January 21, 2021
5 steps boards can take to be ESG-ready for 2021 Pamela Gordon Thu, 01/21/2021 - 01:40 Amongst the many dramatic challenges global businesses faced in 2020, one that had been simmering for years bubbled up and promised to stay at a high boil in 2021 is ESG: Environment, Social, Governance. Signs that ESG expectations were becoming more ubiquitous included the establishment of global ESG
...January 20, 2021
Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. The events of this year have been first and foremost a human tragedy, but they also have served as a catalyst to awakening interest and adoption of these strategies as reasonable approaches to remain resilient during these uncertain times. Indeed, in early 2020, J.P. Morgan Global Equity Research estimated that the sustainable
...January 19, 2021
Most GreenBiz readers are well aware of the complex sustainability reporting landscape. It seems like every year new reporting standards or frameworks are added to the overstuffed workload of the corporate sustainability professional. As the former chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), I had a role in the ongoing movement to "standardize the standards" that companies use
...January 7, 2021
The Australian Government has selected NSW company Scimita Ventures as a partner in a study investigating the feasibility of an Australian–German supply chain for hydrogen produced from renewable energy. The study will holistically analyse hydrogen supply chain options from Australia to Germany. Scimita Ventures — part of a consortium of industry and academia headed by UNSW — will
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December 28, 2020
The Green Business Bureau, a trusted authority in sustainable business practices, has a simple mission: to help make every business a greener business. This article introduces the organization, their mission and certification program. Hear from the founders on how they use their business as a platform for transformation.
December 19, 2020
The U.S. central bank is joining the financial equivalent of the Paris Agreement, becoming one of the last of its peers to do so.
December 14, 2020
December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. But that is not the only pivotal milestone we should commemorate this month. In December 2015, as a response to increasingly frequent environmental disasters that disrupted ecosystems and human health — plus caused unforeseen
...December 13, 2020
What opportunities do you predict for the growth of your industry in 2021? 2021 will be an exciting year for the process automation industry. This past 12 months we’ve seen how businesses with technology enabled strategies showed flexibility and resilience, and delivered innovative responses, through what many found to be a turbulent time. The next 12 months will distinguish even further those who
...December 9, 2020
The nation's third-largest pension fund will withdraw investments from companies that aren't prepared to survive in a low-carbon economy.
December 8, 2020
I’ve been following the money this past week. "The money," in this case, is the sprawling and spiraling world of sustainable finance. The occasion, as you may have guessed, was our announcement Nov. 30 of our newest annual event: GreenFin, taking place in April. It drew the attention of a number of friends, colleagues and veritable strangers who wanted to discuss the
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