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Snow, Climate Change and the Olympic Winter Games

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: With the impacts of climate change accelerating, snow conditions in many parts of the world vary significantly from year to year. The water demand of the Zhangjiakou Zone during Games time (November 2021 to March 2022) is 1.9 How will climate change affect the choice of future Winter Olympic hosts?

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Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder

GreenBiz

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 02:11. His 2021 letter to CEOs mentions "accelerate" eight times. He has rightly earned praise for speaking up on climate, investment and economic transition. For investors, the acceleration question is: What are the companies in your portfolio doing in 2021 to cut pollution by 10 to 15 percent this year?

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Change the World: By Focusing on the Human Impact of the Climate Crisis, Companies Can Turn Risks Into Opportunities

3BL Media

When we look at this year’s list, we are heartened by the continued contributions companies across the globe are making to address climate change. This missed connection between the technical and the human can be striking; to make meaningful positive change on climate, business leaders need to understand that intersection.

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Women lead the world’s most sustainable cities

Corporate Knights

In the fight against climate change, cities are proving to be much better combatants than the snoozing generals that are, all too often, national governments. Smaller and nimbler, cities are becoming showpieces of successful climate action, and the protagonists of this spectacle of municipal leadership are increasingly women.

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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

Bush administration that took little interest in regulation or climate change. DuPont may have hired her in the hopes of boosting its troubled environmental image, but in her 12 years with the corporation, Fisher surprised many by bringing in changes that led to notable reductions in pollution. Impact came naturally to Boyd.

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Tetra Tech Releases Our 2022 Sustainability Report and 2030 Goals

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The report includes new baseline sustainability metrics for 2021, interim targets for 2025, and goals for 2030. In 2021 we shared the results of our first decade of sustainability reporting—with achievements significantly beyond our original aspirations. MT CO 2 e per associate. Supporting inclusive workplaces and communities.

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Olympic Movement Steps Up Climate Action, Announces Network of Olympic Forests

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DESCRIPTION: The Olympic Movement is increasing its commitment to fight climate change and preserve the natural environment by creating the Olympic Forest Network – an initiative driven by National Olympic Committees. The project is a key milestone in the IOC’s commitment to becoming climate positive in 2024.