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Coronavirus and Sustainability:
COVID-19: Putting Sustainability in the SpotlightWhat They Think
COVID-19: Putting Sustainability in the Spotlight. Sustainability and the promotion of eco-friendly practices have been a priority within the printing ...
UK's Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability
Reuters
... recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a “reset moment” for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise sustainability issues, as he made ...
Sustainable funds are outperforming their peers during the pandemic, BNP Paribas says
CNBC
The first quarter of 2020 saw financial markets and economies in a tailspin as the coronavirus outbreak spread globally. Many countries, including the ...
Sector Based Decarbonization:
Research and Innovation to decarbonise the Agriculture and Land-Use sectormarketscreener.com
As such, the sector has received little attention in decarbonization strategies ... Animal-based proteins make up a large share of agricultural produce ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Huntsman Publishes 2019 Sustainability ReportTyler Morning Telegraph
"We are committed to the principles of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to provide regular, reliable and transparent reporting on our sustainability ...
Guest Viewpoint: Hilde Blomme & Jona Basha
IPE.com
These include the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Sustainability Accounting ...
Cargill demonstrates significant progress against critical sustainability goals
Southernminn.com
With a focus on delivering animal health and welfare through feed and nutrition, Cargill reports in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
Just How Good An Investment Is Renewable Energy? New Study Reveals AllForbes
Renewable energy investments are delivering massively better returns than fossil fuels in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, but despite this the total ...
5G, AI, cybersecurity and renewable energy set for investment boost under EU coronavirus ...
TechCrunch
“Investment in key sectors and technologies, from 5G to artificial intelligence and from clean hydrogen to offshore renewable energy, holds the key to ...
DATA TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN UNLOCKING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT POST ...
AltEnergyMag (press release)
Vancouver, 1st June 2020 - Investment in renewable energy infrastructure is forecast to accelerate substantially over the coming year as investors in ...
CDP Sustainability:
KEMET Publishes Second Annual Corporate Sustainability ReportYahoo Finance
Marked improvement in third-party ESG scores and ratings, including the release of KEMET's first publicly available CDP Water Security and Climate ...
ClimatePartner With Enhanced Expertise in Climate Protection and Sustainability
PR Newswire UK (press release)
... (37), expert for climate reporting and sustainable supply chain management. ... companies with their sustainability and climate and CDP reporting.
Guest Viewpoint: Resolving the 'alphabet soup' of corporate reporting frameworks
IPE.com
... the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
Fires and blackouts are California's wake-up call on climate change. Will we listen?Sacramento Bee
Where is the California leadership on the environment that we take for granted? Local news has never been more important. Subscribe for unlimited ...
'Teal Deal:' Add blue to the Green New Deal
Capitol Weekly
California is spearheading efforts to address climate change while also supporting a robust economy, demonstrating leadership that values economic ...
US states sue Donald Trump over weakened car-mileage standards
Hindustan Times
California and other states sued to stop the Trump administration from ... Air Act. The new rules threaten California's leadership role on climate change.
Impact Investing:
Coronavirus Has Shown That Social-Impact Investing Is Here to StayMiddle Market Growth (blog)
Having emerged relatively recently, some market observers expected that in a downturn investors would dump socially conscious companies, viewing ...
ESG, impact investing: 'Doing good' while delivering on performance
BenefitsPro
ESG, impact investing: 'Doing good' while delivering on performance. A Q&A with Wealthspire's Tim Hughes and Dmitriy Katsnelson. By C.J. Marwitz | ...
The Week in impact investing: Redesign
ImpactAlpha
10 redesigns for venture finance. Impact investing was created to revolutionize capital markets. Instead, it's replicating them. The economic fallout of ...
Energy Storage:
After Bold Promise, New Jersey's Energy Storage Plan Remains a MysteryGreentech Media (blog)
New Jersey is chasing major wind and solar growth. So why has its energy storage strategy fallen by the wayside? Julian Spector May 27, 2020.
Regulators approve groundbreaking home energy storage programs
vtdigger.org
State utility regulators have approved two first-in-the-nation home energy storage programs for Green Mountain Power customers looking to own or ...
Researchers Propose New Diamond Nanostructure For Efficient Energy Storage
Forbes
One of the biggest challenges for renewable energy research is energy storage. The goal is to find a material with high energy storage capacity and ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Zalando and Sustainable Apparel Coalition issue sustainable metrics for brands and retailersedie.net
... with measures to assess performance around indicators such as carbon ... The company has also revealed that it will set a science-based target in ...
Interxion reduces cooling system energy consumption with real-time optimisation software
Total Telecom (press release)
... carbon footprint as it looks to set a science-based target later in the year. ... “Key to the results has been the unique performance analytics built into ...
