GreenBiz

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Record-breaking funding for enterprise startup Sweep, more Stripe carbon removal commitments are important signals for the year ahead.

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MARCH 2, 2022

billion in 2021, three times the amount of previous years. Climate fintech companies raised $1.2

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APRIL 22, 2021

Date/Time: May 20, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Thu, 04/22/2021 - 10:03. Thu, 05/20/2021 - 10:00. - Thu, 05/20/2021 - 11:00. Improving Biodiversity and Communities With Net-Zero Goals. Every year, more and more organizations pledge to go net-zero. taylor flores. Heather Clancy. VP, Editorial Director. GreenBiz Group.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

After a slow start to the year, funding in climate tech startups returns to the financial highs of 2021’s bull market.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Date/Time: March 4, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Sun, 02/07/2021 - 20:05. Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:00. - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:00. PV Plus: Amplifying the Sustainability and Biodiversity Benefits of Solar. Demand for solar energy continues to accelerate. taylor flores. Joel Makower. Chairman & Executive Editor. Elysa Hammond.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In June 2021, the ILO and UNICEF reported that the number of children in child labor had increased from 152 to 160 million globally.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2021, the global electric truck market size was valued at $670 million and is projected to grow by 23.5 percent between 2020 and 2030. Here are some of the companies vying for that revenue.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

For the report, Deloitte surveyed over 20,000 respondents across more than 20 countries, as part of a series of ConsumerSignals Surveys conducted by the firm since 2021, focused on peoples attitudes and behaviors related to climate change. Click here to access the survey results.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 20, 2024

Who could have predicted that the same party that opened the door to offshore wind in 2021 would slam it shut again in 2024? The post The same party that legislated for offshore wind farms now wants to ban them. It’s nuclear in reverse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The advance market procurement initiative, launched in November 2021 by U.S. climate adviser John Kerry, adds cement and concrete to buying commitments.

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GreenBiz

MAY 23, 2022

Sponsored: With the approval of a science-based target (SBT), refreshed ESG goals and the publication of its 2021 Sustainability Report, the WestRock team is sharing their learnings so others can benefit, too.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 1500 MW wind project, to be built with an 800 MW battery, has won planning approval in NSW, the first wind project to do so since early 2021. The post Massive 1500 MW wind project gets planning approval, first in NSW in nearly three years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Fri, 05/21/2021 - 01:30. Her comments came during an event organized by the WSLA Alumnae Group to recognize 10 "accomplished, audacious and courageous" women — in the words of president Rochelle Routman — as part of the 2021 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. Celebrating 10 female leaders in sustainability. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, I’ll be watching CPG and food and beverage companies, which have been scrutinized for one-off pilots and an overall failure to move quickly enough towards commitments to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. While source reduction continues to be the No.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Nationwide rooftop solar installations jumped 11 per cent in October, putting Australia on track to beat the 2021 record for small-scale PV growth. The post Record year for rooftop solar growth? October installation data bodes well appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 14, 2025

Through a survey of people affected by the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder, Colorado, researchers found that headaches, sore throats and coughs were frequently self-reported by residents living near burned structures.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As a group, over the course of the past decade (2012 to 2021) these 20 companies slashed their net GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 43%, from 862 million tonnes to 489 million tonnes. During this period, it bet the farm on renewables (wind and solar) and grid modernization, building some 70 renewable power plants in 2021 alone.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AER is suing the operator of Callide C, one of the youngest coal plants on the NEM, over a 2021 incident that left huge parts of Queensland without power. The post Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by “catastrophic” explosion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Fri, 04/09/2021 - 01:30. Episode 263: Simulating transformation, investing in underserved communities. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). An open letter to CPG companies on recycling. Food companies must be healthy and sustainable, not one or the other.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Hydrogen electrolyser manufacturers are staring into the valley of death, as the hype-fuelled valuations of 2021 come crashing down around their years. Some are still optimistic. The post Hydrogen hopefuls stare into valley of death as electrolyser bubble pops appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

by Andrew Keesee of Trailhead Capital Trailhead Capital is a Denver, CO based venture capital firm investing in the regenerative future of food and agriculture through its $50M Regeneration Fund I LP, which has made 27 investments since launching in April of 2021.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

The new resolution follows the release last year by Shell of its Energy Transition Strategy 2024, the first update to its Powering Progress strategy, launched in 2021, outlining the companys climate transition roadmap and goals. The resolution failed, receiving only 18.6% shareholder support.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11. Both S&P Global Ratings and Bloomberg rank biodiversity among the top ESG themes for 2021, the latter naming Fidelity International and AXA Investment Managers as examples of firms that have made it a priority. . Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet. Subscribe here. 4 risk by impact.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 02:11. Yet, 2021 is poised to bring fundamental changes to the primary audience that voluntary ESG reporting serves and what it should embody. 2021 is poised to bring fundamental changes to the primary audience that voluntary ESG reporting serves and what it should embody. Aman Singh. Subscribe here.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 00:15. It’s a little late for New Year’s resolutions, but that would be an amazing goal for 2021.) The problem with zero-waste goals is the word 'waste'. This essay originally appeared in Food Weekly. Sign up for your free subscription. Is it present in your company? Food & Agriculture. Circular Economy. Food Waste.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The fashion industry and its supply chain are the worlds third largest polluter, according to a 2021 World Economic Forum report. As international fashion brands increasingly rely on these materials, the environmental and social toll of fracking becomes a critical concern, Stand.earth said in a press release Thursday.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2021, we re-envisioned our core program as the Hawaii Food Systems Accelerator to deepen investment in food and move the needle by focusing on one sector. Our holistic suite of strategies includes capacity building, network facilitation, capital deployment and navigation, research, and narrative shifting.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

Fri, 01/08/2021 - 01:30. As we kick off 2021 and await a new U.S. Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform. One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021. over the prior year, after growing from 27% in 2021. The increase in corporate decarbonization ambitions has not extended across the value chain, however, with the proportion of companies with full Scope 1, 2 and 3 net zero targets stalling at 37%, up only 0.3%

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Billed as the first fully electric driver-optional tractor, the Monarch will be available in fall 2021 at a pricetag starting at $50,000. It's supposed to deliver the first models in fall 2021 and claims "hundreds" of pre-orders. "We don’t want just to be caught up with the risk management aspects of this. Media Source. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 02:11. In just the first six weeks of 2021, SPACs raised $33 billion, more than was raised by all SPACs before 2020. Why SPACs will be key to the sustainability revolution. Andrew Shapiro.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:00. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency. Manjit Jus. You can download the entire report here.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021. Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Alan AtKisson. In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

According to Moody’s , global SLB issuance in Q2 2024 declined to only $8 billion, after peaking at annual issuance of $90 billion in 2021.

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MARCH 7, 2025

In 2021, these investors accounted for 52 per cent of global assets under management in 2021 a figure expected to jump to nearly 61 per cent by 2030. This imbalance squeezed sustainable investment firms like CoPower, which ultimately led to its green bond model winding down.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The new legislation follows the issuance of a letter early 2021, by European markets regulator ESMA to the European Commission, advising that the current unregulated status of the ESG ratings sector and the resulting lack of transparency posed a potential risk to investors.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Since 2021, Edwards has been CEO and executive director for the Virginia Port Authority, a driver of more than 565,000 jobs and $63 billion in gross domestic product for the State of Virginia on an annual basis.

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