Newsroom Archive

Monica Trauzzi sat down with Rickey Ruff, who is the senior global brand process & operations manager at Adidas, to talk about his company called Global Nuclear Concepts which seeks to deploy microreactors at clothing factories and other more remote industrial sites. Ruff explains that always-on, carbon-free energy would transform the energy-intensive fashion industry.

The urgency around climate change has propelled energy and environmental issues to the forefront. These conversations are taking place anywhere people interact. Off the Menu with Monica Trauzzi recently sat down with Stephen Lacey, co-founder and executive editor of Post Script Media, who has been on the leading edge of climate and energy podcasts over the last decade.

In the face of increased shareholder pressure and ESG requirements, companies are increasingly committing to net-zero, with the number of science-based targets topping 2,940 in the first quarter of this year. Transitioning our electric grid—and eventually our entire economy—to clean energy will take massive investment. NEI’s Monica Trauzzi sat down with Arshad Mansoor, the Electric Power Research Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to talk about the investment needed for decarbonization.

Faced with the ongoing climate crisis, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is proving to be smart not only for people and the planet—but also for profit.

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the eyes of consumers and in investors’ portfolios. This emphasis signals a fundamental shift in how businesses are run, supply chains are managed, and cultures are created. This kind of transformation requires leadership from the top down, which is why companies are adding chief sustainability officers (CSOs) to their teams.

From tech companies to food manufacturers and fashion brands, environment, social and governance (ESG) commitments across the financial sector and from publicly traded companies are more important now than ever before.

Meeting ESG criteria is quickly becoming shorthand for whether a company’s business decisions are having a positive impact. According to Esther Whieldon at S&P Global what constitutes ESG will continue to evolve and that’s a very good thing.

What can intrepid startups or carbon-free tech developers do to secure funding and see their solutions deployed in the effort to reduce carbon emissions? To answer this question, NEI’s Monica Trauzzi recently sat down with James Schaefer on an episode of Off the Menu.

Investors are pushing major financial institutions to consider the impacts of a changing climate on long-term strategy. On the latest episode of Off the Menu, Monica talks to Emilie Mazzacurati, founder and chief executive officer of Four Twenty-Seven, an affiliate of Moody’s Investors Service Inc. that measures climate risks.

Daniel Oberhaus joins Monica Trauzzi in this virtual episode of “Off the Menu.” Daniel and Monica discuss post-pandemic carbon emissions trends and the future of clean energy technology.