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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

3BL Media

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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Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change

Envirotec Magazine

A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks to help received from Converge, a group describing itself as a pan-Scotland springboard for university entrepreneurs. The Seagrass planting prototype.

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Five ways climate change is impacting humanitarian crises around the world

Cisco CSR

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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Latest IPCC Report Urges Us To Act On Climate Change

Edouard Stenger

Yesterday the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest report and compared our current situation to defusing a time bomb. Our lives are already upended by climate change catastrophes… And this could be just the start if we were too keep on doing business as usual.

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“Going Purpose:” Patagonia Owner Donates Entire Company to Fight Climate Change

ESG Today

The company has been a long-time advocate of responsible business practices, becoming a B-Corp in 2011, and amending its articles of incorporation the following year, adopting a commitment to sustainability and treating workers well, and registering the business as a California Benefit Corporation.