GreenBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Date/Time: January 24, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) The sustainable business world enters 2022 flying high, as the world focuses with increasing urgency on many of its core issues: sustainable finance, the circular economy, clean energy, climate tech and more.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC. One of the hottest 2020 trends in raising capital is infiltrating climate-tech investing. . As of Monday, his new company, Climate Real Impact Solutions (CRIS), had raised more than $230 million for the purpose of merging with a company focused on solving the climate crisis. .

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2024

We also see that in the intersection of climate change and modern slavery, where many emerging markets are faced with physical climate change risks; they're seeing increased incidence of typhoons, or droughts, that can lead to population disruption and can make populations more vulnerable to modern slavery and human trafficking.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

The prevailing sentiment in the headlines is that incremental changes and small steps are not an option; the global climate crisis demands more substantial actions. Record attendance and participation was noted, underscoring the gravity of the climate challenge and the acknowledgement from different stakeholder groups.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Episode 258: Hacking climate solutions, finding 'good work'. The role of time horizons and relationship banking in financing a net-zero economy. Hacking the climate crisis (21:10). Heather Clancy. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). The coming net-zero backlash. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 19, 2021

The SEC’s change of climate on climate change and ESG. Who wants to be a climate-tech billionaire? Finance & Investing. Episode 260: Disclosure dialogue, your employees want purpose. Heather Clancy. Fri, 03/19/2021 - 00:15. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (3:50). Car companies are now battery companies.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2021

Climate accountability reaches the CFO suite. I spent about a decade of my life writing about corporate accounting before I began focusing on sustainability and sustainable finance. And the choices companies make about what they disclose, invest in and finance have a bigger impact on the future direction of the world.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments. Recent months have seen major moves on climate action by some of the world’s largest private banks, including JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. What sets this latest wave of climate pledges by financial institutions apart from past announcements?

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance. When the conference wrapped up, we asked them what they had learned about the power of finance in advancing a clean, more just economy. Deonna Anderson. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 01:30. Below are answers from most of the latest cohort of Emerging Leaders. Alfre Wimberley.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This transition will impact various aspects of your company, including business strategy, operations, finance, technology, workforce, investor relations, communications, and governance. Some of the critical topic areas we will be addressing include: Where Are We in the Energy Transition?  What Are the International Forces at Play?

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3BL Media

APRIL 5, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Energy transition is one of the most important topics of 2022. Between the climate crisis and continued interruptions in the global energy supply chain, an increasing number of companies and governments are preparing to transition to more sustainable and diversified energy systems. Climate impact on peace and security.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May. Climate Summit later this year. It also has set up a $1.18 It also has set up a $1.18

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Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2024

Tangible progress could be seen on multilateral development banks’ reform and climate finance commitments at the World Bank and IMF’s Spring Meetings, according to E3G Senior Policy Advisor Laura Sabogal Reyes. Working together Another hot topic at the Spring Meetings was the next steps in MDB cooperation.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

To accomplish this ambitious agenda, we believe the time is right for the president to establish a White House Office of Sustainable Finance and Business. The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S. leadership in sustainable finance and business. We agree that this shift is overdue.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments. Michael Holder.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2021

Why the world needs better climate pledges. Net zero meets green finance (14:25). Erik Landry, climate change specialist at GRESB. Finance & Investing. Episode 274: The nuances of net zero. GreenBiz Editors. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review (2:55). Accelerating sustainability's digital revolution. Circular Economy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Benioff-backed software startup helps companies get smarter about climate risk. How many buildings in your company’s real-estate portfolio might require climate-adaption retrofits? . Climate tech has grabbed a lot of attention recently, with good reason," noted Draper Esprit partner Vinoth Jayakumar. Climate Tech.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The open source movement takes on climate data. As GreenBiz co-founder and Executive Editor Joel Makower wrote earlier this week, many companies are moving to disclose " climate risk ," although far fewer are moving to actually minimize it. Heather Clancy. Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:15.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

