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Everything You Need To Know About Green Building Certification

3BL Media

ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program run by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that promotes energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. One key aspect of this program is the Net Zero Certification, specifically targeting net zero energy use in buildings.

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How Your Business Can Achieve Climate Neutrality

3BL Media

Climate neutrality is the concept of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by balancing the emissions human sources release into the Earth’s atmosphere with the amount the planet naturally absorbs in emission “sinks,” like forests and oceans, via a process called sequestration. Your business can help. It matters to stakeholders.

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Improving Sustainability Performance with EHS and ESG Management Software

Sphera

EHS software is being shaped by the need to facilitate zero-incident rates and broaden worker health management, while also addressing the wider ESG landscape, including the increasing need to manage and report on a company’s net-zero emissions performance.

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5 Must-Have Capabilities for Sustainability and ESG Software

Sphera

Firms around the world have drafted and shared strategies to address investor pressure and align with net-zero policies, but only a few have defined an approach that can truly deliver on their stated goals. Net-Zero Strategy Development and Program Implementation.

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4 opportunities for gas utilities to accelerate the energy transition today

Renewable Energy World

To achieve this level of emission reductions, New Jersey has found that “policies requiring net-zero emissions for new construction must be paired with aggressive requirements for electrification of older residential and commercial buildings as soon as practicable.” Recent research shows that estimated U.S.

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Earth Day – Climate Week – The World Celebrates Promises and Actions to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Sustainability Update

And more related content to share on G&A’s Sustainability Update blog. Climate Envoy John Kerry, investors, and banks to highlight growing net-zero momentum in U.S. Reminder – there is much more related current and archived climate change content beyond the silos for you on the G&A’s SustainabilityHQ platform.

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Methane trackers pick up the slack as U.S. regulatory pressure evaporates

Corporate Knights

For the first time in nearly three decades, the EPA did not publish its mandatory annual report on national greenhouse gas emissions this year. As the EPA stops tracking greenhouse gas emissions, state and local regulators may have no choice but to turn to independent emissions databases for information.