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This week's post features new items from Utility Dive, The National Law Review, HSToday, Valdosta Daily Times, CNBC, JD Supra, Roanoke Times, AltEnergyMag, Houston Chronicle, CSRwire.com, edie.net, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Bakersfield Californian, Pensions & Investments, Greater Wilmington Business Journal, Environment + Energy Leader, Energy Storage News, Recharge, PRNewswire, Home Textiles Today, ETF Trends, Mashable, Florida Politics, Sierra Sun Times, POWER magazine, Microgrid Knowledge and many many more...We scour the web so you don't have to!
Coronavirus and Sustainability:
Gen Z Is Emerging As The Sustainability Generation
Forbes
The Coronavirus pandemic ranks among the most disruptive financial events in modern history and it has been a financial disaster for many. But unlike ...
ASEAN plus China, Japan, S.Korea vow to boost financial ties amid pandemic
Reuters
Responses to the coronavirus crisis, universal health coverage, climate change, high-quality infrastructure and debt transparency and sustainability in ...
Target Takes Sustainability to the Next Level
WWD
... the era of coronavirus. It was also able to accelerate its sustainable material choice decisions and circular design approach, the executive added.
Forbes
The Coronavirus pandemic ranks among the most disruptive financial events in modern history and it has been a financial disaster for many. But unlike ...
ASEAN plus China, Japan, S.Korea vow to boost financial ties amid pandemic
Reuters
Responses to the coronavirus crisis, universal health coverage, climate change, high-quality infrastructure and debt transparency and sustainability in ...
Target Takes Sustainability to the Next Level
WWD
... the era of coronavirus. It was also able to accelerate its sustainable material choice decisions and circular design approach, the executive added.
Sector Based Decarbonization:
A grand bargain for decarbonizing the US electricity sector
Utility Dive
The following is a contributed artcle by Fredrich Kahrl, managing partner at 3rdRail and Jim Williams, associate professor at the University of San ...
US Poised to Urge the International Maritime Organization to Dramatically Accelerate ...
The National Law Review
Congress is recognizing that decarbonization of the maritime industry is a monumental, complex undertaking, with many unanswered questions at this ...
NextGEN Holds First Meeting to Push Maritime Decarbonization
HSToday
The NextGEN project, which aims to bring together decarbonization initiatives in the maritime sector, has held its first meeting, bringing together ...
Utility Dive
The following is a contributed artcle by Fredrich Kahrl, managing partner at 3rdRail and Jim Williams, associate professor at the University of San ...
US Poised to Urge the International Maritime Organization to Dramatically Accelerate ...
The National Law Review
Congress is recognizing that decarbonization of the maritime industry is a monumental, complex undertaking, with many unanswered questions at this ...
NextGEN Holds First Meeting to Push Maritime Decarbonization
HSToday
The NextGEN project, which aims to bring together decarbonization initiatives in the maritime sector, has held its first meeting, bringing together ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Workiva Cloud Platform Simplifies and Accelerates ESG Reporting for Companies Across the Globe
Valdosta Daily Times
... reporting standards from agencies such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Task ...
Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek wants to make every vehicle on its app electric by 2030
CNBC
... whether companies should report on their sustainability impact,” Allinettes Adigue, head of ASEAN at the Global Reporting Initiative, which provides ...
ISA Recommendations on Corporate Responsibility and ESG Risks
JD Supra
... (SASB) or the GRI Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and publishing an English version as well. Publishing the corporate responsibility report shortly ...
Valdosta Daily Times
... reporting standards from agencies such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Task ...
Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek wants to make every vehicle on its app electric by 2030
CNBC
... whether companies should report on their sustainability impact,” Allinettes Adigue, head of ASEAN at the Global Reporting Initiative, which provides ...
ISA Recommendations on Corporate Responsibility and ESG Risks
JD Supra
... (SASB) or the GRI Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and publishing an English version as well. Publishing the corporate responsibility report shortly ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
Editorial: SCC should require renewable energy investments in coal country
Roanoke Times
The dirty little secret of the Clean Economy Act is that the transition to renewables will drive up electric bills for awhile, as utilities invest in new facilities ...
