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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

OPINION | Covid-19: Why some companies kept sustainability commitments, and others did not
News24
The Covid-19 pandemic impacted companies' sustainability strategies aiming to limit harmful impacts on the environment and communities while also ...

Sustainable steps needed to prevent Covid-19 wave caused by Chinese arrivals - KBR
KBR
The government is tightening quarantine on Chinese arrivals, but it should work out a more sustainable plan, an expert said Thursday.

From Quiet Quitting to Sustainable Well-Being | AHA - American Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
Burnout is not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has helped fuel this workplace phenomenon.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever Blueprint to Decarbonize America's ...
Department of Energy
“The domestic transportation sector presents an enormous opportunity to drastically reduce emissions that accelerate climate change and reduce harmful ...

Health care sector decarbonization to accelerate in 2023: How to do it best | The Hill
The Hill
If an institution cannot meet an absolute emission reduction goal, we recommend direct capture of carbon as an acceptable, market-based, solution ...

Here are 4 ways transition finance can pave the road to decarbonization
The World Economic Forum
Transition finance combining private sector resources with public sector guarantees is needed if green investment is to offer meaningful change.

Global Reporting Initiative:

SI Group Releases Inaugural ESG Report Showcasing its Commitment to Sustainability
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- SI Group, a leading global performance additives company, ... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and celebrates SI Group's ...

Will companies need to provide more detailed country-by-country tax disclosure? - JD Supra
JD Supra
They pointed out that the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) had developed a voluntary tax reporting standard that companies could use to more ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Our Pick Of The Best Renewable Energy Stocks & Shares - Forbes
Forbes
If you aren't sure whether investing is right for you, or which investments are right for you, please consult an authorised financial adviser.

The most attractive markets for renewable energy investment - Consultancy.eu
Consultancy.eu
Since 2003, professional services firm EY has ranked the world's top 40 markets on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and ...

2023 Energy Predictions: IRA Spurs Clean Energy Boom, Electric Trucks Accelerate ... - Forbes
Forbes
This transformative new law provides stable investment environments for clean energy solutions from grid-connected renewables to behind-the-meter ...

CDP Sustainability:

Yum! Brands Receives Industry-Leading Recognition Through CDP Ranking and Dow ...
Yahoo Finance
In December 2022, Yum! achieved several sustainability honors, earning an A- in Water Security and a B in all other categories from CDP, ...

CRC Recognized with Leadership Level Ranking for 2022 Climate Disclosure by CDP for ...
Yahoo Finance
Chris Gould, EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, continued, ... The world's economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

2022 in Review – California Climate Change Policy and Legislation - JD Supra
JD Supra
... taken in California to meet the state's goal of being a global leader in the fight against climate change. California Climate Commitment.

Newsom proposes cuts to climate change programs amid cloudy economic outlook
Los Angeles Times
Though his administration feared the COVID-19 pandemic could force California off a fiscal cliff the following year, positive economic trends and ...

Letters to the Editor: Karen Bass can be a climate leader by pushing for a carbon fee
Los Angeles Times
... that L.A.'s new mayor can do to fight climate change is to support the ... Twenty-seven California cities and three counties (including Los ...

Impact Investing:

7 Steps to Engage in Impact Investing - US News Money
US News Money
Morgan Stanley also encourages its impact investors to do their homework and identify asset managers that have prioritized ESG on a sustainable ...

The Week in impact investing: Deploy - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
January 6, 2023 | The Brief. The Week in impact investing: Deploy. The team at. ImpactAlpha. TGIF, Agents of Impact! The buildout.

Impact investors can help at a time of global crisis. Here's how | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
Impact investors aim to make a financial return while addressing social, economic and political challenges. A new focus should be closing the ...

Energy Storage

Novel ice dispatch energy storage systems to be deployed for building decarbonization
pv magazine USA
Modular cold energy storage projects will be provided a DOE-supported loan for the installation of a 120-building energy storage portfolio in ...

Year in review 2022: Long-duration storage with iron-air battery company Form Energy
Energy Storage News
Mateo Jaramillo, CEO of long-duration energy storage startup Form Energy responds to our questions on 2022 and the year ahead.

United States: Understanding Energy Storage - Mondaq
Mondaq
The hope is that this handbook will contribute to Power Africa's efforts to catalyze new energy storage investment as a core component of overall ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Science-Based Targets Initiative validates Cementos Argos' emissions reduction targets
Global Cement
Colombia: The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has validated Grupo ... diversifying its product range to include more low-carbon products.

What you really need to know about Scope 3 emissions and your business - Greenbiz
Greenbiz
Because these emissions are mostly carbon, they're often referred to as ... When it comes to GHG emissions reductions, science-based targets are ...

