JOANNA BUCZKOWSKA-MCCUMBER PUBLISHED 4 DAYS AGO. ABOUT A 5 MINUTE READ. While it may be tempting to take a ‘wait and see’ approach, more and more companies are developing their own solutions to mitigate this gap internally. Here are four such strategies. Businesses across industries are under mounting pressure to …
Fashion Industry’s 4 Largest Women’s-Empowerment Programs ‘RISE’ to Scale Impact
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS RISE will build on the proven approaches and expertise of the four founding organizations, delivered through a growing network of local partners in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Egypt and Pakistan. BSR’s HERproject, Gap Inc’s P.A.C.E. program, CARE and Better Work have joined forces for a new initiative called RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality in order …
Stop insuring carbon projects ‘immediately’, activists tell bosses
FRANKFURT/LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company bosses to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects in the wake of a stark climate warning from U.N. scientists, a letter seen by Reuters showed. Insure our Future, a global consortium of …
The Next Hottest Rental Strategy? Market to Housing Choice Voucher Holders
Local real estate firms are increasingly keen to cash in on a lucrative government program. One local developer has leveraged it to build a small empire of low-income apartment buildings where construction never ends and tenants live in squalor. Editor’s Note: This story was supported with a grant from SpotlightDC: Capital …
US needs vessels, faster permits to hit offshore wind targets
March 29 – A recent report by U.S. researchers highlighted the efforts needed to meet President Biden’s target of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Around 2,100 turbines and foundations, 6,800 miles of cable, 58 crew transfer vessels and four to six turbine installation vessels are required …
Overview of Impact Investing in Asia
MATTHEW McGARVEY Impact investment and fund development specialist Leading Impact investment and social entrepreneurship initiatives in Asia for 20+ years 10+ years in organic and regenerative agriculture throughout Asia and US Led financing strategy for over 6GW+ of clean energy in Asia Former PwC Corporate Finance …
DealBook: All or nothing?
Shades of gray As Western governments ratchet up their economic punishments against Russia after it invaded Ukraine, the corporate world has paused or pulled out of operations there. But as the list of companies quitting Russia grows by the day, differences in the degree of disconnection are spurring debate. Companies that have paused operations …
Press conference on 15 March: No to Nature Based Solutions!
“Ethical Markets agrees with the need to expose all use of “offsets” and carbon credits by corporations as promises to reach “net zero“ while continuing to produce fossil fuels. As our friends at Focus on the Global South document, some of these promised “offsets” (promising to save a natural area somewhere else …
Russia’s Fossil-Fueled War Machine
“Ethical Markets agrees with this assessment of the deep fossil dependence now driving both climate disasters and the horrors Putin is continuing to inflict on Ukrainian members of our human family. Bullies like Putin cannot be appeased. See steps all more fortunate peoples can do: “STOP PUTIN: Save Gas, Drive EVs, …
Social Media Promotion for Speaker Participation at RB USA
Our Commitment to Safe Events We are looking forward to welcoming you back onsite. Rest assured, the health and safety of all our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, staff and suppliers is and always will be our top priority. All events will run in accordance with Reuters Events All Secure Pledges and …