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Sector Based Decarbonization:
Decarbonization, Electrification Key Among 8 Priorities for US Investor-Owned Power CompaniesPOWER magazine
Meanwhile, “By 2024, our industry plans to retire more than 100 GW of coal-based electricity generation. As electric companies continue to transition ...
Sustainable Investing:
Markets as mirrors: Millennials and the growth of sustainable investingInvestment Week
Now there is more than $23trn invested in strategies that incorporate some type of sustainable investment approach, equating to 26% of professionally ...
On Philanthropy: Understanding the “why” of impact investing
The Denver Post
Impact investing is the rapidly expanding approach to financial markets that seeks to do well and to do good. It attempts to generate positive financial ...
Jobs: a new focus of sustainable investing
Moneyweb.co.za
There appears to be a growth in responsible investing, as more investors are leaning towards sustainability and environmental topics. To unpack the ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Sweden: ISO 37002 Whistleblowing Management Systems: The New Global Standard On ...Mondaq News Alerts
Also the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has since long been addressing organisational whistleblowing as part of GRI's global standards for ...
Corps. Resisting Tax Disclosure On Wrong Side Of History
Law360
First, the leading international sustainability standard setter, the Global Reporting Initiative, or GRI, has developed a draft standard on tax and ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
Renewable Energy Investments Worth $14 Billion Pledged In Gujarat, IndiaCleanTechnica
The power distribution utility Torrent Power has pledged to invest 5,235 crore ($740 million) in renewable energy projects, and an additional Rs 3,150 ...
Renewable energy investment to increase by $210 billion over five years
pv magazine International
Backing for renewable energy assets is set to rise 10% with grid-scale PV the most attractive opportunity among investors surveyed for a new report.
Investment in Renewable Energy is Clean, But in Transmission and Distribution Technologies Not ...
IISD Reporting Services
30 January 2019: In 2018, moderate declines in investments in renewables globally were offset by increased investments in energy efficiency ...
CDP Sustainability:
Manufacturers increasingly are dropping suppliers that fail to meet sustainability goals, CDP reportsFoodNavigator-USA.com
As consumers increasingly consider the environmental impact of the products they purchase, manufacturers are turning up the heat on suppliers to ...
Companies Look To Supply Chains For Sustainability Gains
Forbes
Companies Look To Supply Chains For Sustainability Gains ... When CDP's Supply Chain Disclosure program started 10 years ago, just 14 ...
Simon Recognized Again as A Global Sustainability Leader
PRNewswire (press release)
Simon Recognized Again as A Global Sustainability Leader ... The CDP ranking reinforces Simon's global sustainability leadership based on its ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
My turn: Gov. Newsom can confront climate change by restoring what we once hadCALmatters
California is a world leader on climate issues. The Newsom administration and the California Legislature have an opportunity to expand California's ...
Liberal Democrats Formally Call for a 'Green New Deal,' Giving Substance to a Rallying Cry
New York Times
“Climate change and our environmental challenges are the biggest existential ... Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, the chief architect of the deal, is not part of a new ... of California, quickly sent out a fund-raising appeal, declaring: “For too long, we ...
California governor names new leaders on water, education
Charlotte Observer
California governor names new leaders on water, education .... He also promised to address the pressure that climate change is putting on utilities.
Impact Investing:
On Philanthropy: Understanding the “why” of impact investingThe Denver Post
Impact investing is the rapidly expanding approach to financial markets that seeks to do well and to do good. It attempts to generate positive financial ...
Mary Ellen Iskenderian, CEO Of Women's World Banking, On The Future Of Impact Investing
Forbes
As President and CEO of Women's World Banking, Mary Ellen Iskenderian is passionate about bringing impactful financial services offerings to ...
Energy Storage:
Battery Energy Storage = Competitive Substitute For Gas Peakers (Cheaper & Better)CleanTechnica
What is new is that recent advances in energy storage technology, especially batteries, coupled with dramatic cost declines is making storage ...
Global Advanced Energy Storage Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts 2015-2024 - Aging ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Dublin, Feb. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Advanced Energy Storage - Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts" report has been added to ...
