GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

One silver lining of this horrific moment is the rise of loans, bonds and other financial instruments linked to sustainability outcomes. There are, no doubt, other flavors, with more to come. The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance. Joel Makower. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 02:11. By whatever name, money is pouring in.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

September 12, 2023 /3BL/ - Duke Energy's grid improvements helped customers keep their lights on while Hurricane Idalia crossed Florida. The technology can quickly identify power outages and alternate energy pathways to restore service faster for customers when an outage occurs. is one of America’s largest energy holding companies.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Francis Amoako-Poku, currently an R&D Director at Mondelēz International, had had a remarkable 15-year journey within the company, predominantly shaping the confections category in Research & Development. I’ve worked with the company for 15 years now, predominantly within the confections category (Stride, Trident, SPK, SF etc.)

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Getty found that months into the pandemic, consumers still had attention for other issues, represented by four basic categories: sustainability; wellness; "realness" (authenticity); and technology. In other words, even in times of enormous upheaval, people still have, and act on, personal values. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 30, 2024

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Consumers can also be producers of energy (e.g. Digitalization of electric grids is supporting new ways to source and use energy more sustainably while also enhancing cybersecurity.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

SOURCE: Duke Energy. 4, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Duke Energy has received a perfect score for the fifth year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2022 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBTQ-friendly corporate practices and policies. . Duke Energy.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

One year ago, cloud software powerhouse Salesforce began touting its answer with the general availability of the Salesforce Sustainability Cloud, a platform for providing real-time access to ESG data such as energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Here are four players I’ll be watching more carefully. Finance & Investing.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

The choice of suppliers to audit is based on the risk assessment along with other business considerations. Ericsson is a member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and is working to have its suppliers join the organization to make further use of the RBA audit program and other RBA assets.

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Sphera

MAY 23, 2023

In addition, this thesis investigates the share of environmental burden on selected impact categories along the life cycle of chemical recycling. These impact categories include acidification, climate change, eutrophication, particulate matter, photochemical ozone formation, resource use and water use, among others.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Electric vehicles have been one of the hottest categories for SPACs, as more than 24 EV-related companies agreed to go public via SPAC mergers over the last nine months. percent while the median return for other SPACs is 7.7 In just the first six weeks of 2021, SPACs raised $33 billion, more than was raised by all SPACs before 2020.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the leading organizations promoting standardized ESG reporting, announced today the publication today of new draft Climate Change and Energy Standards, aimed at enabling companies to disclose their climate change transition plans and actions, and on their climate-related energy transition initiatives.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The 2022 ESG Report contains the results of the company’s inaugural ESG Priority Assessment, which guides VIAVI’s overall ESG strategy by identifying the environmental, social, and governance topics that have the greatest impact on its business strategy, success, and ability to generate long-term value. Environment.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbontech, a category of climate tech I’d love to see break through next year. What you are seeing is an accelerating pace of interest and activity," said Nicholas Eisenberger, managing director at Pure Energy partners and co-founder of CCN, who spoke about this topic during a carbontech market update at VERGE 20. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. SAI’s Farm Sustainability Assessment dives into 112 questions over 17 categories to evaluate a farm’s investment in sustainable practices. And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5 Food & Agriculture. Food & Agriculture. Sustainability.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

The Impact Dashboard model’s outcomes and impacts associated with preferred materials sourcing — and environmental indicators of greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and fossil-based energy use is modeled using the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MCI). This year, results show a slight growth, from 0.06 percent to 0.07

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

These foods offer the intriguing possibility of wellness benefits, as many contain live probiotics that can be beneficial for digestive health and may contain more bioactive or bioavailable end products such as vitamins or other compounds. Foodservice operators use fermented foods to add complexity and depth to their dishes.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Protecting biodiversity—animals, plants and other living organisms, and the ecosystems they are part of—is vital to maintaining the health of our planet and the products, services and economic activity that sustain our daily life. The web of risks becomes even more complex when other causes of biodiversity loss are considered.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

SOURCE: Duke Energy. SUMMARY: Less than 5% of energy from coal by 2030, full exit by 2035 (1). February 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Duke Energy is taking additional steps toward action on climate change while maintaining its commitment to reliable, accessible and affordable energy for customers and communities. Duke Energy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

White identified a few factors that stakeholders can focus on to shift behavior — social influence (in other words, peer pressure), habit formation, individual values, emotional buy-in and tangible outcomes. . The biggest chunk of that is the energy used to heat the water in the washing machine. Pull Quote. Consumer Trends.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2022

