Cisco CSR

APRIL 1, 2022

In IT finance, capital expenditure (CapEx) refers to major upfront costs of procuring and configuring IT infrastructure, network, and software, which is a long way of saying, buying things. The way the PAYG model affects your cloud costs depends on the nature of your IT setup and the individual cloud services your IT workloads use.

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Development 113

3BL Media

MAY 11, 2022

Here’s your Cliffs Notes version: Enron was a Houston-based energy company that in the 1990s grew to become one of the largest sellers of natural gas in the world. That would make the cost of capital for fossil-fuel industries, and fossil-fuel adjacent industries, noticeably higher. Why We Need a Good Accounting Standard.

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Banking Climate Change 246

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Meanwhile, investment bank Jefferies put a US$45 billion price tag on Hurricane Ian, which hit parts of the Caribbean as well as US states Florida and South Carolina in September, and forecast that rates would rise. The combined total saw Allianz first, followed by Axa second, Aviva third, Swiss Re fourth and Axis Capital fifth.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Banking 52

3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A member of the UN Global Compact and the international WWF Climate Savers programme, the Sofidel Group considers sustainability a strategic factor with regards to growth and is committed to reducing its impact on natural capital and maximising social benefits, setting as objective the creation of shared added value for all stakeholders.

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Paris Agreement CDP Manufacturing Climate Change 100

Corporate Knights

JULY 26, 2023

We had been retained to conduct an independent analysis of Ontario Hydro’s new capital expansion plan, this time calling for 10 new nuclear power reactors, as well as several large fossil-fuelled plants. I was 37, married with two toddlers. My partner and I were running a research and software firm.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Global Economy Development 246

3BL Media

AUGUST 19, 2022

However, I do capitalize on opportunities as they have presented themselves. As I’ve gotten further in my career, I’ve tried to create opportunities for that kind of social interaction without having to do things that aren’t as natural for me. He or she might just see this if we tag them.

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Banking Development 130

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Companies understand that financial success and thriving markets go hand-in-hand, so they’re naturally inclined to care about how climate change affects their customers, employees, suppliers, communities and more. So, how do we catalyze an evolution of carbon-related economic activity all over the world?

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Climate Change Value Creation Manufacturing Supply Chains 536

3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You must understand the nature of the product, its physical properties, and where it is in the process. Lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures are not exclusive to electrical systems; they can be applied to utility systems as well.” What is the monthly goal for production? What utility sources are available? Does the product easily spoil?

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Manufacturing Waste Development 147

Chris Hall

JUNE 30, 2023

One example is the water-intensive nature of almond farming for milk alternatives. Plant-based alternatives presently carry a higher price tag than traditional animal products. Investors will need to pony up substantial capital in the range of hundreds of billions to facilitate a successful industry scale-up.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Waste Development 52

Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). The late billionaire father, George Lindemann , solidified his fortune by owning and then selling the natural gas utility Southern Union Company.

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Academics Development Banking 109

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

Look for even more fine-tuning from EU regulators on rules for sustainable finance disclosure and investments qualifying for its new green taxonomy tag. Financial regulators in the U.S. and Europe will continue to put pressure on sustainable funds to label themselves appropriately and disclose their sustainability objectives. In the U.S.,

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Net Zero Banking Sustainable Investment Greenwashing 283