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Verizon, NRG, Oliver Wyman share tips on TCFD scenario planning and reporting

GreenBiz

During last week’s GreenBiz webcast "How Businesses Can Overcome Barriers to Achieving Climate Goals," three corporate sustainability leaders offered insights for how businesses can best adopt TCFD recommendations into their carbon reduction strategies. . Businesses are exposed to two types of climate risks: physical and transition.

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UC San Diego Students Cross Borders and Explore New Fields in STEM

3BL Media

This year, Illumina Corporate Foundation provided funding for 14 students as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program—one of the company’s main focus areas is increasing equitable access to STEM education. ENLACE has been invaluable for students from a range of backgrounds.

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“Sustainable Fashion” - Hot Button Issue in 2022

3BL Media

The industry is also responsible for 20% of global wastewater and in the U.S. million tonnes incinerated in 2017. The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (Fashion Act) bill is being reviewed by State Senate and Assembly committees with plans to bring it to a vote in late spring.

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Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Environment and Climate Risk Management

3BL Media

This is built on the belief that environmentally and socially responsible business actions serve to enhance corporate reputation, improve talent recruitment and retention and attract new business. To learn more about Aflac Incorporated’s Climate Change 2021 submission to CDP and 2020 TCFD report, click here.

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Leaving a Legacy: Preparing for the Future With a Social Impact Strategy

3BL Media

Benefits of a social impact strategy High performing organizations align their social impact strategies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) which were set up to address numerous global issues including climate change, poverty, hunger, clean water, and gender inequality [1].

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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

The growing focus on ESG frameworks is being driven by a conscious and aware investor community, and by increasing global pressure from legislators, advocates and the general public to leverage business for social good. Green finance flows in the country totaled US $17 billion in FY 2017 and US $21 billion in FY 2018.

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The Soil Secrets That Could Help Feed the World

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: When microbiologist Dr. Barry Goldman reads alarming reports about threats such as pests and climate change affecting the world’s food supply, he believes the solution is local—as in really local, as in his own suburban St. SOURCE: Illumina. Louis backyard. It’s based in St. million in seed money. “If That’s the dream.”.