The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) applauds President Biden’s veto of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would nullify the Department of Labor’s final ruling, which allows ERISA fiduciaries to consider financially relevant ESG factors on behalf of retirement savers.
Business Leaders Say Willow Project Undermines Clean Energy Economy
The Biden administration has approved a controversial $8bn drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. The ConocoPhillips Willow project will be one of the largest of its kind on US soil, involving drilling for oil and gas at three sites for multiple decades on the 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government and is the largest tract of undisturbed public land in the US. The project will emit the same amount of carbon as 76 coal-fired power plants.
American Sustainable Business Network Joins Farmers and Farm Organizations to Push for Climate Action, Racial Justice and Community Support in the Next Farm Bill
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a movement builder organization committed to informing, connecting, and mobilizing the business and investor community toward a sustainable economy, partners with farmers and farm organizations from across the country to call on Congress to prioritize climate action, racial justice, and community support in the 2023 Farm Bill.
ASBN and BCCA Commend DOI’s Announcement of Significant Action to Restore Bison Populations as Part of New Restoration and Resilience Framework
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a business movement building a just and sustainable economy, and Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action (BCCA), a coalition of Indigenous-led and community-based businesses, commend the Department of Interior’s (DOI) announcement to take significant action to restore bison populations as part of a new restoration and resilience framework.
The American Sustainable Business Network Welcomes the Re-Introduction of PACTPA as Smart Solution to Rebuild US Food System
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a movement builder organization committed to informing, connecting, and mobilizing the business and investor community toward a sustainable economy, applauds U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for the re-introduction of a package of bills designed to reform the nation’s agriculture sector – including the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA), which ASBN has identified as essential to protect the safety of children, farmworkers, America’s food system, and the environment.
American Sustainable Business Network celebrates EPA’s Final Determination Report which prohibits and restricts large-scale mining at Bristol Bay
The Clean Water Act protections will safeguard the people, waters, wildlife and lands of Bristol Bay ensuring future health and a regenerative economy for generations to come.
Statement from the American Sustainable Business Network on the anticipated passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the House
ASBN’s Michael Green and Abby Maxwell had the opportunity to interview Jay Turner, a professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College and author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Transition. Since August 2022, Jay has been tracking the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives for clean energy, specifically focused on Electric Vehicle batteries, and what this means for business leaders and the energy transition more broadly. Recently, Jay summarized findings from his research in a Twitter thread that connects EV Batteries to IRA incentives and more broadly to the future of the clean energy industry in the United States. The below is a written summary of our conversation (not a transcript) from March 2023.
The White House acknowledges ASBN among 62 key organizations supporting historic climate provisions in Inflation Reduction Act
ASBN’s Michael Green and Abby Maxwell had the opportunity to interview Jay Turner, a professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College and author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Transition. Since August 2022, Jay has been tracking the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives for clean energy, specifically focused on Electric Vehicle batteries, and what this means for business leaders and the energy transition more broadly. Recently, Jay summarized findings from his research in a Twitter thread that connects EV Batteries to IRA incentives and more broadly to the future of the clean energy industry in the United States. The below is a written summary of our conversation (not a transcript) from March 2023.
Statement from the American Sustainable Business Network on the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the Senate
ASBN’s Michael Green and Abby Maxwell had the opportunity to interview Jay Turner, a professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College and author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Transition. Since August 2022, Jay has been tracking the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives for clean energy, specifically focused on Electric Vehicle batteries, and what this means for business leaders and the energy transition more broadly. Recently, Jay summarized findings from his research in a Twitter thread that connects EV Batteries to IRA incentives and more broadly to the future of the clean energy industry in the United States. The below is a written summary of our conversation (not a transcript) from March 2023.