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What I learned about water in 2020

GreenBiz

What I learned about water in 2020. Wed, 12/30/2020 - 01:30. Transformation will stall or fail if there is no alignment between business strategy and culture, and there is a lack of investment in the workforce. There is no shortage of lessons learned from 2020. Will Sarni. This is certainly to be applauded.

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How Japan is becoming a responsible investment success story

GreenBiz

Japan's big increase in sustainable investment assets from 2016 to 2020 means it accounts for 8 percent of the $35.3 trillion from the five major markets of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australasia and Japan.

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Climate tech investment falls 40% amid economic uncertainty

Envirotec Magazine

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. While that pattern is still true, there is an encouraging shift in the right direction.

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Community investments pay dividends

GreenBiz

Community investments pay dividends. Corporate community investment historically has been the realm of philanthropy and volunteerism departments, but there are a growing number of examples where direct investment by businesses benefits operations as well as the communities in which they serve. John Davies.

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 00:15. If this is the case, isn’t it a breach of fiduciary responsibility to invest in oil and gas extraction? Hunter Lovins. We’re female entrepreneurs and environmentalists. We’ve spent decades promoting clean energy technologies.

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2020 was a record-setting year for global offshore wind investment

Renewable Energy World

Global financial investment for offshore wind capacity set records in 2020, according to new research released last month. Global investment for offshore wind also set new highs last year as investment reached USD 30 billion, surpassing the previous high of USD 22 billion set in 2018.

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative. Needless to say, investment managers and financial advisers are powerful. In 2020, when the Diverse Asset Managers Initiative (DAMI) surveyed the 30 largest U.S. Marilyn Waite. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 02:00. In a 2019 study , the U.S. percent South Asian, 4.8