… Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Markets Please join us for a special edition of the webinar series, “Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem … will highlight New Forest’s international approach to research, innovation, and responsible investment in the field of sustainable forestry and environmental markets. The company …
… Dozens of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working …
… Join us for our next Nature's Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services webinar! At COP26, African ministers issued an ambitious challenge: We need to mobilize $2 billion in direct investment through 2022 for Africa's land restoration movement, AFR100. Funders are … to scale up their investment. To begin this new chapter of AFR100 with action, 100 nonprofit projects and small businesses will receive direct investment of $50,000 to $500,000 …
… Watch the full recording here! To enable funds to flow into landscape scale restoration projects, the impact must be proven and the value of ecosystem restoration must be measured in financial terms, making a solid business case for cleaner air, cleaner water, and environmental resiliency. In this webinar, Taylor … Foundation's EcoMetrics(TM) Model , which uses in-depth analytics to measure the full value for each environmental, social, and economics outcome produced by ecosystem restoration, and …
… on - like clean air, clean water, and natural places to play. Emerging incentive programs for ecosystem services provide a mechanism to restore resilient ecological systems by … on the ground. “Investing in Conservation: Markets Based Approaches” will cover current efforts and collaborations between both organizations, including examples of regulatory and pre-compliance markets, investment in drinking water supply, and applications to spur corporate investment in …
… only to recall how Hurricane Maria left so many US citizens in Puerto Rico without power for nearly a year. How can we rethink our current energy system to enable reliable, locally … Guide to the Energy Transition author Shalanda Baker as she discusses her playbook for the energy transformation. She has crafted a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are …
… its corporate and asset financing activities. Prior to joining NextEra Energy, Jessica led investment activities for a commercial solar developer, an energy efficiency-focused private equity fund, and a … eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized …
… Join us for this Environmental and Social Entrepreneurship Professional Skills Workshops. This workshop will be led by Michel Gelobter, author of "Lean Startups for Social Change." At the heart of the radical change we are experiencing in the world … that optimizes for both impact and scale. The lean startup holds equal promise for non-profits and government, and key social sector organizations are starting to adopt the lean …
… attention to greenhouse gas mitigation and resilience. Globally, health care is responsible for nearly 5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Nationally, US health care is responsible for 8.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions and similar fractions of toxic air emissions. … errors, but is presently unaddressed. As mandatory carbon reduction looms on the horizon for all sectors, this three-part symposium provides an overview of the current state of …
… Please join us for a conversation with Max Elder from Food Futures Lab, Institute for the Future (IFTF) for a conversation on climate change and the future of food. In 2018, IFTF partnered with the World Bank Climate Investment Fund on a body of research related to the Future of Climate Action. The report …