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Johnson Controls’ Science-based Emission Reduction Targets Approved

Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has approved its ambitious emissions reductions targets.

BlackRock hired me to make sustainable investing mainstream. Now I realize it’s a deadly distraction from the climate-change threat

1 big thing: Fighting climate change with venture capital 2.0

Silicon Valley got a black eye a decade ago when its big venture capital foray into expensive and nascent cleantech didn’t pan out — but its recently renewed interest in a wider scope of technologies that can tackle the climate crisis could be different this time around.

Corporate net-zero climate goals: 2030 game-changers or 2050 greenwash?

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you’re probably aware that net-zero climate commitments are the latest pledge du jour. 

Addressing Embodied Carbon’s Role in Climate Change

Formed in 2020, Building Transparency hosts, manages and maintains the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, which provides thousands of digital EPDs in a free, open-source database. 

Register now for: Improving ESG Disclosures And Performance

For several years, the world’s largest financial information providers have invested heavily in ESG data platforms, ratings and indices.

A Green Thumbs-Up! Our Picks for 5 of the Earth-Friendliest Cities Across the U.S.

Want to live somewhere that makes it easier to be green? You can if you know where to look. “Cities are on the front lines of climate impact,” says Hilary Firestone of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and interim director of the American Cities Climate Challenge. Those that make Mother Earth a priority give us more opportunities to do the right thing. They care about traffic congestion, public transportation, biking and walking options, renewable energy sources, tree canopies, good …

The Right Way to Rebuild Cities for Post-Pandemic Work

Cities should structure their economies for the workers they already have — not just to lure new ones. 

The Complicity of Corporate Sustainability

Long hailed as a major piece of the climate solution, sustainable business practices have not only fallen short: They even enable the continued dominance of fossil fuel.

Brookfield Secures WELL Health-Safety Rating For 200M SF Portfolio In Bid To Bring Back Workers, Shoppers

Major landlord Brookfield Properties’ office and retail portfolios in North America have achieved the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Health-Safety Rating.