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Coronavirus and Sustainability:
Sustainability in Hollywood Backslides Amid COVID: "It's Everything We Told Everybody Not to Do ...
Hollywood Reporter
Then came COVID-19. "So many of the advances that we've had — especially around craft services — have just been shattered," says Environmental ...
Sustainable packaging gains as COVID “shock” ebbs, but carbon calculations pose challenge
FoodNavigator-USA.com
Sustainable packaging is resurfacing as a top consumer priority after months of being on the back burner due to overriding coronavirus safety ...
5 tips to maintain zero-waste goals during the pandemic
RADIO.COM
After all, coronavirus and sustainability, though seemingly unrelated on the surface, do affect one another. There are plenty of ways you can still show ...
Hollywood Reporter
Then came COVID-19. "So many of the advances that we've had — especially around craft services — have just been shattered," says Environmental ...
Sustainable packaging gains as COVID “shock” ebbs, but carbon calculations pose challenge
FoodNavigator-USA.com
Sustainable packaging is resurfacing as a top consumer priority after months of being on the back burner due to overriding coronavirus safety ...
5 tips to maintain zero-waste goals during the pandemic
RADIO.COM
After all, coronavirus and sustainability, though seemingly unrelated on the surface, do affect one another. There are plenty of ways you can still show ...
Sector Based Decarbonization:
EPRI CEO To Energy Industry: Decarbonization Requires Broad Support for Research, Technology ...
PRNewswire
Electrification is not a viable decarbonization solution for so-called "hard to abate" sectors of the economy, including such industries as cement, steel and ...
Mission Possible Partnership: Joining Forces to Decarbonize Heavy Industry
CleanTechnica
The financial sector faces a challenge: institutions that want to decarbonize their ... Does the company in question have a decarbonization plan? If so, is it ... The Center's change model is based in large part on RMI's success with the ...
“RENO®”: A Smart Waste Mangement system taking UCO Collection to the next level
EURACTIV
The decarbonization of the EU transport sector is especially important as it ... municipalities and the retail sector, promoting the use of waste-based ...
PRNewswire
Electrification is not a viable decarbonization solution for so-called "hard to abate" sectors of the economy, including such industries as cement, steel and ...
Mission Possible Partnership: Joining Forces to Decarbonize Heavy Industry
CleanTechnica
The financial sector faces a challenge: institutions that want to decarbonize their ... Does the company in question have a decarbonization plan? If so, is it ... The Center's change model is based in large part on RMI's success with the ...
“RENO®”: A Smart Waste Mangement system taking UCO Collection to the next level
EURACTIV
The decarbonization of the EU transport sector is especially important as it ... municipalities and the retail sector, promoting the use of waste-based ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Will 2021 Be The Year To Align Globally On Sustainability Reporting?
Forbes
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) convenes virtually this week, ... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Integrated Reporting Council ...
ESG Issues Shoot to Prominence This Year as 2020 Disruptors Linger
Environment + Energy Leader
Of particular interest for companies that choose to report on their ESG initiatives and progress is the fact that S&P Global expects the world of ...
Kadant Joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative
GlobeNewswire
... and Corporate Governance initiatives, is structured according to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) best practices for corporate sustainability reporting ...
Forbes
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) convenes virtually this week, ... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Integrated Reporting Council ...
ESG Issues Shoot to Prominence This Year as 2020 Disruptors Linger
Environment + Energy Leader
Of particular interest for companies that choose to report on their ESG initiatives and progress is the fact that S&P Global expects the world of ...
Kadant Joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative
GlobeNewswire
... and Corporate Governance initiatives, is structured according to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) best practices for corporate sustainability reporting ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
EV Investment growth to exceed renewable energy investments: Bloomberg
Seeking Alpha
China and the U.S. are leaders in the consumption of renewable energies with both countries have experienced a steady increase in their renewables ...
Biden takes action on US clean energy investment
Renewable Energy Magazine
US President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order yesterday that will help advance America's clean energy goals alongside management of public ...
Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises
Associated Press
FirstSolar, Enphase and SunPower are among the renewable energy stocks that are benefiting from a much friendlier administration in the White ...
Seeking Alpha
China and the U.S. are leaders in the consumption of renewable energies with both countries have experienced a steady increase in their renewables ...
Biden takes action on US clean energy investment
Renewable Energy Magazine
US President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order yesterday that will help advance America's clean energy goals alongside management of public ...
Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises
Associated Press
FirstSolar, Enphase and SunPower are among the renewable energy stocks that are benefiting from a much friendlier administration in the White ...
CDP Sustainability:
Amcor awarded A- for climate change by CDP
Packaging News
David Clark, vice president for sustainability at Amcor, said: “We're proud that CDP has recognised Amcor's enhanced sustainability efforts and results.
