SustainCase newsletter – wk17, April 2025
Apple Cuts Product Manufacturing Emissions in Half From 2020
Apple announced a series of environmental sustainability milestones, including revealing that it has surpassed a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain from its 2015 baseline.
https://www.esgtoday.com/apple-cuts-product-manufacturing-emissions-in-half-from-2020/
Microsoft signs pair of large-scale carbon removal deals with CO280, Terradot
Microsoft announced a pair of large scale carbon removal deals in recent weeks that will give it carbon credits in exchange for carbon removals at a U.S. paper and pulp mill and through an enhanced rock weathering tech firm.
Case study: How BMO takes action on its PRB targets: climate change and housing
April 22, 2025 – BMO Financial Group, founded in 1817, is a renowned North American financial institution boasting substantial assets exceeding $1.29 trillion as of October 31, 2023. As a leading provider of comprehensive financial services, BMO offers a diverse range of solutions catering to personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets, and investment banking needs. BMO serves a vast client base of 13 million, primarily across Canada and the United States, with select international presence. BMO is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and has, accordingly, set and published two targets which address two different areas of most significant impact that BMO identified in its impact analysis. Read more.
Case study: How the Bank of Nanjing works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices
April 17, 2025 – Founded on February 8, 1996, the Bank of Nanjing is among the first domestic commercial banks to be listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. With its headquarters located in Jiangsu, the bank offers its services throughout the Yangtze River Delta and the Beijing region. After 28 years of dedicated effort, the Bank of Nanjing has developed into a commercial institution recognized for its solid corporate governance, unique operational characteristics, exceptional quality and efficiency, and impressive overall strength. The Bank of Nanjing is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and is, accordingly, working with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities. Read more.