We’ve heard a lot about climate change and its effect of rising CO2 levels on the environment, but what about the impact of the resulting climate change on human health? It is not surprising that climate change has already significantly… Read More »Your Health and Climate Change
Age discrimination is “one of the last socially acceptable prejudices” in the U.S., according to the American Psychological Association (APA). In fact, discriminating against people based on inaccurate and negative stereotypes about age is so ingrained in our workplace and… Read More »Big Pharmas Age Problem
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
While ESG is basically a mechanism to evaluate investment risk, various interest groups have weaponized the term to promote their specific agendas. Now nearly every policy proposal, regardless of validity, is dismissed without considering the long term implications of ignoring… Read More »A Victory for ESG
The waste generated by the use of medical products is an urgent global environmental problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Of the total amount of waste generated by health-care activities, about 85% is general, non-hazardous waste comparable to… Read More »Medical Waste Management and ESG
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
As we face the challenges of the climate emergency, it is clear that sustainability must be at the forefront of our efforts, and collaboration is the most effective route to achieve progress. Many companies that have gone carbon neutral are… Read More »Climate Positive Corporate Initiatives
If you compiled a list of all the issues ESG investors are concerned about today, this topic would barely breach the ranks of the top 100. But the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent push to ban noncompete agreements has widespread… Read More »Noncompete Agreements Hurt Rank and File Workers
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