The economic impact of the pandemic on households and businesses would also have been worse without the stimulus, with unemployment reaching 15% as opposed to the anticipated 13%, the report says.
At a recent Ceres 2020 digital session, Building Back Better: Opportunities for Jobs and Economic Recovery in Clean Technology and Sustainable Infrastructure, Senior Director of the Ceres Investor Network, Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding was joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO of PensionDanmark to discuss the opportunities to advance worker rights, safety and jobs while transitioning to a low-carbon economy, all amid the current coronavirus pandemic gripping the planet.
As we start to transition into a new phase of recovery, our attention is turning to the question of what sustainability will look like – and what role it will have to play in a post-COVID world.
Over the past few years, as better data has made the risks and opportunities associated with climate change more apparent, investors and businesses have begun to invest in sustainable activities and rethink investment in fossil fuels.
Northern Trust Corporation announced today it is providing $100 million in low-cost funding to assist Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) as they provide loans to small businesses and non-profit organizations under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
As the globalization of manufacturing has accelerated over the past decade, it has become clear that the greatest share of a company’s environmental footprint is in its global supply chain.
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