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A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience

GreenBiz

One is looking at Mexico, and the tension between climate change mitigation and justice for communities. Even in the social impact space, investors need income within the double or triple bottom line. Even in the social impact space, investors need income within the double or triple bottom line.

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Moving From Sustainability Talk to Action

3BL Media

Climate is Water, and Decarbonization Requires Water A third of the global population today resides in a water-stressed environment, and it is only getting worse. Prolonged droughts, frequent floods, sea level rise, and drying rivers and lakes are climate change consequences. Why is this a triple-bottom-line issue?

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2022 HDR and SDR reach similar conclusions 

Sustainable Development Network

For the first time since the index was launched 32 years ago, the overall index score has fallen for the last two years due to the pandemic, economic crises, and the effects of climate change. SDSN reached similar conclusions in the latest edition of the 2022 Sustainable Development Report (SDR), released in June.

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It’s time to speed up the sustainability shift

GreenBiz

We strove to adhere to Rio Negro's vision and meet aggressive triple bottom-line targets as major systemic issues hit its operations — geopolitical tensions and natural disaster brought on by climate change. We did this all while facing, relentlessly, shareholder demands for their expected return on investment.

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Want To Boost the Global Economy by $10 Trillion?

3BL Media

All it requires is that we commit to and intentionally invest in prioritizing and designing products and services that women want and need with the recognition that in doing so we’re capitalizing on an enormous triple-bottom-line opportunity. Women bear disproportionate responsibility for childcare, spending more than 2.4

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CDL first in Southeast Asia to apply two-pillar ESG disclosure framework in its 16th Intergrated Sustainability Report – Zeros in on Positive Impact and Value

Corporate Knights

Having embraced sustainability in our business for nearly three decades, we have remained steadfast in achieving a triple bottom line so as to generate positive environmental and social impact while achieving sustained growth for our investors.

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Owens Corning's Frank O'Brien-Bernini Reflects on His 38+ Year Career With the Company

3BL Media

First, the IPCC made it clear that human activity was contributing to climate change. For two decades I have leaned heavily on the triple-bottom-line model, where we challenge ourselves (in the corporate world) to innovate within our environmental and social initiatives and execute projects with a clear positive economic impact.