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Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable

GreenBiz

In an interview with Bloomberg earlier this year, Cornerstone Capital Group CEO Erika Karp said the biggest challenges of ESG investment are data and measurement. KPMG’s 2020 Study on Climate Accounting estimates that $90 trillion of investment is needed to finance sustainable infrastructure and cities in the U.S.,

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Event - Impact Investing World Forum Conference

Green Market Oracle

This impact investing conference will take place on April 30 - May 1, 2020 at the The Great Hall, Kensington Conference and Events Centre, Hornton St, Kensington, London W8 7NX. There will be 200 Delegates and 25 speakers including including UBS, EIF, Big Issue, MoJ and DFID.

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down

Mearth

The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down. A strategist’s guide to blockchain examines the potential advantages of this essential innovation—and also suggests a way forward for financial institutions. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Gox in 2011.

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How carbon-smart farming is catalyzing the big bucks needed to transform the way America eats

GreenBiz

And while there’s plenty of room for skepticism when Big Ag gets into the sustainability business, this trend represents something of a game-changer, a level of investment in sustainable farming that never has happened before. . million to fund its marketplace, which uses blockchain technology to pay farmers for carbon sequestration.

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Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Still Looks Like a Distant Prospect

GreenTechMedia

Since then, the idea of selling the power generated by your rooftop solar panels to other individuals in the same way you might let your spare room through Airbnb has gained plenty of attention thanks to the pitches from blockchain platform developers such as Grid+. an expert says. an expert says. In the U.K., In the U.S.,

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Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion

GreenBiz

Unilever has announced it will invest €1 billion (about $1.12 It also outlined its intention to work with other businesses and organizations to standardize emissions data collection, sharing, and communication. Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 06/16/2020 - 00:30.

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Go Make 2023 Startups and Shell Collaborate to Advance Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Traceability Technologies

Greentown Labs

As part of its technology portfolio, Shell invests in net-zero-carbon and carbon-removal technologies to mitigate and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Corumat Technology at a glance: Corumat (Yakima, WA) converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials.

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