Water bites back in 2022
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Systemic failures in the water sector led to big challenges to economic development, business growth, ecosystems and civil society during 2022.
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GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Systemic failures in the water sector led to big challenges to economic development, business growth, ecosystems and civil society during 2022.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 6, 2022
These women are changing investing norms, animal feed, cheesemaking, seafood production; all with an eye towards a more sustainable future for agriculture.
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Renew Economy
JANUARY 9, 2023
Utility-scale solar generation notches up biggest month ever in Australia in December of 2022 and helps send NSW black coal output to new low. The post Big solar smashes Australian generation record, crunches coal, to close out 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2022
The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 3, 2022
These individuals are leading in a dozen areas critical to tackling the climate crisis.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 6, 2022
Last year was a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
New data shows renewable energy supplied roughly half of Germany’s electricity demand for the first half of 2022, boosted by more wind and solar. The post Renewables supply nearly half of German power demand in first half 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2022
As biodiversity becomes a more integral part of corporate sustainability commitments, expect updated and new resources to help the journey.
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2023
The fossil-fuel induced energy crisis of 2022 has sparked the biggest ever jump in new construction starts for wind, solar and storage projects. The post Fossil fuel crisis prompts biggest ever switch to renewables and storage in 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
For all the positive developments, the ESG landscape remains treacherous and unforgiving.
Renew Economy
JANUARY 16, 2023
AEMO says it connected 2.9GW of new capacity in 2022, mostly wind and solar, but will need to double that over next eight years to meet government renewable targets. The post Australia connects 3GW of new capacity in 2022, must double that to reach renewable target appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Sponsored: Watershed co-founder Taylor Francis shares his top four predictions for corporate climate action this year.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2021
If climate hasn’t been placed at the center of the board agenda yet, now is the time to make sure that it does.
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.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report Consumers around the world are increasingly looking for snacks and sustenance that fit into their often busy lifestyles. In our 2022 State of Snacking report , 71% of consumers surveyed said that they snack at least twice a day. Read more in the Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
We updated our baseline in 2022 as we achieved our most recent reduction target after previously meeting two earlier goals. In calendar year 2023, we reduced our electrical energy consumption by 7.14% from 2022 levels, with a total consumption of 25,833,192 kWh.
GreenBiz
JUNE 17, 2022
The Right to Repair movement is picking up steam again in 2022, with recent legislation in the U.S. and in Europe.
Renew Economy
MARCH 23, 2025
Exxon Mobil has killed its Gippsland carbon capture and storage project running since 2022, but won't explain why. The post Exxon abandons Gippsland basin CCS project, but doesn’t say why appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2022
Electric vehicle and last-mile delivery company BrightDrop, a subsidiary of General Motors, kicked off 2022 with splashy new deals with Walmart and FedEx.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Set to be finalized in early 2022, the GBF’s draft sets out targets for protecting marine and land habitats, reducing pesticides and plastic waste, and increasing investments.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
8, 2022, that should help further the growth and development of its connected device platform. Apkudo announced a $14.4 million growth funding round on Feb.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2022
Sponsored: The new Sustainable Forestry Initiative 2022 standards will ensure healthy forests that lead to benefits such as avoiding deforestation and fighting climate change.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
trillion of fossil fuel subsidies in 2022, and Australia gets a mixed review. Latest data shows that G20 countries alone provided $A1.7 The post Annual global fossil fuel subsidies jump to $1.7 trillion – just in the G20 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
million more people were employed in clean energy in 2022 than in 2019, according to the IEA. But that's not enough.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2022
The fleet management company’s electrification guru believes EV adoption for fleet vehicles will take off in 2022, and the company is spending big to lead the charge.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2023
At VERGE 2022, the U.S. Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
China installed 125GW of new wind and solar capacity in 2022, and now generates enough wind and solar to meet demands of every home, but not industry. The post China now has enough wind and solar to power every home appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Renew Economy
JULY 8, 2024
Between 2014-2022, regulated gas networks made $1.8 billion in supernormal profits, on top of their $2 billion profit allowance. What does this mean for consumers? The post Australians overpaid $1.8 billion to gas networks – now they’re being asked for more appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Until 2022, South Korea had the dominating share in this market. Korean battery powerhouses like LG Energy Solutions together with its parent company LG Chem, and Samsung SDI have dominated this tier, together accounting for 44% of total sustainable revenue in 2022.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Solar generation has increased at an average rate of 44% a year in the US between 2009 to 2022 – and new data shows it's on track to overtake hydro on the grid. The post Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Solar and wind costs have fallen by up to 90 pct in last 12 years, and even in 2022 huge growth in China meant that global average costs remained stable. The post “Seismic shift:” Energy crisis helped wind and solar stretch cost advantage over fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2023
Green job postings grew nearly twice as fast as the share of green talent between 2022 and 2023, according to a new report.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 22, 2023
The growth in renewables over the past year has had a major impact on Australia's main electricity grid, with wholesale prices tumbling from their 2022 peaks, and grid demand and coal output sent to record lows. The post Solar behind big price falls as grid demand and coal power pushed to record lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
According to the SEC’s order, while Invesco claimed in its marketing materials from 2020 to 2022 that between 70% – 94% of its parent company’s assets under management were “ESG integrated,” these amounts included a significant proportion of assets held in passive ETFs, that did not consider ESG factors in investment decisions.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Backstone launched BETP IV in 2022, and at $5.6 In 2022, Blackstone said that it sees an opportunity to invest an estimated $100 billion in energy transition and climate change solutions projects over the next decade. billion the fund is approximately 33% larger than its predecessor vehicle.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 21, 2025
Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality in less than a year. The spike in temperatures caused the precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record amount of finance to renewables and grid projects in 2022-23, but says the task ahead is huge. The post Bigger and faster: CEFC says more than $120 billion needed to decarbonise the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 13, 2022
Date/Time: January 13, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Reducing emissions across all sectors is critical if we are to combat climate change. With the passage of the infrastructure bill and the urgent need to improve and expand our cities, it’s critical that we build in a way that is both resilient and sustainable.
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2023
Home battery installations charted a 55% increase in 2022, a new record and the sign of a turning point for consumer energy independence. The post Home battery installs jump 55 pct as solar households turn to storage in record numbers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Armed with the primary data on our palm oil footprint coupled with our new sustainability risk assessment tool, we established our palm baseline for 2022. In calendar year 2022, we used approximately 26.5k metric tons of palm oil. To learn more, check out our 2023 ESG report at bbwinc.com.
3BL Media
MARCH 11, 2025
22 (9), 6087-6101 (2022). DOI:10.5194/acp-22-6087-2022. Projections of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions and the resulting global warming based on recent trends in observed abundances and current policies. Velders, G. & Ramanathan, V. The role of HFCs in mitigating 21st century climate change. 13 (12), 6083-6089 (2013).
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
of Ford’s revenue came from manufacturing electric vehicles in 2022, it poured more than US$2.1 of its revenue from sustainable products in 2022. More than any other major car company in 2022, VW channelled an impressive 38.4% Listening,” he explained, “is how we learn.” Though just 3.5% of investments (more than US$8.3
GreenBiz
MARCH 15, 2023
million people and are forecast to generate $827 billion in 2022. They conducted an online survey of 500 franchise owners and senior managers in October 2022 to gauge their perceptions of sustainability and concerns about the environment, and the influence these views have on their decision-making, business operations and customers.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
This is all the more surprising it occurred during a period when oil and gas stocks enjoyed a bull run following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Had a divestment and reinvestment strategy been implemented at the start of the period, total returns would have increased by an average of 10.3%, equating to an additional US$4.6 billion in assets.
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