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Coronavirus and Sustainability:,

Nanomaterial boosts potency of coronavirus disinfectants - ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily
The ability to enhance disinfectants with nanomaterials engineered from earth-abundant elements like iron and carbon is more sustainable and ...

What will remain in the wardrobes after COVID? - Phys.org
Phys.org
It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic instigated dramatic shifts in ... With sustainability already a buzzword in the clothing and textile ...

Nanomaterial more than doubles potency of coronavirus disinfectant - IMechE
IMechE
Enhancing disinfectants with nanomaterials engineered from Earth-abundant elements like iron and carbon could offer a more sustainable and ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Decarbonizing the Global Buildings Sector: Efficiency, Electrification, and Equity
Center on Global Energy Policy - Columbia University
The importance of decarbonizing the buildings sector is widely ... a shift away from fossil fuel gas to electric-based heating in buildings.

Decarbonizing The Shipping Sector Is A Long Trip But Within Reach - Forbes
Forbes
More than half of Maersk's 200 largest customers have set – or are setting – ambitious science-based or zero-carbon targets for their supply chains. “ ...

Biden's Transportation Decarbonization Blueprint - EHS Daily Advisor - BLR

EHS Daily Advisor - BLR
The U.S. transportation sector is responsible for one-third of all domestic carbon emissions. In response, the Biden administration released the ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

What is sustainability reporting and why is it important - FinTech Global
FinTech Global
Diligent said, “Companies need sustainability reporting procedures that ... on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, Global Reporting Initiative, ...

Why are non-scientists leading the world's largest companies' sustainability efforts?
Yahoo Finance
... and reports, reporting exercises from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and now the transition to ESG and sustainability reporting.

The H&M Greenwashing Scandal: Has Business Learned the Lesson? - Impakter
Impakter
Sustainability reports should follow a standardised format and that is what the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) seeks to provide.

Renewable Energy Investments:

U.S. Department of Energy Announces New Actions to Accelerate U.S. Floating Offshore ...
Department of Energy
Today, DOE announced the following research investments and ... DOE and its Sandia National Laboratories and National Renewable Energy Laboratory ...

Renewable Energy Poised to Drive Growth in the Power Sector - Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs
In this report, we explore the factors supporting our robust growth outlook and the significant investment opportunities that could emerge as a result ...

Renewable energy investments hit $1.3trn, a record high. - - Businessday NG
Businessday NG
Global investments in energy transition technologies in the renewable energy sector have reached an all time high, hitting $1.3 trillion...

CDP Sustainability:

Lenzing's Carbon, Water and Forest Impact Earn an A Score from CDP - Sourcing Journal
Sourcing Journal
Each year, carbon disclosure nonprofit CDP analyzes the reports it receives from companies and publishes sustainability scores for firms across ...

The anatomy of a great CDP | Research & insight - Capgemini
Capgemini
Connecting your data helps identify how different data elements relate to each other and it helps you run a more efficient business with a sustainable ...

Lufthansa : receives top grades in renowned CDP climate ranking - MarketScreener
MarketScreener
Each year, CDP collects information on CO2 emissions, sustainability strategies and goals from more than 18,700 companies, representing more than half ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Sen. Skinner Announces Climate Bills to Expand Adoption of EVs and Slash GHG Emissions
Senator Nancy Skinner
“SB 233 and SB 680 will help make that vision a reality, while maintaining California's leadership role in the fight against global warming.” Sen.

States Show Leadership on Climate Action - New Security Beat
New Security Beat
For instance, California's deep experience in pursuing climate action has led ... The Jackson Foundation's focus on climate change is the natural ...

California needs to expand its clean energy. And it starts by expanding its grid.
Clean Air Task Force
This blog was co-authored by Sam Uden, Director of Climate and Energy Policy at Conservation Strategy Group. California is a leader in ...

Impact Investing:

11 Common Misconceptions About Impact Investing (And What The Truth Really Is) - Forbes
Forbes
Impact investing is a growing trend in the investment world, as more and more investors seek to generate both financial returns and social or ...

Impact Investing: What It Is and Why It Will Go Mainstream - The Recursive
The Recursive
Idiscovered, however, that very few investors understand the concept of “impact” and “impact investing”. In short, an impact investment has inherent ...

The Week in Impact Investing: Founders - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Ground floor. Investors like to inflate their importance. But they'd be nowhere without the often-irrational optimism ...

Energy Storage

ONE Expands into Renewable Energy Storage: Announcing Aries Grid™ - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- Michigan-based Our Next Energy, Inc. (ONE), announces Aries Grid, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) utility-scale battery system that ...

