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June 28, 2023 Sustainability

Standard Chartered Bank appoints Singapore-based global sustainability strategy chief

Former Credit Suisse sustainable finance executive Dana Barsky joins with a mandate to embed the bank’s new emissions reduction commitments in its overall strategy.

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June 28, 2023 Sustainability

Macron finance summit tackles global debt and climate reforms

Global summit in Paris hopes to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations on climate and development financing.

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June 27, 2023 Sustainability

Paris finance summit breaks new ground in climate, poverty fight

French President Emmanuel Macron said reforms should free up US$400 billion for poorer nations to tackle issues like climate change.

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June 27, 2023 Sustainability

Environmental activist climbs political ladder in Indonesia’s Aru Islands

More than 10 years have passed since a young official in Indonesia’s Aru Islands saved his archipelago from becoming a monoculture plantation. Today, Mika Ganobal governs part of the remote island chain he helped preserve a decade ago.

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June 27, 2023 Financial & Business

Now you can copy the Allbirds zero-footprint shoe design

The company’s new Moonshot high-top, due commercially in 2024, uses specially sourced merino wool and a bio-based sole that slashes emissions associated with production. Allbirds published the “recipe” so other footwear companies can copy the approac...

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June 27, 2023 Financial & Business

Amazon’s HQ2 is here, and it’s seriously sustainable

The Arlington, Virginia, office complex is 100 percent electrified, and was built using low-carbon concrete and mass timber.

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June 27, 2023 Financial & Business

3 ways universities can integrate sustainability into curriculums

Building a sustainable future is the ultimate group project.

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June 27, 2023 Financial & Business

There’s more to the Ford, GM, Rivian and Tesla charging story

Driver frustrations with public charging networks won’t just magically go away with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard.

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June 27, 2023 Financial & Business

4 ways to spark more financing for sustainable chemistry

The transition to greener chemicals offers holistic solutions to plastics pollution, climate change and biodiversity, but we need more investments to scale innovation.