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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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A steady parade of innovators in large and small companies have tried to create more environmentally benign alternatives to plastic; after decades of slow progress, bioplastics are sprouting like weeds.
by Joel Makower
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From Starbucks to Walmart, companies have been taking major strides in giving what would normally be waste at least one more go-round on store shelves.
by Joel Makower
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Water security is becoming a strategic issue as companies increasingly understand how looming crises will affect business operations, from manufacturing to markets.
by Joel Makower
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Revelations of toxics ingredients in consumer products reached a crescendo in 2010, even as companies and governments work feverishly on new, safer alternatives.
by Joel Makower
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Until now, it's been a truism about sustainable business that there are too many standards and not enough metrics; but a number of organizations are stepping up to fill in the gaps.
by Joel Makower