A growing number of companies are telling their employees to continue working remotely through the rest of 2020, the Boston Globe reports. The status quo has delivered.
‘Everything is changing’: Climate change on Cape Cod By Caitlin Healy , Anush Elbakyan and Shelby Lum Globe Staff, Updated September 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. Email to a Friend outperformed competitors by 81 percent in economic profit growth, 58 percent in market capitalization growth, and 132 percent in job creation.But Nawalkha fears time is running out for the big changes that are necessary and worries that no matter how much analytical forecasting is done, it may one day become impossible to put a value on the impact of climate change. The decision to remove the world’s second largest polluter from a plan aimed at reducing global warming stumped scientists and infuriated activists. But if you’re forward looking, and know the potential financial risks, you can plan now.”Climate change, and its role in things like rising sea levels, has become an enormous financial issue, in addition to an environmental one. “The reason investors and corporations are reorienting their focus toward the long-term is simple: performance,” she said. “They advocate for completely getting out of those sectors. This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's in his primary battle against Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.
Nawalkha argues for a profound change in mindsets—economically and philosophically—while Gusman calls for more corporate reporting and enhanced transparency on carbon footprints, providing investors with hard data to make informed decisions.She defines “sustainable finance” as “any form of financial service that integrates environmental, social, and governance criteria into business or investment decisions for the lasting benefit of clients and society.” Gusman says she champions “investor-centered solutions like reporting on climate change and reporting on environmental, social, and governance issues in general.” Companies that report on their carbon footprints and proactively seek to reduce them are more profitable and thus more attractive to investors, she says. So the guidelines also include case studies that illustrate how small-property owners can retrofit old, existing homes to weather more frequent and damaging floods.The recommendations range from short-term, quick fixes to long-term strategies intended to be incorporated during a major remodel. Most places — 63 upland or inland municipalities — have 5 percent or less of current revenues coming from properties within 6 feet of sea level. That’s when President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The never-ending debate about the effects of climate change took a sharp turn last June. What changed? The climate isn’t tomorrow. And its risks reach far beyond insurance companies concerned about When you talk to experts in what’s called “sustainable finance” about the role investors could play in reducing the global CO2 emissions, you’re bound to hear varying opinions. The question is where to site future growth, how to fund it, and how to share risks and wealth to minimize the rise of resilient enclaves and climate slums.Finally, we see a significant opportunity for creative policy-making at multiple levels of government. If those systems were elevated, people could potentially just come back the next day and have an occupied home, and instead it takes weeks and weeks and folks have to find other places to live. But with primary day approaching, both campaigns acknowledge they are locked in a much tighter primary race than before. Typically, the Globe's editorial board announces endorsements closer to voting day, but it adjusted its timeline this year to account for expanded vote-by-mail during the coronavirus pandemic.