ESG/Sustainability Highlights
‘Forestry crucial for healthy, sustainable future of humanity’
November 30, 2020
Source: Korean Herald - Environmental degradation has become one of the greatest threats to humankind over the past decades. For one, the world is suffering from worsening air pollution, which is linked to deforestation, and the large forest fires that...
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November 30, 2020 Source: Korean Herald - Environmental degradation has become one of the greatest threats to humankind over the past decades. For one, the world is suffering from worsening air pollution, which is linked to deforestation, and the large forest fires that...
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Commentary - A Sustainable Harvest
November 30, 2020
Source: Farm Bureau - U.S. agriculture has made great strides, in the last several decades especially, when it comes to leaving a smaller footprint on the land we farm. American farmers 30 years ago would have needed 100 million more acres to match...
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November 30, 2020 Source: Farm Bureau - U.S. agriculture has made great strides, in the last several decades especially, when it comes to leaving a smaller footprint on the land we farm. American farmers 30 years ago would have needed 100 million more acres to match...
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OPEC+ energy ministers ponder delay to extra oil supply ahead of key meeting
November 30, 2020
Source: Arab News - DUBAI: Energy ministers from the OPEC+ alliance of oil producers are considering whether or not to extend historic cuts to crude output for a further period, in view of global uncertainties about demand, as COVID-19 cases surge...
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November 30, 2020 Source: Arab News - DUBAI: Energy ministers from the OPEC+ alliance of oil producers are considering whether or not to extend historic cuts to crude output for a further period, in view of global uncertainties about demand, as COVID-19 cases surge...
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Monumental economic challenges await Biden's Treasury secretary
November 30, 2020
Source: The Hill - Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s expected pick, would be one of the most experienced economists to lead the Treasury Department, having served as both Federal Reserve chair and head of the White House Council of Economic...
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November 30, 2020 Source: The Hill - Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s expected pick, would be one of the most experienced economists to lead the Treasury Department, having served as both Federal Reserve chair and head of the White House Council of Economic...
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Arctic temperatures soared to 12°F above normal across an area double the size of the United States last weekend, alarming scientists
November 25, 2020
Source: Daily Mail (UK) - The Arctic's sweltering 2020 continues in earnest with temperatures last weekend reaching more than 5° (12°F) above the norm for the 1990s.
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November 25, 2020 Source: Daily Mail (UK) - The Arctic's sweltering 2020 continues in earnest with temperatures last weekend reaching more than 5° (12°F) above the norm for the 1990s.
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SCIENTISTS HAVE MADE A COUNTERINTUITIVE DISCOVERY ABOUT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
November 25, 2020
Source: Inverse - A new study published Friday in Science Advances is a case in point. In the study, scientists reveal some puzzling ecological traits in the wettest regions of the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest may be tougher than we think.
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November 25, 2020 Source: Inverse - A new study published Friday in Science Advances is a case in point. In the study, scientists reveal some puzzling ecological traits in the wettest regions of the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest may be tougher than we think.
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EV interest in UK surges five-fold after news of petrol, diesel car ban
November 25, 2020
Source: The Driven - Interest in electric vehicles in the UK soared by a factor of more than five in the 24 hours following news that the country will ban new petrol and diesel vehicle sales by 2030, according to a car sales site.
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November 25, 2020 Source: The Driven - Interest in electric vehicles in the UK soared by a factor of more than five in the 24 hours following news that the country will ban new petrol and diesel vehicle sales by 2030, according to a car sales site.
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The Pandemic Transformed Fashion's Sustainability Narrative in 2020
November 25, 2020
Source: Yahoo - The sustainability movement experienced both gains and losses in this monumental year. But it also proved it's here to stay.
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November 25, 2020 Source: Yahoo - The sustainability movement experienced both gains and losses in this monumental year. But it also proved it's here to stay.
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Four ways cities must harness the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to build back after COVID
November 25, 2020
Source: World Economic Forum - Where the majority of the world’s population now live, cities will play a leading role in the drive towards a more sustainable future. Powerhouses of economic growth, they consume over two-thirds of the world’s energy and account...
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November 25, 2020 Source: World Economic Forum - Where the majority of the world’s population now live, cities will play a leading role in the drive towards a more sustainable future. Powerhouses of economic growth, they consume over two-thirds of the world’s energy and account...
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Combatting Food Insecurity Takes More Than a Village
November 25, 2020
Source: Sustainable Brands - In 2019, 10.5 percent or 13.7 million US households — more than one in ten — had low or very low food security.
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November 25, 2020 Source: Sustainable Brands - In 2019, 10.5 percent or 13.7 million US households — more than one in ten — had low or very low food security.
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