Year: 2022

Edison Volunteers Help Families Transition to Clean Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Nonprofit GRID Alternatives Inland Empire works to install solar panels on the residences of families who might not otherwise be able to afford them, and at the same time, provides hands-on job training for prospective solar industry workers. But throughout the pandemic, those activities were severely curtailed because of health-related concerns. On a recent sunny Saturday, a group of Edison International and Southern California Edison volunteers became the first to resume solar installations since pandemic restrictions were lifted. Two income-qualified families in Ontario are the beneficiaries of rooftop solar systems…

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The Estée Lauder Companies and Springer Nature Celebrate Winners of This Year’s Inspiring Women in Science Award

Stuart Mitchell

As a company powered by the disruptive thinking of one groundbreaking woman, Mrs. Estée Lauder, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is proud to champion women’s advancement in every corner of our organization. Female trailblazers are needed now more than ever, especially within the realm of science. That’s why we’re proud to continue our partnership with Springer Nature for the fifth year through the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science, which promote gender equality in scientific research and STEM outreach. Through this platform, we are working together to create more…

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World’s First Biodiversity Finance Guide Offers Investors Blueprint to Protect Nature

Stuart Mitchell

IFC has issued the world’s first guidance to help investors, financiers, companies, and governments identify investments that protect and rehabilitate biodiversity and ecosystems.  The Biodiversity Finance Reference Guide is the first market framework for biodiversity finance, a fast-growing domain of green finance that aims to support activities that conserve and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services. While the market has increasingly expressed interest in these types of investments, it has lacked criteria for eligible projects. IFC’s guide addresses this gap by providing an indicative list of investment projects, activities, and components…

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Vattenfall commits to purchasing near-zero cement

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall will ensure that at least 10 percent of the cement/concrete  procured for its projects is near-zero carbon cement/concrete, by 2030. The new commitment was made in connection to COP27 where the First Movers Coalition today launched a new sector – Cement and Concrete. As a founding member of the First Movers Coalition (FMC), the global public-private partnership to scale new clean technologies to decarbonize the transport and materials sectors, Vattenfall now joins the latest sector launched. “Vattenfall’s goal is to enable fossil free living within one generation. We can…

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Thousands of local community groups could unlock further funding through Co-op and Crowdfunder tie-up

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op and Crowdfunder have teamed-up to offer thousands of local causes the chance to unlock additional funding to maintain and enhance vital community projects. The initiative is open to local charities and grass-roots community organisations benefitting from Co-op’s Local Community Fund, with the money raised when Co-op member’s buy own-brand products and services now able to count on Crowdfunder’s funding website towards match funding. Since 2016, Co-op members have raised £117 million for local communities, including funding for over 30,000 local community projects supporting an estimated 7M people across the…

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