Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Prioritizing sites to manage invasive aliens in urban ecosystems – The Applied Ecologist

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Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2022 In their latest research article, Luke Potgieter and colleagues developed a strategic, spatial prioritization approach for identifying sites most vulnerable to new or expanding terrestrial non-native plant invasions in urban landscapes. Cities have historically been under-studied in ecology and have not seen sufficient development of conservation and biodiversity […]

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EdgeConneX Successfully Executes $3.3 Billion in Innovative Sustainability-linked Financing

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The historic transactions leverage EdgeConneX Green Financing Framework, enabling the development of critical digital infrastructure to support customers’ global requirements   The significant scale of the combined deals earned EdgeConneX the Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year Distinction by IJ Global EdgeConneX, the pioneer in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, announces the successful execution […]

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EnBW and Investors to Commit €2.4 Billion for Offshore Wind Farm

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Final investment decision made 960-megawatt major project to be realized without state subsidies as one of the world’s first zero-cent bids in an offshore auction Investment volume of approximately €2.4 billion Consortium consisting of Allianz Capital Partners, AIP and Norges Bank Investment Management acquires 49.9% Yesterday’s final investment decision clears the way for the start […]

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Japan’s Cosmo To Allocate $3.2 Billion for Green Energy Initiatives in Next 3 Years

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30% to be allocated to green power and energy such as sustainable aviation fuel The company has set a goal of a cumulative payout ratio of at least 60% for the next three years vs. 22% in the past five years “We expect domestic demand for petroleum products will keep falling 2-3% a year and […]

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Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns

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He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, to make 2023 a year of “transformation, not tinkering” when it comes to seriously addressing climate change, with meaningful climate action. ‘Closer to the brink’ “Every year of insufficient action to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius drives us closer to the brink, increasing systemic risks and […]

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Multiple incentives to harvest can increase the extinction risk of rare species – The Applied Ecologist

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Ryan Almeida talks us through recent research on extinction risk with Juan Bonachela and Julie Lockwood. Through a case study on the ground pangolin, or the Smutsia temminckii, the study uses models to consider rare species extinction risk and the rate at which overexploitation occurs. The economics of exploitation Overexploitation, the unsustainable harvest of species […]

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Lemon peel, flax fibres hold keys to eco-friendly car parts

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Think of the car or construction industry and lemon peel, corn starch and almond shells hardly come to mind. Yet manufacturers may rely increasingly on such raw materials as Europe seeks to reduce waste – from both agriculture and plastics. New high-performance industrial materials from farm waste emerged from the BARBARA project, pointing the way […]

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ICAP Reports Record $63 Billion Raised from Carbon Allowance Sales in 2022

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Carbon markets hold steady amid energy cost surges, finds the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)’s Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report for 2023. Prices in the world’s emissions trading systems ended 2022 largely unchanged on the year The global energy crisis pushes governments to double-down on decarbonization efforts, with emissions markets playing a key role Increasing […]

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Franklin Templeton Appoints James Andrus as Vice President of Sustainability Global Markets

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Andrus brings decades of financial markets advocacy and corporate governance experience New senior hire expands firm’s Global Stewardship and Sustainability Team Franklin Templeton announced the appointment of James Andrus as Vice President of Sustainability Global Markets, a newly created leadership role within the firm’s Global Sustainability Strategy Team. Andrus joins Franklin Templeton from the California […]

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