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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

coronavirus | The Business of Fashion
The Business of Fashion
Read a wide range of news & analysis tagged coronavirus from The Business of Fashion's editoral team. Make BoF your fashion news source for ...

The Business School Putting Sustainability At The Center Of Its MBA - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
IMD In a new world changed forever by coronavirus, one leading European business school is embracing radical change.

SUSTAINABILITY 100+ - SHAPING A BETTER WORLD: SETTING A NEW BENCHMARK ... - Firstpost
Firstpost
The Sustainability 100+ Summit set the agenda for sustainability and our efforts to curb climate change.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Private financial institutions are stepping in to decarbonize steel | Greenbiz
GreenBiz
Private financial institutions and financial sector initiatives made ... first carbon-based sectoral arrangement on steel and aluminum trade.

China's energy transition: Walking a thin line between decarbonization and disruption - S&P Global
S&P Global
China's efforts to decarbonize its power sector have triggered intense debate about the role of its existing fossil fuel-based electricity system ...

Recycling CO2 into Methanol: Decarbonizing the Cement Sector - AZoM
AZoM
These include increasing cement process energy savings, switching to lower carbon-based fuels; promoting resource efficiency (lowering the clinker-to- ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Amazon Shareholders Call for Tax Disclosures - Adviser - USNews.com
USNews.com
... tech giant to disclose global tax practices and risks to investors, ... to implement the new GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Tax Standard, ...

2021 Sustainability Report of Sai Life Sciences highlights the momentum gained in its ...
Yahoo Finance
Report developed as per Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. Extensively deals with the company's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two Amazon shareholders call on company to disclose global tax practices and risks to ...
The Globe and Mail
AkademikerPension has filed shareholder proposals for implementation of the GRI Tax Standard at five Danish companies.

Renewable Energy Investments:

My Top Renewable Energy Stock to Buy Right Now | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
Most investors would look at those figures and tell me that I'm crazy to view this as a renewable power play. But hear me out. Three offshore wind ...

'All-time high' global renewables investment masks falling emerging markets spend: BNEF ...
RechargeNews
Capital of more than $450bn went into clean energy plant construction worldwide in 2020, the analyst calculates in its latest Climatescope report, ...

3 Top Energy Stocks Ready for a Bull Run | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
The renewable-energy supercycle is about to shift into high gear. ... the global economy needs to invest more than $150 trillion to reduce carbon ...

CDP Sustainability:

CDP Releases 2021 Company Environmental Scores - Lexology
Lexology
On December 7, 2021, the CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Project), a climate research and environmental disclosure platform, announced the…

CDP Releases 2021 Company Environmental Scores - Environment - United States - Mondaq
Mondaq
On December 7, 2021, the CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Project), a climate research and environmental disclosure platform, announced the ...

In Its First CDP Climate Change Survey Stericycle Receives a B - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
CDP is recognized as the gold standard for environmental disclosure, a critical piece for measuring climate action globally.

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California isn't going green fast enough to meet goals | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Food and Environment Reporting Network
“It's really a major test of our climate leadership.” The report found that California reduced emissions by 1.6 percent between 2018 and 2019, ...

Op-ed: California can't be an energy leader without nuclear | KCRW
KCRW
Competing fears about nuclear risks, climate change and power supplies are framing the discussion over the future of Diablo Canyon, ...
    
USC sets pace to be carbon neutral by 2025
USC News - University of Southern California
Recognizing the need for leadership in the race to confront climate change, the university will rapidly advance sustainable practices, ...

Impact Investing:

Here's the Difference Between ESG and Impact Investing, According to Experts - Worth
Worth
Worth sat down with UBS' Andrew Lee and Toniic's Kim Griffin to understand why terms like ESG, sustainable finance and impact investing are used ...

How Impact Investors Can Prepare for the Next Crisis - Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
As investors struggled to respond to the Covid crisis in early 2020, countless impact-first companies had to wait six or more months for funds, ...

Impact Investing Had a Breakout in 2021; Here's What To Expect in 2022
Global Banking & Finance Review -
Impact investing is now playing a major role in the economy, from how organizations are governing decisions to how investors analyze the actions their ...

Energy Storage

Eos gets 'supply chain continuity' for zinc battery storage from deal with chemicals company TETRA
Energy Storage News
'Zinc hybrid cathode' battery storage company Eos Energy Enterprises has signed a long-term supply and collaboration agreement with industrial ...

France's largest battery storage facility expanded to 61MW / 61MWh as second phase completed
Energy Storage News
Saft battery storage at the Dunkirk project. Image: Saft. A second installation phase has been completed at TotalEnergies' battery energy storage ...

Tata Power: 'Promising potential' for energy storage business in India
Energy Storage News
Tata Power Solar Systems Limited will build a 100MW solar PV plant, colocated with a 120MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). Tata ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES NEW CLIMATE AMBITION, COMMITS TO SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS
PR Newswire
"Goodyear's net-zero goal and alignment to SBTi reflect our commitment to sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint," said Richard J. Kramer, ...

