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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Home - United Nations Sustainable Development
the United Nations
... change and environmental protection. More important than ever, the goals provide a critical framework for COVID-19 recovery. Read more here ...

Goal of the Month Editorial | September 2022 - United Nations Sustainable Development
the United Nations
... United Nations – and so too are the Sustainable Development Goals due to complex and interconnected crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Toyota's response to the spread of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) infections | Corporate
global.toyota
With the safety and security of customers, employees, and other stakeholders as our top priority, Toyota has been implementing measures based on ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Industrial Decarbonization: U.S. Department of Energy Releases Roadmap - JD Supra
JD Supra
Chemical Manufacturing; Petroleum Refining. The four pathways that DOE believes could reduce emissions in such sectors include: Energy efficiency ( ...

Decarbonizing Energy-Intensive Industries - FactSet Insight
FactSet Insight
Changes to energy-intensive industries will have broad-based impacts. ... opportunities and challenges to decarbonizing specific industry sectors.

Aon and Revalue Nature to Accelerate Global Decarbonization Efforts - Sep 20, 2022
Aon
Revalue Nature designs and develops nature-based projects globally, protecting and ... said Joe Monaghan, CEO for Aon's Public Sector Partnership.

Global Reporting Initiative:

ManpowerGroup releases its annual Working to Change the World report
World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The preparation of this report has been informed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board ( ...

25 Years of Empowering Sustainable Decisions - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Global Reporting Initiative celebrates quarter-of-a-century milestone. Northampton, MA --News 

Diebold Nixdorf Issues Comprehensive Report on ESG Performance and Priorities
Yahoo Finance
Prepared within the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Framework, the 2021 Diebold Nixdorf ESG report highlights the strides the company ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

The best renewable energy funds to buy now | MoneyWeek
MoneyWeek
The renewable energy industry continues to offer both growth and income, ... “Offshore build-out will have to accompanied by investment in ...

Investing in renewable energy can help mitigate an energy crisis | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
For clean energy transitions to be successful, institutional investors, corporates and governments must increase funding for renewable infrastructure ...

Europe Sees Wave Of Multi-Billion-Euro Renewable Energy Investments | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
The need for green energy investment has long been evident, and the market is swiftly maturing. Europe is committed to its net zero targets and the ...

CDP Sustainability:

In the finance sector, what ESG jobs this way come? - GreenBiz
GreenBiz
... the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). CDP conducted an analysis on ...

How India Inc is engaging with Supply Chains (Assessing Scope 3 emissions) - ThePrint
ThePrint
This is where the need for sustainable supply chains emerges. CDP places high importance to value chain engagement. This is evident from the fact ...

International standards for sustainable finance: Europe's place in the vanguard - OMFIF
OMFIF
International standards for sustainable finance: Europe's place in the ... Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA) ... CDP. Nicoletta new ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Governor Newsom Signs Sweeping Climate Measures, Ushering in New Era of World ...
Gavin Newsom - CA.gov
“This month has been a wake-up call for all of us that later is too late to act on climate change. California isn't waiting any more,” said ...

Gov Newsom Signs Strong Climate Package that Secures California's Leadership for Decades
Environmental Defense Fund
Recognizing the accelerating threat of climate change, as well as the opportunities from the Inflation Reduction Act, California is seizing this ...

Atkins Statement on Governor Signing Senate's Ambitious Climate Package
Toni Atkins - CA.gov
“By signing the bills in the Senate Climate Package, Governor Newsom has ensured California's national leadership on climate change now and for ...

Impact Investing:

Billionaire Lukas Walton's family office accelerates impact-investing push - CNBC
CNBC
Most foundations have 20% or less of their endowments in ESG or impact investments, so the 90% level sets a new benchmark for family offices and ...

Viewpoint: Impact investing – socially responsible investing reimagined | Opinion Pieces | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
Impact investing seeks to do good by doing well offering attractive financial returns while delivering positive societal impact. Financial returns and ...

OurCrowd launches $200 million health-focused impact investing fund
eJewish Philanthropy
Impact investing was a theme that appeared throughout the first morning of the two-day Clinton Global Initiative conference.

Energy Storage

U.S. Energy Storage Market Set New Record In Second Quarter 2022
American Public Power Association
The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the second quarter of 2022, with grid-scale installations totaling 2608 megawatt hours (MWh), ...

