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A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience

GreenBiz

Her work — in blogs, scholarship, professional services and a forthcoming book — reminds professionals that deals made on the backs of oppressed people are no deals at all. . One is looking at Mexico, and the tension between climate change mitigation and justice for communities. Energy & Climate. Renewable Energy.

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Global Perspectives on the Difference Between CSR and ESG

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Sustainability efforts have gained momentum as businesses and governments experience the mounting impact of climate change. ESG assessments can be and often are undertaken voluntarily, but with the increase in government action on climate change, some ESG assessments have become a necessary part of regulatory compliance.

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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26

3BL Media

SUMMARY: The need for climate finance – the local, national, or transnational financing that enables climate change mitigation and adaptation – was much debated at COP26. Funding Climate Action: The Need for Private Sector Leadership. SOURCE: EcoVadis.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In May, Mark Mason flung open a door that’s rarely unlatched on Wall Street by publishing a wrenching company blog post against systemic racism. Elsa Wenzel.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

She became intrigued by her clients’ requests for investments with a triple bottom line — and the very notion that profitability and impact needn’t be mutually exclusive. . Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox. Charlotte Bande, 29. Heather Clancy.

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