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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

GreenBiz

While many companies have stepped up in some fashion to address the urgency of the moment, few have done so in ways that could help advance the kinds of long-term structural changes needed to ensure that the organization's lofty statement has enduring impact. First, a refresher.

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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

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While many companies have stepped up in some fashion to address the urgency of the moment, few have done so in ways that could help advance the kinds of long-term structural changes needed to ensure that the organization’s lofty statement has enduring impact. First, a refresher.

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WCS Event: More Women on Corporate Boards | February 20, 2020

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Our organization is inclusive and events are open to people of all genders. degree (honors) in computer and information science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and studied international political economy at the University of Copenhagen. Yoler has served on the boards of public, private and non-profit organizations.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change. This philosophy led Cole to structure CRPE so that community organizers were in the lead and lawyers would be accountable to the organizers. Credit: Laura Mangan.

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Securing Your Seat on a Corporate Board of Directors • 2/25/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Her work has been featured by NACD, Corporate Secretary, Pensions and Investment, CQ Roll Call, Marketwatch, Ethical Boardroom, GreenBiz, Huffington Post, Environmental Leader and Responsible Investor. Ann is CEO/Co-Founder of the Dunollie Fund, a family impact investing and charitable organization. Ann MacDougall. She received a B.S.

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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

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percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. The political economist and policy fellow at Harvard University likens the industry’s techno-fix mentality to the fossil fuel industry’s sustained push for carbon capture and storage, a technology as yet unproven at scale.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Thanks to the university's new environmental literacy gen-ed requirement, students sign up for courses like Politics of Oil and Insects, Food, Culture.

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