Canadian Solar's CSI Energy Storage secures 487 MWh battery supply agreement ... - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that CSI Energy Storage, which is part of ...

Novi-based Our Next Energy expands into renewable energy storage - Detroit News
Detroit News
ONE will launch Aries Grid, an energy storage system it will assemble using lithium iron phosphate battery cells made in Michigan.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Bodycote receives SBTi approval for emissions targets - Aerospace Manufacturing
Aerospace Manufacturing
Science-based targets provide a clearly-defined pathway for companies with ... Bodycote's services are vital to ensuring the performance and ...

More than 75% of major companies linking carbon targets to executive pay - edie
edie
The analysis also found that 68% are using approved science-based targets in these payment plans. In total, 80% of CA100+ companies that have an ...

CDP's Role In Accelerating The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) | ABC Money
ABC Money
The go-to carbon accounting platform helps companies track, monitor and reduce their GHG emissions. It also nurtures a circular economy by providing ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Among California's bird species, there are winners and losers • Earth.com
Earth.com
To identify the roles of land use change and climate change in determining current bird numbers, the researchers analyzed historical maps of urban ...

Climate change, urbanization drive major declines in L.A.'s birds | Berkeley News
UC Berkeley News - University of California, Berkeley
“The Central Valley had less change, in general — there were winners and losers,” Beissinger said. “Whereas in L.A., we saw mostly losers.”.

Which Ski Resorts Can Afford to Survive Climate Change? - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
Ski Resorts Are Surviving Climate Change With More Money and Less Snow · Winter Olympics Uncertainty · Winners and Losers · Vail's Epic Expansion.

Microgrids:

The Compelling Case for Data Center Microgrids
Data Center Frontier
Now available on demand, a new webinar series from Microgrid Knowledge and Data Center Frontier outlines how microgrids can help data center ...

Duke Energy Pairs Microgrid and the Grid for More Reliable EV Charging
Microgrid Knowledge
... center in North Carolina is designed to help speed the electrification of commercial fleets, a growth market for both utilities and microgrids.

Artificial intelligence innovation: Leading companies in renewable energy integrated microgrids
Energy Monitor
Smart batteries, renewable energy integrated microgrids, and smart lighting system are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

10 Best Socially Responsible Financial Advisors - The Impact Investor
The Impact Investor
Socially responsible investing is putting your funds on stocks and other assets of companies that promote positivity or support sustainability.

Going green can put investors in the black, Trillium's CIO bets - Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments
Amid the ongoing debate around ESG principles in investing, John Quealy, the Boston-based CIO of Trillium Asset Management, is a big believer in ...

Your Questions Answered: I'm 27 and want to invest in socially responsible funds. Can you ...
MintGenie
ESG Funds are mutual funds that integrate environmental, social and governance concerns into their investment process. They are taxed the same way ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

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Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

How Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives
The New York Times
More than $18 trillion is held in investment funds that follow the investing principle known as E.S.G. — shorthand for prioritizing environmental, ...

The Faith-Based Federalist Papers: Amplifying The Voices Of The Founding Fathers Of ... - Forbes
Forbes
Sustainable investing—a range of practices through which investors target financial returns while promoting long-term social or environmental value—is ...

Geoengineering:

Sunlight reflection (solar geoengineering) must be studied: scientists - CNBC
CNBC
The scientists also emphasize that solar geoengineering is not a solution. Greenhouse gas emissions must be immediately and urgently reduced, as ...

Solar geoengineering is the climate solution that could trigger war - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The practice, known as solar geoengineering, is theoretically possible. And as the world's most vulnerable populations suffer more sharply from rising ...

Opinion | Geoengineering research flights are good federal investment - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Gernot Wagner is a climate economist at Columbia Business School and the author of “Geoengineering: The Gamble.” Can solar geoengineering help ...

Green Bond Funds:

Reading Tea Leaves On Green Bonds: Current Headwinds And Market Outlook
Seeking Alpha
Challenges and uncertainty in the green bond market may persist, ... The uptick in total net assets of dedicated sustainable bond funds in Q4 last ...

Green Financing In CEE - Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges - Worldwide - Mondaq
Mondaq
SID Bank funds eligible projects by granting loans, by other types of financings (e.g. purchase of receivables) or investing into green bonds.

FIRA to issue local green bonds - LatinFinance.com
LatinFinance.com
Mexican state-run agribusiness lender FIRA plans to issue MXN10 billion ($544 million) in green bonds in the local market in April or May, ... 

Low Carbon Funds:

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