We Mean Business Coalition

JULY 7, 2025

China’s National Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme , which began as a pilot in 2008, laid the groundwork for today’s large-scale Clean Winter Heating Plan. Create greater demand for energy efficiency solutions Government-led retrofitting can drive enormous demand.

Decarbonize

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JULY 10, 2025

2),” Eurostat, accessed June 2024; “Employment by sex, age, and detailed economic activity (from 2008 onwards, NACE Rev.2 Today, there are over 40 CCUS projects in development across 13 countries in Europe. The NZIA sets an ambitious target of developing 50 Mtpa of carbon storage capacity by 2030 in the European Union.

Decarbonize

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JULY 17, 2025

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, global productivity growth has largely declined around the world. Indeed, McKinsey Global Institute research projects that if advanced economies can regain their pre-2008 productivity growth rates, GDP per capita could increase by $1,500 to $8,000 by 2030. percent between 2002 and 2007.

Analytics

3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This comes at a critical time, as discussions on climate funding are ongoing, with the aim of raising funds for developing countries that are most impacted. This economic impact is comparable to the financial losses experienced during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Supply Chain

3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2025

But the Foundation hasnt been alone in its quest to support mass timber development. A New Market for Mass Timber Beyond Single-Family Homes In addition, GFA sees mass timber as a solution to the lack of demand for new construction single-family homes, which has plagued the forestry market since the housing collapse in 2008.

Manufacturing

Eco-Business

JUNE 22, 2025

Jurgenne Primavera, an internationally recognised marine scientist from the Zoological Society of London, worked in aquaculture development until she discovered its impact on mangroves and moved into conservation in the 1970s. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Economic growth 9. Infrastructure 10. Inequality 11. Consumption 13. Visit [link].

Logistics

3BL Media

JUNE 20, 2025

million since 2008. 1,236 employees activated LinkedIn Learning seats for ongoing skill development, completing a total of 4,377 hours of training. Key 2024 highlights include: Community Support 15,590 total volunteer hours logged by Subaru employees to support local community initiatives nationwide.

Manufacturing

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Since its founding in 1999, CECP has developed the gold-standard for companies to achieve a return on purpose by providing affiliated companies with tangible frameworks, data, strategies, and goal setting. More than 200 of the worlds leading companies seek to improve their return on purpose through access to CECP's insights and benchmarking.

Development

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

On 14 November 2024, HM Treasury issued a consultation following the Green Technical Advisory Group’s (GTAG) work in developing a UK Green Taxonomy for financial and non-financial firms. The government committed to net zero in the Climate Change Act 2008 and is under a legal obligation to deliver on the carbon reduction targets therein.

Greenwashing

Gail Tverberg

MARCH 4, 2025

Political leaders developed very believable narratives. The increase in debt following this narrative seemed to keep the world economy away from another major recession after 2008. Part of the problem is that the ultra-low interest rates of the 2008 to 2022 period have turned out to be unsustainable. See Figure 4.)

Shipping

Gail Tverberg

MARCH 31, 2025

1] Countries that are today’s Advanced Economies (members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)) are likely to fare poorly in this coming contraction. Note that on Figure 3 (in both charts shown), the especially significant increase in debt starts around 2008. 11] What should we expect in the future?

Manufacturing

Sustainable Round Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Unbundled RECs regularly come from projects developed years prior to procurement, which contribute zero to developing new renewable energy projects. Bundled prefinancing commitment: Procurements by high-credit companies that contract to cover the cost of a clean energy project’s development AND its resulting EACs.

Net Zero

James Militzer

MARCH 3, 2025

In 2008, the failure of a single institution, Lehman Brothers, triggered a global financial crisis. Elon Musks narrow-sighted, possibly vindictive decision to shut down USAID, including cutting off the roughly $25 billion in funding the agency delivers to other development organizations, might seem like just a callous budget decision.

Impact Investing

Gail Tverberg

MAY 27, 2025

It can allow the development of new energy products, such as nuclear power generation and electricity from wind and solar. Prices rose in the 2003 to 2008 period and then fell temporarily due to recession. Wind and solar are terribly deficient at their current state of development.

Banking

Gail Tverberg

JULY 14, 2025

Figure 1 suggests that the supply of diesel started being constrained during the 2008-2009 recession. It remained relatively flat between 1979 and 2002 and then rose quite rapidly until 2008. I have written recently about the huge US government debt increase since 2008 that has tended to prop up both the US and world economies.

Shipping

Corporate Knights

JUNE 13, 2025

Agency for International Development, has historically prioritized food aid in the form of surplus U.S. While crucial in humanitarian crises, these flows have had an unintended side effect: crowding out investment in regional feed production, processing infrastructure and local supply chain development.

Supply Chain

Eco-Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

Image: Asian Development Bank , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Flickr. “As severe weather hits more and more often, if we don’t act now, we’re heading for an economic crisis that could rival 2008,” said TJ Helmstetter, a spokesperson for the group. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Economic growth 9. Infrastructure 10.

