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CBRE Appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, the world’s largest manager of commercial buildings, announced the appointment of Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Sustainability Solutions.

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Better Together: The Climate Pledge

GreenBiz

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Amazon's Climate Pledge.

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This Campaign Aims To Fight Climate Change With Cold Water Washing

3BL Media

Chris Fox, chief sustainability officer for HanesBrands, attributes that progress to the effectiveness of the campaign’s messaging , which focuses on three benefits of cold water: better for your clothes, better for your wallet, and better for the environment.“ KEYWORDS: triplepundit, climate change, HanesBrands, Tide.

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Four ways we can prepare tomorrow's workers for green jobs

Corporate Knights

To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers – it needs an army of employees , in all areas of business, thinking about sustainability in their decisions every day.

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Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Corporate Knights

By pledging to grow its portfolio of oil and gas assets, CPPIB is making an alarming bet on the world failing to limit global heating to safe levels, putting the CPP at risk from an accelerating energy transition and our retirement security at risk from catastrophic climate change. This “consensus” is imaginary.

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Standard Chartered Hires Google Sustainability Leader Kerry Constabile to Head Net Zero & Sustainability Strategy Teams

ESG Today

In her new role, Constabile will drive Standard Chartered’s global sustainability strategy and will be responsible for managing key strategic initiatives for the Group, including overseeing net zero target setting, delivery of the bank’s commitments across scope 1, 2, and 3, and its ESG reporting and disclosures.

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Investing in Our Planet Through Science and Innovation

3BL Media

The question now is: “How do we maintain the gains of societal progress while protecting our planet from some of our most pressing challenges like climate change?”. A sustainable future requires continued investment in science and innovation from industry. Science is one of the fundamental pillars of human progress.