US deployed record 2.6GWh of grid-scale storage in Q2, Wood Mackenzie says
Energy Storage News
The US market is on course to reach 13.5GWh of energy storage installations during 2022, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Microsoft, Meta, Fluence et al found energy storage consortium
Energy Storage News
Microsoft, Meta, Fluence and other energy storage players have founded a consortium to assess the technology's emissions reductions.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Colgate-Palmolive's Net Zero Targets Approved by The Science Based Targets initiative
Business Wire
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today announced that its Net Zero emissions reduction targets have been approved by The Science Based Targets ...

Okta Seeks Climate Equity With Science-Based Targets - SDxCentral
SDxCentral
Okta today announced that its science-based targets (SBTs), ... Sustainable 5G deployments can meet performance and financial goals.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Our Predecessors Built a World of Winners and Losers. It's Time for Something Different.
The New York Times
The consequences of climate change, the next pandemic or next recession will not be relegated to one country or another, but experienced first and ...

Personal Wealth: A New Set of Housing Winners and Losers Is Emerging - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Economic inequality this decade will largely be defined by those who bought homes before 2022 and those who didn't.

A world of winners and losers won't do | Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
A world of winners and losers won't do ... contribute $100 billion every year to help poor nations prepare for the consequences of climate change.

Microgrids:

Microgrids: How Vanadium Flow Batteries Expand Applications - CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica
Microgrids are small electricity networks that can connect to the larger grid or disconnect and operate independently.

How Microgrids Can Keep America's Lights On | RealClearEnergy
RealClearEnergy
First, customers of the microgrid won't rely on the main power grid to power their homes or charge their vehicles. Large industries that can reduce ...

How microgrids performed during the summer heatwave
Microgrid Knowledge
From Texas to California to Oregon multi-tasking microgrids bolstered the grid and kept air conditioners running during this summer's brutal ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Viewpoint: Impact investing – socially responsible investing reimagined | Opinion Pieces | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
Impact investing seeks to do good by doing well offering attractive financial returns while delivering positive societal impact. Financial returns and ...

ESG Investing - Acorns
Acorns
ESG stands for environmental, social and governance. Invest in companies rated for their impact on environmental, social, and governance issues.

What is Socially Responsible Investing in September 2022? - Business2Community
Business2Community
Socially responsible investing is a method of investing that many individuals use to express their values while investing. In socially responsible ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Yaw: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Shows Promise in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans
HARRISBURG – Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said an informational briefing today about Pennsylvania's potential as a carbon capture, utilization and storage ...

International CCS Knowledge Centre and GLJ team up to - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
“Carbon capture, utilization and storage can be leveraged and bring value to multiple industries around the world as a key element in ...

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Market to Reach $9.4 Billion by 2026 - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
However, as the technology matures, this share is expected to increase in the times to follow. Need for Efficient Utilization of CO2 Pulls Oil & Gas ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

The New Wave Of Enterprise Sustainability Technology Investments - Forbes
Forbes
Today, sustainable business practices are considered a corporate obligation, and companies are taking sincere initiatives to measure and minimize ...

ESG Investing - Acorns
Acorns
What is ESG Investing? ESG stands for environmental, social and governance. Acorns ESG portfolios are made of companies rated for how they approach ...

Sustainable ocean investing goes mainstream - The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
Market-based sustainable ocean investing is surging, with opportunities across all sectors and asset classes of the blue economy.

Geoengineering:

Geoengineering could destabilize tropical peat soils - Phys.org
Phys.org
The Earth is warming up at an increasing rate. A contributing factor is carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, prompting researchers to ...

Scientists dream up plan to refreeze Earth's poles by 2°C by spraying sun-blocking particles ...
ZME Science
Now, in a new study, researchers at Yale University have proposed a more actionable geoengineering plan that involves injecting aerosols at ...

Geoengineering Could Destabilize Tropical Peat Soils - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
The earth is warming up at an increasing rate. A contributing factor is carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, prompting researchers to investigate ...

Green Bond Funds:

What Are Climate Bonds? | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
Green bonds, or climate bonds, are funds raised for new and existing projects that support the environment and green economy.

The Booming ESG Bond That's Facing Growing Skepticism - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
It's debt that can carry the benefits of green bonds -- the so-called ... Because funds raised that way can only be used for projects with a ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment in Partnerships for 70 Climate ...
USDA
Funding for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will be delivered through ... gas reductions with the low-carbon dairy market opportunity.

NZ Super Fund Moves Billions into Low Carbon Equity Indices Amid High-Cost Energy ...

Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
NZ Super Fund Moves Billions into Low Carbon Equity Indices Amid High-Cost Energy Global Environment. Posted on 09/14/2022 ...

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities - USDA
USDA
Projects from the second funding pool will be announced later this year. ... More than 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ...

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