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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Winners announced for Global Corporate Sustainability Award (GCSA) Special ... - Yahoo News
Yahoo News
The special award, presented by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy, ... Aduhelm, and uncertainty stemming from the coronavirus.

States Are Lagging on Sustainable Development Goals, U.N. Group Finds | Best States | US News
USNews.com
On average, states are less than halfway to achieving their goals by 2030, according to a United Nations initiative.

Presented by Southern Company — COVID-19 kills snow leopards at US zoo - TheHill
TheHill
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Presented by Southern Company — COVID-19 ... Since April 2020, when a tiger first tested positive for coronavirus at ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Black & Veatch Report: Renewable Energy Integration Tops Electric Sector's List of ... - Business Wire
Business Wire
... Tops Electric Sector's List of Challenges as Decarbonization, ... Black & Veatch's report is based on a survey of nearly 500 electricity ...

The shipping industry faces a climate crisis reckoning – will it decarbonize? - The Guardian
The Guardian
But he said that shipping businesses “welcome the discussion and debate of market-based measures” to drive down emissions and make low and zero carbon ...

How steel is decarbonizing | Greenbiz
GreenBiz
... are taking aim at one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize. ... first carbon-based sectoral arrangement," to go into effect in 2024.

Global Reporting Initiative:

The VRF and IFRS Foundation Join Forces: A New Day for ESG Reporting and Disclosure
Yahoo Finance
Since ESG reporting and disclosure began more than 20 years ago with the launch of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), all participants in the ...

92% of S&P 500® Companies and 70% of Russell 1000® Companies Published ... - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
The report marks the 10th anniversary of G&A's res. ... 52% of the reporting companies used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.

Renewable Energy Investments:

10 Best Green Energy Stocks In 2021, According to Asset Managers - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Three asset managers provide their top picks for investors looking to pour money into the clean energy revolution.

RWE lays out plans to invest billions in renewables - CNBC
CNBC
Described by the International Energy Agency as a “versatile energy carrier,” hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a ...

Clean energy alone won't uplift impoverished nations — we must invest in people | TheHill
TheHill
Appropriately, the GEAPP points to the new jobs in renewables and other clean energy businesses its investments will generate. More significantly, it ...

CDP Sustainability:

BRSR disclosure pathway to green companies: Indian industry lobby at CoP26 - Down To Earth
Down To Earth
These include Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability ... draws inputs from global sustainability reporting frameworks (GRI, CDP, SASB, ...

Tanger Outlets Demonstrates its Commitment to ESG Transparency by Participating ... - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
More than 13,000 companies worth over 64% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2021. This is in addition to the ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California Leaders Announce First-In-Nation Ranking of Heat Waves – Would Create an ...
Sierra Sun Times
California Leaders Announce First-In-Nation Ranking of Heat Waves – Would Create ... from Climate Change-Intensified Heat-Related Deaths and Injuries.

Committing to An Equitable, Sustainable Future Takes Center Stage at California Economic ...
California Forward
A panel of corporate leaders discussed the commitments they are making to California to move the economy forward and mitigate climate change.

California and the COP26 Global Climate Summit | New University | UC Irvine
New University Newspaper
The 26th annual U.N. Climate Change Conference of Parties Summit (COP26) ... titled “University of California: California Leadership in Climate ...

Impact Investing:

Why the OG of Impact Investing Won't Stop - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
When Jacqueline Novogratz started Acumen in 2001, the idea of “impact investing” was not well received by traditional financial firms.
    
A Brief History of Impact Investing - GOOD
GOOD
Collaborative Fund was founded a decade ago with the mission to support and invest in the shared future. Since then, the conversation around ...

Philanthropy And Impact Investing In The World Of The Wealthy: 5 Steps To Changing The World
Forbes
When recruiting for Impact Portfolios however, the same rules apply entirely and grave mistakes can be made when families think otherwise. Investing ...

Energy Storage

The energy storage decade has arrived, BNEF says - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
Falling battery costs and "surging" renewables penetration make energy storage a "compelling flexible resource in many power systems."

'The energy storage decade': Global market poised to reach 1 TWh by 2030, BNEF finds | Utility Dive
Utility Dive
Global energy storage deployments, including customer-sited storage, will reach 358 GW/1,028 GWh by the end of the decade — a twentyfold increase ...

Energy Storage Installations Expected to Surge Through 2030
Environment + Energy Leader
In China, BNEF says the country plans to install 30 gigawatts of energy storage by 2025 and more strict renewable energy integration rules will boost ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Landsec outlines £135m net-zero investment plans as Sir Robert McAlpine announces next ...
EDIE
In positive moves towards a low-carbon built environment sector in the UK, ... While the firm's science-based targets are still in development, ...

