3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

Market and investor pressure, business impact, and customer pressure are shaping the demand for sustainable business practices. Indeed, nearly half (49%) of investors globally would divest from companies that are not taking sufficient action on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Reduce Waste.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment. Carbontech, a category of climate tech I’d love to see break through next year. How ginormous could the carbontech market get? Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Heather Clancy. Innovation.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A 2022 PwC report noted that investors globally are expected to increase their ESG-related assets under management across mandates, mutual funds and private markets to US$33.9 The IA collects data on its UK investor members in Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised investment funds and FCA-recognised overseas funds, according to Thomas.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

You can find the article below, or at the original source on Business Insider’s website here. The notion that institutional and small investors can back companies that are socially responsible — or ensuring their bottom lines are safe from climate change — has been a boon for Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

And that’s what makes it prohibitive for a lot of fund managers, or potential fund managers, to get into this (impact investing) space.” What they need is more investors — both foreign and domestic — to back their efforts. We’ll explore some of their key insights in this article. There’s no quick fix for these obstacles.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Some ESG funds are surrendering their ‘deep green’ Article 9 label. SFDR created, among others, two categories of ESG-related funds, Article 8 and Article 9. In a word, scrutiny – from regulators, from some investors and from independent researchers. What is going on? What is going on? Acting in good faith.

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Stacey Higginbotham

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The law borrows from laws already passed in California, the UK and recommendations by NIST, and I expect we’ll see the usual complaints that it goes too far and will add to the cost of devices. I do wish that test was longer, so we could see if something that is likely to cost as much as this roaming robot is the best option.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2023

For example, we’re seeing some ESG-focused investors blink under pressure if their investee companies’ short-term results don’t match expectations, no matter how strong their long-term green strategy is. How to look good under bright light In summary, there will be few hiding places over the next five years.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Across all of these different material types, we are working on developing a roadmap that will outline, first in the next two to three years, what we can do in the near term that will really move the needle to get us to that 2030 goal. . We see VF as really enabling the brands to succeed with their sustainability strategies. .

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Partnering with investor-owned utilities. Cities and counties often are required by state law to buy electricity from a regulated investor-owned utility (IOU) and lack the ability to choose their electricity supplier or generation source. Getting involved in wholesale energy markets. Sponsored Article. Policy & Politics.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

France, which gets 70% of its energy from nuclear power, will be responsible for turning the consultation responses into draft legislation. Draft proposals leaked at the start of January could well see gas and nuclear included in the EU’s taxonomy of environmentally sustainable economic activities , subject to certain conditions.

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Stacey Higginbotham

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The UK has rules that call for expiration dates on connected devices and mandates security updates for up to three years after a product is sold, so we’re slowly getting to a place where regulators realize that connected devices don’t have to die when the cloud does — and that such deaths contribute to e-waste. Petafloptimism ).

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Stacey Higginbotham

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s only 10 pages and worth the read, if only to get a sense of how nuanced merger reviews might become. Nanoleaf will no longer sell its original Light Panels : Nanoleaf will no longer sell its original triangle-shaped Light Panels that launched in 2016. It sounds legit to me and clearly investors agree, as Ambient.ai

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B the Change

JULY 28, 2022

Businesses May Soon Face New SEC Requirements By Chelsea Hicks-Webster As the Earth warms and humans experience the negative impacts of climate change , investors and society are pressuring companies to react. In this article, Dr. Christian Blanco of Ohio State University explains how companies can effectively meet reporting requirements.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Taken together with a call to triple renewables deployment, [take] action on methane emissions, and get a loss and damage fund going, Dubai may well be the most significant COP since the Paris Agreement in 2015.”Initial But as someone who has been in this space for more than 20 years, I see a vision we can rally around.”

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

Sustainable investment experts predicted an even greater emphasis by investors on public policy, at a recent roundtable held by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor. So, it’s not really surprising if the regulators get a few things wrong, but the overall trajectory is positive.”. Beyond disclosure.

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Sustainability Matters

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Approval times for renewables projects are too slow and investors are deterred by an uncertain environment. In this article, Jan Kwak, Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch , provides a range of solutions that could help Australia create a defined and clear renewable energy plan. “If

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

How to Set Business Targets That Help Address Climate Change (Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash ) This article by Matthew Lynch , Rob Klassen , and Chelsea Hicks-Webster is part of “ The Basics ” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

At the time of speaking to EIOPA, 21 NCAs had not identified occurrences of greenwashing “due to resourcing constraints, low supply of products with sustainability features, and because the relevant sustainable finance requirements are new or not fully in force”. Not anecdotally, but in specific terms.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JULY 28, 2023

The smallest tag for handheld devices has an 8-year battery life and an LED light that can be remotely triggered to start blinking so as to help find the object. According to this article, the device will detect humans within 10 feet while consuming less than 10 microamps. I think I need one of those as opposed to an AirTag.

