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Guest Post: Climate Risks To Financial Performance Are Hugely Under-estimated

ESG Today

Companies face a growing array of climate risks more immediate and severe than previously believed, from extreme weather events disrupting supply chains to rising climate litigation and regulations against carbon-intensive industries. For many, it’s simply because they don’t understand it.

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Chemours, National Hockey League, and Snider Hockey Partner to Bring a Robust STEM Program to Students at Drexel Neumann Academy

3BL Media

Select students will also have the opportunity to apply for academic scholarships offered by Snider Hockey. “We They can also participate in a field trip to the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, Del., and in a Snider Hockey summer camp that will feature a custom STEM-based curriculum.

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Global Commons Stewardship Index contrasts how countries impact the environment at home and abroad

Sustainable Development Network

Trade is an important source of income and prosperity in many coun­tries, yet unsustainable supply chains also drive environmental degradation such as defor­estation, rising GHG emissions, and other adverse effects. Rich countries generate the largest share of the international spillovers that need to be addressed.

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Circumnavigating the Globe in the Search of Happiness and Sustainability

Sustainable Development Network

Paul Polman, Chair of the International Chambers of Commerce and the UN Global Compact, and Co-Founder of IMAGINE, said, “ Happiness and the Sustainable Development Goals are nearly the same…. He called on all participants to “pledge to reduce our consumption on this planet. … We were also reminded throughout the event that unity is key.

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

3BL Media

That loss would be a massive hit to the global economy. is not a party to the convention, but that matters little in these days of the global economy and the multinational companies many of you work for or the international supply chains you are all part of. I have to clarify that the U.S.

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Building an Inclusive Economy and Stronger B Corp Community

B the Change

At the core of every B Local are B Corps — for-profit companies using the power of business to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. B Locals are place-based communities of people using business as a force for good. It’s not just the actions of a single company,” he said.

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Investing in the EV Revolution

Chris Hall

Firstly, the global economy is in the midst of the clean energy transition, one of the biggest changes to an economic system since the second industrial revolution, which introduced mass production in the late 19 th and early 20 th century. Dynamic market expansion.