Climate Change

North Carolina Deserves Better

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Under a 2021 state law, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) is required to finalize a Carbon Plan by December 31, 2022, that achieves a 70% carbon reduction target by 2030 and 100% carbon-free electricity before 2050 with electric public utilities.… Read the rest

Earth Equity Honored As Best For The World™ 2022

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Each year, B Lab announces its Best for the World™ list of top-performing Certified B Corps driving impact in the following categories: community, customers, environment, governance, and workers. 

We are proud and honored to share that, for the 6th time, Earth Equity was recognized as Best for the World™ in the Customers category.… Read the rest

[ Forbes ] Who Benefits From The Fight Against ESG?

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Several state legislatures have recently begun punishing investment companies that take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data into consideration when making investment decisions.

Elon Musk tweeted, “ESG is a scam. It has been weaponized by phony social justice warriors.” In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, former Vice President Mike Pence says that investing using ESG principles is politically driven and is part of a plan by the “woke left” to conquer corporate America.… Read the rest