Written by: Kimberly White
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo will no longer fund oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The announcements come on the heels of similar commitments made by Goldman Sachs and BlackRock.
JPMorgan...
Written by: Kimberly White
Sustainable Brands has announced the latest addition to their Corporate Member Network: National Geographic.
Launched in 2006, Sustainable Brands is a global network of companies and conferences.
National Geographic joins more than 80 companies, including corporate...
Written by: YCC Team
Corner stores, daycares, auto mechanics … small businesses provide vital services to communities.
But many are vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather as the climate warms.
Moritz-Chapelliquen: “As more and more disruptions end up happening … they have to...
Written by: Akanksha Khatri
At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in January this year, there was unprecedented interest in and commitment to fighting the climate and nature emergencies facing humanity. Although the world’s 7.6 billion people represent...
Written by: Kimberly White
In a world-first, this hospital has gone 100 percent vegan. Located in Beirut, Lebanon, Hayek Hospital has pledged to serve an exclusively plant-based menu to its patients.
Hayek Hospital took to social media to announce that it...
Written by: Dana Nuccitelli
The often-repeated and seldom-challenged view that climate change solutions are expensive and uneconomical has long dampened public support in the U.S. for even common-sense measures.
Seldom do proponents of those views enumerate the costs or mention the...
Written by: Kimberly White
Alaska Airlines has taken another step in its sustainability journey. The airline announced its new #FillBeforeYouFly initiative in an effort to change flyer behavior and reduce the use of single-use plastics inflight. The initiative calls on...
Written by: Kimberly White
Royal Dutch Shell is being held accountable for its role in perpetuating the climate crisis.
A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The decision by the...
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Natasha Vizcarra
Recently, one of the world’s largest insurance companies released a report warning that a fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines.
The report from the Swiss Re Group highlights the need for...
Written by: Kimberly White
Ben & Jerry’s announced last week that they are moving away from single-use plastics.
In early 2019, the company’s 600 worldwide locations will no longer offer plastic straws or spoons.
Currently, Ben & Jerry’s gives away 2.5 million plastic straws...












