… This past February, professionals from the world’s most influential companies gathered in Phoenix to discuss the latest … as well as other companies. Companies are at the forefront of many SDGs, such as combating climate change, which is Goal 13. In 2017, global progress towards this goal encountered a … targets deal only with emissions that result from a company’s direct operations and energy use, but some companies are also considering how to reduce emissions broadly …
… demonstrated a greater revenue growth rate than public firms of comparable size from 2006 to 2011—a period that includes the Great Recession. And between 2013 and 2015 … Owner of The Caprock Group, Matthew Weatherley-White. “As the economy continues to shift from manufacturing and resource extraction to technology and services, intangible assets are … companies and companies seeking sustainable existence—have grown without much help from one another,” says Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia. “The hope of …
… focus includes metrics that would stimulate capital markets and new financing products to fuel the RTT market, entrepreneurs to build new business models, and governments to release … options. In the residential, commercial, and industrial market, RTTs tend to suffer from a deficit of customer awareness when compared to conventional solutions. Easily … can help map gaps in data availability and metric quality. In June 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TFCD) [1] published a report categorizing …
… most tap water samples across the world. More than 80 percent of these marine plastics come fromland-based sources. As a result, plastic has become a subject of increased scrutiny, … to the plastic itself. Externally, and more visibly, marine species frequently suffer from entanglement in plastic debris like discarded fishing nets or choking through …
… who have entrepreneurial or innovative ideas to address critical catalysts & solutions for climate change. We interviewed the team members of Concha Aquaponics (formerly Moove Over … Members: Victoria Shirriff, Nicholaus Johnson, Alexia Akbay, Joseph Clingerman (all from Yale School of Public Health) Q – How did you come up with this idea? Tell us more … to carry out these entrepreneurial ventures. Justin Frieberg in particular, who runs the Landscape Lab on Yale’s West Campus, has been an invaluable mentor and source of support as …
… Sankaranarayana & Sougata Ray, ESG Indices and Corporate Sustainability Research from a Strategic Perspective: A Reflective Appraisal and Suggestions for Improvement Elyse … Using Real-Time Environmental Data from Satellites to Move Financial Markets and Improve Climate Outcomes Gretchen T. Goldman, Kathryn Mulvey & Peter C. Frumhoff, A Methodology for … and Ranking Industry: Vice or Virtue in the Adoption of Responsible Investment? Sarah Cleveland, Book Review: Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice Richa Agarwal, …
… engagement. DroneFlow, cofounded by Andrew Wilcox (F&ES ’18) and Max Messinger (Wake Forest University) uses machine-learning software to automate data collection via drone. By … States. “I’ve spent several years in rural South America considering how technologies from the US can be appropriately applied to challenges in places like the Amazon … to help local organizations find information efficiently, across vast and complex landscapes.” Goldman Sachs estimates that drones will reach a market size of $100 billion by …
… whomever he’s with, Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once received from a Canadian mother of three. Sohi was a member of the Edmonton City Council at the time, … called to explain that mental health and addiction issues had her on the verge of eviction from a homeless shelter. She had nowhere to go. She was struggling. Could he help? Sohi did … foundation for that.” Watch the video: Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet … Dec 06, 2017 Canada’s Big, Optimistic …
… Carbon pricing – a key tool to combat climate change – is gaining momentum all around the world, including in emerging markets … carbon pricing as a mechanism to prepare for a climate-constrained future. Three companies from Brazil’s business community sat down to share their experience with carbon pricing as … motivations for adopting sustainability and carbon pricing. “As a global company in an energy-intensive sector, Vale faces international pressure to integrate sustainability in …
… GHG emissions related to this industrial energy consumption by reducing, recycling and refueling energy streams. The “Feasibility of renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut” … dominant manufacturing industries in thermal energy demand (NAICS codes in parentheses.) From an economic perspective, transportation equipment is the dominant manufacturing … demand large amounts of energy for process heating, cooling and refrigeration. The forest products industry ranks third for process heating, while the transportation equipment …