“An estimated $124tn is expected to change hands (globally) under the so-called ‘great wealth transfer’, with women set to inherit nearly 70% of that amount. Combined with rising educational attainment, stronger diversity and inclusion efforts, and ongoing progress in closing the gender pay gap, this moment signals a transformative rise in global female affluence… What… Continue reading Women’s Trillions Drive New Economic Values – Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International
“What we’re seeing is, as the new carbon economy moves forward – and this is critical to businesses to operate in the future, in the next five, 10 years – it’s colliding with the digital transformation and financial transformation. And so, I think one of the essential things our customers are asking is. ‘how do… Continue reading Leveraging AI For Sustainability – with Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva
“Essentially what carbon accounting is doing is it’s using a mathematical equation to come up with a standardized unit of measure that we call a carbon dioxide equivalent of how you can, um, measure and track all of the different greenhouse gases that your business emits through various activities. There’s actually seven distinct greenhouse gases… Continue reading Carbon Accounting 101 – with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva
“We did do a study where we shared the story of the careful thought that went into products that were better for people and the planet … Then we administered the standard guest satisfaction survey, and what we found, Joan, was 150% increase in satisfaction, loyalty numbers… Why?…They equated it to service. They said, a… Continue reading Hotel Rooms Affect Your Health & The Planet – JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick
“(A.I.) is so energy intensive as a technology, and that’s the thing that we have to get, the infrastructure of AI… Right now we do not have an electricity grid that is, that is built for this purpose. There’s the water requirements of it as well. And we also need to just think about the… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence (A.I) And The Climate – Stephanie Hare, Ph.D., Researcher, Broadcaster and Author of “Technology Is Not Neutral”
“For anyone, women especially who are interested in the energy and climate space, I would say that you shouldn’t feel that you need to choose between the public sector, the private sector, and the nonprofit sector. I’ve been able to continue to build my expertise in the energy and climate space, but from multiple different… Continue reading Career Advice From 5 Women Trailblazers – Hilary Doe, Cong. Chrissy Houlahan, Zara Summers, Tensie Whelan, & Claire Seaborn
“Most things when it comes to corporate sustainability do not happen in a vacuum. I am part of an environmental sustainability team, but we would not be able to accomplish anything without our energy teams, our network teams, and more. The ability to take what can be a complex idea and translate that into a… Continue reading Business Leaders Bridging The Climate Gap – Voices From The Earth Day Women’s Summit
“Many countries are looking to lead on AI and embed it in as many aspects of our lives as possible. But right now we do not have an electricity grid that is built for this purpose. We also need to think about the fuel needed to power up this grid.” Dr. Stephanie Hare on Electric… Continue reading Putting AI to Work for the Climate – Dr. Stephanie Hare, Researcher, Broadcaster and Author
“Today we are talking about accelerating the clean energy transition, including government policy, lowering costs, and decarbonization…The new 2024 Energy Fact book (by BCSE & BNEF)… found that the energy transition is in full swing with ‘record breaking’ public and private sector investments in clean power and renewable energies showing cost competitiveness even without government… Continue reading The Future Of The Energy Transition, Grid – Joan Moderating ICWS Webinar With Energy Leaders
“It’s really that investment to transition from a legacy industry into a future industry…that is aiming to drive more sustainability and manufacturing processes and products overall…One of the things that we fundamentally see as being important in this economic shift, and we say it in this Practical Guide to the Green Economy, is that this… Continue reading New Research: Community Impact Of Green Manufacturing – Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future
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