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 Coronavirus and Sustainability:

The state of sustainability during COVID-19 in the food industry
SmartBrief
This trend is expected to be long-lasting, and consumers are still focused on sustainability even during the coronavirus pandemic. CPG products that ...
   
'We can't run a business in a dead planet': CEOs plan to prioritize green issues post-coronavirus
CNBC
Financial growth and a focus on sustainability can work in tandem, according to Roberto Marques, CEO of cosmetics giant Natura. Experts say ...

Iowa City climate action coordinator talks sustainability amid pandemic
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
IOWA CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption in all facets of daily life, including environmental sustainability efforts. To cut down on ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Black Hills Utilities Seeing Decarbonization Pressure in Some Service Areas
Natural Gas Intelligence
While acknowledging uncertainty for the rest of the year, Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp. executives reported lighter impacts from Covid-19 in ...

Why the UK's decarbonization plan is good, but not great
TNW
The urgent need to decarbonize the transport sector is the obvious reason behind this sudden shift – transport is the UK's most polluting sector, ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

FinVolution Group Releases 2019 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report
PRNewswire
The ESG report has been prepared in compliance with the core option of the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI ...

Enabling transformation: Feintool publishes sustainability report
GlobeNewswire
Feintool has published its first sustainability report for the year 2019. ... with the leading international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard.

Westport Fuel Systems Publishes Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance Report
GlobeNewswire
Additional reporting on Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) disclosures compared to our 2018 Report,; Expanded sections of our Code of Conduct for a ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Plummeting Renewable Energy, Battery Prices Mean China Could Hit 62% Clean Power And Cut ...
Forbes
If the rapid downward price trend for renewable energy continues and capital investment choices shift away from fossil fuels —as outlined in the ...

Kaiserwetter Sets a New Standard for Intelligent Renewable Energy Asset Management ...
Odessa American
International energy IntelliTech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset ... a broader scope of data intelligence for their renewable energy investments,” ...

The best way to boost our economy after the pandemic is to invest in renewable energy programs ...
Sun Sentinel
That is exactly why we should be leading with investments in clean energy. There are many ways to create jobs and strengthen our environment all at ...

CDP Sustainability:

Bureau Veritas named as CDP 2020 Global Scoring Partner
Oil & Gas Technology
It's truly a prestigious appointment that reflects our strong commitment to sustainability. CDP is a key player in driving the sustainability agenda globally, ...

An Action Plan For Sustainably-Driven Companies
Real Leaders
The CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Project) asks companies to disclose their sustainability climate targets, creating aggregated data sets that ...

The disclosure and transparency trend
edie.net
As part of edie's new ESG Handbook, CDP's head of investor research Carole ... As such, sustainability professionals can download a new report, ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Letters: Change COVID-19 focus | Climate change | Destroying landmarks | Forfeit ball games | For ...
The Mercury News
California, long thought to be a leader with regard to climate change, is just one of many states committed to taking individual action on climate.

Apple, Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft among this summer's climate leaders
Environmental Defense Fund
One of the simplest tests of a company's climate leadership is whether it puts ... In addition, Unilever announced a €1 billion investment in climate change ... shown real environmental leadership by working with California on Clean ...

The all-star economic task force advising Newsom during the pandemic remains a mystery
Los Angeles Times
Faced with a pandemic that has put millions of Californians out of work and ... “The idea was to bring California's best minds and brainpower. ... task force co-chair and Newsom's chief of staff, said Californians can expect to see ... including racial inequities and combating climate change, and is exploring ...

Impact Investing:

Opinion: How impact investing can help girls shatter the glass ceiling
Devex
Looking across impact investment flows in different sectors, there is currently more than $21 billion in existing impact investments relevant to the school- ...

Interested in Social-Impact Investing? Here's How to Start
Wall Street Journal
A 2019 survey by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing found that community development was one of the top three impact interests ...

Impact investing lends a hand to struggling social entrepreneurs
Pro Bono Australia
New analysis lays out the challenges social entrepreneurs face during coronavirus and how impact investors can help them. With the spread of ...

Energy Storage:

Independent DNV GL study gives high marks to Enel X Energy Storage Modeling Tool
Solar Power World
DNV GL recently performed an independent and extensive technology evaluation of Model E, Enel X's most commonly used energy storage modeling ...

Battery Storage Is Delivering Value For Solar Developers And Energy Consumers. But What About ...
Forbes
But there is a fix: utilities and onsite generators are using energy storage to harness the electricity during the day and release those electrons at night.

Q CELLS to acquire energy storage software company Geli
Solar Power World
Q CELLS has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in San Francisco-based energy storage solutions company Growing Energy Labs Inc.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

SAS commits to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 as it further prioritizes sustainability ...
The Mountaineer
The company is committed to establishing science-based targets and aligning with the UN Global Compact and We Mean Business coalition to embrace ...

