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Guest Post: Political Uncertainty and Polarization Are Heating Up the Risk of a Disorderly Sustainability Transition

By: Simon Weaver, Global Head of ESG Advisory at KPMG International The global push for sustainability is facing a critical moment in history. Shifting political...

A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash

In early July, as the torrential rain that unleashed deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country started to abate, a Kerr County resident...

Homeowners affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires: Here’s how to keep and rebuild your home

Two years after the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires, homeowners may be facing the prospect of repaying mortgage loans previously in forbearance. Grist has compiled...

Illegal price-gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?

Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged...

IKEA’s Ingka Invests in Chinese Plastic Recycler Re-mall

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, announced a growth capital injection in China-based recycler of post-consumer packaging waste...

Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure

As a Native Hawaiian teenager growing up in West Maui, Mikey Burke couldn’t wait to leave. “All my life, I thought I was bigger...

BioCalâ„¢ carbon-negative straws named as finalists at 2025 Reuters Sustainability Awards

NantBioRenewables has announced that its BioCal carbon-negative, compostable straws are finalists for the 2025 Reuters Global Sustainability Awards. These straws, made with Ocean Calcium...

AWS Signs Renewable Energy Purchase Deal in India with Gentari

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Malaysian clean energy solutions provider Gentari announced that they have signed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), supporting a...

Heat Pump Startup Aira Raises $174 Million to Decarbonize Residential Heating

Heat pump startup Aira announced today that it has raised €150 million (USD$174 million) in a new equity financing, with proceeds aimed at supporting...

Environmental health trade group calls for extra resources to help tackle issue of empty homes

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is calling for extra resources to help environmental health teams deal with the blight of empty homes...

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