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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Professor leads research effort on e-commerce logistics sustainability in the post COVID-19 era
Northwood University
A Northwood University professor has led a team of international researchers who examined e-commerce logistics sustainability in the post COVID-19 ...

Post-pandemic recovery offers European cities chance to boost shift to sustainability
European Environment Agency - European Union
The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging impacts on cities and may influence the transition to more environmentally sustainable cities for years ...

Safety and sustainability in post-Covid exhibitions - EN
Exhibition News
Post-Covid and Brexit, in a business environment combining a growing appetite for sustainability with rising energy costs, supply chain ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Energy sector working toward emissions reduction with renewables and new ... - Lexpert
Lexpert
The energy sector is pursuing various types of renewable energy and looking to innovate and expand methods of decarbonizing its processes, ...

United States: Alternative Power Plays: Decarbonization Of The Utilities Sector - Mondaq
Mondaq
Natural gas has always been a focus on Alternative Power Plays. From its use in CHP facilities and much more, it is the dominant fuel source for ...

Sims spotlights decarbonization in annual report - Recycling Today
Recycling Today
... 2022 annual report “Enabling decarbonization,” Australia-based metals ... In its electronics recycling or IT asset and disposal (ITAD) sector, ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Navigating the ESG landscape: Comparison of the “Big Three” Disclosure Proposals
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Under the terms of a collaboration agreement, the ISSB and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are working together to drive the consistency and ...

Turning up the heat on tax transparency | Oxfam - Politics of Poverty
Politics of Poverty - Oxfam America
Just this summer, oil company Hess Corporation published its tax information in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) tax standard; ...

Adtalem Global Education Announces Publication of Annual Sustainability Report
Business Wire
The assessment was guided by frameworks established by the Global Reporting Initiative, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and Taskforce on ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

It's Time to Start Looking at Renewable Energy Stocks Again | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
It's been a miserable year for renewable-energy investors, particularly those who invested in wind power. Not only have stocks in wind power ...

DIF Capital to invest in French renewable energy platform Qair - Power Technology
Power Technology
Investment firm DIF Capital Partners has agreed to invest in renewable energy company Qair to expedite its growth and portfolio build-out.

World must triple investment in renewable energy: UN report - Xinhua
Xinhua
The supply of electricity from clean energy sources must be doubled within the next eight years, or global energy security could be undermined, ...

CDP Sustainability:

7 key trends we noticed at this year's NYC Climate Week – and 2 critical things that were missing
CDP
Lori Llewellyn, Acting Managing Director, CDP North America ... It was exciting to see so many sustainability professionals moving from event to ...

The Friday Checkout: Sustainability transparency is messy in the grocery industry
Grocery Dive
... such as the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards, the report said.

Zoom in on Net Zero - with BSI's Martin Townsend | BusinessGreen Sponsored
Business Green
VIDEO: Director of BSI's Centre for Excellence for Sustainability chats to BusinessGreen's James Murray about the importance of clear standards ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

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Impact Investing:

How Impact Investing Impacts Investment Choices - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Impact investing is a strategy that aims to create a positive social or environmental impact while also providing competitive financial returns.

The Week in impact investing: Gateways - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
October 7, 2022 | The Brief. The Week in impact investing: Gateways. The team at. ImpactAlpha. TGIF, Agents of Impact! We're taking a Brief break ...

Why Impact Investing Needs Philanthropy and Catalytic Capital - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2022 / GreenMoney Journal by Debra Schwartz, managing director for impact Investing, ...

Energy Storage

GM is launching a new business to connect homes and businesses with EV chargers, energy storage
CNBC
GM is starting a new business unit to offer electricity storage and management for homes and businesses. The new unit, called GM Energy, ...

Fluence building 250MW 'Grid Booster' battery storage system for German TSO TransnetBW
Energy Storage News
Fluence will deploy a 250MW 'Grid Booster' battery energy storage system for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW in Germany.

First clean energy plant using solar, wind & battery storage opens - Electrek
Electrek
A utility-scale renewable energy plant using wind and solar combined with battery storage opened last week, a US first, with the potential of ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Danfoss Named 2022 Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency by Alliance to Save Energy
ACHR News
... setting ambitious science-based targets to increase energy efficiency while reducing carbon emissions. Danfoss announced in March 2022 that it ...

PAN-based Carbon Fiber Precursor Market Research ByType, Region, Application, Key ...
PressReleasesOnline.Net
The study objectives of this report are: Focuses on the key global PAN-based Carbon Fiber Precursor companies, to define, describe and analyze the ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

The winners and losers in Musk's Twitter deal - Axios
Axios
The big picture: The losers, assuming that the deal will now go through, include Elon Musk himself; Tesla and SpaceX shareholders; Musk's lending ...

