Forests form a crucial part of our ecosystem by providing homes to wildlife, supporting biodiversity and helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. Destroying forests has become a major global problem owing to human activities such as agriculture, urban… Read More »Addressing Deforestation With Modern Technologies
Plastics are everywhere – in the food and water we consume, on and in the ground, within lakes, streams, rivers and oceans and even in the air we breathe. The ubiquity of plastics is indeed terrifying when we consider the… Read More »Putting Plastics In Perspective
Electric vehicles (EVs) are seen as an important component of the efforts to address climate change as they have the potential to improve air quality and promote sustainable transportation. As investors increasingly prioritize ESG considerations in their financial decisions, the… Read More »EV and ESG Investing
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finalized their Sixth Assessment Synthesis Report during the Panel’s 58th Session held in Interlaken, Switzerland from 13 – 19 March 2023. The highlights of this synthesis are published in this insightful article by… Read More »Greenhouse Gas Protocol Funding: A Timely Step
Closed-loop systems for waste-to-energy (WTE) conversions are methods that recover and recycle waste materials while generating clean energy. These processes are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve natural resources, reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfills,… Read More »Waste to Energy (WTE) Conversion In the US
One of the most challenging sectors of the market for ESG investors today is the meat and dairy industry, which is up against a wide range of environmental and social hurdles. By most measures, plant-based alternatives offer a sustainable alternative.… Read More »Investing In Alternative Protein
On September 27, climate activists in Liverpool, England loudly disrupted a government-sponsored event called “Reaching Net Zero.” While the heckling called attention to several specific concerns in the UK and the US, it also illustrated a broader challenge for many… Read More »What Is “Sustainability”?
The Environmental, Social and Business Governance (ESG) aspects of a company’s activities are the three main evaluation standards utilized to measure a company’s societal and sustainability policies and practices. ESG criteria are applied most frequently by investment firms and individuals… Read More »What Does “ESG” Mean?