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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Coronavirus and Sustainability: A Matter of Packaging
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
Coronavirus and Sustainability: A Matter of Packaging. The growth in e-commerce sales will continue to drive an environmental crisis spurred by ...

SU to reduce environmental impact of COVID-19 response strategy
The Daily Orange
While the coronavirus pandemic does pose sustainability challenges for SU, students can reduce the virus' environmental impact by making ...

Bank of America Issues $2 Billion Equality Progress Sustainability Bond
The Baytown Sun
The transaction also represents the first sustainability bond issued by a U.S. bank holding company where the social portion of the use of proceeds will ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Oil tankers face new normal amid pandemic and decarbonization drive
Platts
The global tanker shipping industry is likely to find a new normal in the ... According to UK-based shipping consultancy VesselsValue, the phase of ...

Decarbonization, Decentralization Driving Power Industry
POWER magazine
Patel noted the power industry has embarked on multiple transitions, but that the current transition is unique because it is based on the elimination of ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

New ESG reporting metrics released by World Economic Forum
Journal of Accountancy
Earlier this month, the International Integrated Reporting Council, CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, and ...

Big Four firms release ESG reporting metrics with World Economic Forum
Accounting Today
... the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board — agreed to work ...

Five Organizations to Create Single Set of Standards for Corporate Sustainability
IISD Reporting Services
In a statement launched on 11 September 2020, CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Mercuria beefs up renewable energy investment with private equity partners, CEO says
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Global energy trader Mercuria has teamed up with U.S. private equity firms to invest in renewable energies, its chief executive ...

Clearway Energy: My Favorite Renewable Energy Investment Opportunity Right Now
Seeking Alpha
The YieldCo owns and operates a 7.5 GW portfolio of clean energy electricity generation assets, such as wind, solar, thermal, and natural gas facilities. It ...

USDA invests $471000 in renewable energy in Kansas
WIBW
(WIBW) - The USDA is investing over $471,000 in renewable energy in rural Kansas to help small businesses and agricultural producers lower energy ...

CDP Sustainability:

ADM, Kellogg team up on sustainability issues
Baking Business
Bruno Sarda, president of CDP North America, likened measuring sustainability's effect on the food and beverage industry to the X-ray machine's ...

The biggest players in sustainability disclosure joined forces on this vision
GreenBiz
Five organizations — CDP, CDSB, GRI, IIRC and SASB — announced a ... A shared vision for how existing sustainability standards and frameworks ...

Glassmaker Verescence publishes 2019-20 sustainability report
Cosmetics Business
The France-based glassmaker highlighted a CDP score of 'B' for greenhouse gas emission reduction and water management, as awarded by UK ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

STATEMENT: California's Action to Combat Climate Change Is the Leadership From States That ...
Center For American Progress
— Following California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) announcement today that his state will be taking a major step to accelerate actions against climate ...

California Governor Newsom Says He Is Working To “Undermine” Donald Trump's “Efforts To ...
Deadline
He went on to say that climate change denial is “BS that's being spewed by a small group of people who adhere to a 19th century framework. You can ...

As California feels the heat of climate change, will Gov. Gavin Newsom do more than tweet?
Sacramento Bee
Gavin Newsom a climate leader — or just a climate tweeter? In the aftermath of extreme, climate change-driven wildfires that have choked California's ...

Impact Investing:

Questions All Impact Investors Should Ask Themselves Before Investing
Forbes
Private and public approaches to impact investing each come with their own inherent benefits, drawbacks, and risks. Private investments may happen on ...

The Week in impact investing: Dissent
ImpactAlpha
It well describes the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this week's Agent of Impact (see below). At the ACLU and on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg ...

M&G Says Covid-19 Hinders UN Goals Central to Impact Investing
Bloomberg
Covid-19 is hindering progress towards achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals -- lofty ambitions for a fairer and clearer world ...

Energy Storage:

Energy storage's prominent role in bipartisan green recovery package for US welcomed
Energy Storage News
Energy storage is also mentioned in the context of enhancing electric grid reliability and its relevance to the supply chain for critical raw materials - like ...

WoodMac: Global Energy Storage Capacity to Hit 741GWh by 2030
Greentech Media
Global energy storage capacity is now expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent through 2030, according to Wood ...

GMP's energy storage programs saved customers $3 million during energy peaks
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced today that its growing network of stored energy reduced about $3 million in ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Zero-Energy-Verified Commercial Buildings More Than Double Since 2018
Blue Mountain Eagle
... where buildings are responsible for nearly 30% of the nation's carbon emissions, zero ... already set or have committed to setting science-based emissions reduction targets. Meeting zero energy goals is more attainable than ever.

NYSE-listed JLL commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2030
Construction Week Online
According to JLL, the majority of the carbon reductions will be achieved through the implementation of measures to deliver its science-based target by ...

