Environment

Sustainability Monthly Minute: January 2018

Domtar was recently named a sustainability leader by Newsweek, coming in at No. 42 on Newsweek's Green Rankings 2017 list. Find out what else is happening at Domtar by checking out the January 2018 edition of the Domtar Sustainability Monthly Minute.

Environment

The Debate Over Forest Fire Control Rages On

2017 was marked by devastating forest fires that ravaged large swaths of North America. Millions of acres were scorched, hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were displaced. Amidst these disconcerting numbers is a debate among ecologists, scientists and forestry experts: Should wildfires be controlled? Or should nature be allowed to take it's course? It's a complex question with many compelling answers.

Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy Proposes $62 Million Solar Rebate Program in North Carolina

Duke Energy today proposed a $62 million solar rebate program designed to help its North Carolina customers with the upfront cost of installing solar panels on their property. This is the first of three customer programs Duke Energy is proposing as part of the implementation of 2017's Competitive Energy Solutions for North Carolina law – also known as House Bill 589.

Corporate Responsibility

Massachusetts Companies Meet With Lawmakers to Highlight Sustainability Leadership

A dozen Massachusetts companies and investors representing some of the Commonwealth’s largest employers will gather on Beacon Hill today to meet with lawmakers about their corporate sustainability goals and how these initiatives make businesses more competitive and drive economic growth.

The participating institutions include: Eastern Bank, Legal Seafood, MilliporeSigma, Partners Healthcare, and Schneider Electric, among others. These companies have set notable sustainability, clean energy, and energy efficiency goals and invested in innovative programs and projects to achieve these goals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Your Briefing on Growing Green Finance

Ethical Corporation recently commissioned a 20-page complimentary briefing into the growing state of green finance, which goes into depth on the important role green finance has to play in tackling climate change.

Corporate Responsibility

Disaster Response and Recovery – Design Better. Then Build.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, it is time to re-think our approach to disaster response and recovery. Since 1980, average annual disaster costs have doubled every decade. This is financially unsustainable.

Energy & Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: The Anthropocene Can Wait

Solar cells imported into the United States will now face a tariff. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it could have been worse.

Environment

Climate Action Recognizes AEG’s StubHub Center and Los Angeles Convention Center for Sustainable Mobility Operations

Climate Action, an international contracted partner with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) – the world’s foremost body on environmental protection and stewardship – recently recognized AEG’s StubHub Center and Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) for their sustainable mobility operations and their influential role in the sports industry in an infographic in its latest newsletter.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $10.4 Million in Total Financing for Affordable Housing in Upstate New York

KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) has provided a total of $10.4 million in financing to Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Ithaca City Apartments, a 98-unit complex located in Ithaca, NY.

Energy & Infrastructure

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Commits Additional $2 Million to The Ray

The Trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have granted an additional $2 million to The Ray over the next two years, to fund important research, pilot projects and emerging technologies with the potential to shape the transportation infrastructure of the future.

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