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Businesses, Investors Welcome New EPA Emissions Standards for Large Trucks and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

3BL Media

The EPA's emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles will help the public leverage economic and climate benefits of expanded access to cleaner vehicles," said Abigail Campbell Singer, head of climate and infrastructure policy, government affairs, Siemens USA. Transportation is the largest source of [greenhouse gas] emissions in the U.S.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Australia passes mandatory climate reporting law; Google signs carbon removal deal at landmark $100/ton price; Bain survey finds CEOs losing focus on sustainability as it becomes more important to consumers and corporate buyers; SEC fines Keurig over coffee pod recycling claims; Oracle launches sustainability data and reporting (..)

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From Waste to Resource: Circularity In Food Systems

Sustainability Update

By Madeline Blankenship – Sustainability Reports Research Analyst Intern – G&A Institute Do you ever come home from grocery shopping only to discard 1/3 of your purchases? Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

Meanwhile, the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , which was signed into law last year, includes direct support for port emissions reductions through electrification and will further contribute to building out the country’s domestic green ammonia supply chain through its clean hydrogen tax incentives.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs record-breaking carbon removal deal; EY survey finds over half of CEOs say sustainability a higher priority vs one year ago; BCG sustainable aviation deal to cut 100,000 tons of emissions; ERM launches carbon credit consulting business; KKR & HASI launch $2 billion sustainable infrastructure investment partnership; (..)

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

3BL Media

is not a party to the convention, but that matters little in these days of the global economy and the multinational companies many of you work for or the international supply chains you are all part of. This year, for the first time, a company was excluded from an investment fund on the basis of biodiversity.

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US Climate Policy a “Double-edged Sword”

Chris Hall

From the potential rollback of climate policies, to fears of a hostile environment for sustainable investing, to threats of the US leaving the Paris Agreement once more – speculation has been rife. The reelection of Donald Trump to the US presidential office will have sent shivers down many an ESG investor’s spine.