A new study entitled The Sustainable Development Goals: The Value for Europe shares that while the Sustainable Development Goals are already being accepted by many business leaders throughout the region. Unfortunately, middle-management remains disconnected from this narrative. Even though progress is being made, collaborative efforts must be increased in order to meet the UN 2030 Agenda. Not […]
The Wharton School of Business recently released an article describing a “tipping point” in the rise of impact investing. In the past, the concepts of “financial gain” and “social good” have seemed mutually exclusive. But with impact investing on the rise, this is no longer the case. Impact investing refers to any investment in a […]
Just as scientists have been predicting, the world just passed another major climate milestone. The Mauna Loa Observatory, located in Hilo, HI, recorded its first-ever carbon dioxide reading in excess of 410 parts per million. In science and engineering, the parts-per notation is a set of pseudo-units to describe small values of miscellaneous dimensionless quantities. Since these fractions are quantity-per-quantity measures, they are pure numbers […]
The Canadian province of Ontario will launch a trial run of universal basic income with about 4,000 participants this summer. This will make Canada the first North American government in decades to test out this type of policy. It guarantees income, regardless of their employment status. The idea of a “basic” income is gaining popularity around the globe. […]
Even though President Trump and the newly appointed head of the EPA Scott Pruitt are attacking the Clean Power Plan, jobs reports in the clean energy sector tell a different story. The 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report finds that the Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors today employ approximately 6.4 million Americans. These sectors increased […]
Eastern Bank has partnered with Ceres in order to promote sustainable business practices in the New England area. Ceres is a nonprofit organization that advocates for sustainability leadership. They mobilize a powerful network of investors, companies, and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a […]
President Trump’s recent national budget proposal would have a devastating effect on progressing clean energy solutions in our country. Trump’s proposal would slash spending for environmental protection by nearly $2.6 billion, or 31 percent, one of the biggest cuts in the president’s budget. More than 3,000 EPA workers would lose their jobs, and programs such […]
World Bank has approved a 20-year US$480 million guarantee for Argentina’s flagship renewable energy plan, RenovAr. Under RenovAr, Argentina has already seen two highly successful renewable energy auctions in which the government was shocked by the high levels of interest in solar. The World Bank will now support the Fund for the Development of Renewable […]
Oklahoma has recently increased their efforts to harness electricity from wind turbines. The Sooner state installed nearly 2,000 megawatts worth of turbines in 2016 alone and by the end of the year, Oklahoma will become third in the nation for the most wind power installed. For the full article: Apple has created a “floating solar island” […]