Waterman joins the Race to Zero and commits to a 1.5 degree aligned with Science-Based Target
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- Waterman Group is pleased to announce that it has committed to reduce its carbon emissions and reach Net Zero in line with the ...

Shoosmiths sets ambitious SBTi approved science-based emission reduction targets
Shoosmiths
introducing a new online booking travel platform which will deliver a number of benefits including environmental information such as carbon emissions ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

COP26: Who were the winners and losers in Glasgow? | The Scotsman
The Scotsman
COP26, the global climate change conference hosted by the UN in Glasgow, is over and with it a fresh agreement aiming to limit the impact of ...

COP26 economist: Climate change threatens millions of small farms - Nature
Nature
... to climate change, such as forest conservation, I think we need to recognize that environmental policies can make winners and losers.

Climate policy creates winners and losers, and governments need to choose the best ...
National Post
Models that can provide information on key economic indicators such as changes in production from difference sectors, trade dynamics and structural ...

Microgrids:

Microgrids Could Be a Secret Weapon in the Corporate Race Towards Net Zero - Sustainable Brands
Sustainable Brands
MB: A microgrid is any interconnected load or group of loads connected to a local generation source. By design, microgrids are capable of ...

Microgrids Provide Clean and Resilient Alternative to Diesel Backup Power - Data Center Frontier

Data Center Frontier
Enchanted Rock compares microgrid solutions to see which alternative to diesel backup power can provide resilience while reducing emissions.

Can Microgrids Help Reduce The Vulnerabilities Of The U.S. Power Grid? - Forbes
Forbes
Desmond Wheatley is President and CEO of Beam Global, an electric vehicle charging technologies company. Solar panels energy production plant ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

The Pros & Cons of Socially Responsible Investing | Physician's Weekly
Physician's Weekly
The Pros & Cons of Socially Responsible Investing. By Lisa Tomaszewski Nov 13, 2021. As a physician, ethical behavior is part of your oath.

Bishops approve new socially responsible investment guidelines | National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic Reporter
The policy adds guidance in areas such as telecommunications, media and social impact investing, and expands consideration of steps ranging from ...

Sustainable investing: What it is and where to start - CNET
CNET
A sustainable investment focuses not only on financial returns but also on positive environmental and social impact.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies Market: Ready To Fly on high Growth Trends
Energy Siren
This report studies the Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies Market with many aspects of the industry like the market size, ...

Sen. Cramer Highlights Carbon Capture Technology at Basin Electric Annual Meeting
Kevin Cramer
Cramer Highlights Carbon Capture Technology at Basin Electric Annual Meeting ... the 45Q Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) tax credit, ...

Another Oil Company Turning To Carbon Capture Projects | Rigzone
Rigzone
Lime Petroleum has made an agreement with Nautilus Carbon Services to ... 51 existing and operational Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior: 

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Sustainability Investing: 

Sustainable investing: What it is and where to start - CNET
CNET
Sustainable investing originated in the 1960s, when consumers began to exclude businesses with unethical involvements from their portfolios. A ...
    
Sustainability investing is here to stay - AFR
AFR
Large structural changes in investment are taking place, says Pablo Berrutti, of Stewart Investors, Sustainable Funds Group. The market will ensure ...

Geoengineering:

Neal Stephenson on 'Termination Shock,' geoengineering, metaverse - CNBC
CNBC
Neal Stephenson on his new geoengineering climate change thriller and coining the term 'metaverse'. Published Sun, Nov 14 20218:45 AM EST.

In Science magazine, scholars call for more comprehensive research into solar geoengineering
Phys.org
Solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation management, refers to interventions that could reflect sunlight, and thus reduce some climate ...

Hacking the Sun: The Debate Around Solar Geoengineering Heats Up - Singularity Hub
Singularity Hub
Geoengineering refers to large-scale interventions designed to alter the Earth's climate system in response to global warming.

Green Bond Funds:

How can green bonds help companies overcome costs to go green? - FreightWaves
FreightWaves
Green bonds are designed to help companies fund environmentally sustainable projects that often have higher upfront costs.
    
ESG Ratings Are Now Available for Bond Funds, Allocation Funds | Morningstar
Morningstar
A change to the Morningstar Sustainability Rating methodology means we can rate more funds, in more categories.

Industry Voice: Green government bonds - the promise and the pitfalls - Investment Week
Investment Week
Green government bonds were the fastest growing sustainable bond segment ... use the funds for green investments and what impact that will have.

Low Carbon Funds:

Low Carbon partners with MassMutual - Private Equity Wire
Private Equity Wire
The partnership with MassMutual will also support Low Carbon's ambition to raise third-party investment funds with the aim of directing capital ...

Capital markets fundamental to societies low carbon transition: Rowan Douglas, WTW - Artemis.bm
Artemis.bm
At COP26, Douglas expects that the public sector space will be eager to discuss disaster risk financing and the potential use of structures from the ...

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