Impact Alpha

JANUARY 29, 2020

29 – Soil health is all the talk on the campaign trail in Iowa as well as on the slopes of Davos. Something’s definitely in the air, er, ground, when organic agriculture features in a Super Bowl ad. ImpactAlpha, Jan.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Investment firms across the globe are changing their priorities. In addition, ESG and corporate sustainability have each developed their own sets of terms, for example, ESG investing, ESG policy, sustainability program, and green business. ESG and Sustainability. What Is Corporate Sustainability? Sustainability Strategy.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

Such criteria is used to measure an entity’s risk exposure with the aim of improving investment decisions. This report demonstrated that ESG investments make good business sense. And since the report’s publication, such investments have grown exponentially. Why is ESG important? So what marks them as different?

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Whether you’re a backyard chicken keeper setting up your first few poultry nesting boxes or a seasoned farmer, keeping up to date with modern practices is crucial to ensure the health and productivity of your poultry. This reduces the risk of antibiotic resistance, a significant public health risk targeted by the World Health Organization.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success. But without describing the emissions their organization is responsible for and the end-state they consider successful, an ambitious claim may be disingenuous. Why focus on the responsibilities of organizations and communities? Peter Boyd. Mon, 09/28/2020 - 01:30.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Many of the policy recommendations were sculpted from the stories gathered at the ‘community conversations’ we hosted – in person and then virtually – with ten different Front & Centered member organizations across the state. Some highlights include : A definition of EJ that builds on the definition used by the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

It is definitely something I will keep my eyes on. For example, within the investment value chain, investment managers can work with stakeholders such as asset managers and corporations to identify opportunities to financially back innovative and potentially transformative startups in the market aiming to advance a green and fair economy.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The “unabated” qualifier has no internationally accepted definition, Romain Ioualalen, global policy campaign manager at Oil Change International, explained. We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.” The misleading wording isn’t new to this year’s UN climate meeting.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In that moment, Thomas founded Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), a mission-driven organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression by amplifying historically silenced voices in the environmental movement, along with co-founders Diandra Marizet, Philip Aiken and Sabs Katz. . They focus on nature. They focus on animals.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From finding clever ways to participate in the circular economy, to innovating new products and materials that don't actively contribute to planetary destruction, brands that are proving to consumers that they are seriously invested in the future of the planet are set to win over the next few years. Massive Action. Eco Acceleration.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

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. Already, a number of initiatives, such as the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the U.N.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains. There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue," Waxman says. Palm oil plantation at the edge of a rainforest.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Marine Cornelis, Founder & Executive Director at Next Energy Consumer , is one of the organizers and she is going to moderate the panel ‘Africa: Boosting access to clean energy for sustainable development’ on Friday the 25th (13:00-14:30 CET). Have you read?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. I organized virtual meetings with stakeholders across the organization to determine a plan to keep the items from the landfill and give them another life. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ).

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 19, 2020

Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches Deonna Anderson Fri, 06/19/2020 – 02:45 Regenerative agriculture practices have received a lot of attention in recent years, and much of the focus has been on food production. More: Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They also require jurisdictions to create new anti-displacement policies, especially ones that preserve historical and cultural communities and invest in low-income housing. Currently, the Washington State Department of Commerce is granting out $55.5

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

DeSmog recently reported how HealthforAnimals, a Belgium-based organization representing some of the world’s biggest animal pharmaceutical companies, presented “misleading” information to back their current business models. based sustainable farming research organization. based environmental organization.

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Front And Centered

MAY 25, 2022

However other agenda items, specifically the rule making for the new cap and trade program, requires some kind of follow up while not taking our eyes off the larger picture priorities of the EJC which is to reduce health disparities, practice equitable co-governance with community, and target funding to overburdened communities.

