Featured in Work in progress – 04-2023

Solar ESG needs standards

Sustainability reporting is becoming commonplace in solar and inside these lengthy reports comes data that may guide investor decisions. However, a distinct lack of standardization leaves much room for interpretation and more shades of gray than green.

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Jonathan Gifford, Tristan Rayner

05 Apr 2023

Longi donated modules to a village school in Andalusia, Spain, as part of the Greenpeace renovation 2019 program. | Photo: Greenpeace/Mario Gomez

Drawing US President Joe Biden’s first presidential veto is no small feat but wrangling over environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) policy in the United States has achieved just that.On March. 21, Biden vetoed legislation that would have circumscribed the ability of pension funds to consider climate-related risks when making investment decisions.The law in question …

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