First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spoke at Amazon HQ2 for the annual IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference as tech and ESG teams gathered to create social impact partnerships.
Climate Culture Italy Sustainability
March 8, 2024
Venice Fights a New Flood: Overtourism
| By Josie Koehler | Venice, Italy, is taking measures to combat the adverse effects of mass tourism, announcing initiatives to restrict or ban loudspeakers and large tourist groups, and implementing an entry fee.
Climate DEI Energy Sustainability
March 4, 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Indigenous Communities in the Energy Transition
| By Ava Wong | Mining for critical minerals needed for clean energy disproportionately affects Indigenous people. DEI policies are therefore crucial for a culturally sustainable energy transition.
EU Germany Italy Sustainability
March 2, 2024
Germany and Italy Halt EU Sustainability Agreements
| By Josie Koehler | The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive faces a setback just before the final adoption vote as Germany and Italy stopped the process.
Climate Environment EU Sustainability
January 24, 2024
New EU Law Empowers Consumers to Combat Greenwashing by 2026
| By Linyi Zheng | The European Parliament approved the new Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition to protect consumers from misleading marketing practices and aid them in making better purchasing decisions by prohibiting deceptive environmental claims.
AFWERX Innovation Sustainability
January 19, 2024
Intelliwings Showcases Repy Boards® at AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge
Intelliwings exhibited Repy Board® deployable surface boards at the US Air Force AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge in Las Vegas. AFWERX promotes industry innovation to accelerate the development and fielding of tools and technologies.
Climate COP28 Japan Sustainability
December 13, 2023
Japan Charts a Sustainable Future with Ambitious Climate Transition Bonds
| By Eliana Pisons | Japan has demonstrated its commitment to climate finance with the ambitious intention to issue $11 billion in climate transition bonds, set to be released in February.
Climate Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability UN
November 3, 2023
COP28 Urges Tripling of Renewable Energy By 2030
| By Linyi Zheng | The COP28 UN group will meet in Dubai November 30th to December 12th to discuss tripling renewable energy usage.
Climate Climate Change Environment Global Warming
August 16, 2023
July Temperatures Break Heat Records
| By Emma Kuruppacherry | This July was the hottest month in documented history. With a global temperature high of 17.08°C (62.74°F), July broke records from all previous hottest months.
Energy Environment Sustainability
June 7, 2023
Ireland and Germany Sign Green Hydrogen Pact
| By Emma Kuruppacherry | The Irish and German governments signed a joint declaration to formalize green hydrogen production between the two countries and ensure its future expansion.