Bitcoin Miners Tap Hydropower as Environmental Criticism Grows - WSJ

A bitcoin mining facility in upstate New York is using electricity from a local hydroelectric plant powered by the Niagara River. The company is part of a group of miners attempting to make the industry more sustainable, both environmentally and financially.

 

What is net zero? - The Economist

 

More than 50 countries around the world have pledged to become net zero. But what does net zero actually mean—and is it achievable?

New Online Course - Understanding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has gained increasing attention over the past few years. Today many institutional investors will only invest in those companies that provide ESG performance reporting. ESG provides a set of standards for a company’s operations that today’s socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments in terms of how a company treats the environment, manages social issues (relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates), and deals with governance issues.

This course has a three-fold focus;

• Provide the participant with an understanding of ESG. Here we look at what ESG is, its evolution and why it matters. We illustrate this, using examples of three ESG incidents (the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; the Volkswagen emissions scandal and the Facebook – Cambridge Analytica debacle).
• Show how an ESG framework supports a company’s overall risk management strategy/structure. Here we explore issues like; • Key ESG factors, • Sustainable Investing, • Corporate Pressure, • Stakeholder Expectations, • ESG Risks and Opportunities, • Unique Risks in Corporate Supply Chains, • ESG Investing Trends, and • Information Needs and Sources.
• Provide the hands-on knowledge you need to conduct more effective ESG due diligence, and to make better investment decisions. Here we present a step-by-step guide on the actions you need to take to ensure that your company becomes ESG compliant. We conclude by examining some current ESG myths.

ESG is an increasingly popular way for investors to evaluate companies in which they might want to invest. On the flipside, ESG can also help investors avoid companies that could pose a greater financial risk due to below par environmental or other practices.

ESG is relevant to analysts and investors, consumers and employees, and has become a major topic of discussion at Board meetings.

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An Introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Criteria - New Online Course

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (more commonly referred to as ESG) refers to the three central factors in measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. Analysis of these criteria can help determine the future financial performance of companies (in other words the return capital and the risks that they face).

ESG criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that today’s socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments.

• Environmental criteria look at how a company performs as a steward of nature in protecting the planet.
  

• Social criteria examine how the company manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates.
  

• Governance deals with a company’s leadership, the pay of its executives, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are an increasingly popular way for investors to evaluate companies in which they might want to invest. Using ESG criteria can also help investors avoid companies that could pose a greater financial risk due to below par environmental or other practices.

This course is an introduction to these criteria and how they may be used.

For full details and Registrations click HERE.