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“There is a clear lack of ownership of corporate sustainability efforts, and a tendency to treat them solely as a brand building strategy. But the imperative today is meaningful cross-functional collaboration, and of course allocating capital toward these critical initiatives.”

"... While 90% of executives viewed sustainability as important to their organizations’ commercial success, including two-thirds who rate it as “very important,” only 37% consider sustainability to be very integrated into their businesses."

Only 27% of Execs Report Having Access to High Quality Sustainability Data: Salesforce Survey - ESG Today Only around one in four senior business executives report that they have access to high quality sustainability data, and nearly 60% anticipate difficulty complying with new sustainability reporting regulations, while nearly all agree that sustainability is crucial to the success of their organizatio...

Tesla to open showrooms on sovereign Native American tribal lands to circumvent certain states' limited car dealership laws.

Elon Musk is bringing Tesla showrooms to Native American tribal land to get around local car dealership laws Over the years in numerous states, Tesla has sought and been denied dealership licenses, pushed for law changes and challenged decisions in courts.

"A consistent theme: Young employees want their employers’ values to be aligned with their own–and they want to drive societal change through purposeful and meaningful work."

Millennial and Gen Z employees are rejecting assignments, turning down offers, and seeking purpose. Here's what they expect of their employers, according to Deloitte’s latest survey Nearly 4 in 10 respondents said they have rejected work assignments due to ethical concerns–and more than a third have turned down employers.

Trust + Transparency : Organizational Purpose : Stewardship

Artificial intelligence pioneer leaves Google and warns about technology's future Geoffrey Hinton, a trailblazer in AI, has joined the growing list of experts sharing their concerns about its rapid advancement.

Patagonia Purpose Trust ✨🌎☀️✨

Billionaire no more: Patagonia founder gives away the company Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has transferred the company's ownership. Here's where the profits will go instead.

Blockchain company buys $1M in Pacific Northwest forest carbon credits, largest offset deal in U.S. history 🌲🌎

Blockchain company buys $1M in carbon credits generated by Issaquah forest, the biggest such deal in U.S. history King County said Friday that Regen Network Development bought the credits generated by the 46-acre forest, and the money will be used to conserve more forestland.

President Biden Orders Federal Government to Achieve Net Zero by 2050

Biden Orders Federal Government to Achieve Net Zero by 2050 - ESG Today President Biden signed a new executive order on Wednesday, outlining a series of goals and initiatives for the U.S. federal government to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The order mandates major interim and long-term actions across the government’s buildings, vehicle fleets, procurement activi...

Full EV charge 15 minutes ⚡🌎

Full Battery Charge in 15 Minutes: World's Fastest Electric Car Charger is Launched ABB launches the world’s fastest electric car charger. It can become fully charged in 15 minutes.

People Planet *Purpose* 🌲🌎💚

REI further exemplifies People - Planet - Purpose, authentic Integrated Sustainability, with noteworthy investment in all-women fire crews serving America’s national parks during wildfire season.

REI Co-op invests over $250,000 in National Park Foundation to support women’s fire corps crews REI Co-op is investing over $250,000 in the National Park Foundation this year to support all-women fire crews in America’s national parks. The support builds on the co-op’s longstanding partnership with the National Park Foundation. Each year, the co-op donates 10% of profits of

"Washington State legislature has passed 'Clean Cars 2030,' a bill setting a goal to require all light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later to be electric. ... Washington State becomes the first US state to pass a gas car ban legislatively (as opposed to by executive order), and now has the earliest gas car ban in the US. California and Massachusetts also plan gas car bans by 2035."

Washington State bans gas cars by 2030 – the earliest in the US - Electrek Washington State legislature has passed “Clean Cars 2030,” a bill setting a goal to require all light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later to be electric. The bill passed as part of a larger package directing utilities to prepare the state for all-electric transportation. With this bill, Wa...

Bitcoin mining, a deeply energy intensive process with environmental impact and resource tradeoffs.

Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries' Bitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm – is a deeply energy intensive process