How to build a business plan from your academic sustainability research
GreenBiz
MARCH 14, 2022
Some of the most important research on climate changing is happening in academia, but getting it from the lab to the investor table is key.
AB and Columbia Climate School Kicked Off Its Climate Change Curriculum 2.0
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Last week, AB and Columbia Climate School kicked off the first module of its Climate Change Curriculum 2.0, We also believe that strive to hold ourselves as a firm to similar practices that we ask of issues. Our stewardship practices, investment strategy and decision-making are guided by our purpose, mission and values.
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New Report Finds Half of All Credit Union Industry Assets at Risk From Climate Change
3BL Media
MAY 10, 2022
The report, The Changing Climate for Credit Unions , finds that more than 60% of all credit unions—and at least $1.2 trillion in credit union assets—are at physical risk from climate change. The report argues that it is incredibly risky for credit unions to ignore the climate threats with 60% of U.S.
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Central Banks and Climate Change
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 3, 2021
Central banks are increasingly called upon to address climate change. Proposals for central bank action on climate change range from programs of “green” quantitative easing, to increases in risk-based capital requirements to deter banks from lending to climate-unfriendly business.
Climate disasters, traumatic events have long-term impacts on youths' academics
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 30, 2023
Experiencing traumatic events such as natural disasters may have long-term consequences for the academic progress and future food security of youth -- a problem researchers said could worsen with the increased frequency of extreme weather events due to climate change.
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Leading Academic Economist Offers Optimism about Climate Change Policy
Energy Central
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Over the past three years, I’ve had the pleasure of engaging in podcast conversations with some truly outstanding scholars who have carried out important research in the realm of environment, energy, and resource economics, and recently was no exception, when my guest was Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor (..)
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Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
by Jyoti Mishra, University of California, San Diego The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. Climate change … Continue reading Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
While academics in the Global North increasingly focus on relevance, they still tend to neglect engaging with grand challenges for the Global South. This raises the question: How can academics from the Global North have an impact without imposing their ideas and mindset on people in the Global South? Create time and resource buffers.
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Universities must reject fossil fuel cash for climate research, say academics
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 23, 2022
Universities must stop accepting funding from fossil fuel companies to conduct climate research, even if the research is aimed at developing green and low-carbon technology, an influential group of distinguished academics has said.
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Guy Carpenter launches new investment structure for climate change insurance
Environmental Finance
JUNE 12, 2023
Guy Carpenter and an academic from Queen Mary University of London have outlined a re/insurance structure, partly backed by private investors, "to facilitate improved financial resilience and loss prevention for climate change-related weather risks".
The scientists who switched focus to fight climate change
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2022
Four researchers describe how they found different ways of responding to the planet’s biggest threat — from quitting tenure to overhauling their academic programme. Read the full story in Nature.
Marine protected areas overwhelmingly manage with climate change in mind
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 8, 2023
The disconnect can leave academics and practitioners disheartened and a bit frustrated. Scientific findings don't always translate neatly into actions, especially in conservation and resource management.
Academic paper highlights AD’s current and future carbon footprint
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Providing evidence of Climate Action is critically needed and what Malaby Biogas is planning in Wiltshire is evidence of this. The AD industry is part of the secret war tacking climate change. Making a carbon trading scheme accessible to all sectors and at all scales will help drive the change we urgently need.
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Alexander Zaitchik on Effective Altruism + Longtermism
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Bankman-Fried was one of the largest donors to and a huge proponent of effective altruism, a social and philosophical movement started by academics Peter Singer, Toby Ord, and William MacAskill. KEYWORDS: altruism, Longtermism, philanthropy, cryptocurrency, climate change.
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WEF Launches Initiative to Channel $3 Trillion per Year to Tackle Climate Change & Nature Loss
ESG Today
JANUARY 17, 2023
The post WEF Launches Initiative to Channel $3 Trillion per Year to Tackle Climate Change & Nature Loss appeared first on ESG Today.
Scotiabank's Net-Zero Research Fund Now Accepting Applications in Celebration of World Environment Day
3BL Media
JUNE 13, 2022
DESCRIPTION: TORONTO, June 13, 2022 /3BL Media/ - In celebration of World Environment Day, Scotiabank is announcing that from now until July 14th, Scotiabank's Net-Zero Research Fund is accepting funding applications from think tanks and academic institutions that are supporting key sectors in their efforts to decarbonize the economy.