NYISO's Flawed Plan Threatens to Slow Energy Storage
Natural Resources Defense Council
The market for energy storage is poised for rapid growth in New York, but progress could be stymied. A flawed plan from NYISO, the state's electricity ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
N/AClimate Change Winners and Losers:
We could be among the world's climate change winnersThe Sydney Morning Herald
We could be among the world's climate change winners ... they're far more likely to resist change by spending lots of money trying to prop up losers.
Socially Responsible Investing:
What is socially responsible investing?CNBC
CNBC's Courtney Reagan breaks down socially responsible investing and how you can match your profits with your principals. Watch CNBC Live TV ...
Your Money Month: Socially-responsible investing for the average investor
BNNBloomberg.ca
Your Money Month: Socially-responsible investing for the average investor. Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics, talks about socially-responsible ...
ETF Spotlight: Socially responsible investing at the Inside ETFs Conference
CNBC
CNBC's Bob Pisani joins "Squawk on the Street" to break down some of the conversations he's having with experts at the Inside ETFs Conference in ...
Funds for Sustainable Investing:
Earning Income With Socially Responsible ETFs and Mutual FundsBarron's
Investors can finally earn a little income on their cash, with money-market and short-term bond funds yielding 2% to 4%. But a few exchange-traded ...
KKR Turns to Impact Fund Co-Investing With $510 Million Deal
Bloomberg
KKR & Co. is bringing its impact fund into a deal for an Indian waste-collection company, seeking to boost sustainability and profitability through a new ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Geoengineering is a Dangerous DistractionProject Syndicate
WASHINGTON, DC – As concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide ... deployment of so-called carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), ...
Capito reintroduces bipartisan pro-carbon capture legislation
Ripon Advance
Capito reintroduces bipartisan pro-carbon capture legislation ... and operators of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) facilities and CO2 ...
Bill to amend Clean Air Act introduced in Senate
Daily Energy Insider
A bill that would amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support carbon utilization and direct air capture ...
Sustainability Investing:
MARKET MATTERS: Investing sustainably — old becomes newNew Haven Register
While it may have been a new trend several years ago, sustainability now is well ingrained in the investment mindset. For affluent investors dedicated ...
Philanthropic Investing:
Microsoft Philanthropies kicks TechSoup's public public offering campaign into gearImpactAlpha
Prior to Microsoft Philanthropies' investment, TechSoup had raised $87,000 since launching on SVX.US in November. The organization separately ...
The Russell Family Foundation Announces CEO Transition in 2019
PR Web (press release)
TRFF has pursued impact investing for the past 15 years and was an early adopter and original signatory of the Divest-Invest Philanthropy movement ...
Yum Brands (YUM) Valuation Rose While Adage Capital Partners Gp Decreased Its Stake ...
The FinHeadLines
... Grants and Philanthropic Investments; 08/03/2018 – BOEING CEO SAYS SELECTIVE ACQUISITIONS ON SCALE OF POSSIBLE EMBRAER TIE-UP ...
Green Bond Funds:
Verizon closes on US telecom industry's first Green Bond to fund environmental initiativesVerizon Communications
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the close of the U.S. telecommunications industry's first Green ...
Verizon issues $1B in green bonds to fund companywide environmental initiatives
FierceTelecom
Verizon issued $1 billion in green bonds on Friday, and it plans to use the proceeds to fund various sustainability initiatives including renewable ...
Verizon's 'Green Bond' Stretches the Boundaries of What's Green. ESG Investors Bought It Anyway.
Barron's
Verizon's 'Green Bond' Stretches the Boundaries of What's Green. ... the influx of cash into socially responsible investment funds, and predictions of an ...
Low Carbon Funds:
UN divests from Israeli settlementsNew Internationalist
Those calls were renewed in November when New Internationalist's investigation showed that two 'low-carbon' funds, named LOWC and CRBN, that ...
Morningstar unveils indices to track carbon footprint of firms
Asia Asset Management
The company introduced the Morningstar Portfolio Carbon Risk as well as the Morningstar Low Carbon Designation for funds last year to set up a ...
Businesses invited to energy efficiency event to learn about lowering carbon footprint and saving ...
Journalism.co.uk
This includes grants to enable businesses to lower their carbon footprint and ... The Low Carbon Opportunities Programme (LoCOP) is an ERDF funded ... European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.
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