3BL Media

MAY 26, 2022

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear take-make-waste models to a circular economy, where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Our consumption of natural resources has devastating effects for humans, wildlife, and the planet.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’” Although they underperformed the MSCI ACWI broad market index, which grew 114.4%, the Clean200 trounced the key index of global fossil fuel companies (the MSCI ACWI/Energy Index), which gained only 64.5%

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in, says Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow and co-author of the Carbon Clean 200 report that accompanies the ranking. They include sustainably certified tech hardware, electric vehicles and electric rail equipment.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This January marked the three-year anniversary of the Brumadinho Dam disaster in which 272 people lost their lives and millions of tonnes of toxic waste flooded local villages, becoming Brazil’s worst ever industrial disaster. Disputing divestment. And McMurdo’s caution about divestment is not limited to the energy sectors.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

From companies looking to select cleaner manufacturing suppliers, to investors seeking to divest from polluting industries, to consumers making choices about which businesses to patronize, one thing is clear: a reliable way to measure where emissions are coming from is necessary," they wrote. Their housing, by and large, is not the same.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Understanding emission sources in your portfolio For some organisations, scope 3 emissions may be easy to calculate, understand and reduce, such as those deriving from business flights and waste. They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production.

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Cisco CSR

AUGUST 30, 2022

Our Environmental Sustainability Specialization , which was launched in April, trains Partners in how customers can participate in the Circular Economy, migrate to cloud-enabled solutions, and generally drive sustainable outcomes, like reducing energy use and waste. Our programs are a perfect entry point to reduce waste.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

The fund was previously under pressure to divest from carbon-intensive oil and gas companies but, like other asset owners, CalSTRS is choosing to engage, with divestment serving as a last resort. . If engagement and voting fails to promote positive change amongst investee companies, NBIM has demonstrated its willingness to divest.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From its net-zero by 2030 ambition and the development of science-based targets to its energy efficiency programs to transportation and waste minimization goals, Powering Progress embodies PSEG’s aspirations for today and ensures it will be here to support communities into the future.

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3BL Media

MAY 17, 2022

Waste generated in operations. In the statement announcing the plan , Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read said, “We are committed to reduce our carbon footprint through improved energy efficiency, renewable energy supply, reducing our network waste and new environmental criteria when we select suppliers. Purchased goods and services.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

By divesting its 20% stake in Rosneft, BP also disposed of around a third of its oil supplies. As divestment sceptics know, there’s a big difference between reducing portfolio and real-world CO2 emissions.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But this is not all as there are many solutions to when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine: Sustainable biogas from a variety of sources, Waste-to-energy plants as seen in China, Batteries (from ion lithium to flow cells…). Ending fossil fuels subsidies and divesting away from coal will put the final nails in the coffin.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

At a time when we should be committing to more climate action, we simply do not have any more time to waste promoting the future production of fossil fuels, which is the ultimate cause of the environmental crisis that we are facing.” “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week.

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For the first time, the study by non-profit Planet Tracker goes beyond tracking fossil fuel clients that the world's ad heavyweights work for, but also look at advertisers that have a high waste and water footprint.

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Sustainability Update

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia has been a leader in sustainable fashion, using 100% recycled materials for packaging and catalogues and partnering last year with Eastman, an American chemical company, to create sustainable fibers from unusable pre- and post-consumer textile waste.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

The University of Michigan Endowment Fund: Divesting from Fossil Fuels (Published 9.9.2020) In September 2019, there were climate change strikes at the University of Michigan.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

Biomass takes many forms and is typically defined as any renewable organic waste from plants and animals that can be replenished and regrown. Gathered waste is then either used directly as biofuels or converted into other forms of bioenergy, generating electricity, through combustion. . Waste not, want not .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

It has completely divested the fast fashion sector over its poor record on sustainability and the payment of decent wages but maintains engagement through PLWF. “We speak through the platform to several supply chain actors,” says Schmidt.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

For Sydstrand, the energy transition is too complex and multifaceted to simply divest its holdings in the oil and gas sector, but acknowledges that a fundamental question remains: What do we do with these assets that are likely to become stranded?

