The Impact Newsfeed

Daily news digest from the world of affordable housing and impact investing

Most companies are fumbling their 2025 plastic waste targets

The world is off track to tackle plastic pollution. Here's what business must do now, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

How will the world rule on plastic? Read this draft treaty's fine print

Governments around the world are securing their travel visas, rallying their best nerds and sharpening their pencils for the next big United Nations meeting on plastic pollution.

Understanding the new nature and biodiversity frameworks for companies

Leads of the new mechanisms for evaluating nature impacts and setting targets breakdown the differences between them and why your company needs both.

4 best practices for using AI to reduce carbon emissions

Deploying artificial intelligence applications to cut greenhouse gases requires deep planning and prep work.

How Google tackles food waste

Michiel Bakker makes Google a magical place to work. Here’s his advice on food waste.

Renewable Energy Procurement for Corporates

As the global focus on decarbonization intensifies, corporations are increasingly recognizing the importance of transitioning to renewable energy sources to reduce their carbon footprint and meet ambitious environmental goals. Renewable energy procurement offers a vital pathway for companies to actively participate in the global shift towards clean energy and contribute to a greener future. This

Apple, Nike and others push Asian suppliers to buy clean energy

The Clean Energy Procurement Academy will fund training for supply chain partners in Asia Pacific countries where renewable power is tougher to source.

The awesome opportunity of auditing retail waste

Sponsored: Conducting a waste audit doesn’t come without its challenges; but the opportunities are just as high.

Green construction practices could unlock this $1.5 trillion opportunity, study finds

Major emissions cuts and investment opportunities arise from shifting to greener materials and processes in construction and buildings, according to the World Bank's International Finance Corporation.

Introducing GreenBiz’s Climate Tech Startup of the Year

A venture that captures carbon and stores it in concrete won this year’s startup competition. Here’s why.

The first frontier for electric aviation: Short-haul flights

A third of flights are less than 250 miles, which is already within range for electric planes.

Sustainability professionals shouldn’t (and don’t want to) be just accountants. Don’t make them

The sustainability industry wants more data. But does it really need it? And what does that mean for sustainability professionals of tomorrow?

Sustainability professionals shouldn’t (and don’t want to) be accountants. Don’t make them

The sustainability industry wants more data. But does it really need it? And what does that mean for sustainability professionals of tomorrow?

How the US can electrify its public fleets, from city buses to garbage trucks

How can fleet operators plan ahead?

Where to find hope you can change the world

Here are highlights of an inspiring conversation between two 21-year-old youth climate activists and Google chief sustainability officer Kate Brandt.