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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. Patti Poppe has a grounded, straight-talking style, an inclination to see opportunities in crisis, and an embrace of innovation to enrich the triple bottom line. Elsa Wenzel. LinkedIn | Company profile. and Canadian operations.

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Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria

James Militzer

As of 2021, they had insured 4.6 Some providers are already finding success with this approach. For example, Pula , which provides small farmers with crop failure insurance, partners with NGOs and mobile network operators to reach this customer base. million farmers across Africa, including many in Nigeria.

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It’s time to speed up the sustainability shift

GreenBiz

Tue, 03/23/2021 - 01:45. "I We strove to adhere to Rio Negro's vision and meet aggressive triple bottom-line targets as major systemic issues hit its operations — geopolitical tensions and natural disaster brought on by climate change. It’s time to speed up the sustainability shift. Katie Thompson Levey.

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Women lead the world’s most sustainable cities

Corporate Knights

I’ve always been after the triple bottom line,” says Calgary’s Gondek, referring to the triad of social, economic and environmental factors that inform good policy. One of Jyoti Gondek’s first orders of business after she was elected in 2021 was to pass a motion in city council declaring a climate emergency. Jyoti Gondek.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

Achieved 42% reduction in carbon emissions intensity from 2007 levels in 2021. Over S$34 million in energy savings from energy-efficient retrofitting and initiatives across all its commercial buildings from 2012 to 2021. In April 2021, its South Beach Consortium joint venture (JV) secured a five-year green loan totalling S$1.22

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

Topping the Best 50 this year (up from second place in 2022 and 20th in 2021) is a pure-play clean energy company: Innergex Renewable Energy. In third place is Hydro-Québec, which was the top company in 2022, 2021 and 2018. billion, or 85% of CN’s total investments, in 2021. For the Best 50, that percentage keeps climbing.

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Subaru and Social Impact Leaders Honored at Inaugural FutureCast Awards in New York

3BL Media

FutureCast 2023 was a must-attend event for CEOs, CMOs, DEI and ESG leaders, social impact founders, HR and talent development professionals, accessibility advocates, and organizations committed to a triple bottom line – people, planet and profits. Newman, founder and CEO of The FutureCast Foundation.