Bain & Company and Schneider Electric forge new strategic partnership to ... - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
... to achieve science-based carbon reduction targets over the next 25 years, ... including supply chain enhancement, performance improvement and ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Sustainable Funds Face Big Challenges. Only Some Will Be Winners. | Barron's
Barron's
Only Some Will Be Winners. ... of addressing complex problems such as climate change and economic inequality. ... Here Are the Winners and Losers.

Chris Rattue's Winners and Losers: The most stupid sporting situation in decades
NZ Herald
Opinion: Chris Rattue runs through the winners and losers from across the ... I hear climate change is a growing topic of conversation in cricket ...

The real winners and losers in America's lottery obsession | On Point - WBUR
WBUR
The real winners and losers in America's lottery obsession ... Rebroadcast: How climate change is moving the world's forests north.

Microgrids:

Why Data Centers Need Microgrids
Data Center Frontier
A microgrid is a resilient energy system that serves a discrete geographic footprint, such as a campus, medical complex, business center or ...

Energy storage market for microgrids 2023-2027: A descriptive analysis of five forces model ...
Yahoo Finance
According to Technavio, the size of the global energy storage market for microgrids is estimated to grow by USD 1361.05 million from 2022 to 2027.
    
The Microgrid Market Is Expected To Reach Nearly $30 Billion By 2027, Due To Increasing ...
Yahoo Finance
The increasing electricity demand is expected to propel the growth of the microgrid market going forward. Microgrids are local power grids that ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

What is ESG Investing? What to know about backing 'socially responsible' companies
USA Today
Young investors are putting their money into companies that prioritize fighting climate change, and other causes.

ESG Investing: Advisors Strive To Educate Clients Amid Critics | Investor's Business Daily
Investor's Business Daily
Over the last decade, investors have expressed increasing interest in impact investing, which is also called ESG investing.

7 Different Types of Social Responsibility to Know - The Impact Investor
The Impact Investor
CSR initiatives can extend across all areas of business. See Related: Important Socially Responsible Investing Pros and Cons ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Global Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Technology Markets Report 2023
GlobeNewswire Press Release Distribution
Dublin, Jan. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Global Market for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies" report has been added ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market size valued at USD 2.09 Billion by 2029
Yahoo Finance
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market Scope and Research Methodology: The report's goal is to provide market players with a complete ...

Global Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
The global carbon capture, utilization, and storage market is expected to grow tremendously by 2028, primarily due to its role in reducing ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

Do clients want to invest in sustainability? You're asking the wrong questions - InvestmentNews
InvestmentNews
In our research with nearly 1,000 participants, among those who aren't currently engaging in sustainable investing, 29% believe company-level ESG ...

Here's why we must still focus on ESG, despite the backlash | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
The abundance of ESG-related terminology – green investments, socially-responsible investing (SRI) and sustainable portfolios to ...

5 Threats to Sustainable Investing in 2023 - Morningstar
Morningstar
More end investors want their investments to make a difference,” he adds. ESG Came Under Attack in 2022. Sustainable investing is in the mainstream ...

Geoengineering:

This firm is working to control the climate. Should the world let it? - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Now, as temperatures around the world continue to rise, “stratospheric solar geoengineering,” as it's called, is inching ahead. In 2021, the National ...

One simple graph shows why we need to study ways of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth - CNBC
CNBC
For the first time ever, the report has an entire chapter addressing stratospheric aerosol injection, more colloquially called solar geoengineering.

Inventor in Baja is testing a plan to cool the Earth by mimicking a volcanic eruption - CNBC
CNBC
Climate scientists who have been involved with solar geoengineering for a long time say the Make Sunsets balloon launches are not going to ...

Green Bond Funds:

8 points on how Sovereign Green Bonds will be different from government bonds
Business Today
1. Green Bonds are issued for mobilising resources for green infrastructure, which primarily refers to deploying the mobilised funds in public sector ...

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays
Yahoo Finance
"We expect green bond issuance to continue to dominate the market thanks to strong demand and a long list of green projects that need funding as ...

Israel sells $2 bln of 10-year green bonds at 95 bps over U.S. Treasuries - Nasdaq
Nasdaq
"The green bond issuance supports the government's debt management strategy, and in particular the diversification of funding sources and the ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Green bond framework needs legislative steel - The Hindu BusinessLine
The Hindu Business Line
Low-carbon funds. Green bond framework needs legislative steel. January 01, 2023 - Updated 09:04 pm IST. The green bonds framework is investor ...

Sustainable Funds Face Big Challenges. Only Some Will Be Winners. | Barron's
Barron's
Here's how to find mutual funds and ETFs that are making a difference and ... low-carbon-footprint technology stocks, which didn't, many ESG funds ...

Climate Commitment from Four Major Banks Reach $5.5 Trillion - CarbonCredits.com
CarbonCredits.com
The banking industry can help firms transition to a low-carbon economy through the ... $742 billion was for fossil fuel financing in 2021 alone.