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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Sustainable development bank Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) or Austrian Control Bank is a special-purpose financial institution owned by Austrias main banks. Biffa says it has reduced carbon emissions by 70% since 2002 and aims to be net-zero by 2050.

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

Since 2002, Corporate Knights’ ranking of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens has been tracing public and private companies as well as Crown corporations with more than $1 billion in revenues. Companies have also discovered that happy, healthy employees, customers and communities create healthier markets – and happier shareholders.

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Adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

Sustainable Development Network

The conference concluded with the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA), reiterating the commitments of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus and setting out an ambitious agenda for raising the necessary resources to achieve sustainable development. The press release is available here. ▶ Remarks by Treasury Secretary Jacob J.

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The era of green finance

Renewable Energy World

Companies and investors alike are seeking to get behind, and capitalize on, the decarbonization tailwinds impacting the industry. The Biden administration is focused on decarbonization, having declared a goal of cutting U.S. The Biden administration is focused on decarbonization, having declared a goal of cutting U.S.

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Why a seasoned energy executive sees a bright future in long-duration energy storage from ESS

Renewable Energy World

In 2002, he founded Silver Spring Networks, which combined IoT with big data for smart grids. Unlike lithium-ion, which scales by the addition of more battery banks, with ESS technology, you need only add inexpensive tanks and electrolyte to get longer and longer duration energy storage. Dresselhuys isn’t new to the energy space.

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SDSN at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Sustainable Development Network

network.eu ), initiated in 2002, is an informal network of public administrators from approximately 40 European countries dealing with sustainable development strategies in Europe. This side event will seek to share collective experiences made over years of peer learning activities and how these can be improved upon.

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Copy of SDSN at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Sustainable Development Network

network.eu ), initiated in 2002, is an informal network of public administrators from approximately 40 European countries dealing with sustainable development strategies in Europe. This side event will seek to share collective experiences made over years of peer learning activities and how these can be improved upon.