Two Logistics Associated Groups Declare Their Ambitions for Improving Environmental Credentials
The Handy Shipping Guide
... the company would develop science-based targets for reducing its carbon ... In addition to creating a solid foundation for deciding what fuel saving ...
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
Winners and losers in crude oil musical chairsAxios
Norway is poised to win and Canada is likely to lose when it comes to oil and gas in a world tackling climate change. Driving the news: Norway has ...
Coronavirus: Winners and losers from oil price drop
BBC News
However the industry was already facing questions amid the climate change debate. "There was already a global conversation about the future of oil, ...
Microgrids:
Natural Gas Microgrids Do What Solar and Batteries Alone Can't for California Resiliency, Report ...Greentech Media
It indicates that providing two to four days of backup power for a 10-megawatt community microgrid from solar and batteries alone would require far too ...
Today at the Microgrid Knowledge Virtual Conference: How Microgrids Reduce Costs, Cut Carbon ...
Microgrid Knowledge
Join us for a look at “How Microgrids Reduce Costs, Cut Carbon and Ensure Power Supply in Tough Times and Places” on the third day of the ...
Residents Invited To Virtually Discuss Proposed Camden Microgrid Plan
TAPinto.net
Those opposing the plan say the microgrid itself is a net positive but not when it's connected to the Covanta trash incinerator. County officials argue the ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
15 Best ESG Funds for Responsible InvestorsKiplinger's Personal Finance
The Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Admiral (VFTAX, $29.02) is one of the least expensive socially responsible funds available. Morningstar ...
Time to practice 'Social Investing' for your portfolio in times of COVID-19
Moneycontrol.com
Social investing also known as socially responsible investing (SRI), is a choice that you can make to invest your money in a more sustainable and ethical ...
American investors who want to 'do something' about injustices are basically out of luck
MarketWatch
“Most 'socially responsible investing' as we currently do it fails because most injustices cannot be measured on the company level,” said Perth Tolle, ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
CCUS After the PandemicThe National Law Review
The largest market for CO2 captured from industrial sources through carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) is enhanced oil ... Carbon dioxide injected into oil formations becomes permanently stored as part of the process.
Global Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Market is Expected to Reach $26.04 Billion by 2027 ...
PRNewswire (press release)
Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) is a method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by capturing CO2 from immobile ...
MAN Energy Solutions to support major Dutch carbon capture project
WorldOil
... been awarded a contract for the engineering of three RG compressor trains for a carbon capture, utilization and storage project in the Netherlands.
Sustainability Investing:
Morgan Stanley: Asset Owners See Sustainability as Core to Future of InvestingEnvironment + Energy Leader
The report says that nearly eight in 10 (78%) investors surveyed agree that sustainable investing is a risk mitigation strategy. Additionally, asset ...
Morgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: Asset Owners See Sustainability as Core to Future of Investing
Olean Times Herald
Investment managers can play a critical role supporting clients as they implement tools to assess how investments align with their sustainability goals.”.
Sustainable funds are outperforming their peers during the pandemic, BNP Paribas says
CNBC
Investors have been "doubling down" on sustainability over the last quarter — and sustainable funds have actually outperformed the broader market, ...
Geoengineering:
Reflecting Sunlight to Cool the Planet – MIT Investigates Solar Geoengineering ProposalsSciTechDaily
Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find. How can the world combat the continued ...
The Fast, Cheap and Scary Way to Cool the Planet
Bloomberg
The principle behind solar geoengineering is simple enough. With less sunshine coming through the atmosphere, the planet would invariably cool—and ...
Cutting our emissions isn't enough, we'll need geoengineering
The Hill Times
That's why we will need geoengineering. So the crisis almost certainly will arrive, and then we will finally be willing to make radical changes. What we ...
Green Bond Funds:
Green bond comment, June 2020: What use is use of proceeds?Environmental Finance
Figures from Environmental Finance's bond database show that the market for green, social unsustainability bonds have now raised more than $1 ...
Sampension boosted green bond investments by DKK300m in 2020
IPE.com
Danish labour-market pension fund Sampension said it has invested around DKK300m (€40m) in green and sustainable bonds since the beginning of ...
Low Carbon Funds:
Norway's sovereign fund takes significant steps against emissionsAl Jazeera America
Although some smaller funds have been more ambitious, NBIM was one of a small group of investors to exclude in 2015 all firms that derived more than ...
RPT-Nordic investors turn up heat on coal in climate campaign
Reuters
Norway wealth fund ditches Glencore over coal ... focus to bigger carbon emitters in a range of industries, paving the way for other funds to follow. ... Although some smaller funds have been more ambitious, NBIM was one of a small ...
Biofuels firms can apply for funds to help UK government hit its Net Zero target
Biofuels International Magazine
“This pioneering new fund will enable innovative low-carbon solutions to be scaled up at speed, helping to drive a ...
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