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CBRE has announced its new headquarters in Glasgow has achieved one of the UK’s highest sustainability ratings.
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Scotland’s women in technology and diversity champions were celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony in Glasgow, compèred by STV’s Laura Boyd.
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Today, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) announced the formation of its Latin America & Caribbean Network and the creation of a senior Advisory Board to drive net-zero progress in the region.
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The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Secretariat launched a consultation on its work to further refine the definitions of its transition finance strategies and support financial institutions to forecast the impact of these strategies on reducing emissions.
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The Illumina NovaSeq X Plus took center stage at this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Glasgow, Scotland, considered Europe’s premier genomics event.
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Today the White House announced that the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is working to assess potential financing of $50 million to help mobilize $1 billion for the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s (TIG) Latin American reforestation strategy. The announcement was made by President Biden during the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change, when he outlined a number of actions to rapidly scale forest protection and restoration to help address climate change. TIG is a U.
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Global Public Health Organization Announces Update to Board of Directors
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Black Veatch Signs UK Powering Net Zero Decarbonization Pact Mon, 03/20/2023 - 05:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body GLASGOW, Scotland, March 20, 2023 /3BL Media/ - As a global industry leader in decarbonization Black Veatch has joined the UK’s Powering Net Zero Pact, an effort committed to a fair and just transition to net zero carbon emissions. The pact includes five areas of ambition, shared commitments and topics for collaboration, which together encourage the deliv
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In my personal life, I am a father of 4 girls and video and board game enthusiast. I have worked at GoDaddy for over 16 years, now, and it’s truly been such a great place to work. I have had many roles, here, including: Production Designer, Front End Developer, and Template Team.
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Under the directive of the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today announced the leadership team for COP28 UAE, taking place at Expo City Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023. His Highness designated Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber to serve as COP President. Dr. Al Jaber will develop the COP28 agenda, in partnership with the UNFCCC’s Executive S
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Expedia Group Launches New Global Social Impact Sustainability Strategy Open World" Expedia Group" typeof="foaf:Image" />Wed, 09/14/2022 - 13:00 Subheader Extending its Open World™ philosophy to its traveler experience and community and environmental impact, Expedia Group commits to advancing a more responsible, open and accessible travel industry Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body SEATTLE, September 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Expedia Group today announced its new global soc
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Financing the environmental and energy transition is a key objective for Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing. With the acquisition of SunFunder, a private debt management company that finances renewable energy projects in Africa and Asia, Mirova is expanding its investment platform in emerging markets. This is a major step in Mirova's development strategy in real assets. Founded 10 years ago as a crowdfunding platform, SunFunder's main objective was
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Today, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) invited public comment on its draft Net-zero Transition Plan (NZTP) framework for the financial sector.
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Expedia Group Takes Action to Improve Sustainability in the Travel Industry by Joining the Travalyst Coalition and Becoming a Signatory of the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism
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All 23 Bacardi production sites worldwide achieve Great Place to Work® certification
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Family-owned spirits company’s culture of respect and fairness praised by team of almost 4,000 Global Operations employees
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The launch film was viewed 800 million times in 38 languages and received media coverage across 98 countries
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Telematics technology developed in Canada will help improve deep field safety of the BAS team in the South Pole
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In November, I had the opportunity to participate virtually in the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow, Scotland.
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The United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, concluded in November with 200 nations signing the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), an agreement that could accelerate climate action and drive big carbon cuts.
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SOURCE: Musim Mas DESCRIPTION:MEDAN, Indonesia, January 12, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Musim Mas Group (“the Group” or “Musim Mas”) achieved 11 Green PROPER Awards in 2021 – the highest number of PROPER Awards for a palm oil company, representing results that are “beyond the environmental compliance criteria.” The PROPER Awards are awarded by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Indonesia (KLHK). The results were announced by General Director of Pollution and Environmental Damage Control, Sigi
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SOURCE: Antea Group DESCRIPTION:EHS issues are always in flux and we have to keep an eye on the long term. On the heels of the rollbacks under the Trump administration, sustainability and global climate change are at the forefront again. At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, President Biden called climate change “the challenge of our collective lifetimes; the existential threat to human existence as we know it.” He went on to say: And every day we delay, the cost of inaction increases. So let t
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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26 Thu, 04/14/2022 - 13:15 Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body By William Hepworth and Arya Rudra Funding Climate Action: The Need for Private Sector Leadership From rising sea levels to the acidification of ocean water, from deforestation to the introduction of invasive species in ecosystems, the global effects of climate change are expanding in scope and scale. Financing, both from private and governmental sources, is required to drive tech
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COP26 Achieves Methane Milestone - Corporates Must Act, Across Value Chains Thu, 04/07/2022 - 10:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body By Anne Benz Julia Kostin The COP26 summit in Glasgow received mixed reactions from activists and onlookers, with many arguing that national leaders remain too lax on a time-bound strategy for halting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. However, quantifiable progress was achieved on one major climate driver – methane – giving reason f
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:By Ralph Izzo: Chairman, President and CEO at PSEG In 2021, the United Nations declared climate change a “code red for humanity.” PSEG has, for many years, recognized that climate change poses a threat to the environment and to the economy, and now many of us throughout the nation are experiencing its impacts as plain as day: unprecedented heat and wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, a deadly freeze in Texas, and a tropical storm system t
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First-ever 'State of Conservation Technology' Report Identifies Top 3 Emerging Technologies to Advance Conservation Wed, 12/15/2021 - 08:00 Subheader Respondents say top 3 could be ‘game changers’ for conservation, but systemic challenges inhibit progress Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body WASHINGTON, December 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - A first-of-its-kind report assessing the current field of conservation technology and various tools’ ability to diagnose, understand and addre
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THINC30 Youthquake to Young People: Your Future Is Climate Thu, 12/09/2021 - 11:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body December 9, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The recent COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow saw young people from around the world convene to protest and assume their role as activists. Activism is an important avenue for change. But what other parts can young people play in the fight to combat climate change? In her latest Medium blog, Rebecca Lucore, Sustainability and
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Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has received an ‘A’ score from CDP on climate action for the second consecutive year. The top score recognizes Moody’s as one of a small number of high-performing companies out of nearly 12,000 that are leading actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy. “As a member of CDP’s Reporter Services and Supply Chain programs, Moody’s Corporation has demonstrated environmental leadership and commitment to cu
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I was fortunate enough to attend the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in November — a key event as the world grapples with the urgent need to slow the pace of global warming.
