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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Global issuance of sustainable bonds hits record in 2021 | Reuters
Reuters
Companies have borrowed record sums via sustainable bonds this year, ... People wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...

 

IMF extends emergency funding by 18 months to help nations struggling due to coronavirus ... - WION
WION
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it would extend its flexible access to emergency funding ...

Coronavirus' Alpha variant has learnt how to evade innate immune system: Research ... - WION
WION
While mutating, Alpha variant may have gained 'skills' to successfully block the 'innate immune system response', new research has revealed.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Steps Taken in 2021 Towards Decarbonizing the AEC Sector | ArchDaily
ArchDaily
The following looks at 2021's decarbonization efforts within the AEC industry, a sector responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gases.

How utilities can improve their decarbonization strategies for 2022 and beyond - Power Engineering
Power Engineering
... economic sectors and geographic differences, utilities pursuing decarbonization strategies will need to apply science-based research, ...

Report Presents Decarbonization of Fashion Industry as $1T Investment Opportunity ...
Sustainable Brands
Estimating an investment opportunity of $1 trillion, a new Fashion for Good-Apparel Impact Institute report breaks down the funding needed by ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Touchstone Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
This Report was approved by the Company's Board of Directors and ... year that followed the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting ...

Enhanced Disclosures on Climate-Related Information & Board Diversity Policy for SGX ... - Lexology
Lexology
Enhanced requirements on the reporting timeframe for and assurance on ... like, those developed by the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI").

Amazon Shareholders Ask For Country-By-Country Tax Reports - Law360
Law360
The GRI tax reporting standards were finalized in January, according to the organization's website. "Investors need greater transparency to ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

3 Top Renewable Energy Stocks for 2022 | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
2021 was a mixed bag for the renewable energy industry, but investors should stay focused on the companies in this space that have what it takes ...

Brighter days await renewable energy space; investments likely to cross USD 15 billion in 2022
The Economic Times
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports, new investment made in the clean energy sector in the country stood at USD 6.2 billion ...

Where the Money is Flowing in Green Investing in 2022 (Episode 2, Dec. 22, 2021) - Investopedia
Investopedia
Following the lead of successful green energy companies like Tesla, ... If the rule is finalized, more investment managers may consider ESG risks ...

CDP Sustainability:

Edgewell Begins Environmental Performance Disclosure With CDP - HAPPI
HAPPI Magazine
Edgewell Begins Environmental Performance Disclosure with CDP. Parent of Banana Boat sunscreen and Bulldog grooming brand achieves a B- on its ...

CDP triumphs in challenge to help the British Antarctic Survey reach net zero | Cambridge Network
Cambridge Network
The virtual one-day hackathon, held on December 3 2021 and run by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in ...

HSBC, Walmart add science-based targets to supplier financing program | Greenbiz
GreenBiz
HSBC, Walmart and CDP are teaming up to unlock more financing for ... Walmart suppliers that have set at least three sustainability goals and are ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California: Clean energy expanding but slowly to meet climate targets
Smart Energy International
It's really a major test of our climate leadership.” ... Have you read? Climate change mitigation the main driver of the energy transition – study

Taking Action Counters Emotional Impacts of Climate Change - North Bay Bohemian
North Bay Bohemian
Feelings of anxiety around climate change are not just increasing with the ... Our leaders' intentional lack of action is a betrayal toward all ...

Garcetti Hands Over Chair of C40 Cities Climate Group to London Mayor - Los Angeles ...
California News Times
... Eric Garcetti will chair the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. ... Focus on comprehensive climate change measures or focus on decision ...

Impact Investing:

John McDonald: Impact investing is critical to Indiana's future - Indianapolis Business Journal
Indianapolis Business Journal
When you have donated money to use as early-stage funding for startups, you can invest it in underserved founders where traditional venture ...

Impact Investing And Crypto Markets
Crypto News
In this video, Philippe Bednarek, CEO at GoldFinX, delivers a keynote about impact investing and crypto markets.

Best Impact Investing ETFs for Q1 2022 - Daily Investor Hub
Daily Investor Hub
Impact investing securities, as measured by the S&P 500 ESG Index, have outperformed the broader market over the past year. The index has provided a ...

Energy Storage

Major energy storage project coming to San Diego
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Battery energy storage system by BYD Energy. Lithium iron phosphate batteries like these will be part of a portfolio of energy storage systems that ...

Energy-Storage.news' top 10 news stories of the year 2021
Energy Storage News
The biggest supply chain story for Energy-Storage.news this year followed LG Energy Solution signing a six-year off-take deal for battery grade ...

Energy storage makes the business case for on-site solar
Energy Monitor
A global solar power boom hinges on the installation of onsite storage, report BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

HSBC, Walmart add science-based targets to supplier financing program | Greenbiz
GreenBiz
The suppliers must set validated science-based targets for emissions reductions and meet certain performance thresholds in ongoing ESG disclosures ...

