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SBTi appoints EY's David Kennedy as new CEO

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has appointed David Kennedy as its new chief executive, to lead the organisation and its target validation subsidiary.

Investors must 'start asking smart questions' on nature, says SBTN

Investors need to properly engage with companies on nature to combat the growing fear of backlash, the Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has told Environmental Finance.

SBTN unveils first companies to adopt targets

Further 150 companies preparing to follow SBTN

The Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has revealed that a further 150 companies plan to set targets for nature, with piloting companies also planning to publicly disclose their targets.

SBTi unveils framework to accelerate buildings sector's net zero alignment

Financial institutions begin piloting dedicated SBTi standard

A group of 40 financial institutions has started piloting a dedicated standard for setting Science Based Targets, using a draft published by the initiative last month.

SBTi consultation's 'mixed' findings leave it mulling role of carbon credits in new standard

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published four technical papers "as an early step" in the revision of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard but noted that "direct decarbonisation" of the value chain remains a priority as controversy surrounds the role played by carbon credits.

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

SBTi consults on draft net zero standard for financial institutions