Diageo : Sustainability & Responsibility Performance Addendum 2020
marketscreener.com
DIAGEO S&R Performance Addendum to the Annual Report 2020. 2 ... We use approved, science-based targets for carbon reduction in line with our ...

Making And Keeping Corporate Climate Commitments: Part 1
Law360
The Science Based Targets initiative is a partnership between the United ... Companies can reduce the carbon emissions associated with their ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Impax Asset Management outlines winners and losers in the push to "build back better" from Covid ...
Institutional Asset Manager
Risks associated with human capital management, diversity, climate change and biodiversity are “becoming relevant to fundamental analysis across ...

Comment: Lessons from the plague: An approach to climate change
Times Colonist
Comment: Lessons from the plague: An approach to climate change ... taught that people are either winners or losers, and you must not be a loser.

Calvin Sandborn: Lessons from the pandemic – an approach to climate change
The Province
Now the same combination is needed to stop climate change. ... have taught that people are either winners or losers, and you must not be a loser.

Microgrids:

Can Onsite Generation With Microgrids Help Zap Widespread Blackouts?
Forbes
Central generation is less expensive per kilowatt hour than that of distributed generation. But onsite generation with microgrids can lead to fewer “line- ...

What Isaias Laid Bare about the East Coast's Progress — or Lack of — on Energy Resilience
Microgrid Knowledge
Where microgrids kept the lights on. The massive outages caused by Isaias show that although the microgrid industry has been growing swiftly, it's ...

The long read: Advanced lead batteries for microgrids
pv magazine India
Microgrids are a vital energy storage application in which advanced lead ... Microgrid systems offer a very cost-effective and sustainable solution for ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

The 'S Factor' Comes To The Fore With ESG Investing
Financial Advisor Magazine
... different investment strategies: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; Socially Responsible Investing (SRI); and Impact Investing.
   
To Establish Their Green Bona Fides, Advisors Get A New Credential
Investor's Business Daily
Once viewed as a novelty, socially responsible investing has hit its stride. Increasingly, investors want their portfolio to reflect their values. X. This video ...

Interested in Social-Impact Investing? Here's How to Start
Wall Street Journal
For the average person, investment options to directly support social goals are more limited. But this could change as demand for such opportunities ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Adding the “U”: The role of carbon capture, utilization and storage in developing a circular economy
JWN
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) has earned itself a seat at the table as a key player in meeting the emissions targets outlined in the 2015 ...

Kansas Geological Survey in partnership to research underground storage of carbon dioxide
KU Today
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is a process being developed to reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere. CO2 is a ...

Problems plagued US CO2 capture project before shutdown: document
Reuters
(Reuters) - A $1 billion project to harness carbon dioxide emissions from a ... goals,” she said, referring to carbon capture, utilization and storage.

Sustainability Investing:

CP committed to sustainability, investing in solar power at its Calgary headquarters
PRNewswire
CP committed to sustainability, investing in solar power at its Calgary headquarters. News provided by. Canadian Pacific. Aug 12, 2020, 08:49 ET.

Morgan Stanley Launches Sustainable Solutions Accelerator to Address Global Sustainability ...
Business Wire
... Winners will receive a $250,000 award; a strategic partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Investing and the broader Morgan Stanley network; ...

EU disclosure rules to shape ESG strategies
Bobsguide
“Or firms may find a lack of appetite from investors to continue with ESG factors as they have concerns around the impact of stricter sustainability ...

Geoengineering:

Engineering the climate: the controversial science that could cool our atmosphere
Geographical
The paper split geoengineering into two categories: Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) techniques, which remove CO2 from the atmosphere; and Solar ...

Climate official pushing controversial sun-blocking plan resigns
The Real News Network
“Real” Geoengineering News. Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx), a controversial program aimed at reversing the climate ...

Green Bond Funds:

Will China finally block 'clean coal' from the green bonds market?
GreenBiz
Disentangling China's green finance criteria. Green bonds are financial products issued by financial institutions, corporations or governments to raise ...

Damu Fund Has Listed The First Green Bonds On AIX
Exchange News Direct
Damu Fund Has Listed The First Green Bonds On AIX. Date 11/08/2020. The Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) is pleased to announce ...

Visa Beats Google's Record Low Yield in Debut Green Bond Sale
Bloomberg Law
Visa Inc. sold bonds at a record low yield as it became the first consumer finance company to issue debt to fund environmentally friendly projects.

Low Carbon Funds:

In last-ditch effort, Metro president offers lower payroll tax to fund new transportation measure
KGW.com
Funds would be used to fund a new MAX line, create safer routes to schools, and would be used to buy electric or low-carbon buses. Metro is also ...

Covid-19 Pandemic Brought Record Inflows for ESG
ETF Trends
“Investors have injected record sums into sustainable investment funds ... One ETF with a focus on low carbon emissions is the iShares MSCI ACWI ...

Report highlights asset owners climate best practices
Pensions & Investments
All of the funds profiled are pursuing low-carbon investment strategies to invest in climate solution opportunities across various asset classes, ...

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