A wrap-up of recent research on sustainable business and the clean economy.

The output of desalination plants is a mere fraction of what it the world could use. Using the sun to convert seawater into drinking water could be key.

The current crisis shows in unequivocal terms that frontline and shop-floor employees surviving hand to mouth will be disproportionately affected when the climate crisis hits.

  1. Maine institutes ‘stay healthy at home’ order during coronavirus outbreak  CNBC
  2. Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000  BBC News
  3. Coronavirus U.S. Update, Map As Death Toll Hits 4,000, More Than 7,000 People Have Recovered  Newsweek
  4. At the population level, the coronavirus is almost literally everywhere  The Washington Post
  5. Coronavirus: at a glance  The Guardian
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If we have the chance to start anew, why would we want to rescue and lock in unsustainable systems and industries for another generation or more?

Sharing probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind during a pandemic. But countless thousands are rising to the occasion.

The business leaders and companies who use this moment to be creative are the ones who will not only weather this storm; they’ll be the preferred brands of the future.

How efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 have reflected air quality in the San Francisco Bay area.

Toyota has been a long-standing advocate of fuel cell vehicles. Now it’s partnering with its truck and bus focused subsidiary Hino Motors Ltd. to develop and test the new model.

  1. 11 vets die at Massachusetts Soldiers’ Home; 5 tested positive for COVID-19  NBC News
  2. 11 Veterans Die During Coronavirus Outbreak at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke  The Daily Beast
  3. Rash of coronavirus deaths, infections at Massachusetts facility for vets  New York Post
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