Business/Finance

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: Hans Nicholas Jong Environmental watchdogs have welcomed a zero-deforestation pledge by South Korean trading giant POSCO International with regard to its palm oil operations in Indonesia’s Papua province, following years of razing the land. Under its “No Deforestation,...

Written by: Matilda Gennvi and Dan Andersson Nature surrounds us and is the foundation of everything we depend on: clean air, water, food, raw materials and a stable climate. Healthy ecosystems regulate temperatures, protect against extreme weather and pollinate crops. Yet,...

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: Sean Fleming The challenges facing the world are overwhelming, from the climate crisis to stubborn rates of poverty, inequality and ill health. But what if we could tap into the network effect to unite the world's brightest problem-solvers with...

Written by: Kimberly White  BNP Paribas is accelerating its timeline for a complete coal phase-out.  In 2019, the bank announced its 2030 target cut-off date for countries in the EU. BNP Paribas is now expanding its target date to end the...

Written by: Kimberly White Burger King is testing out a new plant-based Whopper. Beginning today, 59 Burger King restaurants in the St. Louis, Missouri area will be testing the new Impossible Whopper. Similar to its beef counterpart, the Impossible Whopper features...

Written by: Kimberly White Twenty-eight companies have stepped up and raised the bar on corporate climate action. The companies who have a combined market capitalization of $1.3 trillion have committed to more ambitious climate targets. The targets are aligned with...

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...