Windstream Advances Its Environmental Stewardship
Valdosta Daily Times
CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a non-profit organization operating a global environmental disclosure system for investors, ...
Caesars Entertainment is Nationally Recognized for Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate ...
PRNewswire
Awarded for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, Caesars secures two places on the "A-List" for tackling ...
Packaging News
David Clark, vice president for sustainability at Amcor, said: “We're proud that CDP has recognised Amcor's enhanced sustainability efforts and results.
Windstream Advances Its Environmental Stewardship
Valdosta Daily Times
CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a non-profit organization operating a global environmental disclosure system for investors, ...
Caesars Entertainment is Nationally Recognized for Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate ...
PRNewswire
Awarded for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, Caesars secures two places on the "A-List" for tackling ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
California's Important Leadership on 30x30
Natural Resources Defense Council
Third, the state will focus on expanding protections for California's precious biodiversity and increasing species' resilience to climate change. We are ...
California can lead the nation in making solar energy even cleaner
CALmatters
California is experiencing climate change today, like never before. Wildfires are ... Long a climate leader, California has expanded its ambitions. Gov.
President Biden, State Leaders Take on Climate Change
NBC Bay Area
President Biden, State Leaders Take on Climate Change ... and create jobs, all while California leaders also announced new climate legislation.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Third, the state will focus on expanding protections for California's precious biodiversity and increasing species' resilience to climate change. We are ...
California can lead the nation in making solar energy even cleaner
CALmatters
California is experiencing climate change today, like never before. Wildfires are ... Long a climate leader, California has expanded its ambitions. Gov.
President Biden, State Leaders Take on Climate Change
NBC Bay Area
President Biden, State Leaders Take on Climate Change ... and create jobs, all while California leaders also announced new climate legislation.
Impact Investing:
Impact Investing Through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
Forbes
Community development venture capital Funds: Venture capital funds pool investor money to make equity investments in private operating companies ...
Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: Impact Investing in a time of need
Monterey Herald
Sustainable or impact investing is, in short, putting your money where your values are. It is a general investment strategy that should generate financial ...
Social Impact Investing: Cape Fear Collective Aims For $10M
Greater Wilmington Business Journal
When it comes to housing portfolios like the one in CFC's recent social impact investment, they can be snapped up by buyers who aim to turn the homes ...
Forbes
Community development venture capital Funds: Venture capital funds pool investor money to make equity investments in private operating companies ...
Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: Impact Investing in a time of need
Monterey Herald
Sustainable or impact investing is, in short, putting your money where your values are. It is a general investment strategy that should generate financial ...
Social Impact Investing: Cape Fear Collective Aims For $10M
Greater Wilmington Business Journal
When it comes to housing portfolios like the one in CFC's recent social impact investment, they can be snapped up by buyers who aim to turn the homes ...
Energy Storage:
Guidehouse Ranks Top 10 Vendors of Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Environment + Energy Leader
Energy storage can help maintain grid stability and increase efficiency by allowing nonessential fossil fuel power plants to close. In this environment, ...
Developing countries offer enormous market potential for long-duration energy storage
Atlantic Council
But as the share of variable renewable energy in power systems increases around the world, new energy technologies that can store electricity for ...
Beyond Declining Battery Prices: Six Ways to Evaluate Energy Storage in 2021
Greentech Media
When analysts speak about storage pricing declines, they are referring to battery pricing, which continues to decline every year. Bloomberg New Energy ...
Environment + Energy Leader
Energy storage can help maintain grid stability and increase efficiency by allowing nonessential fossil fuel power plants to close. In this environment, ...
Developing countries offer enormous market potential for long-duration energy storage
Atlantic Council
But as the share of variable renewable energy in power systems increases around the world, new energy technologies that can store electricity for ...
Beyond Declining Battery Prices: Six Ways to Evaluate Energy Storage in 2021
Greentech Media
When analysts speak about storage pricing declines, they are referring to battery pricing, which continues to decline every year. Bloomberg New Energy ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Ashland commits to Science Based Targets initiative and becomes signatory to the United Nations ...
GlobeNewswire
“Science-based targets provide a clearly-defined path to reduce greenhouse ... that will foster top-line growth in the transition to the low-carbon economy.” ... Ashland has committed to set science-based emissions reduction targets ...
Johnson Controls Announces Sustainability Commitments
ACHR NEWS
Set science-based targets consistent with the 1.5°C Intergovernmental ... emissions by 16% before 2030; Achieve net zero carbon emissions before ...
Global warming: what are the top 20 contractors promising to do?
