ESG Framework Is Evident In Global Leaders’ Response To Ukraine Invasion

The strategies global leaders are employing reflect the ESG framework – for environment, social and governance – that investors and business leaders have been using to grow the 21st century values-based economy. It’s denying Putin access to resources, financial markets and support.Read More

Europe Expedites Transition To Clean Energy Due To Ukraine Invasion

Europe leverages Russian invasion of Ukraine to expedite its comprehensive transition to renewable energy that European leaders have been planning for many years, since the 1990’s. Energy Transitions Commission report coming week of March 1, 2022.Read More

Imagine A World Where Power Does Not Follow Oil And Gas – Russia, Ukraine

Imagine if oil pipelines were not valuable negotiating chips anymore, if autocrats like Putin could not jerk countries around anymore by controlling the energy those countries need to fuel their economies. At COP26, the world came together to declare a massive shift to a clean energy economy.Read More

The Grid, Wind & Storage – Meredyth Crichton, Clemson University Energy Innovation Unit

“Today there’s about 87,000 wind turbines installed onshore and they are generating, 122,000 megawats of power. So, and as you said, that’s about 10 to 12% of the total use in the U.S. …A 1.5 megawat turbine is one of the more common ones in the United States, and that will give you enough energy… Continue reading The Grid, Wind & Storage – Meredyth Crichton, Clemson University Energy Innovation Unit

The Female ‘Change Agent’ When The U.S. And Russia Were On The Brink Before

How JFK came to talk Khrushchev off the proverbial war ledge. It took a woman? The female ‘Change Agent’ we don’t hear about and whose murder is still unsolved, 60 years later.Read More

Green Consumer Products & Cosmetics – Boma Brown-West, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

“When we talk about products, there’s waste in terms of products too. Like what happens when… we’re done using it, when it fails, when it’s broken. Certainly there are things that consumer can do in terms of being more mindful of the types of products that they’re purchasing… But at the end of the day,… Continue reading Green Consumer Products & Cosmetics – Boma Brown-West, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

How Valentine’s Day Can Help You Set Goals

Who are you saying “Happy Valentine’s Day” to today? Why did you choose them? As we jump into a new “normal” sort-of-post-covid year, who we chose to acknowledge and why provide insights that we can use to help us develop our goals for the year. It tells us what’s important.Read More

Transforming Freight & Aviation – COP26 Panel with Ikea, Jet Blue, Amazon & more

Transportation is one of the top carbon emitters and much of it is caused by shipping stuff to us and air travel. So, to reduce global warming, we need to transform these sectors. How? Listen to this fascinating panel from the UN COP26 conference in November with the heads of sustainability/ESG (environment, social, governance) from… Continue reading Transforming Freight & Aviation – COP26 Panel with Ikea, Jet Blue, Amazon & more