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Coronavirus and Sustainability:
Sustainable investing is set to surge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemicCNBC
The outbreak of Covid-19 could prove to be a major turning point for ESG investing, or strategies that consider a company's environmental, social and ...
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainability and Technology
ReadWrite
Impact of COVID-19 – Coronavirus is not stopping, but it has stopped all the activities in the world. There are many efforts put in by all the governments ...
Forget sustainability. What's your building's Covid rating?
The Real Deal
Forget sustainability. What's your building's Covid rating? Rating for coronavirus safety is launched. TRD New York ...
Sector Based Decarbonization:
These Danish Companies Plan to Decarbonize TransportationEcoWatch
The unique partnership aims to help decarbonize the country's transport sector by manufacturing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based fuels like gas ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Atos publishes its 2019 Integrated Report and paves the way for a more responsible eraGlobeNewswire (press release)
Paris, June 8, 2020 - Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today ... with the recommendations of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), option ...
12 Ways For You To Drive Better ESG Reporting
Forbes
... Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) and Sustainability ...
Xylem reports broad sustainability advances, beats greenhouse gas reduction target by more than ...
Odessa American
“ Water for a Healthy World,” which has been verified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as conforming to GRI's reporting standards, details Xylem's ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
Groups urge $22B in federal clean energy investment as sector job losses top 600KSmart Cities Dive
Led by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, the lawmakers say the clean energy sector has seen a 17.4% decline in employment — outstripping the April ...
Green energy revolution powered by global South
SciDev.Net (press release) (blog)
The global South made record renewable energy investments in 2019, a new global trends report has found, as analysts say developing economies ...
INSIGHT: Renewable Energy—Market and Tax Focus
Bloomberg Tax
In addition, investment in renewable energy in the EU is not only stagnating in line with global developments but is also showing a sharp downward ...
CDP Sustainability:
Environmental action as key to business resilience: how CDP's accredited solutions providers can ...CDP
Yuna Chang, CDP Partnerships ... to take measurable environmental action, offering a range of services across a variety of sustainability issues.
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
How Should California Wind Down Its Fossil Fuel Industry?Greentech Media
How should clean-energy-minded lawmakers wind down California's oil and gas ... Later in the year, he appointed new leadership to oversee oil and gas ... author of some of California's most important climate change bills as well as ...
The State of Civility Youth Summit held in States
Stripes Japan
Global World Civility Leader, Sir Clyde Rivers and Prof. ... Vernet A. Joseph, Arizona; Youth Civility Leader - Elizabeth Curely, Canada; Youth Civility ... assisting leaders in the 4C's Civility, Community, Creativity and Climate Change.
Impact Investing:
Impact investing grows, along with needPensions & Investments
Impact investing continues to grow despite near-term headwinds, according to a report released Friday by the International Finance Corp., a member ...
Where is the Impact Investing in the Time of COVID-19?
Inside Philanthropy
Impact investing is an umbrella term for “investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact ...
Energy Storage:
Calm before the Q2 storm: US energy storage market posts decent Q1pv magazine USA
Still, Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of the Energy Storage Association (ESA) remains optimistic about growth in 2020 for the building battery business.
Impact of Covid-19 on Power Energy Storage Battery Market Growth Statistics to
Energy storage market for microgrids may exceed $40B by 2030, Guidehouse finds
Utility Dive
Dive Brief: Nearly 37 GW of new energy storage for microgrids capacity is expected to be installed globally over the next 10 years, generating ...
Stem Awarded Exclusive Deal to Deliver Intelligent Energy Storage Management to SK E&S and ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Stem's powerful Athena™ AI platform will provide the intelligence and real-time decision making to optimize the storage system and energy use for these ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Garanti BBVA to reduce its CO2 emissions by 71 percentBBVA
The announcement comes as part of the bank joining the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) Science-Based Targets (SBT), the most important ...
Wood Group sets 'science-based' greenhouse gas targets
ShareCast
“Today, Wood is signalling a clear commitment to lower our carbon footprint in the next 10 years to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets,” ...
UK businesses urged to 'redesign' relationship with nature
edie.net
... than one third have developed science-based, net-zero or carbon-restorative targets, ... BITC is calling for more investment into removing carbon from the ... objectives and KPIs to evaluate efforts to deliver against carbon reduction ...
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
This week's biggest Winners & LosersCity & State
... York City wrought by climate change? A plague of biblical proportions? Given all the bleak headlines these days, we hope our Winners & Losers list ...