Construction News
Targets are based on the publicly available material on carbon reduction, ... We intend to use the Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi) approach. ... our company-wide carbon emissions via the Certified Emissions Measurement and ...
GlobeNewswire
“Science-based targets provide a clearly-defined path to reduce greenhouse ... that will foster top-line growth in the transition to the low-carbon economy.” ... Ashland has committed to set science-based emissions reduction targets ...
Johnson Controls Announces Sustainability Commitments
ACHR NEWS
Set science-based targets consistent with the 1.5°C Intergovernmental ... emissions by 16% before 2030; Achieve net zero carbon emissions before ...
Global warming: what are the top 20 contractors promising to do?
Construction News
Targets are based on the publicly available material on carbon reduction, ... We intend to use the Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi) approach. ... our company-wide carbon emissions via the Certified Emissions Measurement and ...
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
Impact of rising sea temperatures on marine life
Science Daily
Global warming or climate change. ... Nadler indicated that climate change 'winners and losers' will ultimately be determined by the capacity to ...
Joe Biden made climate change a national security priority — what's next?
The Verge
The environmental and geopolitical risks from climate change are quickly ... In the near to medium term, there are some winners and some losers.
Opinion: Republicans should embrace an 'Operation Warp Speed' for climate change
Washington Post
Climate change is increasingly becoming an issue that the right cannot ... The policies shouldn't try to pick winners or losers; instead, they should spur ...
Science Daily
Global warming or climate change. ... Nadler indicated that climate change 'winners and losers' will ultimately be determined by the capacity to ...
Joe Biden made climate change a national security priority — what's next?
The Verge
The environmental and geopolitical risks from climate change are quickly ... In the near to medium term, there are some winners and some losers.
Opinion: Republicans should embrace an 'Operation Warp Speed' for climate change
Washington Post
Climate change is increasingly becoming an issue that the right cannot ... The policies shouldn't try to pick winners or losers; instead, they should spur ...
Microgrids:
Attempts to Commercialize Microgrids Fall Short in California
Transmission & Distribution World
The CPUC did approve a program proposed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to develop community microgrids — the Community Microgrid Enablement ...
Deploying microgrids for humanitarian needs
Smart Energy
The mobile clean energy microgrid also supported significant savings for the Global Response Management (GRM) team, the NGO that is operating the ...
US House Lawmakers Reintroduce $1.5 Billion Bill for Clean Energy Microgrids
Microgrid Knowledge
A bill offering $1.5 billion a year in grants for clean energy microgrids has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives, this time arriving to a ...
Transmission & Distribution World
The CPUC did approve a program proposed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to develop community microgrids — the Community Microgrid Enablement ...
Deploying microgrids for humanitarian needs
Smart Energy
The mobile clean energy microgrid also supported significant savings for the Global Response Management (GRM) team, the NGO that is operating the ...
US House Lawmakers Reintroduce $1.5 Billion Bill for Clean Energy Microgrids
Microgrid Knowledge
A bill offering $1.5 billion a year in grants for clean energy microgrids has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives, this time arriving to a ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
Faithful Investing – Linking Faith and Finances
Episcopal News Service
Editor's Note: Individuals interested in learning more about CPG's SRI efforts and viewing videos related to CPG's positive impact investments can visit ...
Feel-good funds with positive returns draw legions of responsible investing fans
Times Colonist
But while options for socially responsible investing (SRI) or investing in companies based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...
Will 2020 Make Us More Empathetic Investors?
Waco Tribune-Herald
A fund's ESG score will give you an indication of how well the companies in that fund are rated in each category. There are even some funds dedicated ...
Episcopal News Service
Editor's Note: Individuals interested in learning more about CPG's SRI efforts and viewing videos related to CPG's positive impact investments can visit ...
Feel-good funds with positive returns draw legions of responsible investing fans
Times Colonist
But while options for socially responsible investing (SRI) or investing in companies based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...
Will 2020 Make Us More Empathetic Investors?
Waco Tribune-Herald
A fund's ESG score will give you an indication of how well the companies in that fund are rated in each category. There are even some funds dedicated ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Carbon capture technology has been around for decades — here's why it hasn't taken off
CNBC
We may need something that's ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years.” In that vein, here's a look at where carbon capture, utilization and storage or ...
California will need to lead in carbon capture technology to hit emissions goals
California Forward Reporting
“It's widely believed or widely agreed that carbon capture utilization and storage is necessary to meet the Paris agreement goals and meet California's ...
Oxy teams with Macquarie to deliver world's first carbon-neutral oil from Permian basin to India
WorldOil
During this time, it has developed market-leading expertise in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). In 2019, OLCV made an investment in ...
CNBC
We may need something that's ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years.” In that vein, here's a look at where carbon capture, utilization and storage or ...
