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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

Businesses and investors have a critical role to play in each of these action domains, especially when it comes to shifting to more sustainable production and manufacturing processes, investing in energy efficiency and waste reduction, conservation of natural resources, and investing in climate solutions that also support biodiversity.

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Twelve Raises Over $600 Million to Turn CO2 into Clean Jet Fuel

ESG Today

It uses an electrochemical reactor that takes in carbon dioxide from waste or captured directly from the air and uses a metal catalyst and electricity to split the CO2 and water and recombine the elements into different chemicals.

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Planet A Raises €160 Million for Science-Based Green Tech VC Fund

ESG Today

Planet A Founding Partner Lena Thiede, who leads the scientific impact measurement, said: “Many funds look at CO2 emissions only. We go beyond climate mitigation and also look at biodiversity protection, resource savings, and waste reduction.

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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

Decreased operational costs Sustainable investments often lead to more efficient operations, particularly in terms of energy use, water consumption, and waste management. Another way companies reduce operational costs is through investing in a sustainable supply chain.

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Enough with the E-waste!

Chris Hall

million metric tonnes of e-waste in 2019, and yet only 17.4% Although it only represents 2% of solid waste streams, e-waste makes up 70% of hazardous waste in landfills. of it was recycled.

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The Plan for Possible: How Cisco is Connecting a Regenerative Future

3BL Media

It is possible to design out waste , so we are re-building products from used ones. We have a goal that 80% of Cisco component, manufacturing, and logistics suppliers by spend have a public, absolute GHG emissions reduction target by FY25. Visit our ESG Reporting Hub for more details on our environmental initiatives. *

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Investors Face Rising Tide of Water Risks

Chris Hall

Furthermore, the asset owner reported that 50% of companies assessed had a “high to very high” impact on water. “We We have a particularly high exposure to pharmaceutical manufacturing companies across our funds,” said Scottish Widows in the report.

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