With rising prices for gas, food, rent and other essential items, it is a critical time to carefully budget and spend wisely. If there are cost savings, reallocate that money to paying down other debt or add it to savings. This can be for a specific category, such as groceries, clothing or entertainment.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

Its definition is still largely associated with "green construction": directly linked to the energy efficiency of buildings (42%) and to achieving carbon neutrality in construction (33%). On the other hand, the role of public initiatives (standards, regulations, aid), although fundamental, remains underestimated.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

SOURCE: Duke Energy. September 23, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Reinforcing the company’s leadership in sustainability, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) successfully launched the utility industry’s first sustainable commercial paper notes. Duke Energy. Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.,

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2023

One of the most common questions I hear when I talk to private equity, venture capital firms and other ESG-centered investors is pretty basic: Where do I start?There While the topics below represent groups of metrics, I will mention a few of the most important ones within each group and how they can be useful.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And energy providers the world over are rushing to slash their reliance on fossil fuels as the clean energy transition gathers pace. . We can't let these major oil companies that are spending most of their capex on oil and gas run a bunch of advertising pretending they're renewable energy companies.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

ASCOR attempted to integrate new topics into existing indicators rather than creating new, separate indicators. In its initial consultation document, ASCOR had a total of 19 sub-categories featuring a total of 55 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ indicators selected based on materiality, availability and comparability under the three pillars.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The first set of CSRD standards includes two cross-cutting standards and ten topical standards that companies must report against according to a double materiality assessment. This article focuses on the Climate Change topical standard of the CSRD, known as ESRS E1. In this scenario, companies face impacts from (e.g.)

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

I’m not sure any other cheap vinyl decal has had more of an impact on my life or career. Various topics were mentioned including shifting customer behaviors, the move from brick and mortar to online, fraud and others that all seemed right. I still remember the moment I saw the bumper sticker. The response was mixed.

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Only Green Tech

MAY 19, 2022

Bioenergy has been used for millennia in addition to animal energy. As energy needs grew, people began to use water and wind energy in addition to wood, culminating in the first industrial revolution in the United Kingdom. The energy needs were growing every day. How Humanity’s Energy Needs Will Affect Your Future?

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This will provide the lens that a brand’s board can use to ensure they are investing with ‘good’ media companies, like any other part of their supply chain. Category and subcategory ESG ratings can be weighted to fit around a company’s specific core values. Cynthia Figge, CEO and Co-founder, CSRHub.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

We are already preparing for this today, and have laid down our vision for future wireless possibilities in our 6G white paper , as well as in other cross-sectoral initiatives such as Hexa-X. For example, there is an increased focus on circularity, and that hardware should be both reusable and energy-optimized.

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Sustainability Update

JUNE 22, 2023

The implementation of sustainability reporting within these higher education institutions (HEIs) demonstrates to students and other stakeholders the importance of accountability and environmental stewardship within all organizations and facets of life. Top scorers are highlighted in AASHE’s Sustainable Campus Index. [5]

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 10, 2023

But there is still a lot of things to improve on this topic. . Most municipal waste – except things such as batteries, electronics and so on that are taken care of separately – can be sorted out in three broad categories. Recycling allows for cheaper, less energy intensive and less polluting materials. .

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Sustainable Round Table

JANUARY 17, 2024

The “Declaration For Purchaser Caused EACs” provides SBER Member-Clients and other industry leaders with an opportunity to reify their buying best practice into a “Fair Labor”-like tag that the global market can reward and scale. Kristen Chambers, Global Sr.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

These categories represent critical questions facing a financial institution that has committed or may be looking to commit its portfolio to alignment with a climate goal. Other tools are more forward looking to support investing that steers portfolios in line with climate commitments over time. Disclosure and reporting. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. Forest Service estimates that trees reduce the energy consumption needed to cool homes in the U.S. They reduce the costs of doing all kinds of other work, including stormwater management, air purification and water retention.

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

SR Inc asked the GHG Protocol to prioritize the following changes in our review: Topic SR Inc Suggestion & Position Critical nature of maintaining the existing Scope 2 market-based approach Maintain the market-based accounting approach for Scope 2 to enable corporates to take credit for procurement of renewable energy.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At business schools worldwide, topics on sustainability, climate risk and income inequality are popping up in MBA programs, with new content, certificates and research. Where you can get the best incomes is at Goldman Sachs and other firms on Wall Street,” says Bakker. “It It is not going to be at some sustainability job somewhere.”

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