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Community Health Risk Assessment:

Developing a High-Risk Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program to Meet Community Needs
Oncology Nursing News
2 To tackle the increased need for cancer risk assessment and genetic testing, ... CMS Predicts Health Care Spending Will Top $7 Trillion by 2031.

Performance of different colorectal cancer screening strategies: a long-term passive follow ...
BMC Public Health - BioMed Central
One hundred and twenty community health service centers participated in population recruitment and risk questionnaire assessment.

Community Healthcare System offers 'A Look Beyond the Heart' with PVD Symposium
NWI Life
Free screenings will be offered, including 30-second atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) test, blood pressure checks, diabetes risk assessment and more.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Leveraging Positive Tipping Points to Accelerate Decarbonization
Federation of American Scientists
A new school of thought presents “evidence-based hope” for rapidly ... for green hydrogen to decarbonize other sectors, including shipping, ...

New Data Center Projects' On-Site Energy Plans Reflect Industry's Decarbonization Investment
Data Center Frontier
New Data Center Projects' On-Site Energy Plans Reflect Industry's ... IP3 is a Virginia-based developer and integrator of nuclear energy programs ...

The 'Steel Curtain' Won't Stop Electra's Pursuit Of Decarbonization - Forbes
Forbes
Can the sector decarbonize? ... While visiting the Boulder, Colorado-based outfit, researchers demonstrated its low-carbon method of making ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Companies Need to Consider the Challenges of Tax Transparency - Bloomberg Law News
Bloomberg Law News
A company will face more complexity if it wants to report on all taxes, ... such as the voluntary Global Reporting Initiative or one of the ...

New global sustainability reporting requirements are out. Here's what companies need to know
The European Sting
The ISSB collaborates with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to ensure its requirements are interoperable with GRI standards.

Ingram Micro Releases 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report
Business Wire
Ingram Micro took significant steps to advance its ESG initiatives in 2022 ... including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Considerations For Investing In Renewable Energy Projects - Forbes
Forbes
Among the main challenges in renewable energy investments is the potentially higher upfront cost in comparison to projects that are fossil-fuel-based.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers ... - USDA
USDA
These once-in-a-generation investments in renewable energy, like wind and solar, ... USDA is investing $266 million in 1,334 renewable energy and ...

The Clean Energy Transition Is Creating Opportunities to Invest in Infrastructure | Barron's
Barron's
Future Returns: Capital is needed to fund carbon reduction and abatement, electric vehicles, and other types of green technology.

CDP Sustainability:

Preparing your organization for environmental regulation: how our Accredited Solutions ...
CDP
At the end of last month, the inaugural European Sustainability Reporting Standards ... CDP's accredited solutions providers are here to help.

Four in five cities already facing climate hazards, says CDP - Edie.net
Edie.net
CDP's latest data shows that climate hazards are not a future risk but a current threat in ... Climate & nature · Policy · Social sustainability.

CDP: Extreme heat is worst climate hazard for world's cities | BusinessGreen News
Business Green
Four in five of the 1,900 cities that reported their environmental data through the Track questionnaire operated by CDP and green NGO ICLEI said ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

A short-timer poised to lead California Senate - POLITICO
Politico
Cut through the jargon and get the latest developments in California as lawmakers and industry leaders adapt to the changing climate. Subscribe now to ...

California State Senate Leader Says She Will Step Down From Leadership Post
USNews.com
Sen. Mike McGuire, a Democrat from the state's North Coast region, will replace Atkins as the Senate's president pro tempore. Atkins made the ...

California Senate to get first new leader in 5 years. Here's who will take over
The Sacramento Bee
When asked what inspired him to seek the pro tem role, McGuire mentioned a host of important California issues, including climate change, homelessness ...

Impact Investing:

Impact Investors Will Focus More On Emerging Markets - Forbes
Forbes
Impact investors plan to step up their capital allocation to emerging markets and meeting the basic needs of communities in those regions over the ...

The Week in Impact Investing: How anti-ESG ends - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Beyond the backlash. The culture wars are far from over, but on at least one battlefront the politicians (that means ...

Impact Investing Newsflow: August 2023 edition | The Social Enterprise Magazine
Pioneers Post
Rwanda: Impact investing firm Goodwell Investments has invested in SOUK Farms to enable the company to scale its sustainable agriculture operations ...

Energy Storage

Energy storage revolution: A superior battery cell transforms sustainable energy solutions
Energy-Storage.News
Efficient and resilient energy storage systems have become vital to building a clean, secure, and reliable power grid.

US reached 12.7GW of BESS in Q2 but no ERCOT additions, says S&P
Energy-Storage.News
Image: Vistra Energy. Total installed battery storage capacity in the US reached 12.689GW by the end of the second quarter, S&P has said. Some 1.931 ...

Inflation Reduction Act: An energy storage system integrator's perspective, Part 1
Energy-Storage.News
Ravi Manghani, director of strategy and market analytics at battery storage system integrator LS Energy Solutions discusses the impact of that ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Science Based Targets: Achieving climate and nature aims - Lexology
Lexology
The Topline. “Addressing nature and biodiversity impact and performance is a key aspect of a successful sustainability strategy. The Science Based ...