Renewable Energy Investment on the Rise
AltEnergyMag
The increased investment in the development of renewable energy generation plants has witness a steady growth during past decade with major ...
EnCap Investments closes fund for clean energy projects
Houston Chronicle
EnCap Investments said Tuesday it has secured $1.2 billion to create an energy transition fund to bankroll renewable-energy and energy-tech ...
Roanoke Times
The dirty little secret of the Clean Economy Act is that the transition to renewables will drive up electric bills for awhile, as utilities invest in new facilities ...
Renewable Energy Investment on the Rise
AltEnergyMag
The increased investment in the development of renewable energy generation plants has witness a steady growth during past decade with major ...
EnCap Investments closes fund for clean energy projects
Houston Chronicle
EnCap Investments said Tuesday it has secured $1.2 billion to create an energy transition fund to bankroll renewable-energy and energy-tech ...
CDP Sustainability:
CDP: Facilitate Your Data Collection With Metrio Sustainability Reporting - a CDP Accredited ...
CSRwire.com
The CDP 2021 disclosure platform is now available and the CDP-accredited Metrio Sustainability Reporting platform can simplify your data collection.
CDP: Three-quarters of finance giants not disclosing climate impacts of portfolios
edie.net
Collectively, businesses surveyed are planning to issue up to $2.9trn of sustainability-linked loans, green and transition bonds, sustainable investment ...
Ørsted and the UN Global Compact to Help Companies Put Carbon Reduction at the Heart of Their ...
CSRwire.com
Ørsted ranks #1 in Corporate Knights' 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate ...
CSRwire.com
The CDP 2021 disclosure platform is now available and the CDP-accredited Metrio Sustainability Reporting platform can simplify your data collection.
CDP: Three-quarters of finance giants not disclosing climate impacts of portfolios
edie.net
Collectively, businesses surveyed are planning to issue up to $2.9trn of sustainability-linked loans, green and transition bonds, sustainable investment ...
Ørsted and the UN Global Compact to Help Companies Put Carbon Reduction at the Heart of Their ...
CSRwire.com
Ørsted ranks #1 in Corporate Knights' 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
Biden and World Leaders Focus on Innovation for 'Clean Energy Future'
The New York Times
After Mr. Biden kicked off the first day of his climate change summit by ... Gavin Newsom of California announced a plan on Friday to ban hydraulic ...
Corporate secrecy over climate change targeted by Washington and California
Los Angeles Times
Chevron's marketing campaigns portraying the firm as a leader in clean energy and environmental justice moved the groups Greenpeace, Earthworks ...
Community Voices: We need climate change solutions for all Californians
The Bakersfield Californian
When it comes to fighting climate change, California has taken a leadership role — spearheading one of the most ambitious climate change agendas ...
The New York Times
After Mr. Biden kicked off the first day of his climate change summit by ... Gavin Newsom of California announced a plan on Friday to ban hydraulic ...
Corporate secrecy over climate change targeted by Washington and California
Los Angeles Times
Chevron's marketing campaigns portraying the firm as a leader in clean energy and environmental justice moved the groups Greenpeace, Earthworks ...
Community Voices: We need climate change solutions for all Californians
The Bakersfield Californian
When it comes to fighting climate change, California has taken a leadership role — spearheading one of the most ambitious climate change agendas ...
Impact Investing:
Commentary: How institutional is impact investing?
Pensions & Investments
The impact investing market is gaining steam, as evidenced by nearly daily announcements of new products and entrants, not least of which is ...
Aligning Your Investments And Your Heart
Greater Wilmington Business Journal
The financial industry loves acronyms, and the world of impact investing is a prime example: Environmental, Social, & Corporate Governance (ESG), ...
Firm Launches First Impact Investing-Focused Fund on the NYSE
Environment + Energy Leader
A portion of the fund's assets under management will be dedicated to impact investing opportunities, including investments that provide exposure to ...
Pensions & Investments
The impact investing market is gaining steam, as evidenced by nearly daily announcements of new products and entrants, not least of which is ...
