A Guide to Finding Truly Sustainable Funds From a Chief Sustainability Officer – Barron’s
Plenty of investments claim to be green. Many so-called ESG funds are not. Astute investors can learn to spot greenwashing.
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Plenty of investments claim to be green. Many so-called ESG funds are not. Astute investors can learn to spot greenwashing.
Source: www.barrons.com
As the Asia-Pacific region confronts and recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, we must continue our pursuit of sustainable development and take action on global climate change, the existential challenge of our time. Our region must take its place at the front lines of this effort. The region, which now accounts for 36 percent of global GDP, has made great progress in economic development and poverty reduction. But it is also responsible for around 80 percent of the world’s coal consumption, and up to 60 percent of CO2 emissions. Many countries have experienced the devastating consequences of climate change: floods, droughts, heat waves, and storms.
A World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) document has suggested that export of recycled materials can help boost the economies of developing nations. However, it recognises suitable controls are required to prevent materials going to countries that do not have sufficient infrastructure to handle them. Sustainable Trade, Circular Economy and Aid for Trade An Issues Paper for the 2020-2022 Monitoring and Evaluation Exercise looks at how the circular economy can provide investment in Aid for Trade programmes in developing countries.
Business Insider – Blueland’s household cleaning products are part of a sustainable, affordable system that involves dissolvable cleaning tablets and reusable bottles..Read more at businessinsider.sg…
The proof was on the shovel. The darkest, most porous soil Derek Axten had ever seen was on the land of a North Dakota rancher in roughly 2010. It was nothing like the dry and lumpy, light brown soil on his farm near Minton. Axten says he had one question: “What do I got to do? What management changes do I got to make?”
Nestlé plans to invest as much as CHF 2 billion ($2.07 billion) to boost new sustainable packaging solutions and create a stronger market for food-grade recycled plastics.
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