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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

In the fourth year of her accounting degree at McGill University, Sarah Keyes walked into the classroom of a mandatory credit course called The Social Context of Business. When she walked out that day in 2009, she wasn’t sure she still wanted to be an accountant.

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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

These projects may address clean and renewable energy, solid waste management, carbon efficient urban infrastructure, climate resilient agriculture, biodiversity and resource conservation, etc. In the third quarter of 2020 a record $76.5 The Current State of Green Financing Policy Directives.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

during model years 2009-2015, which meant these vehicles’ emissions were far greater than advertised. This case explores how the company’s culture and corporate governance structure may have contributed to this crisis. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing?

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Rose Stuckey Kirk, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon. You’ve got until March 24 to suggest them.