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Engine No. 1’s Big Win Over Exxon Shows Activist Hedge Funds Joining Fight Against Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. In a May 26, 2021 vote, Exxon shareholders approved at least two of the four board members Engine No. 1 nominated, dealing a major blow to the oil company.

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The five biggest clean energy stories from 2021

Business Green

This article was adapted from Energy Weekly, a free newsletter about the clean energy transition. Here are the five biggest stories from the year past, and why they'll matter months and years into the future. Companies are looking to install backup generation. But 2021 may just have been the tipping point.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Such businesses better meet the demands of the regulatory environment while coming into alignment with investor, consumer, and employee preferences. As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2).

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Other professionals in this group work at values-driven brands, such as Amy’s Kitchen, East West Tea Company, REI and Timberland. Decades later, at iconic apparel company Timberland, Angelini works closely with product teams to mitigate the environmental impact of its boots, jackets and accessories. in childhood. Zack Angelini, 29.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

Other professionals in this group work at values-driven brands, such as Amy’s Kitchen, East West Tea Company, REI and Timberland. Decades later, at iconic apparel company Timberland, Angelini works closely with product teams to mitigate the environmental impact of its boots, jackets and accessories. in childhood.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

We are proud to introduce our fifth annual cohort of twentysomethings who are sustainability leaders within — and without — their companies, nonprofits and communities. The list of their accomplishments is long and growing longer by the day, and they're just getting started. Here they are, in alphabetical order: Emily Adams, 27 . LinkedIn .