Climate-Vulnerable Nations Step Up Loss-and-Damage Demands - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
A group of the most-vulnerable nations to global warming plan to step up demands for compensation at the international climate summit scheduled ...

How China's economic slowdown will impact the rest of the world - Grid News
Grid News
Which countries will be winners and losers? ... The covid pandemic, effects of climate change and a range of internal economic difficulties — from ...

Microgrids:

Microgrids As A Service - CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica
On top of his core work at Xendee, Michael also now co-teaches the “Microgrid planning and economic optimization” course at UC San Diego (CSE-41291).

Microgrids created electric sanctuaries amidst the devastation of Hurricane Ian
Microgrid Knowledge
Microgrids created electric sanctuaries in Florida, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas after Hurricane Ian made landfall, packing winds as high ...

Army releases five-year microgrid implementation plan
Microgrid Knowledge
The US Army released details about its plan to install microgrids at all of its bases, reduce carbon emissions and electrify its fleets.

Socially Responsible Investing:

Republican Attacks on ESG May Be Overlooking US Workers - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
While global warming often takes center stage when it comes to environmental, social and governance investing, the majority of Americans say paying ...

New Venture Seeks to Make FinTech Socially Responsible - PLANADVISER
PLANADVISER
New Venture Seeks to Make FinTech Socially Responsible ... encouraging irresponsible investing, or connecting investors with overly expensive ...

Industry Voice: Responsible investment 2.0 - A revolution in economic thinking
Professional Pensions
By Therese Niklasson, Global Head of Sustainable Investment, ... Neither was the original form of socially responsible investing (SRI).

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

3 reasons why the future of carbon capture looks promising - The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is one of those critical technologies. Often called carbon capture, it is the process of capturing ...

Alberta releases list of storage sites for carbon capture projects - The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
Alberta's plan is to develop a series of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, or CCUS, hubs around the province that will capture CO2 from ...

Energy sector working toward emissions reduction with renewables and new ... - Lexpert
Lexpert
Canada must diversify its energy mix and lower the carbon output in its oil ... growth is through carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

Here's Why Sustainability And ESG Matter When It Comes To Investing - Film Daily
Film Daily
Sustainability investing is a subset of responsible investing that focuses on companies committed to long-term growth and environmental and social ...

Uncover the World of Sustainable Investing - THISDAYLIVE
THISDAYLIVE
Sustainable Investing involves deploying capital in a targeted manner into assets managed with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ...

'ESG investing is not good enough' - FTAdviser.com
FTAdviser
Mark Armstrong has a rigorous process when it comes to sustainable investing as he looks to assemble stocks that have a true impact.

Geoengineering:

Solar geoengineering: A new tool for fighting climate change | UTSA Today
UTSA
It's time to think of new solutions to fight climate change. This means thinking seriously about solar geoengineering or climate engineering. This ...

Could Solar Geoengineering Work to Counteract Climate Change? - NBC Bay Area
NBC Bay Area
They found that even if solar geoengineering was applied, it would take years to stabilize global temperatures. Stay informed about local news and ...

Marine geoengineering techniques identified for further evaluation
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
The statement notes that marine geoengineering should not be considered as a substitute for measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, ...

Green Bond Funds:

Saudi Arabia's Wealth Fund Offers Three-Part Debt in Green Bond Debut - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Saudi Wealth Fund Raises $3 Billion From Debut Green Bonds Sale. Public Investment Fund priced three green notes Wednesday. Sovereign wealth fund ...

Saudi wealth fund raises $3 billion in debut green bond sale | Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments
The Public Investment Fund sold the debt in three tranches, including a world-first dollar century green bond. PIF, as the fund is known, ...

Saudi Wealth Fund Offers Three-Part Debt in Green Bond Debut - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund started taking orders for its inaugural dollar green bond as the oil-rich state looks to burnish its ...

Low Carbon Funds:

An Equitable Low-Carbon Future Should Be A Priority Today - Forbes
Forbes
Whether through capital deployment to make an impact at scale, funding startups to spark innovation or promoting environmental justice through climate ...

How to Scale Up Private Climate Finance in Emerging Economies
International Monetary Fund
Scaling up private capital is crucial to finance vital low-carbon ... Private climate financing must play a pivotal role as emerging markets and ...

World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants | Reuters
Reuters
The bank said the SCALE fund will bring new resources to emissions reduction projects in low- and middle-income countries, help generate larger ...