Sustainable Finance

Corporate stories about Sustainable Finance across 3BL's network.

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GRI
Aligning Reporting on Water: New Linkage Document for CDP and GRI
GRI and CDP have released a linkage document between the updated GRI Water and Effluents standard and the CDP Water Questionnaire that helps companies report on their water related impacts.
Environment
3BL Forum
Finance Sector Discovers Social Purpose
Once again, it’s BlackRock CEO Larry Fink who has appeared as the socially responsible investment oracle. Almost a year after his “paradigm shifting” letter--a call for social purpose in the 4,000+ companies in which the $6.3 trillion fund invests--Fink has issued a definitive follow-up statement on the subject.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment
3BL Forum
Brands Taking Stands | Sustainable Investing Moves the Mainstream Market with Big Numbers
We may be heading into the cold, dark days of winter, but my inbox has been glowing red-hot with a blast of news about sustainable finance. Updates are coming from every area of the category, from giant global entities to funds offering niche investment products, and services aimed at millennials and women.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment
American Express
Partners In Preservation: Main Streets Awards $2 Million in Preservation Grants to Sites Reflecting America’s Diverse History
Today, American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Main Street America announced the winners of the 2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets campaign. The 11 winning historic sites will receive a total of $1.6 million in grants to fund their respective preservation projects. At the outset of the campaign, an additional $400,000 was allocated to the 20 Main Street communities that participated in the program to increase public awareness of the importance of these historic places and build grassroots support for the participating Main Street districts.
Philanthropy
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative Co-launches Impact Management Project
Key organizations in impact management and standard setting, have joined forces to bring impact investing into mainstream finance.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment
Ray C. Anderson Foundation
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
This year, the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business celebrates its fifth anniversary. It launched in 2013 as the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability with funding from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and others, and in January 2015 the Ray C. Anderson Foundation made a $5 million commitment. It was then renamed for Ray C. Anderson.
Corporate Responsibility
Barclays
VIDEO | Barclays Citizenship Awards: Luke Davies and Green Deposit
Luke Davies was instrumental in the creation and launch of the Green Deposit, a first-to-market commercial product to help Barclays transition to a low-carbon economy. This pioneering and innovative corporate banking solution is a first for Barclays and the market.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment
GRI
Driving Standardization of ESG Reporting
Stock exchanges have a key role in driving sustainability reporting, which is a crucial element of corporate transparency and responsible business practices. The recently released World Federation of Exchanges updated ESG guidance has now been mapped against the GRI Standards, helping to increase the comparability of ESG data.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment
Sappi North America
Sappi Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 22% in 2017
In terms of total consumption of energy, pulp and paper is third among industrial sectors; only the refi ning and chemical industries consume more. However, environmental impact is affected not just by the amount of energy consumed, but also by the type of energy. On average, US pulp and paper mills derive nearly two-thirds of their energy needs from renewable sources that are considered carbon neutral. Sappi’s mills derive nearly 80 percent of their energy from renewable resources.
Corporate Responsibility
Whole Foods Market Foundation
Whole Planet Foundation Launches Annual Poverty Is Unnecessary Project
This October, Whole Planet Foundation celebrates its global impact on poverty and the partners who further its mission. In 2005, Whole Foods Market® launched Whole Planet Foundation, its non-profit dedicated to global poverty alleviation in communities around the world where the company sources products.
Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

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