Green Business Bureau

MARCH 3, 2021

Leaders in Housing Development Training and Community Resilience. and Puerto Rico, NeighborWorks America is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to achieve housing affordability and community resilience across the nation. Building Community Resilience for a Secure Future. All offices, including the D.C.

Resilience 148

Resilience Sustainability Organic Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

The ROI Of Sustainability in Business. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. The Financial Risk of Not Being Sustainable. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. Why do we need a sustainable economy? Despite the urgent need for a sustainable economy, there are several barriers that have hindered progress. What’s stopping us?

Sustainability 195

Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Government 195

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A planning application was submitted in August, which set out an ambitious sustainability agenda of climate resilience and Net Zero requirements, integrated into the design, including ultra-low carbon emissions, an acute focus on energy efficiency, insulation, on-site energy generation and zero use of fossil fuels in the running of the building.

Resilience 242

Resilience Education Fossil fuels Cooling 242

AutoGrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

One of the most energizing parts of my job is meeting with clean energy leaders to discuss where we are heading as an industry and how we can work together to achieve ambitious decarbonization, electrification, and resiliency goals. To support continued patient capital investments, we can pull both policy levers and deal structuring levers.

Building Energy Monitoring 59

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 59

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 16, 2024

As global leaders gather at Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024, those in attendance must push for the mobilisation of trillions of dollars from private money into sustainable investments to combat climate change. Have you read?

Investment 102

Investment Climate change Resilience Global warming 102

Forbes Green Tech

AUGUST 9, 2020

Jamaica’s 154,000 smallholder farmers are the backbone of the agriculture sector and are vital to the Caribbean country’s sustainable development. As the most vulnerable group to climate change, investing in their climate resilience would improve productivity, food security and the economy.

Agriculture 115

Agriculture Resilience Investment Climate change 115

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Biodiversity Resilience Demand 147

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in. BP plc – BP p.l.c.,

Investment 83

Investment Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 83

GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance. The Emerging Leaders program aims to foster a community of sustainability professionals that is diverse and representative of the world in which we live. Their creative thinking and perspective will help build more sustainable solutions for the future.".

Sustainability 441

Sustainability Investment Carbon-neutral Climate change 441

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. So Miller, who launched the platform in the fall of 2019 to provide funding to small, sustainably run farms — operations often underserved by traditional finance — soon found himself expanding Steward’s services to help these same farmers shift their business model.

Sustainability 525

Sustainability Organic Resilience Agriculture 525

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Sustainability leaders must celebrate the work of female mayors on racial equity. Sustainability leaders are architects, designers, city planners, engineers, scientists, energy experts, lawyers, nonprofit leaders and business owners. Sustainability also relies on local government. Sustainability must put people at the center.

Sustainability 488

Sustainability Global warming Resilience Health 488

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Pete May, Co-Founder and Board Member at GreenBiz, interviewed Francis Hyatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Liberty Mutual Insurance, during VERGE 21 (October 25-28, 2021). This video is sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance. View archived videos from the conference here: [link]

Resilience 165

Resilience Investment Sustainability 165

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The UK government will invest £25 million in projects that use nature to protect communities from flooding, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced on 22 September. That is why we are driving investment to harness the power of nature. A flooded riverbank in Windsor. billion flood programme.

Resilience 147

Resilience Government Biodiversity Investment 147

Green Living Guy

JUNE 24, 2022

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group which represents the largest IKEA retailer[1], today announced it has acquired 1,321 hectares (3,264 acres) of land in Florida as part of its long-term commitment to responsible forest management. The investment property, Tupelo Honey, consists of two parcels of land.

Investment 145

Investment Sustainability Retail Electricity 145

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Italy’s Enel Group has announced a new investment strategy for the period 2024-2026, doubling down on grid investments and being more selective in renewables. The nearly €19 billion for grid investments will focus on improving quality, resiliency and digitalisation of the power grid, alongside new connections.

Investment 103

Investment Power grid North America Resilience 103

Terra Infirma

MAY 10, 2021

One of my personal resilience tactics for elections has been to set a challenge for myself for the summer. This year I have a number of solo hiking and bikepacking trips planned, so yesterday I unpacked all the new kit I’ve invested in over the last few months and set up camp in the garden to check out how it all works.

Resilience 59

Resilience Sustainability Politics Investment 59

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey. The money," in this case, is the sprawling and spiraling world of sustainable finance. So, sustainable finance is about aligning and harmonizing the needs of both investors and companies," I concluded some time ago. Joel Makower. Tue, 12/08/2020 - 02:11. Not so fast.

