teams 😊 📝Stay tuned for our full debrief of Climate Week coming next week! In the meantime, make sure to check out our carbon offsetting factsheet: https://hubs.li/Q02RgHxc0 #ClimateWeekNYC

🌱 #ClimateWeekNYC events continue! 🌱 Yesterday, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), VCMI, and Global Carbon Market Utility co-hosted the event "Accelerating Climate Action: Delivering High-Integrity Carbon Markets" providing the space for discussion on what actions are needed for the voluntary carbon market to increase impact. Mathilde Mignot, EcoAct Group Director- Nature & Tech Based Solutions, spoke on the panel hosted by VCMI: "Accelerating a Just Energy Transition through Innovative Carbon Finance Mechanism" touching on topics such as: 🌐 The importance of digitization for achieving net-zero emissions. 🔎 Improved data traceability and collaboration needed to tackle #Scope3 emissions- where many organizations have the largest carbon footprints. ⚡ The role of the ETA (Energy Transition Accelerator) as a vital carbon finance platform for enhancing private investment in clean power- particularly in developing countries. Other distinguished speakers featured on this panel included: Chadia Abreu, Advisor, Energy Regulation and Climate Solutions, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Dominican Republic William Asiko, Vice President, Africa Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation Hania Dawood, Practice Manager, Climate Finance and Economics, World Bank Nathaniel Keohane, President, C2ES, ETA Secretariat

🌍 Thank you to everyone who attended our Climate Week session yesterday "Navigating Voluntary Carbon Markets: Ensuring Integrity and Maximizing ROI." 👏 What a successful event with a productive conversation amongst our panelists and thought-provoking questions by our attendees! Stay tuned for more pictures and content from #ClimateWeekNYC 🎤 Special shoutout to our panelists & host: Mathilde MIGNOT Sam Israelit Teodora Kaeva Lorna Ritchie Thomas Blackburn William Theisen

📣🌸 EcoAct is part of the European CircHive project which aims to help companies and the public sector recognise, measure and report on their impacts on #nature. To better understand the expectations and needs of organisations, a major survey has been launched: - How well do you understand impacts to biodiversity? - What actions have you put in place to manage your impact on nature? - What are the indicators you monitor? Your answers will be used to develop accessible methodologies and tools to facilitate the management of your impacts! Have your say here! 📢 https://hubs.li/Q02QV22j0 #biodiversity

🎙️ EcoAct North America's CEO William Theisen recently was featured on the HIMSSCast podcast to discuss decarbonization within the healthcare industry. In this episode, you will learn more about topics including: 📜 The evolution of climate regulations from voluntary to required. 💼 The role investors play in encouraging company disclosure. 🚀 The importance of a shift from climate pledges to climate action. 🏥 The White House / HHS #HealthSectorClimatePledge & the value of bringing healthcare facilities together to put pressure on their supply chain Listen to the episode here to learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02QCZtF0

😍 We are delighted to have been able to participate in Innovate4Climate last week in Berlin! Congratulations to our EcoActors who participated in the success of this event 👏 We would also like to thank the spokespeople who joined our round table on carbon finance: Valentin Bouvier, Simon Manley, Jules Olivereau and Fernando Hierro García 🙏 ▶️ The replay will be available very soon on our YouTube channel! #carbonfinance #I4C

📅♻️Next week Isabel Heeckt, Head of EcoAct Central Europe, will join speakers from Schneider Electric, Siemens, Carbon Minds, TfS - TOGETHER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AISBL and Eviden to discuss the journey towards net-zero in the chemical industry. 🎯Isabel will be discussing all things sustainability advisory and what else you can do with Life Cycle Assessment and Product Carbon Footprint data to reach your net-zero target. Click here to learn more about the event and register for your spot! 👉 https://hubs.li/Q02QnQpj0

🔥 🌳 Did you know 25% of the world relies on open fires for cooking, causing health risks and environmental damage? The Dziva cookstove project in Kwale County, Kenya, is tackling these issues with the introduction of improved cookstoves: 🛡️ Health and Safety: Reduced smoke exposure is directly improving health outcomes, particularly for women and children who spend hours cooking and gathering firewood. 💪 Economic Empowerment: Women are gaining valuable time and opportunities, enabling them to engage in economic activities and enhance their livelihoods. 🌍 Environmental Preservation: The project reduces rates of deforestation, in particular mangroves which are crucial for climate regulation. Discover more in our recent blog: https://hubs.li/Q02QdDPK0

🎙️🌍 🎬 Today, EcoAct North America's CEO, William Theisen, went on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss the nuances capital allocators consider when deploying funds to climate tech investments. 📹 Watch the full conversation here: https://hubs.li/Q02Qc8n-0 William highlighted the importance of applying methodologies from established frameworks like the Gold Standard and Verra to ensure that carbon offsets are accurately measured, guaranteeing that 1 ton of offset equals 1 ton of emission reduction. While carbon finance has been crucial in mainstreaming technologies like wind and solar, the next step is integrating emerging solutions such as carbon capture into conventional financial structures, including private equity and loans. He emphasized that a green portfolio should encompass various technologies that can scale effectively, stating that we need to grow and adapt existing technologies being deployed in different countries, rather than fixate on a single solution. The closing statement underscores how effective carbon finance must address social, economic, and environmental benefits: "You have to be maximizing all of the benefits of a technology or initiative for it to be successful." Successful projects should not only reduce carbon emissions but also drive positive community changes such as lowering energy costs and creating job opportunities. 👏 Thank you to the Nasdaq team for hosting and those at the roundtable for an engaging discussion! #ClimateFinance #NasdaqTradeTalks