New sustainability reporting research reveals uplift in corporate Net Zero ambitions but a lack of ...
Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy
Science-based targets: Net Zero requires rapid decarbonisation and this ... to reduce their carbon emissions while driving commercial performance.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Winners and losers from the first presidential debate
Washington Times
CLIMATE-CHANGE ACTIVISTS — Mr. Trump gave them an unexpected nod by saying he believed human pollution and greenhouse gases contribute ...

Biden's Energy Plan Isn't a Green New Deal. Why That's Good News for Oil Stocks.
Barron's
https://www.barrons.com/articles/energy-winners-and-losers-in-a-biden- ... the scientific consensus on the role of man-made emissions in climate change. ... That's not to say a Biden presidency wouldn't change the calculus in energy ... That kind of win-win for fossil fuels and renewables is unlikely to be ...

Q&A: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Traverse City Record Eagle
As far as what we are doing on climate change, we have done four ... I don't believe the EPA should pick winners or losers as far as what energy ...

Microgrids:

Why Maryland is a State to Watch When it Comes to Microgrids: Next Round of Funding Available
Microgrid Knowledge
While natural disasters and grid deficiencies make places like California and Puerto Rico focal points for microgrids, Maryland is quietly emerging as ...

A utility microgrid system would divide — and protect
The CT Mirror
Microgrids, which have their own multiple, diverse, internal generation systems provide a greater degree of robustness. This results in the ability for a ...

PXiSE, Tobisha Form Alliance Targeting Japanese Microgrid Market
Microgrid Knowledge
PXiSE Energy Solutions and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions have formed an alliance to develop microgrids, with an initial focus on Japan and ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Liz Weston: Sustainable investing could get a lot harder
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Popularly known as ESG or socially responsible investing, this approach considers the sustainability of a company's business practices. The Labor ...

Is socially responsible investing more resilient during downturns?
Moneycontrol.com
... and socially responsible investment practices. This could accelerate the spread of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) funds.

Ethical Investing's Shifting Winds Force Law Firms to Be Nimble
Bloomberg Law
Companies looking to tap into the $12 trillion market for sustainable and socially responsible investments face myriad challenges—including moving ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

University of Houston to aid southern states in carbon-saving research funded by DOE grant
Houston Chronicle
UH's Center for Carbon Management in Energy and the Southern States Energy Board will research and collaborate on taking carbon capture, utilization ...

Petra Nova is closed: What it means for carbon capture
E&E News
The project remains a pioneer in carbon capture, utilization and storage, which is commonly referred to as CCUS. David Greeson, a former vice ...

Department of Energy and USEA Release Comprehensive Carbon Capture Incentives Report Co ...
JD Supra
Department of Energy and USEA Release Comprehensive Carbon Capture Incentives Report ... report on the current state of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (“CCUS”). ... Capture vs Transportation/Storage Concerns.

Sustainability Investing:

Sustainability Investing Is Changing the World Faster Than You Think
Barron's
Sustainability and environmental, social, and governance investing used to be the buzzwords of activists. Today, c-suite executives and boards of ...

Despite Skeptics, Sustainable Investing Holds Firm for Green COVID-19 Recovery
Triple Pundit
In past years, sustainable investing strategies have tempted investors with the promise of doing something good for the world, rather than gaining ...

Liz Weston: Sustainable investing could get a lot harder
WTOP
Popularly known as ESG or socially responsible investing, this approach considers the sustainability of a company's business practices. The Labor ...

Geoengineering:

How to stop global warming? The most controversial solutions explained
chinadialogue
Geoengineering tends to be separated into two main strands: techniques which aim to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the much more ...

Can Geoengineering Fix the Climate Crisis?
VICE
Can Geoengineering Fix the Climate Crisis? Young experts explain how new technologies could help in the fight against global warming—but they ...

The daring plan to save the Arctic ice with glass

BBC News
Many scientists frown upon such technological interventions in Earth's planetary system, known broadly as “geoengineering”, arguing that fiddling with ...

Green Bond Funds:

Global Green Bond Fund Dashboard: 1H20
Fitch Ratings
Green Bond Funds Maintain Strong Growth Trajectory Fitch Ratings estimates that global green bond fund assets under management (AUM) reached ...

Green bond funds move to add sustainability-linked bonds
International Financing Review
Arthur Krebbers, head of sustainable finance for corporates at NatWest Markets, said: “I think it is likely that many green bond-focused funds will expand ...

AFC's Inaugural CHF150 Million Green Bond to Finance Africa's Sustainable Development
Business Wire
The Bond is rated A3 by Moody's Investor Services, in line with AFC's GMTN programme. It is also the first Green CHF-denominated issuance from a ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Investments being shifted to meet low-carbon push
Pensions & Investments
Calls for accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy are prompting investors to evolve their approaches to equity investing, investors said.

Australia plans A$1.9bn in low emission energy projects
Argus Media
Arena and the CEFC will use the funds to finance technologies that will cut emissions in agriculture, manufacturing, industry and transport, said ...

States are doing what big government won't to stop climate change, and want stimulus funds to help
StateImpact Pennsylvania
... America have developed their own plans for reducing carbon emissions and moving away ... In Maine, federal funding 'would make a big difference'.

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