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Coronavirus and Sustainability:
Office of Sustainability Debuts COVID- Friendly Earth Month Challenge
The Davidsonian
Erin Simard '23 (she/her). The novel coronavirus has disrupted just about everything students once took for granted, including their ability to advocate for ...
As Companies “Build Back Better” Post-COVID, Boards Have a Role to Play
The Fashion Law
Meanwhile, another said, “COVID-19 shows us that ESG considerations are increasingly material to our ability to create value sustainably.” Six actions ...
Advocacy groups say tech giants need to 'step it up' on sustainability
The Hill
Despite the financial success of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, environmental ...
The Davidsonian
Erin Simard '23 (she/her). The novel coronavirus has disrupted just about everything students once took for granted, including their ability to advocate for ...
As Companies “Build Back Better” Post-COVID, Boards Have a Role to Play
The Fashion Law
Meanwhile, another said, “COVID-19 shows us that ESG considerations are increasingly material to our ability to create value sustainably.” Six actions ...
Advocacy groups say tech giants need to 'step it up' on sustainability
The Hill
Despite the financial success of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, environmental ...
Sector Based Decarbonization:
Shipping Industry Pushes for 'Market-Based Measures' to Help Achieve Decarbonization Targets
gcaptain.com
... the role of so-called market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonization targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.
World Bank Recommends Avoiding LNG as it Explores Ship Decarbonization
The Maritime Executive
As part of the ongoing debate on the means to achieve decarbonization for the maritime industry, the World Bank weighs in on the ... to abandon the use of fossil-based bunker fuels and turn toward zero-carbon bunker fuels to lower ...
Open Farm Commits to Ambitious Science-Based Decarbonization Goals to Reduce its Carbon ...
PRNewswire
These areas are essential to many plant and animal species such as grizzly bears, grey wolves, badger and swift fox. Darkwoods Forest Conservation ...
gcaptain.com
... the role of so-called market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonization targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.
World Bank Recommends Avoiding LNG as it Explores Ship Decarbonization
The Maritime Executive
As part of the ongoing debate on the means to achieve decarbonization for the maritime industry, the World Bank weighs in on the ... to abandon the use of fossil-based bunker fuels and turn toward zero-carbon bunker fuels to lower ...
Open Farm Commits to Ambitious Science-Based Decarbonization Goals to Reduce its Carbon ...
PRNewswire
These areas are essential to many plant and animal species such as grizzly bears, grey wolves, badger and swift fox. Darkwoods Forest Conservation ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Kadant Releases its 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report
Yahoo Finance
The report is prepared according to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) best practices for ...
Sustainability Reporting—Today's Top Three Trends
Law.com
The group includes some of the most recognized names in sustainability reporting, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), CDP, Climate ...
Wendy's Sets New Corporate Responsibility Goals
QSR magazine
For the first time, Wendy's is recognizing leading reporting standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting ...
Yahoo Finance
The report is prepared according to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) best practices for ...
Sustainability Reporting—Today's Top Three Trends
Law.com
The group includes some of the most recognized names in sustainability reporting, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), CDP, Climate ...
Wendy's Sets New Corporate Responsibility Goals
QSR magazine
For the first time, Wendy's is recognizing leading reporting standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
CIP Closes EUR 7 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Fund
Offshore WIND
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) held a final close on its global greenfield renewables energy fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), one ...
Coal financing costs surge as investors opt for renewable energy
The Guardian
A University of Oxford study found that over the same period the cost of investing in renewable energy sources, such as windfarms and solar arrays, has ...
Amazon announces renewable energy project investments
Power Technology
Amazon has announced investments in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe.
Offshore WIND
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) held a final close on its global greenfield renewables energy fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), one ...
Coal financing costs surge as investors opt for renewable energy
The Guardian
A University of Oxford study found that over the same period the cost of investing in renewable energy sources, such as windfarms and solar arrays, has ...
Amazon announces renewable energy project investments
Power Technology
Amazon has announced investments in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe.
CDP Sustainability:
HPE and Konica Minolta emphasising sustainability
ComputerWeekly.com
HPE has become the first to get its servers TCO Certified for sustainability, ... Engagement Leaderboard in the Supplier Engagement Rating by CDP.
Road to 100% Renewable: T‑Mobile Is on Track to Reach Its Industry‑Leading Environmental ...
CSRwire.com
Not only has T-Mobile led Green America's Wireless Scorecard three years in a row, it also made CDP's A List for Climate Change, won the EPA's ...
Hanesbrands celebrates environmental stewardship award
Knitting Industry
HBI was one of four apparel manufacturers to receive 'A List' recognition for leadership in corporate sustainability in the CDP 2020 Climate Change ...
