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Vestas: Powering Quality in the Supply Chain

3BL Media

But if one does catch fire or blades break and fly off in a storm, it tends to be headline news. But the wind energy sector is highly competitive, experiences rapid innovation, and is prone to massive supply chain issues. Problems with wind turbines are rare. And repairs are costly, too.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation

By Jason Wendle Migration is often framed as a crisis : When the issue makes headlines, it’s portrayed as a burden, threat, or tragedy, and almost always politically intractable. In reality, migration represents an opportunity and a solution, and it needs to be disentangled from electoral politics.

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What Walmart’s Wage Hike Means for Corporate America’s Pay Practices

Just Capital

(Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Walmart made headlines this week with news that the company plans to raise starting wages for its frontline workers to at least $14 per hour. Companies compete with the retailer for consumers, workers, and innovation. Walmart has invested in becoming a leader on good jobs.

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6 Key Tasks at COP27

Chris Hall

At the closing of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, one of the headline questions centered on how countries would address the need for finance to address loss and damage , those impacts from climate change that are so severe communities are simply unable to adapt to them. Millions in the Horn of Africa are starving due to an epic drought.

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

3BL Media

This post is a transcript of WHC President Margaret O’Gorman’s 2023 State of Corporate Conservation speech, presented in Baltimore at the 2023 WHC Conservation Conference on June 20, 2023. Good afternoon — it’s great to see everyone here today eager to learn, network and celebrate. And there is a lot happening and changing.

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. After the sound , fury and compromises, what will investors remember COP28 for? In this summary article, ESG Investor covers some of the areas with the biggest implications for asset owners. Back on track?

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The JUST Report: Are We Making Progress on Income Inequality?

Just Capital

It’s fair to ask, therefore, whether progress is being made on this most critical of metrics. Recent data suggests the answer to our headline question appears to be a tentative “yes.” (Getty Images/Angelina Bambina) Tackling inequality in income and wealth has always been high on JUST’s list of objectives. Let’s look at income first.