by acornintll | Oct 9, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 24: INSIGHTS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AN OFFSHORE WIND EIS: PART II This is the second in a series of notes analyzing public comments on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement recently issued by BOEM for the Vineyard Wind I project. In...
by acornintll | Oct 1, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 23: CREATING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HOW TO DO IT SOLAR FARMS. MEATPACKING FACILITIES. OFFSHORE OIL PROJECTS. COPPER MINES. GAS PIPELINES. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT… WHAT DO ALL THESE HAVE IN COMMON? All of the above enterprises have...
by acornintll | Sep 25, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 22: THE PANDEMIC LESSONS The rapidly increasing importance of a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to its business value, had been a critical trend leading into 2020. This trend was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it...
by acornintll | Sep 23, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 21: THE SWISS RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS INITIATIVE: OUR COMMENTARY The Swiss Responsible Business Initiative (RBI) is a national initiative that aims to hold companies legally accountable for incorporating respect for human rights and the environment in their...
by acornintll | Sep 2, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 20: WHAT CAN PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS TELL US ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT? Analysis of Public Comments on Vineyard Wind Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Part 1 of an occasional series of...
