Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Vice President Kamala Harris and Federal officials joined with Arizona and California leaders, members of Lotus Infrastructure Partners, the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO) and other dignitaries yesterday, January 19, 2023, to commemorate the groundbreaking of Ten West Link, a 125-mile high-voltage transmission project that will enhance the western electric grid and bring more than 3,000 Megawatts of renewable energy resources to […]

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting was held on January 16 in Davos, Switzerland. With its sessions offline, Winter Davos can be a hallmark of the world emerging from the shadow of the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Velvet Slim lipstick World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 Under the theme ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, Winter Davos brings together more […]

Samsung Electronics has announced its new environmental strategy, a comprehensive effort to join the global movement to tackle climate change. At the heart of the new commitment is achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 by using innovative technologies to implement sustainability throughout its production process, product lifecycle and more — enabling a more sustainable future for all. […]

Kohler Co. has announced that Laura Kohler will be the company’s first Chief Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, reporting directly to Chair and Chief Executive Officer David Kohler. This new appointment continues the company’s legacy of gracious living and marks a significant step forward in accelerating the incorporation of sustainability, social impact and DEI across […]

The European Union has granted EUR 1.8 billion through its Innovation Fund to 16 innovative projects that will avoid about 125 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in the first 10 years of operation. The projects cover ground-breaking technologies from green hydrogen and synthetic sustainable aviation fuel, to methanol production from renewable hydrogen. After successfully completing […]

Fifth Wall—the largest asset manager focused on decarbonizing the real estate industry—has hired Alok Sindher as a Partner to expand the mandate of its Climate business to include infrastructure investing alongside the Firm’s leading venture and growth equity business. The Firm also added Heather McGeory as Head of Climate & ESG Partnerships to bolster the Firm’s ESG and decarbonization […]

Authors Jaime Coon and Nathan Alexander reflect on their recent perspective piece that discusses LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork, with recommendations for individuals, mentors, and institutions. All field ecologists have stories involving adventure, creative solutions to unexpected problems, challenging environmental conditions, truck failures, or insect infestations in the fieldhouse. But for ecologists from marginalized groups, […]

Preqin, a leader in empowering the alternatives community with essential data and insights, appoints Nosheen Amir-Ebrahimi as the firm’s first Chief Commercial Officer. Nosheen will oversee and drive Preqin’s commercial strategy, with a clear focus on designing best-in-class services and products to help the firm’s clients succeed in the ever-evolving alternative assets industry. Nosheen Amir-Ebrahimi, Chief Commercial […]

António Guterres calls on world leaders to put forward credible and transparent transition plans to achieve net-zero emissions Supports action against fossil-fuel companies similar to that against tobacco companies Argues for an overhaul of the global financial architecture and a change in the business model of multilateral development banks In a wide-ranging address that touched […]

Philanthropic giving totaled $810 billion in 2021, but just 2% went towards reducing emissions New initiative, Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), will leverage philanthropic capital to help generate the $3 trillion needed each year from public and private sources to tackle climate change and nature loss GAEA is a ground-breaking initiative supported by more […]