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Beijing 2022 Builds on 2008 Legacy

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are being staged in the first city to host both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games, and have capitalised on the legacy created by the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, already delivering wide-ranging benefits to the host regions. IOCMedia [link] #Beijing2022.

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It's time for banks to take the next step on climate risk

GreenBiz

If banks don't integrate climate risk into oversight, expect a banking crisis that could overshadow what happened in 2008.m m crisis reminiscent of the 2008-09 mortgage crisis or worse.

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JetBlue's Signature 'Swing for Good' Fundraising Campaign Returns with Launch of 'Bid for Good', Together Raising Over $8 Million for Charitable Partners Since 2008

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Since its tee-up in 2008, the airline’s fundraising initiative has raised over $8 million in total through its golf classic and online auction to support and further JetBlue’s roster of non-profit organizations.

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A New Way of Developing Affordable Housing Through Partnerships

3BL Media

The major causes of this supply crisis include restrictive zoning that leaves most housing development near job centers illegal, soaring construction costs, and a backlog of under-development due to the 2008 financial crisis.

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Chicago’s 2008 Climate Action Plan came up short, new analysis shows

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from WTTW. Three mayors in the past 15 years — Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot — have all promised to combat the effects of global climate change. But some critics and scientists, along with a new data analysis by the DePaul University Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence,… Read more →

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State of the Profession 2022 Report

GreenBiz

What wasn’t clear was whether the pandemic would negatively affect corporate sustainability efforts in the same way as during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis. In early 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread globally, it became clear that this pandemic would not be short-lived.

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ComEd - Customers Save More than $8 Billion on Energy Bills Through Award-Winning ComEd Energy Efficiency ProgramComEd offerings ranked first in Midwest by national energy-efficiency research organization

Global Renewable News

Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of families and businesses across northern Illinois have saved a total of more than $8 billion on their energy bills by participating in the ComEd Energy Efficiency.