Among the boom in new retail investors, millennials are the group most likely to vote their proxy in the 2021 season, according to a new survey from Broadridge Financial. Almost half (46 percent) of retail investors aged 25-40 say they … Continued
Stanford has become the first U.S. college or university to issue bonds carrying dual climate and sustainability designations for financing campus construction and renovation projects. The bonds are rooted in the university’s commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility standards over … Continued
Among the few silver linings to the Covid-19 pandemic was a 6% decline in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, as the spread of the novel coronavirus led to more remote work, less commuting and a plunge in air travel. But … Continued
As companies find that customers and investors are looking for more and more disclosures of what they are doing about environmental issues, climate change risks, and diversity and racial justice, accounting firms are starting to provide assurance and attestation services … Continued
Japan’s upcoming plans to dump more than 1.2 million tons of radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean will probablynot solve their water storage problems, according to a report from The Asahi Shimbun. Investigators at the … Continued
Two new Saudi initiatives are generating buzz and enthusiasm for environmental protection and climate-change mitigation far beyond the Kingdom’s borders. Unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 27, the Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives call for … Continued
ESA works to promote the use of ecological science to address environmental challenges. We convene thought leaders and subject matter experts to identify the most pressing environmental challenges, and solutions to them, and we engage with diverse stakeholders from all … Continued
A recent report looked into why Indigenous communities within the Colorado River Basin are struggling to get clean, reliable running water. A household in tribal lands is 19 times more likely than a white household to not have indoor plumbing, and … Continued
Arizona is prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared shortage in the river that supplies millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico, … Continued
No country is immune from water scarcity issues—not even the world’s wealthiest country, the United States. The Southwestern states, in particular, have faced frequent and ongoing droughts over the past two decades, and traditional water supplies are failing. As groundwater supplies … Continued