Climate Change

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In his new role, Castro will support executive leadership to improve operations, offer sustainability consulting, accelerate strategic market expansion, enable new partnerships, engage in public relations and external affairs, and drive business development.

Chief Sustainability Officer

Eco-Business

AUGUST 3, 2025

The Seville summit spotlighted calls for a more just financial system – yet Global South voices warn its voluntary outcomes fall short of the action needed to tackle debt, climate and development crises. Meanwhile, all of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the world, set to be achieved by 2030, are off track.

Development

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2025

China eventually reached a compromise but had earlier opposed “overly ambitious” climate goals and a global carbon levy, citing the potential for disproportionate impacts on developing nations. ” “A lot of work remains to be done.

Shipping

3BL Media

JULY 9, 2025

This year, the students were challenged to develop a market entry strategy targeting China for a sustainable product that reduces fast fashion waste from returns. Since its introduction to Japan in 2008, FedEx/JA ITC has continued to strengthen its commitment to helping students better understand the nuances of international trade.

Waste

Eco-Business

JULY 29, 2025

These estimates are used to assess progress on achieving global goals, such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched in 2015. Export restrictions were “critical factors” in driving the three major historical phosphate price spikes highlighted in the chart – in 1974, 2008 and 2021-22. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

Supply Chain

3BL Media

JUNE 17, 2025

PSE&G combined electric and gas bills are nearly equivalent to their 2008 levels when adjusted for inflation. We remain committed to working with policymakers regarding long-term solutions to these significant rate increases, including advancing policies that encourage the development of new power generation in New Jersey.

Development

3BL Media

AUGUST 13, 2025

The initiative equips universities in developing nations with scientific instruments, directly addressing infrastructure gaps in STEM education and research. The 10-year partnership aligns with the Schlumberger Foundation’s mission of powering STEM education as a key enabler of sustainable development.

3BL Media

JUNE 30, 2025

The right environment for personal growth Wherever Thierry Pimi has worked within Cummins, he has developed a reputation as a superb leader of people: someone who can bring the very best out of the individual and collective talent at his disposal. When you find partners that have similar values, it helps to create a culture that sticks.”

Development

Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 3, 2025

They connected into networks with leadership that can organize multiple groups around common purposes, such as local economic development. In only seven years, starting in 2008, Morganton quickly evolved from a deindustrialized textile city to a new kind of regional economic hub.

Banking

3BL Media

JULY 8, 2025

“While there is broad recognition that utilities are not the cause of these price increases, PSE&G is pleased to work with Governor Murphy, the legislature and the BPU to develop measures to blunt the immediate impact of higher costs” said Kim Hanemann, president and COO, PSE&G. “As

Development

3BL Media

JULY 28, 2025

The campaign kicks off as Philadelphia prepares to host some of the biggest matches of the world’s favorite sport in 2026 and builds upon Subaru and its retailers’ ongoing commitment to community and youth development. With a commitment to developing youth, the Union has signed 25 academy prospects to homegrown player contracts.

Banking

3BL Media

MARCH 27, 2024

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. Housing cost increases drive increases in construction labor, making development more expensive.

Development

GreenBiz

APRIL 11, 2022

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. Developed in collaboration with Weinreb Group, the report highlights the emerging opportunities in the sustainability profession.

Development

GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. Now, L’Oreal is working with Ecologic to develop paper packaging for its professional-level products that are used in hair salons. Across the U.S. Rendering of Redken eco.bottle.

Manufacturing

GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2021

We were founded in 2008 and our teams are based in Australia, Chile, and the United States. Edge Environment. taylor flores. Wed, 07/14/2021 - 09:37. Edge is an international sustainability consultancy focused on serving clients based in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Supply Chains

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In a significant step toward sustainable development, DP World has expanded its Sustainable Development Impact Disclosure (SDID) to include Brazil, Senegal, and South Africa. In Brazil, for example, DP World is collaborating with Rumo, a leading Brazilian logistics company, to develop a terminal in Santos capable of handling 12.5

Development

GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Countries around the globe are set to launch the biggest round of infrastructure investment since the post-2008 financial crisis stimulus measures. Before the shovels hit the dirt, it's worth understanding how the world of 2020 is different from the world of 2008. For example, since 2008, the percentage of U.S.

Shipping

3BL Media

AUGUST 13, 2024

Services include financial education and counseling, workforce development programs, business support services, Individual Development Accounts (IDA) for savings, scholarship opportunities and housing support. ProsperityME’s programs are available to low-income individuals of any nationality. “We

Banking

3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Together, the group speaks on the importance of preserving historic buildings and how RHC is helping developers navigate the complexity of applying for state and federal historic tax credit incentives. Special guests Emily Ramsey | Ramsey Historic Consultants Emily Ramsey is an expert in historic preservation tax incentive programs.

Development

3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Bancorp Impact Finance is leaning in to provide debt and equity toward affordable housing developments across the state, including two projects located within historical Los Angeles neighborhoods. First opened in May 1944, the complex was initially developed as semi-permanent housing during World War II for war workers.

Development