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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Investigating the Role of Sustainability Within Healthcare - News Medical
News Medical
There is mounting evidence to suggest that the environmental impact of healthcare and the importance of sustainability have been steadily ...

UL 360 advises on ESG measurement and post-pandemic actions | Sustainability Magazine
Sustainability Magazine
Evelyne Saelens from UL 360 spoke about the response to the coronavirus pandemic and how sustainability initiatives can be carried over for ...

Building a Sustainable Future: Owens Corning Releases 16th Annual Sustainability Report | News
The Bakersfield Californian
The data and stories detail the company's progress toward its ambitious 2030 Sustainability Goals. “Owens Corning continues to build a sustainable ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry | MIT News
MIT News - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
... to conventional mineral- and metal-based construction materials. ... Q: Why has the textile industry been difficult to decarbonize?

 

Shell CEO: Sector-based Mandates Critical for Global Energy Transition | RTO Insider
RTO Insider
IEA Ministerial Focuses on International Cooperation to Advance Decarbonization. Ben van Beurden (2022 International Energy Agency Ministerial) Alt FI ...

Shipping decarbonisation moving at faster pace than 20-year wait for LNG as marine fuel ...
Manifold Times
Decarbonisation for the maritime sector is taking place at a faster pace ... oil and gas, land-based industry and others, instead of a state tax, ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

IFRS Foundation and GRI agree to collaborate on ESG standards | Accounting Today
Accounting Today
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative said Thursday they have reached a collaboration ...

ESG Takes A Significant Step Towards One Global Disclosure Standard - Forbes
Forbes
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the IRFS Foundation (which set up the International Sustainability Standards Board or ISSB in 2021) have ...

IFRS Foundation to coordinate with GRI over sustainability disclosures | News | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are to collaborate with the aim of creating an interconnected approach for ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

My Top Renewable Energy Stock to Buy Right Now | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
Hear me out before you dismiss high-yield renewable-energy play Enbridge. I do not own a pure-play clean energy investment, which is a purposeful ...

Investing Through the Renewable Energy Transition - CSRwire
CSRwire
The signs of growing interest in clean energy are easy to spot: solar panels line rooftops, wind turbines dot open plains, and electric cars ...

2 Renewables Stocks That Will Have You Seeing Green | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
Brookfield Renewable Corporation is a diversified, dividend-paying clean energy player with huge investment plans ahead. Hannon Armstrong is a ...

CDP Sustainability:

From the Fifth Third 2021 TCFD Report: Letter from the Chairman & CEO - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
I am proud that we were again recognized as a leader by CDP in the 2021 ... the Bank's sustainability priorities as outlined in our Sustainable ...

Financial impact of climate-related risks to Indian cos estimated at Rs 3,285bn | CanIndia News
CanIndia News
CDP India launched its 2021 Annual Disclosure report on Thursday at a virtual event. The report, Disclosure Imperative for a Sustainable India, ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

On climate change, California leaders aren't doing enough - The Desert Sun
The Desert Sun
California, once a leader on climate action, now earns a "D" grade. Will 2022 see change? Mary Creasman. Guest columnist. Pumping gas.

MPA Leadership Team Releases Work Plan for 2021-2025 - The Log
The Log
There are 124 Marine Protected Areas in California encompassing ... or as climate change becomes more prevalent on the coasts, the plan can be ...

Gas Price Relief Shouldn't Only be for Drivers | NRDC
NRDC
Newsom and California's legislative leaders are on the right track in fighting climate change, and have taken significant steps to advance ...

Impact Investing:

Four Real Assets For Impact Investing - Forbes
Forbes
The impact investment industry has increased in the past decade. ... As investors continue to explore ways to drive impact with their dollars, ...

'Huge transition' happening in the impact investing world - FTAdviser.com
FT Adviser
The pace and scale of the change happening in the sustainable and impact investing world means a huge transition is happening in markets as a ...

The next generation of impact investing opportunities - FTAdviser.com
FT Adviser
Impact investing is one of the emerging areas within the ESG investing eco system It is aimed at clients who wish their capital not merely to do ...

Energy Storage

Biden Administration Drafting Order to Invoke Defense Production Act for Green Energy ...
The Intercept
Biden Administration Drafting Order to Invoke Defense Production Act for Green Energy Storage Technology · A draft of the executive order obtained by ...

Energy storage installations set new records despite supply chain issues - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
Wood Mackenzie estimates that the US energy storage market broke records in Q4 2021, installing 1613MW / 4727 MWh.