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Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

billion in 2022 — and the increasing availability of voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) which have effectively transformed carbon into a new asset class — a security — that buyers and investors can now trade as part of their green finance efforts. The post Commodity AND Security appeared first on ESG Investor.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Storytelling creates empathy by painting a picture that others can see. As a design professional I have always relied on pictures to get my ideas across, and I still believe in the power of images, so I take a both/and approach to storytelling. When you are creating something from nothing, sometimes a story is all you have.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

To get that kind of vote on this ask, that sends a message," said Cherie Peele, program manager at the Chemical Footprint Project. . Investors, it seems, want more transparency from companies about how they are moving toward safer chemicals, to manage their risks and respond to consumer preferences. It’s a mainstream concern.". "I

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The PRI preamble distills the purpose of ESG integration down to financial performance and societal impact: “We believe ESG issues can affect (financial) performance” and “we recognize that (ESG integration) may better align investors with societal objectives” (my italics). ” But this is a very big if.

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B the Change

JULY 23, 2022

Hug de Larauze: Funding is essential to achieving our mission, and we are incredibly grateful and lucky to have investors that believe in us and our mission. And unfortunately the story only gets worse. Do you see consumer sentiment changing around buying refurbished items or being more motivated by sustainability issues?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The circular economy is based on three principles, driven by design (see butterfly diagram below): Eliminating waste and pollution; Circulating products and materials (at their highest value); Regenerating nature. The post Circularity in the Era of Overshoot appeared first on ESG Investor. in 2018, 8.6% in 2020 to 7.2%

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

states to be mapped for renewable energy by Mark and his team of students at Stanford University (see Mark’s abbreviated bio, below). To get to the heart of his story, I did what I always do—I read the last chapter of his book first. To read more about Jacobson’s home, check out these articles in Dwell , InHabitat and BoneStructure.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

It was reassuring to see people like me, from various backgrounds, working so passionately for a more sustainable world.". GreenBiz 21 brought together so many different organizations and individuals sustainably transforming business, allowing me to see that everyone has a unique career path. Kristina Chu .

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B the Change

AUGUST 31, 2022

Put in plainer language, companies contribute to carbon emissions in the following ways: Burning fossil fuels to create energy for light, temperature control, and machinery. No action toward reducing carbon emissions would be adequate if businesses didn’t get involved. You know the saying: “What gets measured, gets managed.”

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

I recently checked in with Mahon, one of this year's 25 Badass Women in Sustainability , to get an update on how her priorities have shifted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corporate awakening about systemic racism. It was always very hard to get at that discussion. And so we are looking at that.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. After the sound , fury and compromises, what will investors remember COP28 for? In this summary article, ESG Investor covers some of the areas with the biggest implications for asset owners.

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Gail Tverberg

JANUARY 18, 2022

The empty shelves some of us have been seeing recently are testimony to the fact that complexity is reaching a limit. Also, a huge amount of energy is needed in winter to keep homes warm and to keep the lights on. Individual citizens will become unhappy with their high cost of heat and light.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2023

A recent report from NGO ShareAction attributes the dip in support for ESG resolutions to the ‘Big Three’ asset managers – BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Global Advisors – voting in support for fewer than in previous years. Speaking to ESG Investor , Chloe Horne, Stewardship Specialist at the Principles for Responsible Investment (..)

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

I recently checked in with Mahon, one of this year's 25 Badass Women in Sustainability , to get an update on how her priorities have shifted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corporate awakening about systemic racism. It was always very hard to get at that discussion. And so we are looking at that.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. and globally by 2040.

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Just Capital

APRIL 1, 2022

When it comes to stakeholder capitalism, we don’t often think of activist investors as major protagonists. He concludes, “This mockery of meritocracy is the quintessential example of why capitalism and business get a bad rap and people are disillusioned with the American Dream.”. One last point: Not all activist investors are the same.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 1, 2022

At that point, all the climate disruptions we’re already seeing will become a lot more severe. And I see everywhere where there’s humans burning fossil fuels just emitting tons and tons of noxious gas. We need to get out of this binary. It’s the same idea with the sun’s radiation getting trapped inside the Earth’s atmosphere.

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