Financial & Business

Read More investors-and-activists-demand-an-end-to-funding-for-lobby-groups-that-oppose-climate-legislation
June 27, 2024 Financial & Business

Investors and activists demand an end to funding for lobby groups that oppose climate legislation

They’re asking why companies with net-zero goals support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which often opposes federal climate legislation.

Read More preserving-biodiversity-to-safeguard-the-planet-and-human-prosperity
June 27, 2024 Financial & Business

Preserving biodiversity to safeguard the planet and human prosperity

Sponsored: In restoring the world’s declining biodiversity—an overlooked crisis—business, especially agriculture, must lead by example and nurture nature the same way it has nurtured us.

Read More ‘mission-2025’:-corporations,-mayors-call-for-more-ambitious-national-climate-plans
June 26, 2024 Financial & Business

‘Mission 2025’: Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans

The next round of climate plans due under the Paris Agreement can galvanize the green economy, business leaders and mayors argue.

Read More esg-can-make-or-break-a-merger:-here’s-what-dealmakers-are-looking-for
June 26, 2024 Financial & Business

ESG can make or break a merger: Here’s what dealmakers are looking for

Miscalculating climate risk — or being unprepared for legal changes — can reduce M&A prices.

Read More how-the-food-industry-is-working-to-protect-freshwater-ecosystems
June 25, 2024 Financial & Business

How the food industry is working to protect freshwater ecosystems

Food powerhouses are crafting strategies to tackle the intertwined challenges of water and nature.

Read More kimberly-clark-pledges-to-stop-cutting-down-‘natural-forests’-for-tissues,-diapers
June 25, 2024 Financial & Business

Kimberly-Clark pledges to stop cutting down ‘natural forests’ for tissues, diapers

New strategy centers on Canada and Alaska, which have 25 percent of the world’s remaining primary forests.

Read More a-new-model-for-additionality-can-steer-carbon-markets-to-a-sustainable-future
June 21, 2024 Financial & Business

A new model for additionality can steer carbon markets to a sustainable future

The primary model for assessing additionality has limitations, according to Verra’s founding CEO. He proposes more forward-looking approaches to accelerate the green transition.

Read More environmental-concerns-prompt-consumers-to-shift-diets,-survey-finds
June 20, 2024 Financial & Business

Environmental concerns prompt consumers to shift diets, survey finds

Environmental concerns are an important motivator for changing the way we eat, according to a survey by GlobeScan and the Marine Stewardship Council.

Read More billionaire-tom-steyer:-‘plug-and-play’-bank-loans-to-fossil-fuel-projects-are-‘insane’
June 20, 2024 Financial & Business

Billionaire Tom Steyer: ‘Plug and play’ bank loans to fossil fuel projects are ‘insane’

In the energy transition, human health and welfare trump short-term returns, says climate tech investor Tom Steyer.