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Why needless growth isn’t needed

GreenBiz

If the world heeds that advice, we’ll leave a lot of stranded assets lying around. Of course, a chorus of activist investors have been pressing investors, banks and companies to examine their risks on stranded oil and gas assets for more than a decade, knowing this day would arrive.

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Their land, their call: When economic reconciliation and climate justice conflict

Corporate Knights

In the era of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the definition of the phrase “free, prior and informed consent” is still a battleground. And it’s “Indigenous participation” that gives her confidence that Canada will achieve those aims, she explained to applause.

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CDP Adds Reporting on Plastic-Related Impact and Risks to Disclosure System

ESG Today

Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced the launch of the ability for companies to report on plastic-related impacts, following demand from investors for more information on companies’ plastic-related risk and exposure.

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Is someone you know changing the world? Nominate them for the constellation prize

Renewable Energy World

Once Keith shared what he knew from his engagement with the project, it became clear to me that the New York Power Authority NYPA did not have correct information about geothermal exchange technology. Stranded assets are unable to earn their original economic return due to changes in the landscape in which the assets operate.

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Current State of Water Stewardship Practices: Top 5 Questions Answered

3BL Media

The CDP Global Water Report (2020) informs us that, when it comes to water security, “The cost of inaction is five times the cost of action.”. CDP and Planet Tracker’s High and Dry: How Water Issues Are Stranding Assets , May 2022 report recognizes that “Water risk is already stranding assets across major sectors of the global economy.”.

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The Largest U.S. Pension Fund Just Rolled Out a Climate Transition Plan Focused on Risk and Opportunity

3BL Media

Just as critically, transition plans are about embracing the booming new clean economy, creating new markets, and investing in the next batch of winners as this shift continues to accelerate exponentially— and avoiding being left behind with dwindling markets, outmoded business models, and stranded assets. This year, a record $1.8

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Trends & Opportunities with Standardizing ESG Disclosures in Real Estate

3BL Media

In response to the growing sense of "survey fatigue" from companies who are reporting to many reporting agencies, governments and reporting organizations are seeking to standardize what, where, and how companies report ESG information.

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