Aligning Your Investments And Your Heart
Greater Wilmington Business Journal
The financial industry loves acronyms, and the world of impact investing is a prime example: Environmental, Social, & Corporate Governance (ESG), ...
Firm Launches First Impact Investing-Focused Fund on the NYSE
Environment + Energy Leader
A portion of the fund's assets under management will be dedicated to impact investing opportunities, including investments that provide exposure to ...
Energy Storage
US DOI gives green light to 350MW/1400MWh energy storage project in California
Energy Storage News
The DOI said in a statement that the Crimson project will have the capacity to power 87,500 homes on completion. The battery energy storage system ...
California electric system operator CAISO prepares to 'embrace historic tide' of energy storage
Energy Storage News
Work in progress at Luna, another four-hour duration large-scale battery storage project in California. Image: Fluence. The California Independent ...
Gigawatt-scale compressed air: World's largest non-hydro energy-storage projects announced
Recharge
A Canadian company has today announced that it is developing two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air long-duration energy storage ...
Energy Storage News
The DOI said in a statement that the Crimson project will have the capacity to power 87,500 homes on completion. The battery energy storage system ...
California electric system operator CAISO prepares to 'embrace historic tide' of energy storage
Energy Storage News
Work in progress at Luna, another four-hour duration large-scale battery storage project in California. Image: Fluence. The California Independent ...
Gigawatt-scale compressed air: World's largest non-hydro energy-storage projects announced
Recharge
A Canadian company has today announced that it is developing two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air long-duration energy storage ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
General Motors Releases Annual Sustainability Report, Setting Baseline for Accelerated Goals
PRNewswire
... performance in 2020, and outlining new environmental sustainability goals for ... carbon neutral by 2040 and its commitment to setting science-based targets. On April 22, the company received approval from the Science-Based ...
Williams Sonoma sets ambitious sustainability goal
Home Textiles Today
SAN FRANCISCO – Williams Sonoma Inc. is setting a science-based target for ... chain, including the goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 for the company itself. ... To reduce emissions, Alber said the company will focus on efficiency, ...
A Socially Responsible ETF Strategy to Build a Better Tomorrow
ETF Trends
For example, during the recent Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate over ... Meanwhile, China plans to reduce coal consumption starting in 2025 and ... gas emissions and climate risk, and set science-based targets for reducing them.
PRNewswire
... performance in 2020, and outlining new environmental sustainability goals for ... carbon neutral by 2040 and its commitment to setting science-based targets. On April 22, the company received approval from the Science-Based ...
Williams Sonoma sets ambitious sustainability goal
Home Textiles Today
SAN FRANCISCO – Williams Sonoma Inc. is setting a science-based target for ... chain, including the goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 for the company itself. ... To reduce emissions, Alber said the company will focus on efficiency, ...
A Socially Responsible ETF Strategy to Build a Better Tomorrow
ETF Trends
For example, during the recent Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate over ... Meanwhile, China plans to reduce coal consumption starting in 2025 and ... gas emissions and climate risk, and set science-based targets for reducing them.
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
How climate change moved Earth's axis
Mashable
A strange impact of the continuously warming climate is that colossal amounts ... "There's definitely global winners and losers due to these changes," ...
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 4.25.21
Florida Politics
There is $500 million in the budget to address rising sea levels wrought by climate change along Florida's coastlines. Florida's wildlife corridor got a ...
Migratory Songbirds' Travels Disrupted by Earlier Springs - UCLA-Led Study Highlights the Effects ...
Sierra Sun Times
“Climate change is producing winners and losers,” Tingley said. “We are mapping for the first time why some are winning and others are losing.” Source: ...
Mashable
A strange impact of the continuously warming climate is that colossal amounts ... "There's definitely global winners and losers due to these changes," ...
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 4.25.21
Florida Politics
There is $500 million in the budget to address rising sea levels wrought by climate change along Florida's coastlines. Florida's wildlife corridor got a ...
Migratory Songbirds' Travels Disrupted by Earlier Springs - UCLA-Led Study Highlights the Effects ...
Sierra Sun Times
“Climate change is producing winners and losers,” Tingley said. “We are mapping for the first time why some are winning and others are losing.” Source: ...
