Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 26, 2022

A new report released today from the Deloitte Economics Institute shows that the United States economy could gain $3 trillion if it rapidly decarbonizes over the next 50 years. The post Deloitte Report: Inaction on Climate Change Could Cost the US Economy $14.5 Trillion by 2070 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 26, 2022

A new report released today from the Deloitte Economics Institute shows that the United States economy could gain $3 trillion if it rapidly decarbonizes over the next 50 years. The post Deloitte Report: Inaction on Climate Change Could Cost the US Economy $14.5 Trillion by 2070 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Postal Service (USPS) announced today a series a set of new 2023 sustainability targets, encompassing goals to reduce emissions across the value chain and circular economy commitments to reduce waste and increase recyclability.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Turning our linear “take-make-waste” economy into a regenerative loop that designs out waste and keeps resources in use is a huge undertaking. The result engages employees, saves money, cuts emissions, and turns the engines of the economy into workshops for the circular economy.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute shows that the United States economy could gain $3 trillion if it rapidly decarbonizes over the next 50 years. This once-in-a-generation transformation could add nearly 1 million more jobs to the US economy by 2070, according to the report. Read more →

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 28, 2023

With inflationary pressures and a tight labor market, our latest Consumer Pulse Survey shows that shoppers across America are sometimes feeling and acting in contradictory ways.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2023

… Continue reading Senate subcommittee debates role of plastics production, recycling in future of US economy A panel of scientists testified during a Senate meeting of the Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Data shows the green economy grew by over $60 billion per year between 2013 and 2016.

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GreenBiz

MAY 6, 2022

Individual circularity efforts are great and they can make a dent, but it’s clear at this point that no level of “going it alone” is going to get us where we need to be economy-wide.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

To unlock the full potential of the circular economy, it is necessary to move beyond solely focusing on profits for business and fundamentally rethink how to deliver the best products and services that cater to people, profit, and planetary needs (aka Triple Bottom Line, TBL). But to do so, you need to know more about circular design.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

Originally published on about.bnef.com The world’s largest economies have made limited progress in boosting their decarbonization policies over the past year – a red flag for climate action as the urgency of the crisis ramps up. The European Union, UK and US retained the top spots.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

by Maria Lettini, CEO of the US SIF: The Sustainable Investment Forum As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is again a time of reflection. American women contribute more than $7 trillion to US gross domestic product each year. The World Bank estimated that there are still almost 2.4 gross domestic product – over the next decade.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2022

firms rarely report their wildfire risks in required federal filings and instead bury such risks in nonspecific risk disclosures, according to new research.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As originally published by GoDaddy’s Venture Forward Research Initiative UK microbusiness owners are significantly less optimistic about their national economy and individual growth prospects than US counterparts, according to a new GoDaddy study of digital/online microbusiness owners.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

There’s general dissatisfaction with globalization in the internal politics of developed economies, and relations between the US and China—two major global players—are hardening. Once the required infrastructure for renewable power generation has been installed, economies could become somewhat delinked from commodity prices.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JUNE 27, 2023

Governments and companies planning to pursue the circular economy need to involve scientists more directly, states a new report.

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Utiliity Dive

JUNE 28, 2022

The number of jobs in the U.S. energy sector grew 4% in 2021, outpacing 2.8% growth in overall domestic employment, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

US Plastics Pact 101. Plastics Pact and how are its signatories advancing a circular economy for plastics? Pact will work collectively towards a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. Pact will work collectively towards a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. What is the U.S. Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition. This means changing the way businesses see their role in society and, ultimately, transforming the economy. This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is a testament to the work we put in, our commitments that drive us and our focus on a sustainable digital economy. Originally published on LinkedIn Gen has earned recognition as a sustainability leader on this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index by S&P Global. Let’s keep making an impact.

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2024

of the world’s GDP, trailing other key sectors of the economy (Figure 1). But other key economies such as the US, Brazil and Japan are lagging. About BloombergNEF BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 7, 2021

Download the document. Over the next several decades, the United States and the world will need to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

For today’s investors, there is no more important question than this: How do you grow your capital in an economy that’s on the verge of drastic change? According to Bloomberg NEF , global investment in the energy transition surpassed US$1 trillion for the first time in 2022. The numbers tell the story. Talk about mega-trends.

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Gail Tverberg

APRIL 18, 2024

There are many myths about energy and the economy. My analysis strongly suggests that the transition to a new Green Economy is not progressing as well as hoped. Green energy planners have missed the point that our physics-based economy favors low-cost producers. In the US, the rate of growth was only 3.3%

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 18, 2024

The North American Renderers Association (NARA) urges the EPA, USDA, and FDA to recognize the pivotal role played by the US rendering industry in curbing food loss, waste, and minimizing the overall ecological footprint of food production. Read the full story from Feed Navigator.

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Gail Tverberg

MARCH 17, 2024

Historical data show that to date, a reduction in energy availability has mostly affected the US, European countries, Japan, and other advanced economies. Advanced economies will start looking and acting more like today’s less-advanced economies. All economies are subject to the laws of physics.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By Vanora BennettHighlights US$ 60.7 billion support climate action in low and middle-income economies, including US$ 22.7 billion for climate change adaptation Worldwide.

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3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2024

Local Networks for a Circular Economy Henkel partnered with the Circular Valley Foundation to help advance the circular economy. The aim is to develop the Rhine-Ruhr region into an attractive location for young companies and researchers interested in the circular economy.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They fight against us.” In fiscal 2022, these banks earned a hefty US$53 billion in sustainable revenues from their loan books, investment portfolios and underwriting and advisory services. Better still, these 87 banks posted a total outstanding sustainable loan book of nearly US$1.1 The good news? trillion this year, up 144%.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The world’s governments support this destructive activity with subsidies worth between US $1.8 The insurance giant Swiss Re Group has warned that half of our global GDP depends on high-functioning biodiversity and that a fifth of the world’s economies are consequently at risk of ecosystem collapse.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

Mikkelsen also likes to say that Sims – the top-ranked firm on the Corporate Knights 2024 Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable publicly traded corporations with more than $1 billion in revenue – is not a Johnny-come-lately to the circular economy in general and the business of decarbonizing steel in particular. “We

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 24, 2024

The US economy is generating more jobs than there are workers to fill them. To address shortages and compete for talent, companies like. The post FreeCap’s ‘decarceration index’ highlights companies outcompeting with fair-chance hiring appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Applying for financial aid can be complex and cumbersome, but an AI chatbot called Wyatt , developed by Benefits Data Trust, a US-based non-profit organisation, guided Esther through the process – along with 30,000 other users, more than half of whom are students of colour or from low-income backgrounds. We know from experience.

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3BL Media

MARCH 20, 2024

This six-year portfolio of work will transform the grid, improve reliability and resilience and enable us to deliver renewable energy to homes and businesses across New York.” Thanks to these investments, we can look forward to strengthening the region's business climate, economy, and quality of life. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer St.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

For today’s investors, there is no more important question than this: How do you grow your capital in an economy that’s on the verge of drastic change? According to Bloomberg NEF , global investment in the energy transition surpassed US$1 trillion for the first time in 2022. The numbers tell the story. Talk about mega-trends.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We need to act now, and we need to act urgently to protect the planet and strengthen the economy for the next generation. For my two kids, my community, and this Earth that sustains us and allows us to prosper. This reckoning brings absolute clarity about what we need to do. This is why I do the work I do.

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Caux Round Table

APRIL 8, 2024

Please join us at 8:30 am (CDT) on Tuesday, May 7, for a Zoom round table with two insightful colleagues – Patrick O’Sullivan and Vasu Srivibha – to explore the Theravada Buddhist approach to, if you will, moral capitalism. Please join us for a cross-cultural consideration of optimizing our lived experiences.

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