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B Corp Certification: Everything You Need to Know

Many companies are considering B Corp certification as they strive to generate social impact through their business. For a socially-conscious business, the B Corp certification is a strong credential presenting a company’s determination to pursue a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable business and social environment.
By Finnie Zhao
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Amazon Climate Pledge: What Is It, and How Does It Work?

In 2019, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge with Global Optimism, an advisory organization that advocates for climate solutions, committing to net-zero carbon emissions across businesses by 2040. The three principles Amazon presents in The Climate Pledge are regular reporting, carbon elimination, and credit offsets. Amazon has promised to periodically measure and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, implement decarbonization strategies through business changes and innovations, and execute quantifiable and socially beneficial offsets to achieve its 2040 Net-Zero target.
By Finnie Zhao
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IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

In April 2022, the Sixth Assessment Report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its third report, conducted by Working Group III, on the mitigation of climate change. The report, the last one to be published by the three working groups before the final synthesis report is due by early 2023, provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains recent developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact of national climate pledges in relation to long-term emissions goals.
By Ecolytics Team
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Ecolytics Recognized as a 'need-to-know' Climate Tech Startup

We are thrilled to announce we've been selected as one of The Understory's 2021 Startup Spotlight Award winners!
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The Environmental Reporting Landscape: Everything You Need to Know

80% of top companies now report on sustainability. While this is great news, that number is misleading when it comes to conveying efficacy. The main problem: companies often report very different metrics in very different ways. Compared to financial reporting, in which all companies follow SEC guidance and utilize the same disclosure methods, the variety of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting types complicates the comparison of different companies’ impact and creates room for businesses to only report their best metrics. And as the climate crisis worsens, reliable sustainability reporting is more important than ever.
By Casey Scoff
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Climate Crisis: The Evolution of Climate Terminology

The climate has been a major focus of environmental advocates for years. As a result, the terminology has evolved over time, with each successive term demonstrating a more complete understanding of rising global temperatures. This blog will walk through notable climate terminology over time, define each term, and examine the evolution of climate change discourse as the situation becomes more dire.
By Swetha Sekhar
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The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility

On its most basic level, CSR is a manifestation of a business’ recognition of a duty to the world and the potential to be a power for good.
By Casey Schoff
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Carbon Offsets Are an Emissions Solution, but Not the Only One

Carbon offsets are a cost-effective way for a company to reduce its emissions by paying to invest in green projects such as methane capture, reforestation, and green energy initiatives, which gives them carbon credits to “offset” the emissions they produce.
By Swetha Sekhar
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The Power of Shareholder Activism: Tools to Make a Change

According to the 2017 Carbon Majors Report, over half of global industrial emissions since 1988 are attributable to a collection of just 25 corporations or state-owned businesses. While climate activism is often focused on government policy and reform, this statistic makes it clear that businesses should be an increasing concern for environmentalists given their mammoth carbon footprints.
By Casey Schoff
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How (and Why) to Switch to the Cloud

Start to make a difference with your business for the environment with one simple and profitable action: switching to the cloud.
By Swetha Sekhar
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Greenwashing: What It Is and How You Can Be Part of the Solution

Walking into any retail store nowadays, odds are you will be bombarded by a storm of environmentally-charged buzzwords on all sides.
By Casey Schoff
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From Our Founder: Our Commitment to Equity

This past month, we celebrated Black History Month by sharing content from Black voices in the environmental movement. While February is over, our commitment to showing the intersectionality of environmental and equity issues is not. We saw how our commitment could go past sharing content to becoming a core capability of our product. In the coming months, we will be working on the inclusion of social and governance metrics to our API for recommendations to our clients. To truly gauge a company’s efforts towards sustainability, we must measure how the business affects people.
By Hazel Horvath
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Technology Has a Serious Waste Problem

E-waste is becoming an increasingly dire problem in the tech industry as many consumers rely upon electronic equipment to keep their lives and businesses running.
By Clare McKenzie
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Climate News Update: 2020 Was the World’s Warmest Year

This alarming calculation from NASA scientists is only one data point on a trend of global warming. To prevent continued warming and increase bottom lines, businesses should incorporate environmentally friendly practices into their models.
By Clare McKenzie
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What is ESG?

Environmental, social, and governance metrics are essential for businesses to understand societal impact and their bottom line. ESG is a business practice that attracts investors, increases profit margins, and creates a sustainable economy.
By Clare McKenzie
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