ComputerWeekly.com
HPE has become the first to get its servers TCO Certified for sustainability, ... Engagement Leaderboard in the Supplier Engagement Rating by CDP.
Road to 100% Renewable: T‑Mobile Is on Track to Reach Its Industry‑Leading Environmental ...
CSRwire.com
Not only has T-Mobile led Green America's Wireless Scorecard three years in a row, it also made CDP's A List for Climate Change, won the EPA's ...
Hanesbrands celebrates environmental stewardship award
Knitting Industry
HBI was one of four apparel manufacturers to receive 'A List' recognition for leadership in corporate sustainability in the CDP 2020 Climate Change ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
An Earth Day message for California: Move faster on climate change
Los Angeles Times
And despite the state's long track record of leadership in phasing out fossil fuels, it's now falling behind, the researchers say. There's no better sign of that ...
Learning From California's Ambitious Climate Policy
Center For American Progress
To the contrary, California's climate leadership has benefitted from ... Impacts from climate change damage the state's agricultural industry and cause ...
California Launches Climate Risk Advisory Group
Banking Exchange
California Launches Climate Risk Advisory Group ... Sustainable Finance Initiative, aims to further California's leadership on addressing the ... “There is no question that climate change is having an immediate impact on California's ...
Los Angeles Times
And despite the state's long track record of leadership in phasing out fossil fuels, it's now falling behind, the researchers say. There's no better sign of that ...
Learning From California's Ambitious Climate Policy
Center For American Progress
To the contrary, California's climate leadership has benefitted from ... Impacts from climate change damage the state's agricultural industry and cause ...
California Launches Climate Risk Advisory Group
Banking Exchange
California Launches Climate Risk Advisory Group ... Sustainable Finance Initiative, aims to further California's leadership on addressing the ... “There is no question that climate change is having an immediate impact on California's ...
Impact Investing:
Former President of The Giving Keys Joins ESG Impact Investing Firm, Aneuvia
PRNewswire
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brit Moore Gilmore has joined ESG Impact Investing firm, Aneuvia, as Director of Business ...
Hamilton Lane Expands Impact Investing Platform with Launch of New Fund
The Delaware County Daily Times
Fund II will target investment opportunities with measurable environmental and social impact, including companies that focus on clean energy transition, ...
Building the Social Justice Architecture for Impact Investing
Nonprofit Quarterly
Despite exponential growth of impact investing over the past decade, wealth inequality, conflict, and global heating have only worsened. Is impact ...
PRNewswire
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brit Moore Gilmore has joined ESG Impact Investing firm, Aneuvia, as Director of Business ...
Hamilton Lane Expands Impact Investing Platform with Launch of New Fund
The Delaware County Daily Times
Fund II will target investment opportunities with measurable environmental and social impact, including companies that focus on clean energy transition, ...
Building the Social Justice Architecture for Impact Investing
Nonprofit Quarterly
Despite exponential growth of impact investing over the past decade, wealth inequality, conflict, and global heating have only worsened. Is impact ...
Energy Storage
Construction to Begin on World's Largest Liquid-Air Energy Storage Project
Environment + Energy Leader
Once complete, the “CRYOBattery” facility will be the largest of its kind in the world. Highview Power, an energy storage company, has partnered with ...
Three new energy storage projects that prove the versatility and value of batteries for the grid
Energy Storage News
Here are three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects from the US that may not individually make headlines for their relative size, but ...
Fluence and Northvolt to develop grid-scale battery storage technology together
Energy Storage News
Fluence launched its 6th generation of energy storage systems solutions during 2020 including Edgestack, the company's first product suite aimed at the ...
Environment + Energy Leader
Once complete, the “CRYOBattery” facility will be the largest of its kind in the world. Highview Power, an energy storage company, has partnered with ...
Three new energy storage projects that prove the versatility and value of batteries for the grid
Energy Storage News
Here are three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects from the US that may not individually make headlines for their relative size, but ...
Fluence and Northvolt to develop grid-scale battery storage technology together
Energy Storage News
Fluence launched its 6th generation of energy storage systems solutions during 2020 including Edgestack, the company's first product suite aimed at the ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Learning From California's Ambitious Climate Policy
Center For American Progress
The carbon neutrality mandate, for example, arose from scientific ... California's annual statewide GHG emissions inventory is a critical tool for ...
HP Inc. Announces Ambitious Climate Action Goals
GlobeNewswire
“Now is a time for bold moves and ambitious goals that will protect our ... By driving toward net-zero carbon emissions across our entire value chain by ... emissions reduction goals approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative, ...
The industry's leading retailers make everyday Earth Day
NRF News
In Barron's latest list of the most sustainable companies, for example, three of the top ... Etsy recently pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and follow the protocols established by the Science Based Targets Initiative to ...
