Why Amazon's commitment to working forests matters
GreenBiz
APRIL 30, 2020
It’s not just about carbon removal, it’s about creating or preserving economic opportunities in rural communities.
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Circulate Capital invests in plastic recyclers in India and Indonesia
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 28 – Singapore-based Circulate Capital spun off from Closed Loop Partners two years ago to tackle plastic waste in Asia. Five countries are responsible for half of the plastic waste that ends up in oceans worldwide and Circulate founder Rob Kaplan wanted to seize the “opportunity to build new value chains out of. The post Circulate Capital invests in plastic recyclers in India and Indonesia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Redefine Risk in the Face of the Unknown
Daniel Burrus
APRIL 29, 2020
In the past, organizations have practiced agility more than anything else because it is easy to simply pivot and put out small fires as they arise. But with the world facing a global pandemic, statewide lock downs here in the United States, and a once booming economy now seemingly frozen in time, organizations both large and small are caught in the blaze as those small fires are now an uncontrollable inferno of a great unknown.
Webinar on COVID-19 in the Amazon Region
Sustainable Development Network
MAY 1, 2020
This webinar is organized by SDSN Amazonia and will be in Spanish and Portuguese. 6 Mayo / Maio 2020, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Manaus Enfrentamento ao coronavirus na Pan-Amazônia O COVID-19 começou a se espalhar na região amazônia. Os amazônidas além de enfrentar o vírus têm que enfrentar um sistema de saúde frágil e deficiente por falta de infraestrutura e acessibilidade.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
9 Canadian startups tackling the climate crisis
GreenBiz
APRIL 29, 2020
With political short-termism aplenty, Canada’s climate leaders are private companies.
Lessons Learned: How Liberia and Sierra Leone rebounded after the Ebola shutdown
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 30 – A health crisis shattered families, quarantined communities, closed borders and shut down businesses. Lenders pulled in their horns, figuring shellshocked borrowers would default on their loans and they would be unable to make new ones. They were wrong. When BRAC Microfinance returned to Liberia and Sierra Leone after the months-long shutdowns.
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Capacity Building in times of COVID-19
Sustainable Development Network
APRIL 30, 2020
SDSN and GIZ are launching a new program of capacity building for SDSN's network managers 16.00 Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE As the COVID-19 global pandemic rapidly evolves, numerous organizations around the world continue their pursuit for a sustainable future. Amidst these are the regional and national networks of SDSN. However, the isolating, foreclosure measures of numerous states have a massive impact on almost all economic and social areas.
Boards must put sustainability at the top of their agenda to thrive
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2020
Amidst the global COVID-19 crisis, there have also been glimmers of hope. A significant one is its impact on climate change. It’s estimated that global carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry could fall by 2.5 billion tonnes in 2020. U.K. road travel has fallen to 1955 levels and the number of flights operating worldwide has fallen by about 40 percent.
The Week in impact investing: Mobilization
Impact Alpha
MAY 1, 2020
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 10x impact. Thanks to the hundreds of Agents of Impact who zoomed into The Call yesterday to accelerate #MainStreet and #FrontierFinance, #CatalyticCapital and #Systemic change. “@ImpactAlpha challenges #impact investors to scale up their efforts 10X. To which I say: Yes!” tweeted Blue Haven’s Liesel Pritzer Simmons, who called out cash transfers, voting rights, universal childcare.
As Covid-era recycling industry wilts, investments in Asia show how plastic polluters can save circular economy
Eco-Business
MAY 1, 2020
A multi-million dollar investment in recyclers in India and Indonesia, backed by PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and others, shows the only way to save the recycling industry, experts say.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.
Outcomes of A Living Income for Cocoa Farmers
Sustainable Development Network
APRIL 30, 2020
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE On 22 April, 2020, SDSN Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems hosted the webinar A Living Income for Cocoa Farmers. This webinar was part of SDSN’s 24-hour webinar celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by exploring the SDGs through the lens of well-being and happiness. The webinar was introduced and moderated by Ken Giller, Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Co-Chair of SDSN Sustainable Agriculture & Food Syst
Why the electric vehicle wave is still coming
GreenBiz
APRIL 29, 2020
Buckle up: this year will be rough, but this road trip still looks promising.
ImpactAssets sets up donor-advised fund to channel flexible capital to COVID responses
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 28 – ImpactAssets has set up a COVID Response Fund to channel donor-advised funds to unmet needs. The fund will leverage the nonprofit investment manager’s network of investors to move flexible capital to companies and individual’s hardest hit by the pandemic. A key strategy will be channeling charitable dollars to community banks and.
Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?
Eco-Business
APRIL 28, 2020
[VIDEO] Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a grand success?
Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?
Speaker: Hortense Grouvel
In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op
Circumnavigating the Globe in the Search of Happiness and Sustainability
Sustainable Development Network
APRIL 30, 2020
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) hosted its first-ever 24-hour global webinar. The webinar focused on Happiness and Sustainability Around the Earth. Over 3,000 global citizens tuned in to listen to Nobel Peace Prize laureates, musicians, researchers, celebrities, and CEOs, representing nearly 20 countries.
