3BL Media

MARCH 19, 2024

This marks the 18th sustainability report from Owens Corning, which published its first report in 2006. “This report reflects the global scope of our people and our products and the many ways they work to make the world a better place.”

Waste 147

Waste Chief Sustainability Officer Supply Chains Supply Chain 147

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Since 2006, Edison Scholars has awarded over $13.5 MARIO PORTILLO 2023 Edison Scholar Supporting Climate Equity in Our Communities Edison International is dedicated to supporting communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change and other environmental hazards. million in scholarships to 730 students.

Climate Change 147

Climate Change Banking 147

Gail Tverberg

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Federal Reserve chose to fix the problem by raising the Federal Funds interest rate from 1.00% to 5.25% between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2006. 1] The 2004 to 2006 interest rate hikes didn’t lead to lower oil prices until after July 2008. Inflation in food prices was especially a problem. per barrel. per barrel.

Shipping 104

Shipping Banking Climate Change Development 104

Gail Tverberg

JULY 5, 2022

If central banks cut back future energy supplies using higher interest rates, we can expect to encounter major problems going forward. 3] We can look back and see how rising interest rates were used to slow the world economy in the 2004 to 2006 period, and how different the economic situation was then compared to now.

Banking 105

Banking Manufacturing Academics Climate Change 105

Chris Hall

AUGUST 26, 2022

The firm then tracked the difference in returns generated by the portfolio’s polluting and clean companies between January 2006 and August 2021, using its climate policy uncertainty (CPU) and temperature anomaly indices – the former constructed by “focusing on the textual similarities of authoritative texts on climate change”. .

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change Banking 52

3BL Media

MARCH 22, 2022

Since the effort began in 2006, the company has helped provide safe water access to approximately 68 million people, with a goal of reaching 100 million by 2030. We are focusing our efforts in areas that are absolutely vital to public health, economic development, and climate resiliency.".

Manufacturing 100

Manufacturing Chief Sustainability Officer Climate Change Development 100

Gail Tverberg

JULY 28, 2022

GDP is as reported by the World Bank for 1990 through 2021 as of July 26, 2022; total energy consumption is as reported by BP in its 2022 Statistical Review of World Energy. World PPP GDP is data provided by the World Bank; world energy consumption is based on data of BP’s 2022 Statistical Review of World Energy.

Banking 113

Banking Climate Change Development Manufacturing 113

Chris Hall

JULY 3, 2024

Sovereign wealth fund Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), for instance, suggested that the organisation’s policy work could be more impactful if it reflected widely held signatory views on key responsible investment topic areas – such as stewardship and corporate governance.

Net Zero 89

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Climate Change Impact Investing 89

Corporate Knights

JUNE 1, 2023

Good Natured Products Growth rate: 266% With its growing line of compostable food packaging, Vancouver-based Good Natured Products reports it has displaced 31 million pounds of petroleum-based plastics since 2006. Then she launched a climate consulting firm, which she later turned into tech startup Manifest Climate.

Waste 293

Waste Development Manufacturing Decarbonize 293

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

Green Bonds 59

Green Bonds Banking Development Corporate Social Responsibility 59

Gail Tverberg

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Strangely enough, the economy seems to move from tailwind to tailwind, as new resources are discovered, as population expands, and as central banks figure out new ways to fix the economy. It appears to me that the temporary rise in short-term interest rates between 2004 and 2006 ultimately caused the Great Recession of 2007-2009.

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Academics Shipping Development 75

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 29, 2024

Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. Inclusive wealth is measured by both the World Bank and UN Environment Programme (Unep). None of these are captured in GDP data. Which is it?

UNEP 246

UNEP Banking Development Academics 246

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

Supply Chains 546

Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Development 546

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Between August 2020 and July 2021, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached its highest level since 2006, with 13,235 square kilometres of rainforest destroyed, according to Brazil’s space research agency INPE. The loss of forest cover has stark implications for climate change and biodiversity.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supply Chains CDP COP26 52

GreenBiz

JUNE 26, 2020

Although the network took a hiatus in 2006 after executive director Damu Smith died , the network just announced that it’s making a comeback against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed calls to fight racial injustice. Rather, it’s a constellation of issues including discrimination in housing, jobs and healthcare.

Paris Agreement 503

Paris Agreement Climate Change Banking 503