Center For American Progress
The carbon neutrality mandate, for example, arose from scientific ... California's annual statewide GHG emissions inventory is a critical tool for ...
HP Inc. Announces Ambitious Climate Action Goals
GlobeNewswire
“Now is a time for bold moves and ambitious goals that will protect our ... By driving toward net-zero carbon emissions across our entire value chain by ... emissions reduction goals approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative, ...
The industry's leading retailers make everyday Earth Day
NRF News
In Barron's latest list of the most sustainable companies, for example, three of the top ... Etsy recently pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and follow the protocols established by the Science Based Targets Initiative to ...
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
Five Culinary Winners and Losers of Climate Change
Eos
Here we take a look at several winners and losers of global delicacies over the next century. Loser: European Spirits. Wormwood (left) and absinthe ( ...
A whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration
Phys.Org
Many sub-Arctic species are moving north," Insley added. "It's a complete ecosystem shift under way and there will be winners and losers." The team is ...
Eos
Here we take a look at several winners and losers of global delicacies over the next century. Loser: European Spirits. Wormwood (left) and absinthe ( ...
A whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration
Phys.Org
Many sub-Arctic species are moving north," Insley added. "It's a complete ecosystem shift under way and there will be winners and losers." The team is ...
Microgrids:
California utility PG&E launches microgrid scheme for vulnerable communities and critical facilities
Energy Storage News
Microgrids will remain in third-party ownership, but will be sited on the utilities' transmission and distribution networks. The programme has been ...
Legislation introduced to incentivize microgrids to provide backup power during emergencies
Monterey Herald
MICROGRID Act aims to provide tax credits for local governments to build, deploy microgrids independent from larger energy grid ...
Alaska Governor Seeks Green Bank for Microgrids, Clean Energy
Microgrid Knowledge
Lawmakers in Alaska are working on legislation introduced by the governor that could create a green bank to provide funding for microgrids and other ...
Energy Storage News
Microgrids will remain in third-party ownership, but will be sited on the utilities' transmission and distribution networks. The programme has been ...
Legislation introduced to incentivize microgrids to provide backup power during emergencies
Monterey Herald
MICROGRID Act aims to provide tax credits for local governments to build, deploy microgrids independent from larger energy grid ...
Alaska Governor Seeks Green Bank for Microgrids, Clean Energy
Microgrid Knowledge
Lawmakers in Alaska are working on legislation introduced by the governor that could create a green bank to provide funding for microgrids and other ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
Socially Responsible Investing Focus of Tompkins' Next “Women & Wellness” Roundtable
HamletHub
It will cover what ESG (environmental, social and governance), or socially responsible investment, is, how to weigh performance against other options, ...
Luther College adopts new socially responsible investment strategy
Luther College News
In its initial steps, Luther has made revisions to its investment policy statement to recognize new Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) goals. SRI is any ...
The Argument For Socially Responsible Investing
WWNO
A growing number of American's are trying to be socially responsible investors. Last year, sustainable investing accounted for $17.1 trillion, or $1 in $3 ...
HamletHub
It will cover what ESG (environmental, social and governance), or socially responsible investment, is, how to weigh performance against other options, ...
Luther College adopts new socially responsible investment strategy
Luther College News
In its initial steps, Luther has made revisions to its investment policy statement to recognize new Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) goals. SRI is any ...
The Argument For Socially Responsible Investing
WWNO
A growing number of American's are trying to be socially responsible investors. Last year, sustainable investing accounted for $17.1 trillion, or $1 in $3 ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Webinar - Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage: A Long Road Ahead
IDTechEx.com
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a set of technologies for stripping carbon dioxide from waste gases and directly from the ...
BrandAMP: Whitepaper – Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage – Lynchpin for the Energy ...
EnerCom Inc.
... technologies required for an energy transition, none more critical than the broad commercial deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage, ...
Varcoe: Oilpatch hopes Ottawa will spark carbon capture and storage projects
Calgary Herald
A new federal budget arrives Monday and the oilpatch is waiting to see if Ottawa will provide incentives to propel new carbon capture utilization and ...
IDTechEx.com
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a set of technologies for stripping carbon dioxide from waste gases and directly from the ...
BrandAMP: Whitepaper – Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage – Lynchpin for the Energy ...
EnerCom Inc.
... technologies required for an energy transition, none more critical than the broad commercial deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage, ...
Varcoe: Oilpatch hopes Ottawa will spark carbon capture and storage projects
Calgary Herald
A new federal budget arrives Monday and the oilpatch is waiting to see if Ottawa will provide incentives to propel new carbon capture utilization and ...
Sustainability Investing:
Sustainable investing is not new to China — but complying to a formal framework is, says CEO
CNBC
Asset managers in China are no strangers to sustainable and responsible investing, said Li Yimei, CEO of China Asset Management. "Responsible ...