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 24, 2017

As more and more institutions and people are divesting from fossil fuels globally, climate responsible finance is booming. Water and Waste make up 14 and six percent, respectively. Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 5, 2022

“One of the preferred methods for improving the sustainability of a building is to replace boilers with heat pumps – but, if the building isn’t renovated at the same time and energy waste isn’t accounted for, then it still won’t be energy efficient,” Hunziker pointed out. Or do they stick with the investment and bring it up to speed?

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Pantys’ products cut down on plastic waste — one person uses up to 15,000 pads and tampons over a lifetime, most of which wind up in landfills, estimates show. Transform Program Leader, Fight Food Waste Co-op Research Center; Brisbane, Australia. You have to be aware of what others are doing to do your best within your own lane.".

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2022

Reducing overall energy consumption and waste is key to enabling a more sustainable future. . It confirms the material importance of divesting from fossil fuels and decarbonising real estate.” . The EU’s REPowerEU plans need to push further on promoting energy efficiency in the built environment. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Patel argues that the expression of wish is “a complete waste of effort and time”, as asset managers “don’t have the time or capacity to consider every individual expression of wish from all trustees”. . Trustees are expected to indicate in their ISs whether their expression of wish has been followed. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

Investors are also deploying venture capital into earlier stage higher risk/return opportunities such as nature-based waste/resource recovery, and materials technology. That said, the evidence clearly shows that climate-aligned investment needs to accelerate, and that takes a supportive policy environment,” says Pitt.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

These technologies reduce waste heat and increase electrification, making the furnaces more energy efficient and reducing both direct and indirect emissions. The proposed rebuilds plan to combine five cutting-edge furnace technologies on each furnace, marking the first time that all five technologies have been implemented simultaneously.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

O-I Glass” or “O-I”) plans to install a waste heat recovery system at its Veauche, France operations. Heat recovered from the facility’s glassmaking furnace will feed a new internal energy distribution network and will supply up to 94 percent of the plant’s heating needs. dollar, (18) changes in tax laws or U.S.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Since the 2019 investment, waste heat from glass packaging production has been recovered to be used in domestic homes in the local community. An average of about 90% of its raw material consists of scrap and locally recycled glass (“cullet”). dollar, (18) changes in tax laws or U.S.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The new emissions disclosure bill was introduced as part of a package of climate-focused proposals, including a bill requiring state pension funds to divest from fossil fuel companies introduced by Senator Lena Gonzalez, and a bill requiring stronger corporate climate risk disclosure introduced by Senator Henry Stern.

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Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 3, 2022

Environmental impact is relatively easy to measure: carbon emissions, deforestation, waste management, and water usage are all tangible factors lending themselves to quantitative assessment. ESHG-minded Investors can leverage their financial power by divesting from companies that aren’t doing healthy business.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

which recently saw 19 Attorneys General sign a letter accusing BlackRock of acting with “mixed motives” in its pursuit of an anti-fossil fuel and pro-net zero agenda, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar place BlackRock and several other asset managers on a list for potential divestment for allegedly boycotting energy companies.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

And the mayors of 12 cities — representing 36 million residents — announced their plans to divest from fossil fuels. Formidable food purveyors forsake food waste. which calls for a 50 percent reduction in food loss and waste by the end of this decade. . The effort is part of Champions 12.3, The effort is part of Champions 12.3,

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 25, 2022

For sustainable tech to be possible, funders, including investors, philanthropists, and foundations, must develop a two-pronged approach of intentional investments in those leading justice-centered approaches to technological and economic transitions and informed divestments from extractive and fossil-fuel-dependent systems and enterprises.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

This law will help America to reduce energy waste, and improve resiliency. The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2 trillion in assets, have committed to divest. Plastic waste management and a circular economy.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 9, 2024

continued] The post Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 26, 2023

Research reveals that the coal industry has few options for securing alternative debt financing if existing funding sources vanish.

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