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The announcement of the ‘Mission Innovation’ platform at COP26 in Glasgow will cover sectors including transport, steel, chemicals, building materials and construction, with plans published for the priority technologies that decarbonise cities.
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PSEG Extends its Track Record of Climate Action, Clean Energy and ESG SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:NEWARK, N.J., November 23, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Public Service Enterprise Group has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the 14th consecutive year – recognizing PSEG’s commitment to sustainable and ethical practices and long track record of achievement across environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The DJSI recognizes forwar
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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Momentum Builds for Next NYC Climate Risk Finance Roadshow
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While aging infrastructure remains a concern, focus on cybersecurity and grid modernization reflects rising challenges for service providers SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:OVERLAND PARK, Kan., November 16, 2021 /3BL Media/ – Facing mounting demand to integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy onto the grid and elevate their resilience to power-disrupting weather events and wildfires, U.S. electric utilities continue to wage a transformation keying on their need to modernize in a decarboni
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Ceres CEO & President Mindy Lubber issued the following statement at the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland:
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While it may lack of some of the drama of the net zero and deforestation pledges that have come already at COP26, today’s announcement by the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) that it intends to consolidate the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) may well prove to be one of the most important developments in Glasgow.
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:By Tom Bergeron After meeting with global thought leaders and government heads at the Convention of Climate Change — better known as COP26 — in Glasgow, Scotland, Public Service Enterprise Group Chairman and CEO Ralph Izzo flew back to New Jersey last Wednesday with a definitive takeaway. The U.S. — and New Jersey — can still play a leading role in developing and exporting the next set of clean energy technologies. Izzo, through email fro
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SOURCE: Trane Technologies DESCRIPTION:SWORDS, Ireland, November 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named to the SP Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the eleventh consecutive year and also this year appears on the World Index. The company performed in the 95th percentile in the Capital Goods industry in the SP Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (Score date: Nov. 12, 2021). “Our continued inclusion on the SP Dow Jones Su
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FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY) (“FREYR”), a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, joins the United Nations Race to Zero campaign by signing the SME Climate Commitment. As part of the commitment, FREYR pledges to halve its greenhouse gas emissions before 2030, achieve net zero emissions before 2050, and disclose progress on a yearly basis. “We are on a mission to decarbonize the society for a better planet. It is an obvious step for us to join the governments and busin
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Janus Henderson’s Decarbonisation panel at COP26 inspires new emerging market report
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North America now leads the world in ESG adoption; No longer a phenomenon driven primarily by millennials, women, wealthy and European investors, global demand for ESG investments is accelerating among mainstream of investors
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Investors’ top reason for investing in ESG is to help support the environment; Nearly as many see it opening up new investment opportunities as concerns about performance trade-off fades
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Most investors believe that solutions to climate change and social problems is not up to government alone. Companies and private capital seen as crucial to sustainability and accountability
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Half (49%) of investors now asking for ESG to be integrated in the investment analysis process; Lack of knowledge about ESG strategies is biggest roadblock to broader adoption
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As world leaders convene this month at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, HP is pledging to expand its reforestation efforts and partnership with the World Wildlife Fund.
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With the UN climate change conference – COP26 – continuing this week in Glasgow, it’s obvious that there is consensus among a majority of world leaders and key stakeholders that much more needs to be done, if the ambition of keeping global warming to a 1.5-degree increase is to have any chance of being met.
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PSEG CEO is 1 of 3 U.S. utility heads participating at global conference SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:By Tom Bergeron Public Service Enterprise Group Chairman and CEO Ralph Izzo, long a thought leader on climate change and taking action to fight it, is pleased at what he is seeing at the global Convention of Climate Change — better known as COP26 — sponsored by the United Nations in Glasgow, Scotland. “There is clear momentum building internationally to do more,” he
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Today UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and Global Ambassador for the UN’s Race to Zero Campaign Michael R. Bloomberg announced he will join Mark Carney as co-chair for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), a private sector-led initiative anchored in the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero framework.
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nternational Paper is headed to Glasgow for the United Nation’s climate change conference, COP26. You can join us at two events either in person or virtually.
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International Paper is headed to Glasgow for Climate Action’s Sustainable Innovation Forum 2021. The hybrid event, which is taking place Nov. 8-10, is uniting heads of state and unilaterals, environment ministers, business leaders, investors and NGOs
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Izzo one of only three U.S. utility CEOs to attend historic climate conference in Glasgow SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:NEWARK, N.J., November 5, 2021 /3BL Media/ - PSEG Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo is traveling to Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), where he will call for urgent action to address climate change. “With more than 9 million residents, New Jersey i
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is a founding member of the First Movers Coalition (“FMC”), a new initiative launched at COP26 that unites more than two dozen of the world’s leading companies to accelerate innovation and the development of early-stage decarbonization technologies by leveraging their combined purchasing power. The FMC brings together business leaders with global footprints to create market demand for zero carbon solutions in this decade and jump-start the
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Company among the first agricultural producers to have emission targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative