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EU sustainable finance encourages fight against greenwashing
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which was introduced by the European Commission alongside the Taxonomy Regulation, has now become a reality. It’s part of the legislative measures, arising from the European Commission’s Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. Mandatory ESG disclosure obligations are now imposed for asset managers and other financial markets participants in order to […]
EU claims global leadership in Non-Financial Reporting with the new NFRD
Sustainability data are becoming essential for effective corporate management and opportunities in the fast-changing world. In 2018, the EU introduced the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), requiring large entities to include a non-financial statement as part of their annual reporting obligations. Now, the European Commission is ready to adopt a new package of sustainable finance measures […]
The future calls for greener high-demand jobs.
After a full year of living along with Covid-19, economies globally have been trying to adjust and recover while consider new effective ways to moderate the damage and take action to revive environmental health. In this context, a growing opportunity is evident that paves the way for further investment in sustainable development and create more […]
Is Europe ready for the 2021 new Sustainability (ESG) challenges?
As 2020 comes to an end, it leaves behind socio-economic consequences. Covid-19 has led to several financial costs that have bended even the strongest players and economies, pushing more and more the revaluation of investments and the reconciliation of their capital. The incorporation of ESG factors has turned into a central issue of investing and […]
Are sustainability professionals ready to tackle the ripple effects caused by the fires?
Currently multiple fires burning more than three million acres with millions of residents smothered in toxic air causing blackouts and extreme heat waves. This crisis is an example of something climate experts have long worried about, but which few expected to see so soon: a cascade effect, in which a series of disasters overlap, triggering or […]
Is Texas Winning the Game on Renewables?
As the Covid-19 pandemic shatters the state’s oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth. With intense sun and vast tracts of empty land that can accommodate a large scale of solar farms, West Texas is now rapidly developing in the solar energy sector. Texas’ free market approach […]
How do “green bonds” contribute to sustainable development?
Nikos Avlonas President and Founder of Center of Sustainability and Excellence Visiting Professor University of Illinois Not a new film of the popular series, a new type of bond known as “green bonds” are an investment tool which can, with what they generate, contribute to tackling climate change. As a consequence, more capital managers […]
Protests and the role of Corporations
By Rosalinda Sanquiche London, Madrid, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Pretoria – the globe is protesting racism, uniting in reaction to deep seated problems manifesting in the US. Companies are listening and reacting in ways which are important to Sustainability and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This human crisis […]
Atlanta: what role can the city play to improve the state’s green status?
Do you consider Georgia a green state? According to the financial website Wallethub, Georgia has some work to do. Last year, in order to “highlight the greenest states and call out those doing a poor job of caring for the environment,” Wallethub analyzed all 50 states across three key dimensions: environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors and climate change contributions. […]
Florida biodiversity suffering from climate change consequences.
Florida’s wildlife is without a doubt impacted by rising sea levels, warmer temperatures on land and in water, and changes in seasonal rainfall patterns and storm events as the climate changes. Species distributions, life cycles, and interactions between predators and preys will shift in response to accelerating climate change. Climate change is also expected to […]