CISL and the Banking Environment Initiative have published "Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement." This guide equips relationship managers to discuss net-zero

CISL and the Banking Environment Initiative have published "Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement." This guide equips relationship managers to discuss net-zero transition plans with clients and is also valuable for sustainability strategy teams. Access the guide here.

A webinar, held on May 25, 2021, detailed the guide's five-phase approach to client engagement. Chaired by Annabel Ross, it featured a presentation by Jasminka Enderle and a panel discussion with experts from HSBC, BNP Paribas, UNEP FI, and CISL, followed by a Q&A.

New research highlights how decades of U.S. housing policy have created urban environments where prosperous, white neighborhoods enjoy ample tree shade, while low-income communities of color lack

New research highlights how decades of U.S. housing policy have created urban environments where prosperous, white neighborhoods enjoy ample tree shade, while low-income communities of color lack green spaces. National Geographic writer Alejandra Borunda explores how activists are working to make Los Angeles greener and healthier for everyone, emphasizing that solutions extend beyond simply planting more trees.

Discover more in the "Cooling Cities By Throwing Shade" episode of the Overheard at National Geographic podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, or Castbox. Subscribe to National Geographic: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe. Photography by Elliot Ross, Nat Geo Image Collection.

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen a surge in demand, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.

Explore these challenges and their implications for agriculture, food supply, and diets in a conversation with Lisa Held, senior reporter at Civil Eats, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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Learn effective tactics to grow support for solar energy from leading business and political communication experts. This session from Solar Power International 2018 offers insights on delivering

Learn effective tactics to grow support for solar energy from leading business and political communication experts. This session from Solar Power International 2018 offers insights on delivering consistent, data-supported messages to strategic audiences, aiming to establish solar as a more dominant player in the U.S. energy landscape.

Featured speakers include Abigail Ross Hopper (President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association), Omar Johnson (Marketing & Branding Expert, former CMO at Beats by Dre), Matt Lewis (Senior Columnist, Daily Beast), and Jen Psaki (Former White House Communications Director).

This training, led by CCL Board Chair Dr. Ross Astoria, explores Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs). It covers BCA fundamentals, constitutional and trade legality, practical implementation, and

This training, led by CCL Board Chair Dr. Ross Astoria, explores Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs). It covers BCA fundamentals, constitutional and trade legality, practical implementation, and associated constraints.

Key topics include the history of international trade, tariffs, BCA design for fossil fuels and carbon-intensive goods, and global diplomacy considerations.

Further resources are available: a separate Q&A video, presentation slides, and the CCL Community Training Page.

Explore global climate policies and the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) process with CCL Board Chair Ross Astoria and Global Strategies Director Joe Robertson. Following their insights,

Explore global climate policies and the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) process with CCL Board Chair Ross Astoria and Global Strategies Director Joe Robertson. Following their insights, participate in a mini climate policy negotiation involving the United States and the UN.

Access the slide deck and more #CCL2020 presentations here. Join CCL here.

COVID-19 has significantly impacted our food system, leading to increased food insecurity, supply chain disruptions for farmers, and a surge in food bank demand. Outbreaks in food markets, plants,

COVID-19 has significantly impacted our food system, leading to increased food insecurity, supply chain disruptions for farmers, and a surge in food bank demand. Outbreaks in food markets, plants, and farmworker communities highlight these vulnerabilities.

Join experts Lisa Held (Civil Eats), Karen Ross (Secretary, California Department of Food & Agriculture), and Helene York (Professor, Food Business School of the Culinary Institute of America) to discuss what COVID-19 means for agriculture, food supply, and our diets, exploring how to feed a nation under quarantine.

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Episode #8 of Meeting of the Minds features futurists Gerd Leonhard and