Microgrids:
Greenhouses and Microgrids Should Grow Together
POWER magazine
Greenhouses and Microgrids Should Grow Together. As consumer preferences continue to shift toward purchasing locally sourced and organic produce, ...
The Benefits of Propane Generators for Hybrid Microgrids
Microgrid Knowledge
Today's microgrids typically consist of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, battery storage and a backup generator or backup fuel cell system. The backup ...
Is Digital Twin Technology a Game Changer for Community Microgrids?
Microgrid Knowledge
Counties and cities are increasingly recognizing the value of community microgrids to enhance community resilience and protect citizens from extreme ...
POWER magazine
Greenhouses and Microgrids Should Grow Together. As consumer preferences continue to shift toward purchasing locally sourced and organic produce, ...
The Benefits of Propane Generators for Hybrid Microgrids
Microgrid Knowledge
Today's microgrids typically consist of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, battery storage and a backup generator or backup fuel cell system. The backup ...
Is Digital Twin Technology a Game Changer for Community Microgrids?
Microgrid Knowledge
Counties and cities are increasingly recognizing the value of community microgrids to enhance community resilience and protect citizens from extreme ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
Should your 401(k) have socially responsible investment options?
Smart Business Network
The meaning of the term socially responsible investing (SRI) continues to evolve as 401(k) plan participants look to align their investment portfolio with ...
Smart Business Network
The meaning of the term socially responsible investing (SRI) continues to evolve as 401(k) plan participants look to align their investment portfolio with ...
Fintech Wealthfront Is Now Offering Carefully Vetted ETFs, Socially-Responsible Investing Options ...
Crowdfund Insider
The release also noted that these updates aim to “further position” Wealthfront as an established investment platform for young investors who are looking ...
Behind the buzz of ESG investing, a focus on tech giants and no regulation
Mongabay.com
Despite its exponential growth in the last few years, environment, social and governance (ESG) investment is still very unclear and controversial, ...
Crowdfund Insider
The release also noted that these updates aim to “further position” Wealthfront as an established investment platform for young investors who are looking ...
Behind the buzz of ESG investing, a focus on tech giants and no regulation
Mongabay.com
Despite its exponential growth in the last few years, environment, social and governance (ESG) investment is still very unclear and controversial, ...
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
TETRA Technologies, Inc. And CarbonFree Enter Into Memorandum Of Understanding To Jointly ...
PRNewswire
And CarbonFree Enter Into Memorandum Of Understanding To Jointly Advance Innovative Carbon Capture Utilization And Storage (CCUS) Technology.
Leading Oil & Gas Investment Firm Embraces Carbon Capture & Storage
PRNewswire
... carbon lifecycle; from hydrocarbon-based energy production through to carbon capture, utilization, and storage back into the subsurface. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), an existing process and technology that reduces CO2 ...
Carbon Capture - The Missing Piece In The Net Zero Puzzle?
JD Supra
The carbon dioxide may then be transported for utilisation or storage. The infrastructure for carrying out pre-combustion carbon capture already exists ...
PRNewswire
And CarbonFree Enter Into Memorandum Of Understanding To Jointly Advance Innovative Carbon Capture Utilization And Storage (CCUS) Technology.
Leading Oil & Gas Investment Firm Embraces Carbon Capture & Storage
PRNewswire
... carbon lifecycle; from hydrocarbon-based energy production through to carbon capture, utilization, and storage back into the subsurface. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), an existing process and technology that reduces CO2 ...
Carbon Capture - The Missing Piece In The Net Zero Puzzle?
JD Supra
The carbon dioxide may then be transported for utilisation or storage. The infrastructure for carrying out pre-combustion carbon capture already exists ...
Sustainability Investing:
Sustainable investing is leading the charge for corporate change
North Bay Business Journal
Still, investors have questions: Do my investment dollars make a difference? Does sustainable investing help bring about change and lead (or force, in ...
Firm Launches First Impact Investing-Focused Fund on the NYSE
Environment + Energy Leader
The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income investments across four social and environmental themes: Affordable Housing, Community and ...
Partner Insight: Sustainable investing - Best grown from the ground up?
