A golf resort figures out how sustainability initiatives can be par for the course.
Car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is gone with the wind for all of its cost-saving benefits. “It provides economic certainty to electricity forecasts,” said Rob Threlkeld, GM’s manager of global renewable energy strategy, as well as savings over the years. Threlkeld discusses the path to fulfilling GM’s RE100 commitment to become 100 percent powered by renewable energy, including two deals to source wind power from Ohio and Illinois, respectively.
Investors: Keep disclosures of material climate risks specific and simple.
Less than one-third of U.S. publicly traded companies are quantifying sustainability risks and opportunities in SEC filings, and that’s a problem.
The credibility of the nation’s climate movement hinges on finance initiatives for climate-vulnerable countries.
Iowa farmers are making a small switch with big dividends: regenerating soils, cleaning up waters, and providing benefits to family farms.
Zero-waste organizations such as GM and P&G see opportunity, not a materials migraine.
“We strongly believe that if what we do matters, it should show up in our products,” said Lisa Jackson, head of sustainability at Apple and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Beyond the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X’s design for great user experience, the new products were created with the environment in mind.
The year-long proof of concept also involves U.K. supermarket giant Sainsbury’s and packaging company Sappi. It will start with tea farmers in Africa.
The list includes fossil fuels, aviation, automotive and consumer products firms representing 85 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.