3 lessons from the first certified green bond to protect forests for drinking water

Central Arkansas Water partnered with green finance experts Encourage Capital and WRI to pioneer the first certified green bond of this kind. It was purchased by Morgan Stanley. Read More

Moving snacks from Point A to Point Z: How Frito-Lay is creating a sustainable supply chain

Sponsored: Using zero- and near-zero emission technology to achieve a more fuel-efficient and sustainable fleet. Read More

Introducing … VERGE Infrastructure

There has never been a more critical time to reimagine, rebuild and restore our infrastructure in a way that strengthens economies while increasing resilience in an ever-unpredictable world.   Read More

The best carbon capture technology? Leaving forests alone

Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change. Read More

The Texas nexus: What the absence of a US water strategy looks like

Public policies can be accelerated by challenging the status quo, bringing in outsiders and having a bias for action. Read More

Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, but it's pushing to do better. Read More

Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

Mercado Libre, a company with roughly twice the market capitalization of eBay, is putting proceeds from its $400 million sustainability bond toward forest restoration projects. Read More

Advancing sustainable agriculture starts at the farm

Sponsored: Collaboration, data and predictable markets are key to driving adoption of sustainability practices at the farm level. Read More

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

The e-commerce site also has set science-based targets that are pending validation. Read More

Carbon offsets are only delaying emissions

The question of whether carbon offsets actually help in the transition to a net zero economy is a thorny one for many companies. But many researchers insist that offsets don’t actually reduce carbon emissions and could make it harder to achieve a fully decarbonized economy. Read More