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We are entering a new era, one in which companies are less able to hide behind their pronouncements and good intentions.
by Joel Makower
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Beyond ESG and investing, or even green bonds, there are worldchanging possibilities.
by Joel Makower
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GreenBiz's newest event focuses on the Wild West of ESG investing and sustainable finance.
by Joel Makower
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The importance of corporate reporting is rising amid companies’ efforts to assess, quantify and communicate climate risk, various ESG metrics and progress toward net-zero and other goals.
by Joel Makower
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It’s no longer just about “What business is doing to the climate.” It’s also about “What the climate is doing to business.”
by Joel Makower
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When the cost of money is tied to a company’s sustainability performance: Game on.
by Joel Makower
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A new partnership finally offers the tantalizing prospect of harmonization between two competing frameworks.
by Joel Makower
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Money is pouring into ESG investments because they produce higher short- and long-term yields and are seen as less risky during turbulent times. A no-brainer? Not if you’re the Trump administration.
by Joel Makower
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Investments based on sustainability criteria are on a sharp rise. It's a dynamic and confusing world. CSOs should rejoice.
by Joel Makower
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The world of ESG is growing by leaps and bounds among big companies and mainstream investors. But the metrics — and the impacts — are still inconclusive.
by Joel Makower
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Even when companies 'check the boxes' for ESG, they still face risks from climate change.
by Joel Makower
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The IPCC analysis, and another report from the International Energy Agency, paint a stark picture about what it will take to keep global warming within acceptable limits. Are we up to the task?
by Joel Makower
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The best of live interviews from GreenBiz events. In this episode: How American businesses, from WWF to Ceres to Microsoft to Ingersoll Rand, are still proving their commitments to the Paris Agreement's climate goals.
by Joel Makower
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In this week's episode, how to get suppliers to act on climate, educating consumers about the circular economy and clean power for circular cities.
by Joel Makower
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In this week's episode, what we learned from 2017's stormy seas, thinking out of the box with edible packaging and Boston stirs the pot with innovation.
by Joel Makower
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In this week's episode, investors mobilize for climate action, companies turn a new leaf on deforestation and why the hottest business trends are circular.
by Joel Makower
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In this week's episode: Trump postpones Paris exit; businesses push for Energy Star and combine purchasing power through a renewable buyer's alliance.
by Joel Makower
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IT companies are backing up their claims that technology can more than offset its own carbon footprint by developing a seemingly impressive array of capabilities to make the world not just more efficient, but to make it better.
by Joel Makower
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While individual car buyers stayed out of showrooms with disastrous results, corporate and institutional buyers proved a bright green spot for the industry with increased purchases of hybrid-electric, diesel, biodiesel, electric and other so-called alternative-fueled vehicles.
by Joel Makower
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As the parade of progress marches inexorably forward, a growing number of innovations have a distinctly green tinge, significantly reducing material, chemical, water and energy inputs.
by Joel Makower
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Even in the midst of the deepest recession of the last 20 years, shoppers from São Paolo to Shanghai were ready to shell out more cash for eco-friendly products. Is the tide turning for the green marketplace?
by Joel Makower
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Kicking off the release of the third annual State of Green Business report, we present the first of our look at the 10 biggest trends in the greening of mainstream business: Radical Transparency Goes Mainstream.
by Joel Makower