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Grist

MAY 14, 2024

Mathur, a plant geneticist, leads the Plant Breeding & Genetics Laboratory for the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, a collaboration between two United Nations agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Green Market Oracle

MARCH 1, 2020

Tracks & Power Circle Groups 21st CENTURY INVESTMENT (IMPACT, SRI & ESG) Leading Impact + SRI Investors, Funds, Social Entrepreneurs, Foundations, Non Profits, B Corporations, State/Local/Federal Government Agencies. Includes Opportunity Zone investing. Includes Opportunity Zone investing. ALL THINGS LOHAS!

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 1, 2021

C, in line with the Paris Agreement: no investment in new fossil fuel projects, and an end to petrol and diesel cars by 2035. The IEA’s claim that 45 percent of all future bioenergy could come from “organic waste” also doesn’t seem to be based on any of the studies quoted.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

megawatt solar project would be a profitable investment if the reused batteries were 60 percent or less than the original battery price. The startup focuses its work on quickly and accurately disassembling EV batteries, usually from Nissan, determining their state of health, and then reassembling them with new controls and safety equipment.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Argentina’s risky gamble on fracking has led to massive environmental and public health costs , and despite years of government support , the industry remains on shaky financial ground. The Profundo authors estimate that the equivalent of $120 to $150 billion could be invested in Vaca Muerta through 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A CSR strategy is implemented by an organization to: minimize harm, practice fair business, be responsible along a global supply chain, exercise philanthropy and create a self-oriented human resource management system. Thinking about the above definitions, you’d be right to believe that CSR refers to the social aspects of sustainability.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

You don’t have rules and private sector companies tend not to want to invest. So, we what we try to do is make the regulations and the regulatory environment conducive to investment. Rapier: What can you do to encourage that investment? Rockall: Sometimes the investment in infrastructure is a public private partnership.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

ITC stands for investment tax credit. Creating and activating a renewables strategy should be an essential part of most organizations’ climate goals and abatement strategies. Eligibility of energy storage assets for the investment tax credit is a new addition under the IRA (48). Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit.

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Clean Energy Trust

MAY 20, 2021

And the key to successfully navigating the due diligence process is organization. Early on, a data room is an important tool for organization. All information provided by the Company should be indexed and retained in the data room, so when questions arise, the data room is the definitive source on which everyone can rely.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

And nothing is healthier for human bodies or for nature than local, organic food. As his model is better for our health and for nature, as well as for our communities and for providing fulfilling work, I think we need to have a good look at what he’s saying. What’s more beautiful than a thatched, cob cottage?

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

CDP is the global environmental non-profit organization whose annual report is widely recognized as the gold standard for corporate environmental transparency. Partner with a trusted trade organization that understands the growing impact sustainability makes in the industry to ensure that the correct continuing education is obtained.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2024

This week, a climate and health researcher published a commentary in the journal Nature Medicine that takes the McMichael standard to its logical conclusion. It doesn’t look at the mental health consequences of extreme heat and extreme weather and the related increase in suicides that have been documented in recent years. “At

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 22, 2021

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. Already, a number of initiatives, such as the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the U.N.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

According to recent reports, VCs invested $60B in climate tech between 2013–2019 with an 84% CAGR in capital deployed, with no signs of slowing in 2020 (see below). Source: Climate Tech VC At Better Ventures , sustainability has been a core pillar of our investment thesis from the beginning. What is ‘Climate Intelligence’?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Proponents of such voluntary standards are trying to simultaneously compete in the domestic and global energy market, increase profit margins, and attract environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors, a hot trend in the investing world right now. That’s unlike many other sectors, such as in organic agriculture.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. B Analytics aggregates data from B Corps and other impact-focused organizations to provide comparative analysis and best practices.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 20, 2020

Advocacy by Front and Centered, our members, and allies helped create this Task Force during the 2019 Legislative Session in order to develop strategies that address environmental health disparities with guidance from the communities most impacted by pollution. The proposed definition is a modified version of the EPA’s EJ definition.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s not just talk: The Biden bunch has committed to directing at least 40 percent of related investments toward those communities. . Personally, I would have liked to see more focus on the nation’s midsection, although the decision to include at least two organizations representing farmworkers is encouraging. .

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon," says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. "In

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