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The future of meat
Labor, health, and environmental concerns threaten the might of meat. But alternative foods face major challenges.

2020, illustrated
Six illustrations we loved this year.

In Bloomberg’s ESG scores, ideas from across industries
Lenora Suki turns to impact-oriented, sustainable investors for inspiration, feedback, and collaboration.

Car access tripled in value during early COVID-19
Car owners, on average, would want $3,300 to give up ownership and use of their vehicle for a month during the pandemic.

Aggregate Confusion Project: Improving the quality of ESG measurement
The project is charting a course toward more rigorous, coherent methods for ESG integration, with four key goals that are relevant to asset owners and managers, as well as regulators.

Potential long-term environmental effects from COVID-19
Pushing back investments in renewable electricity generation by one year could outweigh the emission reductions and deaths avoided from March through June 2020.

4 COVID-19 lessons for climate change
Success and failure from the coronavirus pandemic offer insights on how to fight global warming. Step 1: Begin now.

Building global partnerships for climate advocacy
At Ceres, Chris Fox leads collaborative, goal-based work with investors to limit global warming.

Key challenges and solutions for evaluating energy innovation policy
While substantial innovation is needed to enable the transition to clean energy systems, evidence is limited as to what policy mechanisms actually work to help drive private-sector innovation.

What keeps supply chain execs up at night? Lots of things
Leaders at Converse, Cinépolis, and more on managing new technology, supply chain visibility, and customer expectations in 2020.