Articles on or after 4/17/2024: Greenbiz
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Demystifying low carbon steel manufacturing - Greenbiz  (Apr 17) |
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Apr 17 · Sponsored: The challenge of decarbonizing heavy industry is significant. But “hard-to-abate” can be conquered with the right mix of approaches - and mindset. Steel coils at U. S. Steel’s Big River Steel facility in Osceoloa, Arkansas. Image courtesy of U. S. Steel. This article is sponsored by U. S. Steel. When I worked at Dell, I often felt I was on the front line of making an essential industry more sustainable. During my tenure of over a decade, we collaborated across functions to increase the percentage of recycled materials in our products, boost our recovery of used electronics and transition our production capability to rely more on renewable energy. But ... | By Erika Chan Read more ... |
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How SBTi’s shift on Scope 3 rules will affect carbon markets - Greenbiz  (Apr 18) |
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Apr 18 · 4 possible outcomes of the proposed flexibility on carbon credits. At the heart of the debate lies a fundamental question about how to advance global decarbonization. Source: metamorworks via Shutterstock On April 9, the board of trustees of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) announced forthcoming updates to its net zero standard, proposing to allow the use of some environmental attribute certificates (EACs), including carbon credits, towards Scope 3 abatement. Since then, climate watchdogs both within and beyond SBTi have hotly debated whether the new flexibility will maintain best practices in corporate climate action. At the heart of the debate is the role of ... | By Margaret Morales Read more ... |
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Scaling the value hill: How to incorporate circular economy practices into the building sector - Greenbiz  (Apr 17) |
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Apr 17 · The business opportunity to convert building sector waste into valuable resources promises hundreds of billions of net profit gains. The French firm Saint-Gobain has become a leader in applying circular economy practices in the building sector. Source: Jean Lucichard via Shutterstock More than 90 percent of all materials extracted and used in industrial processes are wasted, according to the World Green Building Council. The business opportunity to convert that waste into valuable resources is huge. Applying the circular economy to the building sector, for example, has "the potential to yield an annual net profit gain of $31-46 billion by 2030 and $234-360 billion by ... | By James Ball Read more ... |
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What ESG investors need to know about 'systems-level investing’ - Greenbiz  (Apr 17) |
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Apr 17 · ESG can measure risks to cash flows, but 'systems-level investing’ offers a more complete view of where corporations might be vulnerable over the long term. ESG analysis helps investors consider how environmental, social and governance factors could affect long-term corporate value. For large, institutional investors such as asset managers or pension funds, which own a slice of the entire economy and can’t diversify away from system-wide risks, that may not be enough. That’s why more are leaning into "systems-level investing," an approach that aims to generate superior long-term, risk-adjusted returns by studying the complex systems that drive economic and financial ... | By Grant Harrison Read more ... |
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