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Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond

GreenBiz

Companies demonstrated the depth of their commitment and a certain financial resilience by shifting production lines to manufacture hand sanitizer and masks or forgoing government aid to demonstrate social solidarity. Recent months have revealed several fragilities and also several strengths as the luxury industry navigates its future.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance: UK joins marine climate solutions drive

Business Green

UK government joins Canada as second G7 country to back the ORRAA, which aims to funnel $500m into nature-based ocean climate solutions by 2030. As such, ORRAA aims to drive $500m of investment by 2030 into nature-based solutions to the climate crisis. Ocean action is climate action.

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Maine Signals Readiness for Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind

Energy and Cleantech Council

Offshore wind is an essential component of our path toward a stronger, healthier, and cleaner energy future… Maine now has an outline on how to lead on responsible development of offshore wind that delivers on its vast potential to secure our energy independence, fight climate change, and strengthen Maine’s economy.”

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Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty

Clean Energy Trust

Wild Lupine at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin Resiliency is a familiar word for those working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and environmental sustainability. So, as you might imagine, the word “resiliency” has become a mantra and mindset out of necessity for us.

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'Critical juncture': Charities warn Prime Minister pandemic response will determine if climate goals are met

Business Green

In a letter sent to Boris Johnson today, more than 50 UK charities warn that preventing the worst impacts of climate change is contingent on a green recovery to the coronavirus crisis. Steele estimated that a green recovery could support "at least 210,000 jobs" and generate £90bn a year for the UK economy.

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Visionary water projects celebrated by Lighthouse Awards

Envirotec Magazine

The winning Lighthouse organisations, named so because they are shining a light for others to follow, have developed new ways of using technology, finance or partnerships, including circularity in their practice, to reduce their impact in water-stressed regions, or build resilience in their local water systems.

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Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: The green economy reacts

Business Green

Coming just days ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, where the UK is set to host crucial global climate talks aimed at averting a climate catastrophe, there was cautious optimism ahead of today's Budget and Spending Review that Sunak could deliever ambitious fiscal support the UK's burgeoning net zero transition.