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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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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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Ceres Honors Climate Champions With BICEP Awards

3BL Media

As a leader in the charging solutions business, Siemens has brought technical expertise, keen policy insights, and a highly influential and credible voice in pushing for federal and state policies to build a cleaner and more efficient transportation system — including clean vehicle standards and EPA rules.

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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. Absurd as it sounds, this is equivalent to the waste happening in the American food system.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

The Clean Shipping Act would direct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set increasingly stringent carbon intensity standards for shipping fuel by 2040, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Encouragingly, governments are also demonstrating a willingness to work together.

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

3BL Media

This year, for the first time, a company was excluded from an investment fund on the basis of biodiversity. CERES, the sustainable investing advocacy group, launched Nature 100 to mobilize investors to take actions to reduce nature loss and accelerate nature recovery.