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The State of Green Business 2021

GreenBiz

The State of Green Business 2021. Adapted from the 14th annual State of Green Business report, our annual report card on progress by the world’s largest companies. It’s a lot to take in, especially for the many critics of sustainable business activities, who are prone to see virtually any corporate action as too little, too late.

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

GreenBiz

The engine behind green business is the same as any business: capital. Fixed-income investors are able to drive how much of the bond market is green, or better yet, which bonds adhere to the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice. Lastly, diversity drives innovation. Marilyn Waite. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 02:00.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Anyone doubting the seriousness of the campaign needs only look at the team behind it. The reason they do that is to maintain their relevance to the economy, to convince politicians that they don't need regulation, and to try and get the public to not worry about the fact that these companies are destroying the planet.".

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Industrial decarbonization picks up steam

GreenBiz

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. All three are in urgent need of innovations and deployments, but the last of those three — combustion — has, until now, received the least attention. Green hydrogen. Industrial decarbonization picks up steam. Sarah Golden. Electrification.

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The Future – It’s Electric! But Are We Ready?

3BL Media

Yes, if there is political will and bipartisan action by our government to create policies that would incentivize new infrastructure investments through private and public partnerships, enact legislation to help permitting, and most importantly - modernize our nation’s antiquated electric grid infrastructure.

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6 Key Tasks at COP27

Chris Hall

These compounding crises underscore the urgent need for countries to work together at COP27 to accelerate climate action and rebuild confidence that global, collective action can solve humanity’s greatest challenges. At the same time, initiatives beyond the formal UN negotiations must also play a role to meet scale of what is needed.

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It takes a village to succeed in climate tech

GreenBiz

Solving climate change depends, to some extent, on technological innovation. New technology needs to complement existing solutions, deployed immediately. But the IPCC pathways make clear that the route to mitigation goes through innovation. So, what does it take to turn a societal need into a functional reality?