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Read More leapfrog-investments-hires-souleymane-ba-as-co-head-of-climate-strategy
May 22, 2024 Sustainability

LeapFrog Investments hires Souleymane Ba as co-head of climate strategy

Steve Howard, vice chair of sustainability at Singapore state investor Temasek, is also joining the private equity firm’s climate advisory board.

Read More inside-microsoft’s-record-breaking-carbon-removal-contract
May 22, 2024 Financial & Business

Inside Microsoft’s record-breaking carbon removal contract

The company signed a contract for 3.3 million metric tons of offsets over 10 years from a facility in Stockholm.

Read More investors-push-for-more-disclosure-on-corporate-lobbying
May 22, 2024 Financial & Business

Investors push for more disclosure on corporate lobbying

Resolutions related to lobbying and political spending have so far received the most support of socially-oriented proposals this proxy season.

Read More linking-collaboration-across-the-value-chain-to-get-to-circularity
May 22, 2024 Financial & Business

Linking collaboration across the value chain to get to circularity

Procter & Gamble is linking collaboration within its packaging value chain to gain traction on circularity.

Read More why-greenbiz-is-becoming-trellis
May 22, 2024 Financial & Business

Why GreenBiz Is Becoming Trellis

Our new name reflects the complex, interconnected nature of a growing, rising profession that has moved from the margins to the mainstream.

Read More berlin’s-oldest-passenger-vessel-enters-a-new-green-era-powered-by-torqeedo
May 22, 2024 Manufacturing

Berlin’s Oldest Passenger Vessel Enters A New Green Era Powered By Torqeedo

Torqeedo’s Customized Solutions team converted the 138-year-old Kaiser Friedrich to electric power, saving over 150 liters of diesel per operating hour. The massive, 100-ton steamer is powered by twin Deep Blue 50i motors and a 400 kWh Deep Blue batt...

Read More bedrock-materials-secures-$9-million-seed-funding,-establishes-r&d-headquarters-in-chicago
May 22, 2024 Manufacturing

Bedrock Materials Secures $9 Million Seed Funding, Establishes R&D Headquarters in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL – Bedrock Materials, a pioneering battery technology startup launched out of Stanford University in 2023, [has] announced a successful close of $9 million in seed funding alongside the inauguration of its new Research & Development (...

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May 22, 2024 Sustainability

In drought-hit Amazon, road paving fears grow as rivers run dry

Worsening droughts are depleting Amazon riverways, raising fears that road paving could fuel deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.

Read More addressing-link-between-climate-and-health-will-lower-emissions,-create-resilient-care-systems
May 21, 2024 Financial & Business

Addressing link between climate and health will lower emissions, create resilient care systems

The health care sector is a leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions; decarbonization will require intentional investment and systemic action throughout the industry.