Alibaba Group Announces Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2030 | Business Wire
Business Wire
Alibaba Group has committed to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and has aligned its decarbonization measures and strategy with ...

Leading the way to decarbonisation - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Science-based targets: Only 23 per cent of survey respondents integrate climate key performance indicators (KPIs) into their business strategy ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Winners and losers as energy minister halts gas exploration - The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
Israel's Energy Minister Karine Elharrar waits for the start of a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, ...

Climate change transforms ecosystems in Arctic and beyond - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the ... “You can think of it in terms of winners and losers,” said Janet ...

These Are 2021's Biggest Winners and Losers in European Stocks - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Haak says renewables could return to winning ways in 2022 as climate change stays in focus. State Street Global Advisors strategist Maya Beyhan, ...

Microgrids:

Video Commentary: Are microgrids the perfect power system? | Energy News Network
Energy News Network
Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, tells us about microgrid benefits that could change the lives of millions of people struggling without access to ...

Microgrids: A solution for modern-day energy challenges - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
Many newer microgrids also incorporate energy storage and electric vehicle charging stations. Image: Cushing Terrell. Who might consider a microgrid ...

Top Microgrid Perspectives Columns for 2021 — Most Read Guest Articles
Microgrid Knowledge
How microgrids can manage the disruptive force of electric vehicles. Why natural gas generators are critical to microgrids. These are just a few of ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Can socially responsible investing save the world? | The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Can socially responsible investing save the world? By making moral choices an important part of fiduciary duty, SRI has proved that it has the ...

'Socially Responsible' Investing and Other People's Money | National Review
National Review
The world's biggest money managers have been talking an increasingly impressive game when it comes to their environmental and social impact. But when ...

The high price of going green: Is greenflation here to stay? | Wealth Professional
Wealth Professional
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has seen unprecedented growth over the past two years, and with it comes the unintended ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

US policymakers pave the way for carbon removal - Energy Monitor
Energy Monitor
The Biden administration says carbon capture and storage will be ... utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will ...

Baker Hughes to Provide CO2 Compression Equipment for Santos Moomba Carbon ...
Business Wire
Moomba CCS further progresses the companies' relationship as Santos evolves its ... of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) solutions.

Inching toward the finish line: Alberta releases Request for Full Project Proposals for Carbon ...
JD Supra
The Government of Alberta released its Request for Full Project Proposals (RFPP) from Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) project ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior: 

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Sustainability Investing: 

Sustainable investment backlash and improving ESG reporting | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
The fast-growing sustainable investment sector is coming under scrutiny. Many investors are concerned by the possibility of greenwashing. Stronger ...

With sustainable investing on the rise, experts warn of greenwashing risks - CNA
CNA
Ms Lim is among a burgeoning group of retail investors looking at growing their cash by investing in companies that focus on environmental, social and ...

4 Things to Keep in Mind About Sustainable Investing in 2022 | Morningstar
Morningstar
Sustainable investors are channeling capital to companies making goods and services that will fuel a more sustainable economy and financing projects ...

Geoengineering:

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022 - IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum
Solar geoengineering could be a “painkiller” for the planet—not a substitute for curbing emissions, but a balm that makes life on Earth more bearable ...

The future of global health, and mapping the unseen: Books in brief - Nature
Nature
Without solar geoengineering to deal with climate change, will Earth inevitably become inhabitable? The hugely controversial, if probably ...
    
Marine geoengineering: the United States is considering a major research program
Daily Research News
One of the ways to combat global warming is to deliberately intervene on the climate in order to limit its drift. This is called geoengineering. Among ...

Green Bond Funds:

Supply of corporate debt labeled 'green' bonds from big U.S. companies soars 73% in 2021 ...
MarketWatch
Global ESG funds roughly triple to $384 billion since 2019, per BofA report. Green bond issuance by big U.S. companies hits record in 2021, as costs ...

Green investing options emerge as MARTA buys its first sustainable bonds - SaportaReport
Saporta Report
Georgians who want to invest in the green economy are to have more opportunities as cities and states start spending federal infrastructure funds ...

Supply of corporate debt labeled 'green' bonds from big U.S. companies soars 73% in 2021 - MSN
MSN
Supply of new green bonds from U.S. investment-grade companies this year jumps ... as borrowing costs narrowed and global funds targeting social, ...

Low Carbon Funds:

ACE's Low Carbon Strategy Pays Dividends | EthanolProducer.com
Ethanol Producer Magazine
The project is leveraging USDA funds to open low carbon fuel markets for farmers and ethanol companies. In the South Dakota project area, ...

Canada Pension Plan to work with high emitters toward 'low-carbon future' | Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments
As part of its commitment to guiding the global economy to a "low-carbon future," CPPIB said in a news release it will "identify, fund and support ...

Aviva invests £50m in sustainable venture capital funds - FTAdviser.com
FTAdviser
To do this, the provider plans to invest more than £5bn into low carbon equities and climate transition strategies across its default funds.