Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy Florida Expands Solar in the Sunshine State with Completion of Suwannee Facility

Duke Energy Florida customers are now benefiting from an additional 8.8 megawatts (MW) of solar, a carbon-free renewable resource in the Sunshine State.

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability (and Dinosaurs) Come to Life Every Day at VMware Costa Rica

Gleaming in a soft bluish light, the Tyrannosaurus Rex greets visitors with something close to a smile. Made entirely of recycled materials, including flattened plastic cups, it stands as a testament to ingenuity, creativity and a generous heap of good humor.

Corporate Responsibility

Forbes And JUST Capital Release JUST 100 Ranking Of America's Most Just Companies

Forbes, in partnership with JUST Capital, released today the JUST 100 list, a ranking of the largest publicly traded U.S. corporations on worker pay and treatment, customer respect, product quality, environmental impact and other priorities of the American public. The rankings provide a comprehensive measurement of how U.S. companies perform on the issues Americans care about most.

Corporate Responsibility

Automotive Industry Updates Its Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability in the Supply Chain

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Drive Sustainability today announced an updated version of the “Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain.” This collaboration between AIAG, Drive Sustainability and key automotive organizations provides guidance to our valued supplier partners concerning the latest industry expectations. Additionally, a supplementary reference document was created to provide further explanation and examples for the updated principles.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Into the Garbage Shoot, Fly Boy

Earlier this year, China decided to ban foreign imports of different types of solid wastes, effective January 1, 2018. As a result, Chinese recycling companies won’t be buying American recyclables, which will crater the global demand for those materials.

Environment

Consumers in China Widely Support Upcoming Ivory Ban, but Awareness Is Low, Largest-ever Ivory Consumer Survey Finds

As a landmark ban on domestic elephant ivory trade comes into effect in China at the end of this month, TRAFFIC and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) surveys found that the ban has widespread support from a majority of consumers surveyed and that it is likely to substantially reduce ivory purchase. However, many citizens are unaware of the upcoming ban.

Events

Mike Bloomberg and FSB Chair Mark Carney Announce Growing Support for the TCFD on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Paris Agreement

Two hundred thirty-seven companies with a combined market capitalization of over $6.3 trillion have publicly committed to support the Task Force on Climaterelated Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This includes over 150 financial firms, responsible for assets of over $81.7 trillion. The TCFD announced the growing support at the One Planet Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron celebrating the two year anniversary of the Paris Agreement.

Environment

Dell Inc. and Lonely Whale Convene Cross-Industry Group to Address Marine Litter

Dell Inc. and Lonely Whale will form of a collaborative and open-source initiative called NextWave, convening General Motors, Trek Bicycle, Interface, Van de Sant, Humanscale, Bureo and Herman Miller. NextWave convenes leading technology and consumer-focused companies to develop the first-ever commercial-scale ocean-bound plastics supply chain. Additional supporting members of the group include UN Environment, 5Gyres Institute, Zoological Society of London and New Materials Institute.

Awards & Rankings

Bloomberg and Carney Announce Growing Support for Climate-Focused Financial Taskforce

On the two-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, 237 companies with a combined market capitalisation of over $6.3 trillion have publicly committed to support the Bloomberg-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This includes over 150 financial firms responsible for assets of over $81.7 trillion.

Environment

Cleaner Air Is on the Horizon As the Bay Area Passes New Regulation

Antea Group tells you about Regulation 11, Rule 18, a new program in the Bay Area aimed at reducing health risks from toxic emissions from facilities

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