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Navigating the Rising Tide: The Convergence of Climate Change and Global Trade

3BL Media

Key points from the article include: Global Supply Chain Vulnerabilities : The article discusses how extreme flood events disrupt global supply chains, exemplified by the 2011 Mississippi River floods and the flooding in Thailand the same year, which caused substantial economic losses and operational disruptions.

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Five Ways Climate Change Is Impacting Humanitarian Crises Around the World

3BL Media

The effects of climate change are all around us. Yet those most affected by climate change are already vulnerable populations, many of whom are living in some of the poorest countries in the world. Climate-driven extreme weather emergencies such as storms and droughts can damage crops and lead to massive food shortages.

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AB: Climate Change May Increase the Risk of Modern Slavery

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During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, AB’s Director of Social Research & Engagement, Saskia Kort-Chick reflects on how climate change may increase the risk of modern slavery, which can have material implications for investors.

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AB and Columbia Climate School Kicked Off Its Climate Change Curriculum 2.0

3BL Media

Last week, AB and Columbia Climate School kicked off the first module of its Climate Change Curriculum 2.0, We became a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2011. We also believe that strive to hold ourselves as a firm to similar practices that we ask of issues.

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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. The Financial Stability Board recognized that climate change presents a financial risk to the global economy. The valuing-nature goal builds on work that began in 2011 in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

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His decades of advocacy saved you money while fighting climate change. Here’s his advice for this moment

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. From 2011 to 2023, U.S. electricity consumption was close to flat, despite substantial economic growth. Heres his advice for this moment

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ESG is rewriting the job description for CSOs

GreenBiz

Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic kill more than a half million people in the United States, it laid bare and heightened existing crises, including systemic racism and police violence, climate change and an ever-widening political and economic divide. . Who occupies the CSO job also has changed.