UK Finds That Green Business Is Good Business
The New York Times
The boom in turbines can largely be traced to the Climate Change Act of 2008, ... and more than a decade later there are clearly defined winners and losers. ... Among the losers, the steel-making industry has been crippled, and ...
Daily on Energy: Winners and losers from the OPEC+ 2.0 pact
Washington Examiner
WINNERS AND LOSERS: We brought back together a band of smart ... Without further ado, here's what's changed, and what hasn't after OPEC+ ... to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner Energy and Environment ...
Microgrids:
California needs clean, healthy and safe local energy systems – microgridsCALmatters
A microgrid is a mini-grid with the ability to generate and store energy independently of the larger grid. A network of community microgrids that use ...
How Smart Microgrids Will Change the Way We Consume Energy
AltEnergyMag (press release)
A microgrid is a small network of energy sources that connect to the bigger energy grid. The difference is that microgrids can detach from the larger grid ...
Three Key Ideas Emerging about Microgrids in an Era of Societal Disruption
Microgrid Knowledge
They came to understand — and help chart — a course for microgrids in this new era. microgrid cost. Erik Svanholm, S&C Electric. More than 50 energy ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
4 Ways to Make Your Investment Properties More Socially ResponsibleMotley Fool
Essentially, the term ESG investing means finding businesses that operate as socially responsible as possible. Now, as a landlord, there is obviously a ...
Why understanding the differences among responsible investment strategies is vital
The Globe and Mail
... the second, more traditional approach: socially responsible investing (SRI). While the investment community is aligned increasingly with the PRI's ...
A first-of-its-kind racial empowerment ETF is 'flying under the radar.' Maybe it shouldn't.
MarketWatch
Powell believes critical mass in investment dollars into socially responsible funds is proof of a real desire in America for change. “On a daily basis people ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Capito commends IRS regulatory guidance on carbon capture, utilization, storage tax creditRipon Advance
... applauded new regulatory guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage ...
Proposed Regulations for CCUS Tax Credit: Greater Certainty for Developers and Investors
The National Law Review
The modifications in the BBA were designed to enhance the existing tax incentive for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and promote ...
Pennsylvania Evaluates Carbon Capture Options With National Implications
Engineering News-Record
s Office of Clean Coal and Carbon Management, said on a June 4 webinar that so-called carbon capture storage and utilization technology (CCUS) ...
Sustainability Investing:
Investors Don't Want to Shun Companies With Sustainability Issues: SurveyThinkAdvisor
“We believe that ESG is not a label, it's finance 101,” Andrew Parry, head of sustainable investment at Newton Investment Management, said in a ...
Sustainable investing is set to surge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
CNBC
The outbreak of Covid-19 could prove to be a major turning point for ESG investing, or strategies that consider a company's environmental, social and ...
Third Economy Establishes Advisory Board to Advance Sustainable Investment Metrics
thepress.net
Third Economy is a sustainable investment research and consulting firm. It works with corporations, investors and other segments of the financial ...
Geoengineering:
Ocean geoengineering tests violate UN convention: green groupsPhys.Org
Experimental geoengineering schemes to protect areas such as Australia's Great Barrier Reef are "distracting technofixes" that violate an international ...
The Fast, Cheap and Scary Way to Cool the Planet
BloombergQuint
Solar geoengineering is potentially so powerful that one actor might be able to lower temperatures for the globe. It's only a matter of time before pressure ...
Green Bond Funds:
Developers of energy-positive Svart Hotel unveil 'Green Bond' sustainable investment opportunityProperty Funds World (press release) (blog)
Green Bond funds a portfolio of sustainable projects, including innovative ... All Green Bond-funded projects will be listed on the MIRIS X investment ...
Global investors prepare to brave China's green bond minefield
Financial Times
Green finance is an area of focus for many of the world's largest asset managers and pension funds. Such investors have created “environmental, social ...
Hungary sets 2050 climate neutrality goal in law, issues green bond
Climate Home
Headline target aligns with EU goals but short term action does not measure up, experts say, with green funds earmarked to keep trains running.
Low Carbon Funds:
Caisse de Depot tallies increase in low-carbon assetsPensions & Investments
The amount is up from the C$18 billion in low-carbon assets in CDPQ's portfolio when the pension fund launched its low-carbon investment strategy in ...
Edmonton to join low-carbon cities network and share in $183M fund
Globalnews.ca
“The funding is about reducing community emissions,” he said. “That certainly could mean we could partner with the municipality directly at the project ...
Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Yahoo Finance
If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund ...
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