A CFO’s take on climate and risk management. Economic estimates predict that the pandemic will decrease global GDP by 3 percent in 2020, and at our current pace, climate change is estimated to decrease the global GDP by anywhere from 2.5 Vincent Manier. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 01:00. percent to 7.5 percent by 2050. Strategic risk factors.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

He has rightly earned praise for speaking up on climate, investment and economic transition. The size of the climate challenge and how science is tracking the worst-case scenario means we cannot wait years for change to happen. He wants us to embrace the opportunity of climate change and investing; climate risk is investment risk.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 15, 2024

As companies continue to set increasingly ambitious decarbonization targets in an unpredictable social, regulatory and economic climate. The stakes are higher than ever, and more than ever, sustainability professionals need to create meaningful connections with an unparalleled community to offer fresh perspectives and insights.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 26, 2024

Storebrand’s Head of Climate and Environment Emine Isciel stresses the need for governments to take effective measures to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework, specifically on the alignment of financial flows. Under the GBF, Targets 14, 15, 18 and 19 relate directly to financial institutions and financing.

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3BL Media

APRIL 18, 2024

Camp Cleantech is designed to immerse climate-tech startups in an environment ripe with knowledge-sharing and collaborative opportunities. These sessions are designed to equip climate-tech startups with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It makes buildings healthier , cheaper and is essential to addressing climate change (building operations account for 28 percent of emissions globally — more than all of the transportation sector). Its vision is to finance all-electric upgrades for buildings in low-income communities to accelerate the speed and scale of deployments. . "We

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Central to this shift is likely to be is a collaborative endeavor called Climate TRACE. Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a project to use satellite image processing, remote sensing technologies, machine learning and artificial intelligence to monitor worldwide human-made greenhouse gas emissions in real time.

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3BL Media

MARCH 27, 2024

corporate executives and managers in areas including finance, accounting, investor relations, public affairs, legal affairs, ERM, and sustainability. but also in Europe and globally. Each segment of the series is tailored to meet the needs of U.S.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

However, last weekend, ahead of the official summit, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors released a communiqué with agreed concrete actions addressing "today's historic challenges.". Commit to properly embed climate change and biodiversity loss considerations into economic and financial decision-making.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

Below we’ve curated 10 of the top ESG newsletters covering the topics that matter to the world of sustainability and social progress. Focus: Weekly news and analysis on ESG and sustainable finance. Climate Tech Weekly. Overview: This weekly digest delivers a feed of top stories on climate, ESG, and renewable energy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Combine that with the growth of related finance products and services — sustainability-linked loans and bonds — and you can find sustainability sitting squarely on Wall Street. We call it GreenFin, our portmanteau for "green finance." The explosive growth of green finance makes sense. It’s no small matter. Three in four U.S.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The award, which recognizes high-impact research in sustainable finance, was presented to Stefano Giglio (Yale School of Management), Theresa Kuchler (NYU Stern), Johannes Stroebel (NYU Stern), and Xuran Zeng (NYU Stern).

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global investment professional association CFA Institute and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) announced today the launch of a new climate finance course targeted for business, finance, investing and accounting professionals.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who revealed a climate plan that includes banning the sales of new gas-powered vehicles starting in 2030 (some hybrids will be allowed until 2035). Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) says that between 2010 and 2019, lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 87 percent. In 2019, they dropped 13 percent more. .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Globally, there is an urgent need to take climate action and address related risks and opportunities as we transition to a lower carbon economy. The physical and transition effects of climate change can influence a business’ bottom line and its ability to compete in the future. KKR CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. Finnish forestry company UPM last year secured a $905 million revolving credit facility with an interest rate tied to its ability to meet long-term climate and biodiversity targets.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

3 tips for anticipating investor requests on climate, water and biodiversity. In fact, three environmental issues — climate risks, water risks and biodiversity impacts — are poised to be in sharp focus this year for investors, and companies should prepare. Thomas Singer. Wed, 03/03/2021 - 01:00.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015), where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into landmark developments and prospects this year. The first dialogue took place in June, and we discussed four subtopics under the main topic.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. And mature mangroves can store nearly 1,000 tons of carbon per hectare, thus mitigating climate change while also helping communities adapt. Embed nature-based solutions into climate adaptation planning.

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