GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. Now, with climate change, come scorching hot temperatures during the summer months which bring additional challenges to healthcare systems that already operate under great pressure due to the pandemic.

Resilience 437

Resilience Climate change Cooling Smart Cities 437

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Business as usual for the luxury industry is over. As luxury fashion brands adapt and survive in the "new normal," they can drive a renewed vision of the luxury business that demonstrates how to decouple volume growth from value growth. And brands are hurrying to transfer business to online outlets. Elisa Niemtzow.

Innovation 466

Innovation Fashion Resilience Sustainability 466

GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

A Hong Kong paper found that of over 7,000 COVID-19 cases, only one outbreak was contracted outdoors. Better filtration systems including HEPA filters, ionization, ultraviolet lights and active carbon have increased the quality of recirculated air, without having to increase the amount of fresh air in the building. . Jesse Klein.

Sustainability 537

Sustainability Carbon-negative Energy Energy 537

GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Financial institutions are powerful in fueling these changes, and many already are in that process. There are challenges in terms of getting the right price, but I think that it’s a very powerful tool in mitigating climate change. It is definitely something I will keep my eyes on. Vanshaj Verma.

Sustainability 483

Sustainability Investment Carbon-neutral Climate change 483

GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

But it will take new, innovative ideas to build a global system that uses and reuses all of the resources within it and moves us away from the deeply entrenched extractive system under which the modern world functions. One major challenge for sustainable food systems is that there’s waste along every part of the food supply chain.

Startups 540

Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 540

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Act seeks to strike a balance in the so-called energy trilemma: transitioning the energy sector to net zero in an affordable way for households and businesses while securing resilient supply of energy. This brief analysis is an introduction to some of the changes brought by the Act, with more targeted insights to follow.

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy 147

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. We must change our relationship with food.

Health 534

Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 534

GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Across all industrial sectors, new business guides for procurement are needed in order to get a better handle on decarbonization priorities, Valanko said in late May during a session at VERGE Electrify. As recently as two years ago, this was not the case. Charting a course to 2050. What solutions do you have already? The policy levers.

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Carbon Demand Fossil fuels Logistics 400

GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Ingram is the chair of investment advisory company Wilshire’s ESG and Diversity Committee. billion in assets under management and $168 billion in assets under advisement, recruited Ingram in 2017 as part of an effort to expand its ESG and socially responsible investing capabilities. Wilshire, which has more than $8.6

Climate change 305

Climate change Investment Health Government 305

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The money," in this case, is the sprawling and spiraling world of sustainable finance. In 2019, when we first started holding our GreenFin Summits — the precursor events to GreenFin 21 — the focus was relatively narrow: the role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in the investing world. Joel Makower.

Sustainability 282

Sustainability Investment Climate change Retail 282

Andrew Winston

MAY 4, 2022

[I published this piece, co-authored with Paul Polman, in Harvard Business Review a few weeks ago. This is another in the realm of the “business case” for sustainability (within a corporation for its own capital and investment decisions, not as an investment thesis for investors). ” every day.

Investment 147

Investment Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels 147

GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has disastrous human and economic consequences, revealing our system’s exposure to a variety of risks. The call for a more resilient, circular and low-carbon economic model has garnered support from a growing number of businesses and governments over the past few years, and appears today more relevant than ever.

Resilience 472

Resilience Automotive Agriculture Europe 472

GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

Paul Polman: 'Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail'. As people across the United States and the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial justice, the business community has an integral role to play in both the dialogue and the solutions to these social issues. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 01:30.

Organic 479

Organic Government Climate change Sustainability 479

GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Most landlords are likely to husband cash rather than invest in their assets right now because they aren’t sure how functional the capital markets will be for real estate in the near future or how stable their tenants are.". But now that case sounds tone-deaf to the market. operating partner at Generate Capital, via email.

Real Estate 324

Real Estate Energy Energy Resilience 324

Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on three use cases where the Internet of Things (IoT) is proving a useful instrument to help reduce carbon emissions. The growing IoT devices market could be a silver bullet for climate change. Other home systems can provide similar carbon-cutting benefits.

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IoT Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 130

GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2021

Despite how crucial water is to business, and to life itself, the risks that come with not having enough of it have often been overlooked by investors, who’ve tended to focus more on carbon. That is changing, though, as severe, long-term droughts in important agricultural hubs such as California give investors mounting reasons to worry.

Agriculture 466

Agriculture North America Waste Waste 466

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2023

ISO 14001 certification to run an effective environmental management system ISO 14001 certification is designed to help businesses run an effective environmental management system (EMS), to reduce an entity’s impact on our natural world via operating more sustainably. What is an environmental management system?

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Organic Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Under the traditional capitalist model, financial performance for shareholders has been the primary measure of the success of a business. The pandemic has sharpened this focus by highlighting the importance of metrics such as employee health and well-being, safety protocols, cybersecurity and business continuity, to name a few.

Sustainability 306

Sustainability Global warming Health Organic 306

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2022

New York green business certification to support sustainable city design. Voted the third most sustainable city in the world, New York is a place that supports the sustainable business by backing New York green business certification providers. For purpose-driven leaders, what better place to do business?

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Organic Investment Biotech 78

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed less. The analysis required digging through a variety of sources, since much of the relevant information consists of closely held proprietary business data. The data collection effort was extensive,” Ziegler says. “We

Lithium 130

Lithium Batteries Technology Investment 130

GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

The answers are varied and disparate — and, in some cases, even contradictory. Follow the counterintuitive : Crises remind us that systems are complex, interconnected and difficult to "fix," and yet there are leverage points which have disproportionate ability to move the system in the right direction. Pull Quote.

Sustainability 348

Sustainability Law Climate change Resilience 348

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

We reached out this spring to check in, asking those inclined to weigh in on how current events have changed their world views. We did not specifically ask the alumni to consider the broader question of systemic racism, as our outreach was completed prior to the national protests triggered by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Sustainability 499

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Innovation 499

Business Green

APRIL 18, 2024

The worst case scenarios are worse still. This week's report reckons climate damages are set to be at least six-fold higher than the investment needed to get to net zero emissions. Treasuries and businesses the world over should take note. Is climate change an existential threat or simply a very severe challenge?

Climate change 67

Climate change Politics Resilience Europe 67

Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

PREPARING FOR A GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION WITH A CHECKLIST. Green business certifications, also known as “sustainable business certifications”, are valuable programs that can help companies demonstrate their sustainable operations, products, services and practices to employees, customers, partners and investors. .

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 158

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2020, the European Commission ran an extensive cross-sector sweep of websites to identify instances of greenwash.They found that in 42% of cases, green claims were exaggerated, false, or deceptive. It’s used to gain a financial advantage that’s often short lived and can expose businesses to long-term financial risk.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Close all business and keep people inside homes? What would be the exact growth curve of virus cases, and most important, how could we flatten it? Remember the core of the coronavirus debate: The number of confirmed cases are better known than the total number of cases. Or allow some degree of freedom?

Carbon-negative 265

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Logistics 265

Andrew Winston

MAY 26, 2022

I’m not thrilled about it, but not for wonky semantics reasons — in this case it’s the source of the language, the finance world, that poses problems. In the realm of the overlap of business and society, sustainability has had the most staying power, often for lack of something more exciting.

Sustainability 113

Sustainability Investment Blockchain Fossil fuels 113

Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They need to fit with a credible pathway to net zero, as well as maintain the UKs international leadership on climate change - at COP28 later this year and into the future. As well as being more equitable and inclusive, there is also a clear business case for driving change. Let's invest in ourselves to make it happen.

Politics 54

Politics Policy Climate change Demand 54

Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Hence, to be future leaders, fashion brands must consider the impacts business has on the environment, to set the standard for the new wave of sustainable fashion. And doing so is not only good for the planet, but it’s also good for business. Slow fashion is a business model that prioritizes quality over quantity.

Fashion 148

Fashion Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging 148

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a variety of ways to make a property more sustainable such as using green building materials , following a regular maintenance schedule, upgrading to energy-efficient lighting and appliances , and investing in onsite renewable energy systems (e.g. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems).

Real Estate 148

Real Estate Sustainability Carbon-negative Health 148

DeSmogBlog

MAY 27, 2021

By Mark DesJardine, assistant professor of strategy and sustainability at Penn State and Tima Bansal, Canada research chair in business sustainability at Western University for The Conversation. 1 says it was also doing this to save the planet from the ravages of climate change. Exxon Mobil Corp. Hedge Funds to the Rescue? Engine No.

Climate change 98

Climate change Carbon-neutral Sustainability Investment 98

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2022

ESG goals are company-wide objectives that help an organization meet environmental, social, and governance business needs as per the standards set in the ESG framework. In this Green Business Bureau article, we introduce the concept of ESG goals. How to set ESG goals guide. Sustainalytics. FTSE Russell. S&P Global.

Organic 78

Organic Sustainability Government Waste 78

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Sustainable Business Journey. If your company is investing in green initiatives and working toward becoming a more sustainable company, you need a strategy, plan and a roadmap. A sustainable business journey starts with establishing a clear company purpose and mission, creating the right culture and engaging employees.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Organic Carbon-neutral Policy 78

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Sustainable Business Journey. If your company is investing in green initiatives and working toward becoming a more sustainable company, you need a strategy, plan and a roadmap. A sustainable business journey starts with establishing a clear company purpose and mission, creating the right culture and engaging employees.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Organic Carbon-neutral Policy 78

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 23, 2021

The Playbook for Becoming a Sustainable Business. There are ten steps we’ve defined at Green Business Bureau to gear your company’s purpose, culture, focus and actions towards sustainability. Today’s article will cover Step 8, how to reflect on your progress, analyze results and adjust course. Step 4: Engage your employees.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Organic Transportation Policy 148

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Business Case for a Demand Response Management System, Part 2: Example Analysis. In Part 1 of this discussion, an overview of the basic elements of a business case for a Demand Response Management System (DRMS) was presented. A complete investment business case would delve much more deeply into these areas.

Demand 40

Demand Investment Organic Energy 40

Business Green

JULY 18, 2023

So many of the debates and so much of the modelling is based on an assumption that we will either deliver near complete decarbonisation by 2050, or we will soldier on with business as usual until the point at which it gets so hot that business, and everything else, becomes distressingly unusual.

Fossil fuels 67

Fossil fuels Politics Technology Policy 67