Angely Mercado

Contributor

GreenBiz.com

Angely Mercado is a New York City-based environmental justice writer, fact-checker and researcher for hire. Her writing is featured in Grist, The Guardian, The New York Times, CNBC, Vice and more. She wants to continue exploring the intersection between race, environmentalism and policy.

How leaders can plan for a realistically sustainable future

November 5, 2021

by Angely Mercado

The challenge is staying the course amid for the long term, while acting decisively to start turning the tide over the short term.
- Leadership
- VERGE 21
- ESG
Can the first US ‘chief heat officer’ build a model for future resilience?

September 7, 2021

by Angely Mercado

The chief heat officer’s responsibilities include education, disaster response training and infrastructure that considers extreme heat alongside other public health safety considerations.
Meeting everyone’s needs: Keys for corporate-waste collector partnerships

June 23, 2021

by Angely Mercado

Communities in developing nations are often a vital part of creating a global circular economy. But working conditions are not always ideal for workers.
Electrifying everything needs to be inclusive

June 4, 2021

by Angely Mercado

As more of the country electrifies, the first and most important challenge is ensuring no community is harmed in the process and the historically under-resourced ones are prioritized.
- Social Justice
- VERGE Electrify 21
Houston will turn old landfill into community solar site

May 21, 2021

by Angely Mercado

A public-private partnership will bring a 50-megawatt array to an abandoned landfill, bringing clean power and jobs to a predominantly Black community.
UN Global Compact CEO encourages more 'due diligence' on human rights

February 15, 2021

by Angely Mercado

Sanda Ojiambo is calling on her private-sector experiences to encourage stronger social justice policies and meaningful public-private partnerships.

Angely Mercado

Contributor

GreenBiz.com

How leaders can plan for a realistically sustainable future

Can the first US ‘chief heat officer’ build a model for future resilience?

Meeting everyone’s needs: Keys for corporate-waste collector partnerships

Electrifying everything needs to be inclusive

Houston will turn old landfill into community solar site

UN Global Compact CEO encourages more 'due diligence' on human rights