Energy Innovation

MAY 25, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The results can help explain how, and how fast, we might reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with implications for policy design and technology adoption. The climate-social model.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The move to bring together many of the world's top investors in support of the net zero transition has quickly emerged as a 'gold standard' for how to drive climate action, but how did it come about and what will it do next? Far more relevant than 2050 commitments is what you're doing much earlier than that.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Perhaps the most pertinent forerunner to this campaign is not Brexit, but the various campaigns previously pedalled by Baker's friends at the Global Warming Policy Foundation and the accompanying network of 'free market' think tanks and media titles. And they've argued for fracking, only to watch it get itself banned. And that's it.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 14, 2018

(I've gotten behind on re-posting my articles! This is an article about AI, with a focus on Microsoft's efforts. What is the purpose of artificial intelligence? AI could make business radically more efficient and answer questions we didn’t even know we had. I'll try to catch up in the next couple of weeks.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Secondly, AGM attendance is sadly not what it used to be, typically comprising a handful of individual investors with activists showing up to only the most controversial of company meetings. But they are accelerating positive change in companies. This is needed to create effective investment teams. This increases our influence.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

And yet, such progress can be elusive, lost amid the daily drumbeat of disheartening and discouraging news. The world is coming to us — all of us — seeking guidance and solutions on how, and how quickly, we can transform products, processes, strategies and business models to succeed in an increasingly warming and wobbly world.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

On its 50th anniversary and in the midst of the worst global crisis in living memory, this year's Earth Day had a particular power and resonance. Yesterday's flurry of news announcements have provided a much needed jolt of optimism, hinting that this industrial revolution may yet materialise.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 26, 2021

While the lasting impacts of COVID on industry may take years to accurately assess, one thing we can see right now is how the pandemic has focused the textile industry’s attention on sustainability. Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Why wholesale markets matter to big power buyers Adam Aston Thu, 11/05/2020 – 01:30 When a big brand such as Google, General Motors or Walmart unveils an eye-popping commitment to use more renewable energy, the news usually gets attention. Over the next decade, renewable energy demand from Fortune 1000 companies could add 85 GW.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping Cecilia Keating Tue, 10/20/2020 – 00:15 The global shipping industry’s decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s,” he explained. ” “To achieve 1.5

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many promises, limited followthrough Here’s what we’re up against. More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Palm oil plantation at the edge of a rainforest.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

What sets this latest wave of climate pledges by financial institutions apart from past announcements? What we have given the market is an ambition that our total financing by 2050 will be net zero. Below, we identify signposts to help pick apart the differences between similar-sounding commitments.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

What sets this latest wave of climate pledges by financial institutions apart from past announcements? What we have given the market is an ambition that our total financing by 2050 will be net zero. Below, we identify signposts to help pick apart the differences between similar-sounding commitments.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

With over 6,000 certified B Corps, this has become a globally recognized certification body. Certified B Corps are part of a global movement that safeguards the environment and supports the well-being of communities. This is discussed in more detail at the end of this article. What is B Corp?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we present the case for business sustainability. We explain how a sustainable business model will: Create business value , Meet the needs of your customers , Meet investor demand , Attract and engage top talent , Slash business costs , Improve brand reputation , Leverage new opportunities.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

The CCC's annual report is scathing on the lack of policy progress over the past year - the UK cannot afford another 12 months of inaction No aspect of the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) absolutely damning assessment of the UK's decarbonisation efforts over the past year is as dispiriting as the government's response to it.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 28, 2023

Earth Day Ideas for Companies and Their Employees Earth Day week is a great time to engage employees and accelerate progress on your sustainability program. With many employees working from home or remotely, companies need to adjust their approach to sustainability in the workplace.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

COP26 has delivered an fresh set of commitments and the finalisation of the Paris Agreement rulebook - but what does it all mean for business? As the dust begins to settle after COP26, work must now begin towards interpreting and putting into practice what was agreed by 196 countries around the world in Glasgow on Saturday night.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These 7 sustainable developments are business opportunities that arise from key market trends we’re witnessing today. For this article we’ve analyzed the business landscape to identify such trends. What is retail sustainability? To be sustainable, it’s clear retail needs a complete redesign.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Let's let it speak for itself If we're going to co-exist with our technology overlords, we ought to know them a bit better. It answers questions in a human-like way, pulling from myriad sources across the digital universe as well as from books, academic journals and who-knows-what-else. So, ChatGPT and its scions are here to stay.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2022

Subscribe here. Indeed, cannabis' progressive aura has made it a darling of the sustainability set, embraced as a natural product with multiple benefits for humanity. At the time, he calculated that the energy consumption of the US cannabis industry, both legal and illegal, was equivalent to that of three million cars.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

We should not compete on the future of humanity' - here's how the former Unilever CEO views progress toward a net positive, regenerative future. What would close this gap? We can talk to ourselves in these echo chambers, but it doesn't work," the Dutch businessman said. Why is this the most dangerous point?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

The question he put to me during his introduction gave me pause: "Do I need sustainable finance skills on my resume?". Constructing a new financial system will require a different blueprint from the one we use now. What are some cornerstones required? Here are five big themes that resonated with me last week. .

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 19, 2021

Labs burn through five to 10 times more energy per square foot than offices, an impact that may be magnified tenfold for clean rooms and other specialized facilities. For instance, 44 percent of the energy use of Harvard University is derived from its laboratories, which take up less than a quarter of campus space.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Could President Biden's ambitious infrastructure plans finally mobilise the green finance surge that is so urgently needed? I have to admit, as someone who didn't hold out much hope for huge, progressive climate policy under President Joe Biden, I'm impressed. The private green debt market also could see some action.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

One year on, the pace of corporate fleet electrification commitments has dramatically accelerated. This disconnect between what buyers want and what is currently available is due to both the limited product offering and a lack of current manufacturing capacity.". Everyone looks to business to lead," he reflects.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Coming from one of Fortune’s “most powerful women in business ” at one of the world’s largest companies, she has views that could have a long-term global impact. Apple’s big-ticket sustainability goals released this year for 2030 include becoming carbon-neutral and achieving a net-zero impact in all operations.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The question he put to me during his introduction gave me pause: “Do I need sustainable finance skills on my resume?” Constructing a new financial system will require a different blueprint from the one we use now. What are some cornerstones required? Here are five big themes that resonated with me last week.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The question he put to me during his introduction gave me pause: “Do I need sustainable finance skills on my resume?” Constructing a new financial system will require a different blueprint from the one we use now. What are some cornerstones required? Here are five big themes that resonated with me last week.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

The scale of the changes required to end European reliance on Russian fossil fuels are unprecedented and far bigger than many realise - what is needed is an economic war effort. What is needed is a war effort. Defeating the Nazis required more than brave soldiers.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2021

For much of the past two years the global push to deliver net zero emissions has enjoyed a remarkable golden run. National and state governments have rushed to announce long term net zero emissions goals, to the point where around two thirds of global GDP is now covered by some form of target.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Hundreds of businesses are now working to deliver net zero emissions, but are their lobbying activities supporting or undermining that goal? The private sector is massively important in the present moment, given its capacity to either "hugely accelerate change, or create massive inertia", he emphasises.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 19, 2024

When I speak with business leaders about corporate sustainability, the conversations now inevitably turn to the “anti-ESG” movement — a loosely defined collection of beliefs and actions aimed at fighting a perceived shift towards “woke” or progressive ideas in society and business. We need a more nuanced approach to address these pressures.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That's par for the course — an exciting advancement here, political or economic pushback there. These days, the tailwinds of progress appear to be overcoming the headwinds of resistance. Here are five trends worth noting. The job boom crosses sectors, from finance and private equity to clean energy and biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

As I began identifying leaders to include on this third annual list, I was inspired by the introduction to " All We Can Save ," an essay and poem collection co-edited by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (who you can find on this year’s list) and Katharine Wilkinson (who we recognized on the first Badass Women list in 2019). .

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

We are proud to introduce our fifth annual cohort of twentysomethings who are sustainability leaders within — and without — their companies, nonprofits and communities. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating the best and brightest of 2020 — at a time when we all could benefit from approaching challenges with fresh eyes.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Glasgow Climate Summit is unlikely to bring the world into line with the Paris Agreement's goals, but there is growing optimism it can deliver a lot more than 'blah, blah, blah'. and 'well below 2C' temperature goals established by the Paris Agreement. and 'well below 2C' temperature goals established by the Paris Agreement. "We

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