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Gilead Sciences: Advancing Oncology Care Through Gilead's Research Scholars Program

3BL Media

Since 2008 the company has invested in the RSP as a way to support early-career investigators like Maria and Katherine Chiappinelli, an assistant professor at George Washington University whose research through the RSP focuses on ovarian cancer.

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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

They call into question the legitimacy of the entire conference, says Harjeet Singh, a climate activist who has been attending COP meetings since 2008. In 2008, Article 5.3 They specifically cite the overrepresentation of fossil fuel lobbyists. They are granted pavilions, theyre given official space for their greenwashing.

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It's time for banks to take the next step on climate risk

GreenBiz

If banks don't integrate climate risk into oversight, expect a banking crisis that could overshadow what happened in 2008.m m crisis reminiscent of the 2008-09 mortgage crisis or worse.

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State of the Profession 2022 Report

GreenBiz

What wasn’t clear was whether the pandemic would negatively affect corporate sustainability efforts in the same way as during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis. In early 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread globally, it became clear that this pandemic would not be short-lived.

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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

OGCI claims mobile carbon capture technologies aboard ships could help the global shipping sector reach its current climate target to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050, from a 2008 baseline — a goal that has faced criticism from green groups for lacking ambition.

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Edge Environment

GreenBiz

We were founded in 2008 and our teams are based in Australia, Chile, and the United States. Edge Environment. taylor flores. Wed, 07/14/2021 - 09:37. Edge is an international sustainability consultancy focused on serving clients based in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

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Celebrating the Comeback of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

3BL Media

In 2008, Georgia Power and Southern Company provided funding to assist the state of Georgia in purchasing the 9,200-acre Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area to focus on supporting the RCW.

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