There is increasing pressure on companies to disclose accurate data on impacts against material social and environmental issues - plus the future risks and opportunities that the company faces.
It is a favorite pursuit of journalists and commentators at each year-end and the start of the new calendar year to look back and look forward to identify “top stories” and significant trends of the year past.
Regulators expect utilities to be forward-thinking in the current dynamic market while also offering shareholders a return on investment. The quickest answer? Opening up a different stream of revenue by offering “resiliency as a service."
It falls to utilities to ensure their assets perform safely and reliably while meeting regulatory and environmental standards. How are utilities managing risk amid surging DER and the growing threat of major weather-related disruptions?
In choosing where to invest, what products to develop and push, and what environmental and labor standards to uphold, corporations continually shape the global economy’s geography and its effects.
The General Mills Foundation is providing monetary support to the Australian Red Cross to help impacted families and WIRES Inc to support emergency animal rescue, including koalas.
Fair Trade USA®, the leading third-party certifier of fair trade products in North America, has named Nathalie Marin-Gest as Head of Fresh Goods, overseeing the Fair Trade Certified™ produce, floral, and seafood product categories.
With the influx of DER, utilities' grid and communications networks are becoming more integrated and complex, opening them up to vulnerabilities. As hackers grow more sophisticated, utilities are ramping up cybersecurity.
As climate change continues to flex its catastrophic muscle, a storm is brewing for U.S. utilities.
The lure of 5G digitalization is strong, promising new connectivity and cost savings. But implementing 5G at scale will require collaboration among carriers, utilities, communities, state and local regulators and technology integrators.