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SDSN Supports Academic Conference on Growth, Resilience and Sustainability in Asia
Sustainable Development Network
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Crisis is an opportunity for change, she said, and gave the example of the nexus between conflict and climate change that has given rise to the current global food price and food security crisis, which is relegating millions into poverty.
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins MIT SHINE Research Initiative
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The work of MIT SHINE aligns with the SAC’s strategic focus on three foundational pillars – combating climate change, ensuring decent work for all, and shaping a nature-positive future. We’re thrilled to join this powerful initiative.”
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Climate and energy fantasy and tyranny
Energy Central
JANUARY 26, 2024
It’s mystifying and terrifying that our lives, livelihoods and living standards are increasingly dictated by activist, political, bureaucratic, academic and media ruling elites, who disseminate theoretical nonsense, calculated myths and outright disinformation. Not only on pronouns, gender and immigration – but on climate change.
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SAP at COP28: Navigating Climate Change Together
3BL Media
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The world is watching as tens of thousands of leaders gather for the 28 th UN Climate Change Conference ( COP28 ) at Expo City in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12. Climate change poses an unparalleled challenge that necessitates collective effort – a challenge no single entity can tackle alone.
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Most Canadians want their investments to align with climate action
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The proposal moves beyond traditional frameworks, which consider only how the financial sector is affected by climate risk, to also tackle how investments in polluting industries can make climate change worse. The bill would create a duty for leaders of financial institutions to consider – and take – climate action.
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MSCI Launches New Sustainability Institute
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Investment data and research provider MSCI announced today the launch of the MSCI Sustainability Institute, a new initiative aimed at enabling collaboration across the capital markets ecosystem on the creation of sustainable value and addressing global challenges such as climate change.
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Antioch University Receives $1 Million Gift to Create the Tom Wessels Environmental Scholarship
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Scholarships to be Awarded to Historically Underrepresented and Most Academically Qualified Students. MS on Resource Management and Administration with three curricular pathways in Leadership and Management of Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, and International Development and Climate Change.
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Guest Post: Climate Risks To Financial Performance Are Hugely Under-estimated
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
By: Emma Cutler, Senior Analyst, Verdantix News of climate change- and El Nino-driven drought slowing traffic in the Panama Canal hit headlines last week. Where the news will likely never appear, however, is firms’ own reporting, even for those that experience significant losses, at least not as a climate-related loss.
Team Dow Volunteers at the Core of a Healthy Mangrove Forest in Thailand
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Today, the Dow & Thailand Mangrove Alliance is taking mangrove conservation to the next level and engaging both public and private sectors as well as surrounding communities in reducing the impact of climate change and marine debris.
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Cascale Announces New CEO
3BL Media
MAY 1, 2024
His deep commitment to our strategic objectives, from combating climate change to fostering decent work and building a nature-positive future, combined with his extensive experience at top global companies, uniquely positions him to propel Cascale forward. Colin is the right leader for our transformative journey.
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Morgan Stanley backs cohort of sustainable solutions
Impact Alpha
JUNE 14, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 14 — Morgan Stanley is dipping into academic institutions, nonprofit initiatives and startup ventures to find breakthrough solutions in climate change, The post Morgan Stanley backs cohort of sustainable solutions appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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Power of the people
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Patrick Regan is an international expert on the causes and prevention of civil wars and the politics of climate change. His work has been cited in more than 7,000 academic articles. Read the full story in Notre Dame Magazine. But he left all that to start a solar energy company that employs former convicts. Read more →
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Central banks 'could demand transition plans to help set capital requirements'
Environmental Finance
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A "high likelihood [of] sudden build-ups of prudential risks" caused by climate change should see central banks and supervisors adjust prudential requirements for banks based on their transition plans, academics have recommended.
