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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. The “clean hands” approach of divestment best expressed the moral outrage of activists over apartheid.

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NBIM Divestments Driven by Social, Governance Risks

Chris Hall

More than half of divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) last year were the result of unacceptable social and governance-related risks. A clothing manufacturer in a developed market will be subject to more stringent requirements for environmental performance and labour rights than one in an emerging market,” it noted.

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7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

3BL Media

Process emissions produced by manufacturing or production. We will fund this in part by expanding our internal carbon fee, in place since 2012 and increased last year, to start charging not only our direct emissions but those from our supply and value chains.”. Coca-Cola HBC Industry: Beverage manufacturing Headquarters: Switzerland.

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ESG Explainer: Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain

Chris Hall

In the US, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (TSCA) came into effect at the beginning of 2012 and applies to retail sellers and manufacturers that do business in the state of California and whose annual gross revenue exceeds US$100 million.

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It’s Time to Ban ALL Stock Trades for Members of Congress

Steven Mintz

Some lawmakers bought stock in remote-work technology, telemedicine companies, pharmaceutical makers currently developing potential vaccines, car manufacturers that have shifted to making ventilators for coronavirus patients, and alcohol producers that started making hand sanitizer during the coronavirus outbreak.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

Along with the publication of the 50-state plans in 2015 was an additional paper that documented how the 100% WWS model could be applied to keep the electric grid stable when all energy needs (not just electricity generation), including transportation, heating and cooling, manufacturing and power storage, were powered by WWS.