Explainer: What does it mean to invest 'ethically' or with 'impact'? - Reuters
European Union Aims for Clarity in Murky World of Sustainable Investing
The Wall Street Journal
The European Union put forward a package of measures that took aim at the patchy data available around sustainable investing, seen as one of the ...
OPTO Sessions Ben Goldsmith discusses the green industrial revolution and sustainable investing
CMC Markets
Ben Goldsmith is an environmentalist and pioneering sustainability investor. He is the CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden Capital [MHN.
CNBC
Asset managers in China are no strangers to sustainable and responsible investing, said Li Yimei, CEO of China Asset Management. "Responsible ...
Explainer: What does it mean to invest 'ethically' or with 'impact'? - Reuters
European Union Aims for Clarity in Murky World of Sustainable Investing
The Wall Street Journal
The European Union put forward a package of measures that took aim at the patchy data available around sustainable investing, seen as one of the ...
OPTO Sessions Ben Goldsmith discusses the green industrial revolution and sustainable investing
CMC Markets
Ben Goldsmith is an environmentalist and pioneering sustainability investor. He is the CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden Capital [MHN.
Geoengineering:
Solar geoengineering: views from the Asia Pacific
chinadialogue
Led by John Moore at Beijing Normal University's College of Global Change and Earth System Science, China's geoengineering research programme is ...
Geoengineering: science fiction or a solution to the climate crisis?
GZERO Media
... change, which include cutting edge, science fiction-like technologies like geoengineering, pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and nuclear fusion.
The Climate Debates: How Dangerous Is Solar Geoengineering?
Rolling Stone
The Climate Debates: How Dangerous Is Solar Geoengineering? Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell hosts a series of debates on climate solutions. For this ...
chinadialogue
Led by John Moore at Beijing Normal University's College of Global Change and Earth System Science, China's geoengineering research programme is ...
Geoengineering: science fiction or a solution to the climate crisis?
GZERO Media
... change, which include cutting edge, science fiction-like technologies like geoengineering, pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and nuclear fusion.
The Climate Debates: How Dangerous Is Solar Geoengineering?
Rolling Stone
The Climate Debates: How Dangerous Is Solar Geoengineering? Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell hosts a series of debates on climate solutions. For this ...
Green Bond Funds:
Vontobel launches Green bond fund
Institutional Asset Manager
Vontobel is expanding its suite of ESG bond funds with the addition of a green bond fund to meet growing investor demand for solutions that combine ...
Biden Spending Plan Seen Jolting Muni Green-Bond Sales to Record
Bloomberg
The proposal includes money for mass transit, green housing development, electric-vehicle charging infrastructure and strengthened water systems ...
PODCAST: Investing Green in a White-Hot Market
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Earth-First Funds Are Soaring · How Green Are Your Bonds? Transcript. David Muhlbaum: Stock and fund investing meant to also help the environment ...
Institutional Asset Manager
Vontobel is expanding its suite of ESG bond funds with the addition of a green bond fund to meet growing investor demand for solutions that combine ...
Biden Spending Plan Seen Jolting Muni Green-Bond Sales to Record
Bloomberg
The proposal includes money for mass transit, green housing development, electric-vehicle charging infrastructure and strengthened water systems ...
PODCAST: Investing Green in a White-Hot Market
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Earth-First Funds Are Soaring · How Green Are Your Bonds? Transcript. David Muhlbaum: Stock and fund investing meant to also help the environment ...
Low Carbon Funds:
You Want to Invest Responsibly. Wall Street Smells Opportunity.
The Wall Street Journal
Low-carbon funds, which seek to invest more in companies that pollute less, are part of the boom in ESG—environmental, social and governance— ...
How Can Climate-Aware Funds Fit Into Your Portfolio?
Morningstar.com
Low Carbon funds seek to invest in companies with reduced carbon intensity and/or carbon footprint relative to a benchmark index. These funds are ...
Investors Demand Fueling Climate-Themed Fund Growth, Morningstar Says
Financial Advisor Magazine
“Relative to a global market benchmark, more than 90% of low carbon funds do provide access to companies with lower carbon intensity, while climate ...
The Wall Street Journal
Low-carbon funds, which seek to invest more in companies that pollute less, are part of the boom in ESG—environmental, social and governance— ...
How Can Climate-Aware Funds Fit Into Your Portfolio?
Morningstar.com
Low Carbon funds seek to invest in companies with reduced carbon intensity and/or carbon footprint relative to a benchmark index. These funds are ...
Investors Demand Fueling Climate-Themed Fund Growth, Morningstar Says
Financial Advisor Magazine
“Relative to a global market benchmark, more than 90% of low carbon funds do provide access to companies with lower carbon intensity, while climate ...
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