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These classification systems offer unique industry-specific financial metrics, which are mapped to the Sustainable Industry Classification System (SICS)26 system. Current industry categories consist of consumer goods, extracts and minerals processing, financials, food and beverage, health care, infrastructure, renewable resources and alternative en
... See moreDiana Barrero Zalles • Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy: Capturing Opportunities Through Data
For the trillion-tree project, something on the order of 3.5 million square miles of new forest would be needed. That’s an expanse of woods roughly the size of the United States, including Alaska. Take that much arable land out of production and millions could be pushed toward starvation. As O. Táíwò, a professor at Georgetown, put it recently, the
... See moreElizabeth Kolbert • Under a White Sky
Veritree is in its early days, but it hopes to become “an operating system for the restoration economy,” in Emsley’s words. An “Initial Tree Offering” was used to raise money for a “First Edition Forest,” which features trees in Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Senegal, and Haiti. The appeal for corporations hoping to make good on their net-zer... See more