Goodyear unveils new climate ambition - Tyrepress
Tyrepress
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced a goal of reaching ... the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and its new Net-Zero Standard.

Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26 | Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
Notably, this goal has never been met since initially agreed to in 2009 ... by setting ambitious and science-based carbon reduction targets and by ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond
Phys.org
"You can think of it in terms of winners and losers," said Janet Duffy-Anderson, a Seattle-based marine scientist who leads annual surveys of the ...

Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone - Yahoo News Canada
Yahoo News Canada
The conservation charity also warns some of the landscapes it cares for are being altered forever as climate change makes some forms of extreme ...

Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond
The Bakersfield Californian
“You can think of it in terms of winners and losers,” said Janet Duffy-Anderson, a Seattle-based marine scientist who leads annual surveys of the ...

Microgrids:

Mass. towns build first cloud-based microgrids to protect energy future | NPR Illinois
NPR Illinois
As WBUR's Bruce Gellerman reports they're building the nation's first cloud-based microgrids. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Top 10 Most Read Microgrid Articles for 2021
Microgrid Knowledge
Analyzing which articles attract readership offers us valuable insight into market trends. What did the 10 most read microgrid articles of 2021 ...

Personal finance tips for 2022; The first cloud-based microgrids : Here & Now : NPR
NPR
Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of "Jill On Money," joins us to discuss tax season, savings and more financial tips to get ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Berkshire Bank launches socially responsible investing portfolios | Business | berkshireeagle.com
The Berkshire Eagle
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Berkshire Bank's parent company, has launched a suite of socially responsible investment portfolios designed ...

Explained: What to look at before investing in ESG funds - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
The expression is used synonymously with sustainable and socially responsible investing. While selecting a stock for investment, an ESG fund ...

Michael J. Francis: Investors need to approach 'ESG' funds with caution - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Historically, investing for good was known as “socially responsible” investing, and focused on restricting investment into industries deemed harmful ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Global Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Growth Opportunities - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) will have a huge role to play in the global trend towards decarbonization of industries in the ...

Research into Low-Pressure CO2 Shipping for Carbon Capture and Storage
The Maritime Executive
“It is critical that we are able to ship CO2 safely, economically and at scale,” said Syrie Crouch, VP Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage at ...

Brazil's Petrobras dramatically boosts CO2 re-injection | Reuters
Reuters
SA), the company re-injected 6.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide produced in ... method called carbon capture, utilization and storage, or CCUS.

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior: 

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Sustainability Investing: 

ANALYSIS-How 2021 became the year of ESG investing | Reuters
Reuters
ESG funds now account for 10% of worldwide fund assets. Stocks of companies rated highly for their sustainability efforts also notched gains. The MSCI ...

Sustainable Investing: The Outlook for 2022 | ThinkAdvisor
ThinkAdvisor
Investors are adopting ESG (environmental, social and governance factors) as part of the transition to a net-zero world.” Addressing Climate Change, ...

Geoengineering:

Think climate change is messy? Meet solar geoengineering - National Observer
National Observer
This is the idea behind a solar geoengineering technique known as stratospheric aerosol injection, only instead of a pigment, engineers would ...

NIO scientists push for geo-engineering to enhance Arabian Sea's iron levels | Goa News ...
Times of India
Panaji: There is so little iron in the ocean that even a bit of rust from an iron-made ship significantly throws measurements off.

The power of the ocean | TheHill
The Hill
... water and food security for wide swaths of humanity, while also avoiding the potentially devastating consequences of unbridled geoengineering.

Green Bond Funds:

Spanish Treasury Plans to Reopen Green Bond Issue Next Year - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Spain plans to reopen its debut green bond issue next year to fund projects that mitigate climate change, tapping into the hot market for ...

Cyprus: Green Bonds: The €1 Trillion Promise By The European Investment Bank, That's Set ...
Mondaq
The EC defines Green Bonds as “any type of listed or unlisted bond or capital ... which gives grants and loans to member states until end of 2026, ...

Greece to borrow 12 bln euros in 2022, issue first green bond | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
... including issuing its first green bond, its debt agency (PDMA) said on Thursday as it outlined its 2022 funding strategy    

Low Carbon Funds:

Highest-Ranked ESG Fund in the U.K. Is Betting Big on India - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
A major bet on India as a growth market for low-carbon projects just propelled a U.K. fund to the top of this year's ESG rankings.

Infrastructure Funds Take Their Turn in the Spotlight | Morningstar
Morningstar
These funds provide exposure to many timely investment themes, ... The fund also carries a Low Carbon Risk Score relative to its infrastructure ...