The global economy depends on clean air
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2020
To repair our economy and ensure its resilience, we can — and we must — solve for public and planetary health at the same time.
‘Enterprise PPE’ and ‘financial vaccines’ for COVID’s economic pandemic
Impact Alpha
APRIL 29, 2020
It’s time to shift some attention from fighting the current crisis to fighting the crisis that is fast upon us. I’m not arguing that we should stop sheltering in place or supporting our local hospitals. This is not a “Liberate (insert your favorite state here)” kind of message. No, this is about the economic pandemic. The post ‘Enterprise PPE’ and ‘financial vaccines’ for COVID’s economic pandemic appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
No more loopholes: HSBC closes door on new coal projects
Eco-Business
APRIL 27, 2020
Two years ago, HSBC permitted itself to continue lending to new coal projects in emerging markets. Now, it has tightened its energy policy, but experts worry the bank could continue to back coal through other means than project finance.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
FABLE Advances on Long-Term National Pathways Ahead of Upcoming Report
Sustainable Development Network
APRIL 28, 2020
The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium held its 6th Consortium Meeting online from April 20 - 22, 2020. More than 80 participants from 20 FABLE country teams, the FABLE Secretariat (composed of SDSN , IIASA , EAT , and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ), and the Food and Land Use Coalition attended.
As COVID-19 and nature are linked, so should be the recovery
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2020
It's no coincidence that new diseases have risen as more ecosystems have vanished.
EV charging-as-a-service provider AMPLY Power locks in $13.2 million
Impact Alpha
APRIL 29, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 29 – Mountain View, Calif-.based AMPLY Power provides charging infrastructure and optimization software for commercial electric vehicle fleets, including East Contra Costa County’s Tri Delta Transit. Infrastructure-as-a-service models, such as AMPLY’s, are catching on as a way for companies and municipalities to deploy sustainable services without the hefty upfront costs.
Covid-19 has made HR the most important job in sustainability
Eco-Business
APRIL 26, 2020
Since the outbreak started in January 2020, Covid-19’s impact on the world’s economies has been so massive that it has unravelled everything that our corporations and their millions of workers have endured over cycles of global crises.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
Outcomes from Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs
Sustainable Development Network
APRIL 27, 2020
On Monday, 27 April, SDSN held its second virtual conference to examine the implications of COVID-19 for public health and the SDGs, making recommendations on science-based responses. Speakers also discussed successful public health interventions, looked at how to ensure responses promote health equity and reduce inequality, and explored different scenarios for ending isolation and returning to normal.
Rethinking the Trillion Trees Act could help the US economy
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2020
Coronavirus has caused unemployment to skyrocket. Tree restoration could be a cost-effective way to put Americans back to work.
‘Stewardship’ under scrutiny as shareholder season gets started
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2020
ImpactAlpha. April 28 – Even before the COVID crisis, this year’s annual general meeting season was shaping up as pivotal. The springtime ritual in which corporate directors meet shareholders face-to-face was to be the first since 181 CEOs signed a Business Roundtable pledge to elevate stakeholders – employees, customers, supplies and communities – along side.
As calls to shut wildlife markets grow, China struggles with a billion dollar industry
Eco-Business
APRIL 27, 2020
China issued a provisional ban on wildlife consumption in late February, but the US called for the regulation to be made permanent. This will affect tens of thousands of online sellers and rural farmers in China’s wildlife trade if it pushes through.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.
SDSN Youth Director featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs List
Sustainable Development Network
MAY 1, 2020
On April 1, Sam Loni, Director of SDSN Youth , was named a top young leader as part of the Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs List. "I am both honored and very privileged to have been selected as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs. The opportunity to be recognized along with the likes of Greta Thunberg, Le Bron James, Dua Lipa, Malala Yousefzai, Emilia Clark, and Emma Gonzalez, among many other incredibly talented leaders and changemakers, is truly humbling.
The state of the sustainability profession in uncertain times
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2020
Our biennial report on the jobs of corporate sustainability execs showed significant process, at least until the virus hit.
A disruption big enough to drive private capital for public good – or not (podcast)
Impact Alpha
APRIL 29, 2020
The COVID crisis has seen an outpouring of public capital for public good. And trillions of dollars in ‘stimulus,’ ‘bailouts,’ ‘liquidity’ and ‘easing’ represents public capital for private good. Investors (including some senators) are playing the volatile markets and pocketing the profits – that’s private capital for private good. Impact investing has posited the role.
Economic development racking up unpayable debt to nature, researchers warn
Eco-Business
APRIL 29, 2020
Indonesia, Brazil, Australia and Mozambique do not have enough suitable land for restoration to balance damage caused by new roads, mines and plantations, study finds.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.
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