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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Some boards approve, some feel comfortable doing so and are hoping for the best; others are afraid to be called out on greenwashing but approve them anyway, because "everyone else" are setting goals. Supply chains are, and will likely be, more disrupted "than normal." Pull Quote.

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

The amount of waste produced by the average American — on average, the world’s most wasteful consumer — tripled between 1960 and 2010. The supply chain that takes apart our stuff is sometimes just as complicated as the ones making them in the first place,” he said.

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The ESG Interview: Closing the Net Zero Reality Gap

Chris Hall

The report states: “Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have continued to rise during the period 2010–2019, as have cumulative net CO2 emissions since 1850. Average annual GHG emissions during 2010-2019 were higher than in any previous decade.” . Supply chain challenge . The CDP report shows that just 2.5%

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Do – and Should – Asset Managers Care About the ‘S’ in ESG? – Part 3

Chris Hall

Social capital also ties in closely with social value and self-esteem, which has a bearing on the drivers and implications of low levels of social value among workers in supply chains. Frequently neurodiverse conditions are classed as disabilities under the UK’s Equality Act 2010.

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Ethics Research Symposium

Steven Mintz

Moderator: Joan Lee, Fairfield University The Effect of Public Criticism on Corporate Greenwashing Leting Liu, University of Toronto – Rotman, Ontario, Canada (Presenter) Discussant: W. At Baker Botts, he also represented the PCAOB in its successful 2010 defense in Free Enterprise Fund v. ESG – Room 1 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5

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Net zero is transforming clean energy procurement

GreenBiz

Since 2010, energy storage has seen an 88 percent reduction in prices, making it a more attractive option in clean energy deals. That will require navigating land use issues, supply chain pinch points and labor considerations. These deals are being supported by the falling cost of this technology. Often, they have a point.

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Russia’s War From a Climate Perspective

Richard Matthews

As demonstrated by Covid’s impact on supply chains , crises often cause global disruptions. The war and the sanctions regime are expected to create global supply chain problems and shortages of food (eg wheat) and raw materials including those required for key technologies (eg semi conductors).