ESG Impact Zone

Why the push to sell LNG as a climate solution is full of hot air

Corporate Knights

JULY 28, 2023

Emboldened by global crises, big oil and gas companies are awash in cash from historically unprecedented profits and determined to seek ever more profit, no matter the cost. In recent weeks and months, the fossil fuel lobby and its supporters in governments of all political stripes have been touting the putative benefits of liquefied natural gas.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing Decarbonize Climate Change Banking

The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2022, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets forced H&M to remove its green “Conscious” and “Conscious Choice” tags from clothing until it can comply with relevant rules and regulations. Not that having a high-ranked CSO means a company has a flawless environmental record.

Chief Sustainability Officer

Chief Sustainability Officer Supply Chains Supply Chain Value Creation

Building Solidarity for Transformative Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation

MAY 9, 2024

By Aaron Horvath Solidarity is an idea that is often invoked in progressive political and labor organizing contexts. Taylor, a writer and filmmaker, founded the Debt Collective —the first debtor’s union and the organization responsible for pushing debt cancellation to the forefront of contemporary political discourse.

Supply Chains

Supply Chains Supply Chain Academics Development

How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

That it did so is, in itself, remarkable, given the political climes. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Policy & Politics. Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. financial system. percent of GDP by 2100. Finance & Investing.

Climate Change

Climate Change Integrated Reporting Banking CDP

EU Debates Putting a Price Tag on Ecosystems

Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

While he agreed action was needed, he also said the activity was “politically sensitive” and would be challenging to do in practice. The post EU Debates Putting a Price Tag on Ecosystems appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chief Sustainability Officer Waste

How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. Finding the solution through innovative technology.

Waste

Waste Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing

What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 13, 2024

She proposes 12 tenets for a race-conscious ethical construct , which is international, “race-general” (as opposed to race neutral), and free from politics, where slavery is viewed as morally abhorrent, and laws and social norms consciously manifest these principles. They also express an organization’s gratitude for such endorsement.

Academics

Academics Development Banking

Defending Against Critical Threats: Analyzing Key Trends, Part 1

Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The attack inspired political pressure, and that subsequently led to an increase in response speed from the US government on ransomware activities. Importantly, don’t tag it to an individual by name. Tag it to a role, and that will help solve the problem of when people come and go throughout the organization.

Supply Chains

Supply Chains Supply Chain

6 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 - From Norton Labs

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Recent developments in the space, such as Google's announcement of FLoC [4] and the increased popularity of server-side tracking/tagging, indicate that the online tracking landscape is evolving. Hacker activists, or hacktivists, apply their craft to achieve political outcomes. Big tech companies are noticing this and are reacting.

Digitalization

Digitalization Development Banking Waste

The Current State of Play on Financing Loss and Damage

Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

To make a clear distinction between the two, a definition for addressing loss and damage is required, but discussions attempting to agree on a definition or scope can quickly become politically charged. Negotiators and policymakers must remain focused on the goal of supporting impacted communities by mobilising resources.

COP26

COP26 Paris Agreement Climate Change Development

Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Leila Saad of Common Impact Is Helping To Change Our World

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

She graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she studied international political economy, and the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she studied art history. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

Development

Development Academics Climate Change

Black Hat Asia 2022: Building the Network

Cisco CSR

MAY 26, 2022

A delegation from the NOC went to the Business Hall, politely waited for the demo to finish at the booth and had a thoughtful conversation with the person about scanning the network. The device name and location made it very easy to determine to whom it belonged in the conference attendees. Floor Plan and Location Heatmap.

Analytics

Analytics Shipping Supply Chains Supply Chain

World Happiness Report 2021 Media Round-Up

Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 29, 2021

Three Takeaways From This Year’s World Happiness Report Forbes, March 24, 2021 Pursuing Happiness in a Digital World Forbes, March 27, 2021 Finland Defends Title as World’s Happiest Nation in 4th Straight Win Bloomberg, March 19, 2021 The pandemic has changed the shape of global happiness The Economist, March 20, 2021 Did Happiness Survive the COVID-19 (..)