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Revolutionizing the Cold Chain: The ‘-15°C Initiative’ and Its Global Impact on Sustainability
3BL Media
DECEMBER 7, 2023
As the world grapples with the escalating food security crisis exacerbated by climate change, a groundbreaking initiative is emerging. The campaign's core objective is to reimagine the cold chain – the process of transporting and storing perishable goods – to bolster food security and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Is it time for a ‘planned retreat’ from building near flood plains?
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 31, 2022
Through his academic and professional work, Lokman has focused on the places where land and water meet, and how these zones have emerged as a critical front line in the fight against climate change. The flood is showing that climate change doesn’t know boundaries.”. The average claim now runs to $43,000.
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As corporate leaders pledge to embrace purpose beyond profit, are business schools keeping up?
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
An undergraduate course on “sustainability as a strategic lever for companies” explores corporate practices (good and bad) that play out in global circumstances of poverty, social inequality, resource scarcity and climate change. Some academics successfully pivoted years ago. How fantastic is that?”.
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Are You Ready To Change the Way You Think About Climate Action?
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The situation is becoming dire: climate change is one of the greatest threats facing people, wildlife and the planet. Tackling this crisis requires a shift in our mindset and practices to change the planet. Changing how we think about our planet is just as critical as building new sustainable technologies.
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The Consumer Goods Forum Releases Executive Summary After Global Summit Kyoto 2023
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
As climate change, political conflicts and other disruptions continue to disrupt the supply chain, companies must ensure that consumers retain access to the goods that support and improve their lives.
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Untapped potential
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2023
Enhancing the ocean’s ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will be crucial in the fight against climate change, according to a new research paper, published on 21 December in the journal Joule. At present, around 25% of all CO2 emitted to the air is absorbed by the oceans.
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The Real Climate Heroes; Defying Logic To Create a Positive Future
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Their research included areas such as the effects of melting glaciers on phytoplankton communities in the Antarctic, how deep-sea, low-oxygen ecosystems are affected by climate change, and how the ocean responds to tropical cyclones, warming and the impacts of sea-level rise.
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition To Host Manufacturer Forum in Bangladesh
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Collaborative opportunities at Manufacturer Forum: Dhaka are critical to driving equitable and restorative business practices related to the SAC’s three core pillars: Combat Climate Change, Decent Work for All, and Nature Positive Future. —
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How the climate crisis will crash the economy
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. snowstorm within 48 hours.
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Should corporations be activists?
Corporate Knights
MAY 3, 2022
The co-author of Organising Responses to Climate Change: The Politics of Mitigation, Adaptation and Suffering, to be released this year, offers his admittedly unpopular remedy: global government intervention to price carbon and embrace renewable energy. How do we propel companies beyond “islands of sustainability”?
Fashion Industry’s Role at COP27 in Driving Collective Action To Deliver on Decarbonization Targets
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
DESCRIPTION: SAN FRANCISCO, AMSTERDAM, and HONG KONG, November 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The recently concluded annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) brought delegates from all over the world to discuss the progress the world has made in the fight against climate change and the impact business is having on people and planet.
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The Benefits of Early STEM Education
3BL Media
JANUARY 16, 2024
Encouraging STEM learning from an early age unleashes children’s innate curiosity and gives them the confidence to evolve into life-long problem-solvers in their future academic and professional pursuits. What are the benefits of early STEM education?
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Achieves 300+ Member Milestone
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
This has meant combining long-term thinking with shorter-term, achievable, and measurable goals,” commented Christina Downend, head of climate change at Dunelm, a candidate member in home furnishings, a new adjacent product category for the SAC.
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SDSN and Siemens Gamesa announce the winner of the first edition of Universities for Goal 13, the global competition promoting university talent in the fight against climate change
Sustainable Development Network
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Universities for Goal 13 is an international competition organized by Siemens Gamesa and UN SDSN to promote university talent in the fight against climate change. The winning project is: "Byte Rainforest: A new pathway to realize the intangible value of tropical rainforest” developed by Tsinghua University.
SAC and Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action Open Public Consultation on Guidance for Accurate and Consistent Scope Three Measurement
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
DESCRIPTION: In partnership with the UN Climate Change-convened Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (Fashion Charter), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has led the development of new guidance to help apparel and footwear companies more efficiently and consistently measure their purchased goods and services (PG&S) emissions.
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