California will need to lead in carbon capture technology to hit emissions goals
California Forward Reporting
“It's widely believed or widely agreed that carbon capture utilization and storage is necessary to meet the Paris agreement goals and meet California's ...
Oxy teams with Macquarie to deliver world's first carbon-neutral oil from Permian basin to India
WorldOil
During this time, it has developed market-leading expertise in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). In 2019, OLCV made an investment in ...
Data Driven Decision Making, Covid & Community Climate Behavior :
NBC News
Executive order rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change ... Biden ordered his government to conduct equity assessments of its agencies and reallocate ... Revoking a Trump-era policy that cracked down on communities shielding ... Executive order promoting data-driven response to Covid-19.
Sustainability Investing:
Sustainability, corporate citizenship majors factor for investors
Rochester Business Journal
Being a good corporate citizen and focusing on sustainability initiatives make companies attractive candidates for investors, those in the field say.
Robert Downey Jr. Launches FootPrint Coalition Ventures for Sustainable Technology ESG ...
waste360
Los Angeles, CA, - Producer, actor and investor Robert Downey Jr. ... Part of the broader stakeholder capitalism movement, impact investing funds ...
Rochester Business Journal
Being a good corporate citizen and focusing on sustainability initiatives make companies attractive candidates for investors, those in the field say.
Robert Downey Jr. Launches FootPrint Coalition Ventures for Sustainable Technology ESG ...
waste360
Los Angeles, CA, - Producer, actor and investor Robert Downey Jr. ... Part of the broader stakeholder capitalism movement, impact investing funds ...
Geoengineering:
Harvard's Plan to Blot Out the Sun Is a Great Idea, Says Bill Gates
Interesting Engineering
To fully understand both the risks and benefits of solar geoengineering, scientists will rely on these simulations — but there is an inherent risk to ...
High-latitude stratospheric aerosol geoengineering can be more effective if injection is limited to ...
ESSOAr
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering focused on the Arctic could substantially reduce local and worldwide impacts of anthropogenic global warming.
Interesting Engineering
To fully understand both the risks and benefits of solar geoengineering, scientists will rely on these simulations — but there is an inherent risk to ...
High-latitude stratospheric aerosol geoengineering can be more effective if injection is limited to ...
ESSOAr
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering focused on the Arctic could substantially reduce local and worldwide impacts of anthropogenic global warming.
Green Bond Funds:
Ontario Wraps Up Fiscal Funding Plan With Green Bond Sale
Bloomberg
Ontario sold C$1.25 billion ($975 million) of green bonds on Thursday, bringing its borrowing for the fiscal year past its planned limit, and is open to ...
Voters will decide on the 'The Beach, Clean Water and Green Bond' during a special election in ...
The Providence Journal
... million bond issue to fund investments in drinking water and state parks as well as efforts to protect communities from the impacts of climate change.
A surge in green financing boosts climate businesses
Washington Post
... finance, nearly doubling the size of green bonds and green equity funds. ... The surge in climate financing comes at a key moment, with President ...
Bloomberg
Ontario sold C$1.25 billion ($975 million) of green bonds on Thursday, bringing its borrowing for the fiscal year past its planned limit, and is open to ...
Voters will decide on the 'The Beach, Clean Water and Green Bond' during a special election in ...
The Providence Journal
... million bond issue to fund investments in drinking water and state parks as well as efforts to protect communities from the impacts of climate change.
A surge in green financing boosts climate businesses
Washington Post
... finance, nearly doubling the size of green bonds and green equity funds. ... The surge in climate financing comes at a key moment, with President ...
Low Carbon Funds:
A surge in green financing boosts climate businesses
Washington Post
It said it was lowering greenhouse gas emissions and saving energy. Many investors also have steered away from financing green buildings at airports, ...
Why your banking habits matter for the climate
BBC News
Global financing for fossil fuels has risen in recent years despite international agreements to reduce carbon emissions (Credit: RAN/Getty ...
Audit finds small California counties received less COVID relief from state
East Bay Times
“Although the U.S. Treasury directly provided a total of $4.5 billion in CRF funds to California's 16 largest counties, Finance also allocated half of the ...
Washington Post
It said it was lowering greenhouse gas emissions and saving energy. Many investors also have steered away from financing green buildings at airports, ...
Why your banking habits matter for the climate
BBC News
Global financing for fossil fuels has risen in recent years despite international agreements to reduce carbon emissions (Credit: RAN/Getty ...
Audit finds small California counties received less COVID relief from state
East Bay Times
“Although the U.S. Treasury directly provided a total of $4.5 billion in CRF funds to California's 16 largest counties, Finance also allocated half of the ...
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