With all the challenges of this past year – the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic recession and devastating bushfires in Australia and the US – I think it's fair to say most of us look forward to putting 2020 behind us. With each challenge however, comes the opportunity to reexamine... read more →
Dec
10
Nov
24
This year, under unprecedented circumstances, we want to recognize you, the changemakers, who have stepped up to the greatest challenge of our time: tackling climate change. In this season, we are grateful to the changemakers for your courage and determination to take climate action. Because of you, we’re more optimistic... read more →
Nov
18
In developing a ‘pros and cons list’ of petroleum-based energy sources and renewable options, the decision seems obvious. By definition, we know that renewable energy sources are more sustainable in the long-term. However, the history of non-renewable energy is much more established, much more ingrained in our infrastructure, and is... read more →
Nov
10
Not too many years ago, ‘climate change’ was not a business-industry-friendly phrase. In fact, as noted in “Corporate America is Stepping Up to the Carbon Challenge”, it was often actively avoided. This was justified by the liability associated with recognizing a problem that was difficult to solve or a risk... read more →
Nov
03
On October 21st, 2020, Envizi hosted a panel discussion on ‘Optimizing the Low Carbon Pathway’ to outline recommendations to organizations beginning their journey to lower their carbon emissions and to demystify the nuances and complexities of decarbonization. Smart Energy Decisions, a web-based information resource system, moderated the discussion to provide... read more →
Oct
28
As we adjust to COVID-19’s global effects, it is clear that local and national politics play a critical role in delivering minimum standards and implementing guidelines and best practices. The decisions of political leaders can heavily influence outcomes, effects, and long-term wellbeing on a national - and even local -... read more →
Oct
16
In recent months, the ‘healthy building’ movement has emerged as a key solution for addressing COVID-19. The novel disease is commonly transmitted by air and shared surfaces, which has amplified the urgency to finding new solutions for air ventilation and filtration, lighting quality, and cleaning practices and protocol in buildings.... read more →
Oct
08
“Awareness is rapidly changing, and I believe we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance. The evidence on climate risk is compelling investors to reassess core assumptions about modern finance.” Larry Fink, Blackrock CEO in New York Times Climate change is an urgent global challenge and must be... read more →
Sep
29
In early August, Bill Gates released a blog that reads more like a call to action. COVID-19 is awful. Climate change could be worse explains the parallels between the global crisis of COVID-19 and the potential future crisis of climate change. Gates isn’t shy about predicting some scary effects of... read more →
Sep
23
We've all read the news - corporations are taking the lead in addressing the climate crisis: BP will achieve net zero by 2050, Apple will be carbon neutral by 2030 and Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030. You may be wondering how companies choose between pledge platforms: how do... read more →