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The ESG Group is now enrolled as a California GoGreen Business project developer to allow quick approvals and support on more comprehensive energy solutions as part of our sustainability solutions roadmap. We can now offer GoGreen Financing to small and medium sized businesses for their energy efficiency projects. This program allows financing up to $5 million through GoGreen Business with the option to repay the financing right on your utility bill. GoGreen Business is a State of California-backed program that offers attractive and promotional zero interest rate options with extended terms available for business energy upgrades. There are zero interest loans available and up to 30% of the financed amount can be used for non-energy projects.  #energyefficiency #sustainablebusiness

ESG means Environment, Social, and Governance, a set of criteria used by investors, company boards, management and stakeholders to evaluate the sustainability, resilience, responsibility and risk profile of a business. ESG focuses on non-financial performance indicators. This means measuring how your company is doing to reduce pollution, CO2, energy, waste, and even maintaining a diverse workforce. Apadana Energy, not only works to reduce your energy consumption and thereby reducing CO2, but also helps companies and organizations to create an ESG framework and ultimately evaluate and reduce their carbon footprint. Below is a link to an interactive guide that helps you engage with your stakeholders and simplifies the assessment process into four steps. Teams can do these high-level assessments on their own and get Apadana involved when ready for more detailed and more technical steps. https://lnkd.in/gqf3WiCu

🍀Investment in ESG and sustainable activities must eventually result in return on investment and value creation according to the age-old principle of shareholder value. Not all sectors have seen increased shareholder value connected to ESG ratings although tech has benefited significantly from increased ESG ratings. 🍀There are several strategies being employed for investments. The UK has been a leader in renewable energy adoption, with ambitious targets set for reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy capacity. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for investors and businesses seeking to be more sustainable, wanting to decarbonise or to invest increasingly in renewable energy. 🍀87% of CEOs do not believe that sustainability should be engrained in businesses. Our vision is to provide leaders of infrastructure projects and innovative businesses across five continents with the assurance of costs, profits and a sustainable strategy. Our clients rely on us to: ✅ Support investors and funders in ensuring the success of sustainable projects and investments through a robust approach, which includes independent #audit, assurance of sustainable backed investments ✅ Integrating Environmental Social and Governance controls #ESG KPIs: We emphasise the importance of factoring in environmental social and governance considerations from strategy to operations and project scoping and planning phases. ✅Implementing Monitoring and #Reporting Mechanisms: A solid framework of controls, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms will help ensure that there is accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle. 🍀Discover more about #sustainable business practices . #assurance #sustainable #projects #ESG #investments

A green bond is a type of fixed-income financial instrument specifically earmarked to raise capital for projects or activities that have positive environmental benefits. These projects could include renewable energy installations, energy efficiency improvements, sustainable waste management, clean transportation initiatives, or other eco-friendly endeavors. The issuer of a green bond commits to using the raised funds exclusively for such environmentally beneficial projects. Green bonds are structured similarly to traditional bonds, typically offering investors regular interest payments and returning the principal investment at maturity. However, they are distinguished by their "green" label, indicating their focus on environmental sustainability. Investors are attracted to green bonds for several reasons: ✅𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 ✅𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ✅𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ✅𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 Overall, green bonds play a significant role in financing environmentally sustainable projects and transitioning toward a greener economy. They represent an innovative financial tool that aligns investment capital with environmental objectives.

EOS at Federated Hermes has just released its Q1 2024 Public Engagement Report. In the cover feature this quarter, engagers Michael Benedict Yamoah and Shoa Hirosato assess the pros and cons of #carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Although hard-to-abate industries such as cement are likely to rely on the technology to align with the Paris Agreement, attempts to commercialise CCUS at scale have disappointed to date. We set out how investors can challenge companies’ claims through engagement and how to monitor their progress. Green bond issuance has boomed over the last five years, prompting greater regulatory scrutiny, as well as more awareness and acceptance of bondholder engagement. In our second feature, Ross Teverson looks at the benefits of engaging across the capital structure, and how we have evolved our approach to credit engagement as the size of the #sustainable bond market has grown.   Finally, Haonan Wu explores recent corporate governance reforms in Japan, South Korea and Greater China, as regulators try to boost shareholder value, and assesses whether we are starting to see genuine improvements at the company level.   Thanks to other contributors this issue, including Will Pomroy, Owen Tutt, Jaime Gornsztejn, Joanne (Jo) B., Diana Glassman, Justin Bazalgette CEnv CMgr MBA BEng, Velika Talyarkhan, Sonya Likhtman, Howard Risby, Zoé de Spoelberch, Nick Pelosi, George Clark and Andrew Glynne-Percy.   #stewardship #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #greenbonds #corpgov #netzero #ESG #sustainability https://bit.ly/49WmJ78

Proud to represent Equinor at Position Green event, launching the ESG 100 report, looking closely at the #ESGreporting of listed companies. We see standards for reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance impact evolving, and this year the readiness for the European Sustainability Reporting Standard is in focus.   This year we launces our first integrated report 👉https://lnkd.in/dQSKBsbn. Reporting financial and sustainability data jointly, reflects how our strategy and decision processes on our company work.   More data, but also credible, trustworthy and relevant data, to give insights to our ESG is important - but I believe investors will have to both look backward and forward. Reporting states what we have done, and if we did what we said we would do. But even more interesting is what we plan to do forward, for Equinor: How we plan to invest and drive the energy transition. To give more insight on this, we launched our Energy Transition Plan https://lnkd.in/dwVVZMcX , and report on the progress on this.   We have been around for 50 years, turning natural resources to energy for people and progress to society. Now it is all about the road to 2050, how to deliver a balanced energy transition - and transition as a company, in an investor friendly way.   You can download Position Greens report here https://lnkd.in/d8saRUKS Kari Olrud Moen Øivind Amundsen  

NEW: ESG Reporting, Marketing & Communications For Sustainable Impact & Transparency Virtual Conference. Join your marketing, communication, and ESG peers to learn, share practical advice and examples, and stay up-to-date on the latest ways to tell your ESG story. You will leave this virtual conference with the latest ESG communication strategies, including: ⦿How other companies are utilizing specific metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track ESG performance ⦿Emphasizing the use of renewable energy sources in business operations Incorporating ESG considerations into all aspects of the business, including marketing and communications ⦿Innovation in Sustainable Marketing ⦿Measuring and Reporting ESG Impact Register here: https://lnkd.in/gG9uraJw #alicomms #esg #internalcomms

In the face of more rigorous carbon pricing regulation, many companies are considering setting an internal cost of carbon to incentivize lower-emission investments. In our latest blog, Shehzad Wadalawala explores why companies that are serious about decarbonization would assign a cost to their carbon emissions and how doing so would impact their planning process and roadmap. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gFQb6ddP #decarbonization #renewableenergy #sustainability

Sailing towards a greener horizon, shipping companies are making strides by transitioning to low-emission fuels, investing in energy-efficient ship designs, and integrating renewable energy sources to embrace sustainable ESG practices. Explore how ESG is reshaping the maritime industry, influencing everything from fleet management to stakeholder engagement. https://lnkd.in/d-RaVKJh #ESG #ESGpractices #maritime #shippingindustry #energyefficiency #ESGimpact #sustainability #innovation #FutureOfESG