“What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they’re not always what they seem…So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t’s a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that’s… Continue reading How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Calyx Global
“Number one reason that people get denied and they didn’t read the eligibility criteria. So yeah, very, very important …If you don’t have the qualifications or something for something, you partner with somebody who does and you guys go after it together.… If you don’t know something, that gives you a reason to call the… Continue reading Creativity & Relationships Help Secure Grants – Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation & ECE Solutions
“For example, if we have a concrete pile, we can change the parameters and use AI to suggest actually a more optimal design with regards to how much concrete is going to be used. So we quite often, as engineers, we are risk averse. So sometimes you can over design to make sure consequences in… Continue reading Using Software, AI To Reduce CO2 & Increase Resilience – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems
Career Advice For Times Of Great Change – From 5 Electric Ladies “You need to be looking 360 in terms of industry, what’s developing, what’s coming down the pike from a technology standpoint, from a risk standpoint. You should be educating yourself constantly and stretching yourself to go into a new area. Don’t just be… Continue reading Career Advice For Times Of Great Change – From 5 Electric Ladies
“If you’re sitting on a board, you’re a member of the executive leadership team…You need to make sure you’re stepping back and understanding geopolitical risk, social, cultural risk, legal, regulatory, risk, activism. What are the activists looking at?… Who are the key stakeholders that you need to be aware of so that you can make… Continue reading Analysis of SEC Climate Risk Rules: Tara Giunta, Global Co-Chair of ESG & Sustainable Finance Practice at Paul Hastings Law Firm
“One of the big differences between Canada and the United States on climate policy spending broadly is that unlike the United States, Canada has a national carbon pricing system. So, we have a carbon pricing system that sets a national minimum standard. There’s a retail price for retail fuels, including gasoline for cars. And there’s… Continue reading Learning From Canada’s Energy Policies – Claire Seaborn, former Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
“We like to break (the tax credits) down by industries and audiences…On the industry side, we have energy efficiency, energy generation, manufacturing, vehicles, fuels, and carbon capture. Now, overlaying all of those are a handful of cross crosscutting bonuses and requirements that can greatly affect, in many cases, increase the amount of the underlying tax… Continue reading Accessing Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits – Rachel McCleery, Senior Advisor, Dept. of Treasury
“We help anyone in the United States who wants to sell their good or service overseas through short, medium, and long-term financing tools for international buyers. It’s usually medium term and long term. We provide foreign buyers with the ability to purchase U.S. goods and services. So we’re debt financiers to buyers of American goods… Continue reading Financial Support For Exporting, Trade – Judith Pryor, Export Import Bank of U.S.
“The global business community must understand that nurturing, upholding and protecting freedom and democracy is part of their ESG responsibility. It’s not only in their best interest, but also in, in those of their increasingly noisy and numerous stakeholders…Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, not all chief executives have had the courage to take… Continue reading War & The Hidden Power of ESG – Natalie Jaresko, fmr Finance Minister of Ukraine
“How do we deal with dilemmas? How do we think unthinkable? You know, the climate, ESG, human rights issues, diversity, equity, inclusion, supply chain issues, cyber security, integrity of data, incentive plans, all of those, the future of good corporate governance, transparency, anti-corruption. All of those different issues that have been there for a long,… Continue reading ESG On Corporate Boards – Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO of Competent Boards
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