Sustainability 293

Sustainability Investment Climate change Retail 293

GreenBiz

JUNE 26, 2023

First developed in 2013 by the climate investment firm HASI, CarbonCount is a decision tool that evaluates investments in U.S.-based based carbon-free energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience projects to determine how efficiently they reduce CO2 equivalent emissions per $1,000 of investment. white paper today!

Resilience 304

Resilience Carbon Investment Sustainability 304

Impact Alpha

JUNE 15, 2021

The Global Impact Investing Network’s “Next Normal Now” series reconvenes on climate action tomorrow, June 16. The post The Brief: Climate stakes in NYC election, small business resilience, South Africa’s smart cities, affordable irrigation, sustainable investing performance appeared first on Impact Alpha.

Smart Cities 69

Smart Cities Resilience Investment Sustainability 69

EDF + Business

MAY 13, 2021

As companies increase production to feed a growing population, the need for climate action, sustainable agriculture and increased resilience becomes even more urgent. These lessons were gained through trial and error over the last decade by eleven companies seen as first-movers on agricultural supply chain sustainability.

Resilience 52

Resilience Sustainability Agriculture Climate change 52

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

Home Energy Monitoring 287

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 287

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of the critical minerals used widely in electronics and industry. Among the winners is Ionic Technologies Ltd, based in Belfast, which specialises in the recycling of magnets to enable the creation of sustainable and traceable rare-earth supply chains.

Investment 162

Investment Recycling Recycling Innovation 162

Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

McCains, the UK's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has unveiled the 'McCain Potato Farmer Pledge' backed by a £25m investment designed to help its supply chain better manage the impact of both climate change and the coronavirus crisis.

Resilience 91

Resilience Investment Waste Waste 91

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Report makes specific recommendations to increase resilience in water systems. New institutional models that improve water security will be critical for climate resilience.

Resilience 130

Resilience Climate change Education Health 130

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Nature-based urban resilience infrastructure in Milan, Italy. A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind it, Isle Utilities. Technology pilots.

Resilience 130

Resilience Greywater Climate change Technology 130

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

Chattanooga headquartered power distribution company EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have launched the Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science. Have you read? What’s on the technology radar for Europe’s DSOs?

Resilience 59

Resilience Energy Energy Power grid 59

Smart Energy International

MARCH 9, 2022

Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) have agreed to jointly develop and deliver energy resiliency solutions to targeted U.S. Rooftop solar PV could reduce grid resilience, study finds Rethinking the energy grid: The evolution of mission-critical power. “A Have you read?

Smart Cities 98

Smart Cities Resilience IoT Cooling 98

Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

This decarbonisation demands above all a grid that is robust, resilient, and reliable, able to withstand both the internal impacts of constantly changing demand and supply patterns and bidirectional power flows as well as external impacts such as extreme weather events. US grid investments. Grid resilience and reliability.

Energy Monitor 97

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Resilience 97

GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

How treasurers can lead their company’s impact investing. When you think about who makes the greatest social and environmental impact with corporate dollars, you probably think of the head of ESG or the chief investment officer, not the treasurer. Invest in long-term partnerships. Catherine Berman. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:05.

Investment 251

Investment Organic Resilience Innovation 251

Impact Alpha

MARCH 25, 2020

Resilient food systems. Long-term sustainable investment theses once relegated to the fringes of the capital markets are suddenly fundamental to the global economy. The post Generation Q&A: How the pandemic strengthens the case for sustainable investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Mar.

Investment 104

Investment Sustainability Resilience Health 104

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What Is Sustainable Real Estate? Sustainable real estate includes commercial and residential real estate property that is designed, built and operated in a way that minimizes environmental impact. The Benefits of Sustainable Real Estate. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems). more than unrated homes.

Real Estate 148

Real Estate Sustainability Carbon-negative Health 148

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Business Case for Sustainability. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. ROI and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money by themselves. Sustainability Programs.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Andrew Winston

MAY 4, 2022

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). But many leaders still see an inherent trade-off between choosing a more sustainable future and achieving business growth and profit.

Investment 147

Investment Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels 147

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Business Case for Sustainability. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. ROI and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money by themselves. Sustainability Programs.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Smart Energy International

APRIL 23, 2024

The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. However, the question of how to convince the public and private sectors to invest does not lead to straightforward answers. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment.

Africa 59

Africa Investment Energy Energy 59

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced two separate loans of €462 million and €190 million for Poland’s Enea and Belgium’s RESA respectively for distribution network modernisation. According to the Bank, RESA will have to invest an indexed amount of close to €820 million ($865 million) by 2050, excluding project subsidies.

Energy Monitor 75

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Investment Electricity 75