Investment Week
Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International, tells us why Fidelity's approach to sustainability starts with ...
North Bay Business Journal
Still, investors have questions: Do my investment dollars make a difference? Does sustainable investing help bring about change and lead (or force, in ...
Firm Launches First Impact Investing-Focused Fund on the NYSE
Environment + Energy Leader
The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income investments across four social and environmental themes: Affordable Housing, Community and ...
Partner Insight: Sustainable investing - Best grown from the ground up?
Investment Week
Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International, tells us why Fidelity's approach to sustainability starts with ...
Geoengineering:
Geoengineering: 'Plan B' for the planet
Phys.Org
Geoengineering: 'Plan B' for the planet. by Marlowe Hood.
Can Solar Geoengineering Be Used as a Weapon?
Council on Foreign Relations
Solar geoengineering—the idea of using technology to reflect a small fraction of incoming sunlight away from Earth to partially offset climate change— ...
Here are some climate engineering schemes that can act as 'Plan B' for Earth
WION
That has opened the door to a host of geoengineering schemes, from building underwater walls to shore up an Antarctic glacier the size of Britain to ...
Phys.Org
Geoengineering: 'Plan B' for the planet. by Marlowe Hood.
Can Solar Geoengineering Be Used as a Weapon?
Council on Foreign Relations
Solar geoengineering—the idea of using technology to reflect a small fraction of incoming sunlight away from Earth to partially offset climate change— ...
Here are some climate engineering schemes that can act as 'Plan B' for Earth
WION
That has opened the door to a host of geoengineering schemes, from building underwater walls to shore up an Antarctic glacier the size of Britain to ...
Green Bond Funds:
Climate Fund Choices for Investors Are Multiplying
Bloomberg
Green bond funds invest in debt instruments that help finance clean-energy projects. Morningstar singled out LO Funds Global Climate Bond and ...
The largest climate-aware funds in Europe
citywireselector.com
One of the biggest European strategies in the space is iShares Green Bd Idx (IE), with LO Funds Global Climate Bond and DPAM L Bonds Climate ...
What's Next for Green Bonds after Issuance Tripled in Q1?
ETF Trends
Institutional money is getting in on the action. “From public pension plans to banks to endowment funds, we are seeing ever-greater institutional interest ...
Bloomberg
Green bond funds invest in debt instruments that help finance clean-energy projects. Morningstar singled out LO Funds Global Climate Bond and ...
The largest climate-aware funds in Europe
citywireselector.com
One of the biggest European strategies in the space is iShares Green Bd Idx (IE), with LO Funds Global Climate Bond and DPAM L Bonds Climate ...
What's Next for Green Bonds after Issuance Tripled in Q1?
ETF Trends
Institutional money is getting in on the action. “From public pension plans to banks to endowment funds, we are seeing ever-greater institutional interest ...
Low Carbon Funds:
The largest climate-aware funds in Europe
citywireselector.com
According to Morningstar, low-carbon funds invest in companies with reduced carbon intensity or carbon footprint relative to a benchmark index, which ...
How One of Canada's Largest Pension Funds Is Incorporating ESG in Its Portfolio
Institutional Investor
By the end of 2020, the pension fund had targeted C$32 billion (USD $26 billion) invested in “low-carbon” assets, which includes renewable electricity ...
There's no hotter area on Wall Street than ESG with sustainability-focused funds nearing $2 trillion
CNBC
During the first three months of the year global inflows into ESG funds hit ... “More investors see the green transition to a low-carbon economy as an ...
citywireselector.com
According to Morningstar, low-carbon funds invest in companies with reduced carbon intensity or carbon footprint relative to a benchmark index, which ...
How One of Canada's Largest Pension Funds Is Incorporating ESG in Its Portfolio
Institutional Investor
By the end of 2020, the pension fund had targeted C$32 billion (USD $26 billion) invested in “low-carbon” assets, which includes renewable electricity ...
There's no hotter area on Wall Street than ESG with sustainability-focused funds nearing $2 trillion
CNBC
During the first three months of the year global inflows into ESG funds hit ... “More investors see the green transition to a low-carbon economy as an ...
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