Ciena strengthens sustainability goals, adds science-based standards - SDxCentral
SDxCentral
Ciena holds innovation to science-based sustainability standards ... more impactful emissions targets that attempt to go beyond carbon neutrality.

Recent Developments in the Voluntary Carbon Market - Lexology
Lexology
The market for carbon credits has seen unprecedented growth in recent years ... Science-based Targets Initiative ("SBTi") guidance on Beyond Value ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

How climate change is disrupting the global food supply | PBS News Weekend
PBS
The effects of climate change have been hard to miss across North America and Europe this summer: record heat, wildfires and warming oceans.

Republican debate: What they said (and didn't say) about climate - BBC News
BBC
"The reality is that the anti-carbon agenda is the wet blanket on our economy," said Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech millionaire and the youngest candidate ...

Who won the debate? Vivek Ramaswamy channels Trump. DeSantis bombs.
msnbc.com
Republican debate winners and losers today: Vivek Ramaswamy channeled Donald Trump while lying about climate change and Joe Biden.

Microgrids:

NARUC and NASEO Release Microgrid Framework
Microgrid Knowledge
The State Microgrid Policy, Programmatic and Regulatory Framework will help public utility commissions and State Energy Offices with microgrid ...

Investing in Resilience & Access: The Microgrid Energy Landscape - CSRwire
CSRwire
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, “A microgrid is a network of distributed energy resources and loads that can disconnect and re-connect to ...

What if Your Town Doubled as a Residential Power Grid? - The New York Times
The New York Times
A conversation with Kaya Laterman, who recently wrote about the growing number of microgrid communities in the country.

Socially Responsible Investing:

3 myths about socially responsible investments - Oak Bay News
Oak Bay News
You've likely heard the term “socially responsible investing.” For some it means prioritizing environmentally sustainable investments; ...

This outperforming fund offers a socially responsibility way to invest in growth - CNBC
CNBC
The firm's U.S. Large Cap Growth Responsibility Index (CGJAX) is up 27% this year, rallying in near harmony with growth stocks.

Socially Responsible Investments Boost Revenues - NewsReports
NewsReports
The importance of social impact is rising for businesses and investors due to increasing demand for socially responsible practices.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Analyzing current carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) research and pilot projects ...
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
One way to address such 'hard-to-abate' emissions is by employing carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies.

What Is Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage (CCUS)? - Blog - India Map
India Map
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a technique that aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes and store ...

Carbon Capture, Transportation & Storage market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.4% by 2033
GlobeNewswire
CCTS technologies contribute to energy security by enabling the utilization of domestic fossil fuel resources while still adhering to emission ...

Coronavirus and Sustainability:

How Often Are People Getting Stuck With Long Covid? - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
A reader wonders how common so-called long Covid really is. ... SpaceX Blast Left Officials in Disbelief Over Environmental Damage.

Summer Covid Surge 2023: How to Lower Your Risk - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
A new study of prison populations shows vaccination can ward off infection — up to a point. Masks and ventilation could make the difference.

Support Grows for Sustainable Development, a 'Bioeconomy,' in the Amazon - USNews.com
USNews.com
The Brazilian Amazon has long been home to small and mid-sized sustainable businesses that use forest nuts, fruits and other products, ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

Sustainable investing can help support portfolios during market volatility | UBS Global
UBS
Sustainable investing is not only about protecting the environment, it incorporates social and governance considerations, in addition to environmental ...

Business schools must step up on sustainable investing education - The Conversation
The Conversation
Sustainable investing takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional financial components.

Global Impact Investing Industry Report 2023: Analysis & - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Impact Investing Market Size, ... This has led to a shift in the perception that sustainable investing requires ...

Geoengineering:

Geoengineering is not a quick climate fix, but a costly gamble - The Hindu
The Hindu
Geoengineering aims to restore that balance, either by removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reflecting solar energy away from ...

Futuristic Geoengineering Projects To Solve Climate Change Could Have Drastic Side Effects
Inverse
Geoengineering, theoretically, aims to restore balance, but changes that help one region could harm another.

Geoengineering on a Designed Planet? - Evolution News
Evolution News
Geoengineering experiments would be one thing on a planet with a hodgepodge of ill-matched gases, radiation levels, atmospheric features, and the like ...

Green Bond Funds:

What Are Green Bonds? | Investing | U.S. News
US News Money
Read the fine print carefully before you buy a green bond and simply presume it's funding a solar or wind farm. (Getty Images).

Goldman sees 'significant investment potential' in green bonds. Here's how to invest in them
CNBC
Goldman sees 'significant investment potential' in green bonds. ... This is the top performing dividend fund this year, according to Morningstar.

Green Bonds Can Drive EM Renewables Adoption - Nasdaq
Nasdaq
“Since 2016, 19 emerging market governments have issued green, social, and sustainability bonds to help fund sustainable investment domestically,” ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: 10 considerations for states - Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force
This funding provides an opportunity for states and municipalities, ... The deployment of low-carbon technologies and transition to a clean energy ...

China Boosts Funding For Low-Carbon Technology Projects
Carbon Herald
To maintain its global green tech leadership, China's central government has announced increased funding for low-carbon technology projects.

8 easy — and cheap — ways to cut your carbon emissions - CNBC
CNBC
Here are eight easy, cost-effective ways consumers can cut their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Most come with cost savings, too.