Kenueone. - Energy Storage News
Energy Storage News
US installed 1.6GW/4.7GWh of energy storage in Q4 2021 but supply chain challenges are ongoing, says WoodMac. By Cameron Murray. March 24, 2022.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Energy codes pilot study takes flight in New York - EurekAlert!
EurekAlert!
The Department of Energy (DOE)-funded pilot study is a step toward meeting that target. A performance-based code determines compliance based on ...

Europcar Mobility Group Becomes the First Mobility Service Company to Have Its ... - Business Wire
Business Wire
reducing carbon emissions for its car and van fleet to reach an ... The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP, ...

InFocus: Verena Ahnert and Andre Valente, Partners at L.E.K. Consulting, analyse ...
LaingBuisson News
'Many have already made carbon neutrality and net zero pledges, some of them for ... Science-based targets allow for very limited use of offsets, ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Who stands to make and lose money if the SEC climate rule becomes law - CNBC
CNBC
Winners: Companies that control carbon emissions ... of the Washington, D.C., office of the independent climate change think tank E3G, told CNBC.

Here are the winners and losers from Putin's war in Ukraine | Fortune
Fortune
How global entrepreneurs are committing to sustainability. From EY. Last week, we got a letter from our electric company. The good news: the rate we ...

SEC climate rule: Winners and losers - Street Register
Street Register
proposal for new rulesCompanies would be required to declare their risk related to climate change as well as their greenhouse gas emission. While it ...

Microgrids:

Microgrids provide sustainable resilience for cold storage providers
Microgrid Knowledge
Ken Hurd of PowerSecure shares insights on the role microgrids play in ensuring energy resilience and sustainability for cold storage providers.

An English muffin with a side of sustainability: National bakery goes microgrid
Microgrid Knowledge
Bimbo Bakeries takes a lead in showing how microgrids can be incorporated into sustainability plans as a tangible demonstration of carbon ...

Baking giant Bimbo installing solar microgrids | Food Business News
Food Business News
Bimbo said the microgrids will generate 25% of the electricity needs for the sites, delivering a 25% cut in carbon emissions.

Socially Responsible Investing:

7 Best Socially Responsible Funds | Investing | US News
US News Money
One particularly popular area in an era of social unrest and climate change is the universe of ESG products – that is, funds that look to invest in ...

Why divestment remains a sound, long-term investment approach | Wealth Professional
Wealth Professional
While the short-term repercussions of these events have had a detrimental impact on divestment strategy success, new research from BC-based asset ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Report Scope: This report provides an analysis of the global market for carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies and current market ...

Global Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Market 2021-2028 Trends, Size, Opportunity ...
EIN News
Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Service (Capture, Transportation, Storage, Utilization), ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market 2022 Global Share, Trend, Segmentation ...
Digital Journal
Intelligence Market Report Publish New Research Report On-“Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage 2022 Market Analysis by Key Players, ...

Sustainability Investing: 

Op-ed: While green investments are underperforming, investors need to remain patient - CNBC
CNBC
Many environmental, social and corporate governance investors are seeing portfolio values decline this year. If it continues, how patient will ESG ...

Key factors driving evolution of sustainable investing in private markets
International Investment
At Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), we have adapted our analysis and scrutiny to focus on four key themes linked to the UN's Sustainable ...

War in Ukraine Reveals Flaws in Sustainable Investing - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
For people who prided themselves on their socially conscious investing, the Ukraine war has revealed fundamental flaws in ESG investing, ...

Geoengineering:

Solar geoengineering is a 'fire extinguisher' for global warming, shark's skin inspires ...
Physics World
Atmosphere · Solar geoengineering is a 'fire extinguisher' for global warming, shark's skin inspires underwater vehicles.

Snowpiercer: Could it really happen? The very real concerns with geoengineering explained - Metro
Metro
The show does however, to some extent, consider the dangers of geoengineering technologies and attempting to control global warming. Professor McLaren ...
    
Is it time to take sun dimming tech seriously? Experts disagree. | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
Eco-Business.com
As scientists warn of irreversible climate damage, proponents say solar geoengineering technology needs to mature. Critics say it is risky, ...

Green Bond Funds:

Blacklisted Russian Green Bonds Spark Quandary for ESG Investors - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Funds from the likes of Allianz Global Investors and UBS Group AG that purchased green bonds from Russian Railways JSC and social debt from ...

World's Hottest Green Bond Market Lacks 'Greeniums' — For Now - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Part of the reason is that private funds in China are more focused on returns and credit quality than on making green investments, the firm found. As ...

Ottawa reveals details of 1st 'green bond' sale | CBC News
CBC
At offer price, bonds will pay investors 2.25% per year and help fund environmentally conscious projects. Pete Evans · CBC News · Posted: Mar 23, ...

Low Carbon Funds:

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