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Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power

GreenBiz

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables

Renew Economy

The owners of the largest gas plant in South Australia have been hit with a heavy fine for the role it played in a major blackout in early 2017, when it sat idle and failed to comply with market rules. The post Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek

Renew Economy

Federal government waves through plans for what could be biggest solar farm in NSW, and biggest battery in the country. The post Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Despite claims to the contrary, industrial carbon pricing is working well

Corporate Knights

As of November, homeowners who heat their abodes with oil have been exempt from the federal fuel charge, or carbon tax. This reversal of one of the crown jewels of the federal government’s climate policies added fuel to the heated public debate over the carbon tax. This policy flip-flop, mixed with poor government communication and sustained attacks by politicians that prey on affordability concerns, isn’t advancing Canada’s economic or environmental objectives.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Dow, Diversey and Pebbles Project Collaborate To Bring Soap for Hope to South Africa

3BL Media

Soap For Hope™ (S4H) program recycles discarded soap bars from local hotels helping underserved communities around the world The Pebbles Project has created a partnership to support sustainable sanitation and engage, train, and empower unemployed young adults and women to implement S4H as a small business JOHANNESBURG, March 26, 2024 /3BL/ - Dow (NYSE: DOW), Diversey - a Solenis company and Pebbles Project launched today the Soap For Hope™ program in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Microsoft Signs 95,000 Ton Biochar Carbon Removal Deal with Climate Solutions Startup The Next 150

ESG Today

Microsoft and climate solutions provider The Next 150 announced that they have signed a 6-year offtake agreement, with Microsoft purchasing 95,000 tons of carbon removal credits generated by a new biochar production facility in Mexico. Biochar, or biological charcoal, is produced by heating biomass, such as forest residue, wood or crop waste, in the absence of oxygen, creating a stable form of carbon, which when buried in soil enables centuries-long carbon sequestration, in addition to leading t

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Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal

Renew Economy

Queensland unveils roadmap to create 12 renewable energy zones to support 22 GW of new wind and solar and its 80 pct renewables target. The post Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health, study finds

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers have provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological conditions.

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A New Way of Developing Affordable Housing Through Partnerships

3BL Media

by Sibley Simon, President, New Way Homes There are three separate housing crises in the US today. First , there is a massive supply shortage that has made housing unaffordable to people working in many cities. The major causes of this supply crisis include restrictive zoning that leaves most housing development near job centers illegal, soaring construction costs, and a backlog of under-development due to the 2008 financial crisis.

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What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a theoretical AI system with capabilities that rival those of a human. Many researchers believe we are still decades, if not centuries, away from achieving AGI.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

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Why Bayer and the Gates Foundation are using CRISPR to reduce food's climate impact

GreenBiz

Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.

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California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days

Renew Economy

California extends its run of reaching a peak of more than 100 per cent renewables to 17 out of the last 18 days. The post California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young people's mental health

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

As cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportunities, a new study identifies characteristics that would support young urban dwellers' mental health. The findings, based on survey responses from a global panel that included adolescents and young adults, provide a set of priorities that city planners can adopt to build urban environments that are safe, equitable, and inclusive.

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Biden Administration Invests $6 Billion in Industrial Decarbonization Projects

ESG Today

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of 33 projects to be awarded up to $6 billion in funding aimed at advancing technologies to help significantly reduce emissions across hard-to-decarbonize industries across sectors including chemicals, steel, food, refining and cement, among others. According to the DOE, the announcement marks the largest-ever U.S. investment in industrial decarbonization, and the projects are expected to reduce the equivalent of more than 14 mill

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Catalytic Capital How smarter targeting of capital gaps can make catalytic capital more effective. Some. The post The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Why H&M is turning away from polyester recycled from bottles

GreenBiz

The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.

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Persian plateau unveiled as crucial hub for early human migration out of Africa

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic location serving as a hub for Homo sapiens during the early stages of their migration out of Africa. It highlights the period between 70,000 to 45,000 years ago when human populations did not uniformly spread across Eurasia, leaving a gap in our understanding of their whereabouts during this time frame.

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Starbucks Certifies Over 6,000 Locations as Greener Stores

ESG Today

Starbucks announced that it has now certified more than 6,000 of its locations globally as “Greener Stores,” meeting a series of environmental impact criteria and sustainability features, including energy and water savings and waste diversion. Starbucks launched its Greener Store initiative in 2018, beginning with stores in the U.S. and Canada, and setting a goal to reach 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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The Brief: Building an inclusive impact economy in Brazil

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! The latest edition of ImpactAlpha Latin America, our newest specialized newsletter, drops later today. As a subscriber to ImpactAlpha, The post The Brief: Building an inclusive impact economy in Brazil appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Dispatch from London: How corporate sustainability will change in 2024

GreenBiz

On the near-term horizon: Artificial intelligence, nature and biodiversity risks, and a muting of ambitious public climate goals.

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Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions

Renew Economy

The vast majority of investors do not see nuclear power as a good investment, with less than one in 10 exploring this technology, new survey finds. The post Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A self-cleaning wall paint

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Beautiful white wall paint does not stay beautiful and white forever. Often, various substances from the air accumulate on its surface. This can be a desired effect because it makes the air cleaner for a while -- but over time, the color changes and needs to be renewed. Now, special titanium oxide nanoparticles have been developed that can be added to ordinary, commercially available wall paint to establish self-cleaning power: The nanoparticles are photocatalytically active, they can use sunlig

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.

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Persefoni Launches Free Emissions Measurement and Reporting Solution

ESG Today

Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) provider Persefoni announced today the release of Persefoni Pro, a new free, tool aimed at enabling businesses to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Launched in 2020, Persefoni’s SaaS platform enables companies and institutional investors to measure, analyze, plan, forecast, and report on their carbon footprint.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

By Sreevas Sahasranamam & Jaideep Prabhu On a recent visit to rural Andhra Pradesh we stopped to buy a cup of tea from a chaiwallah, an informal entrepreneur selling tea by the roadside. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment. This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biom

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The week in climate policy: 5 updates you need to know

GreenBiz

Court pauses SEC’s climate-disclosure rule, the DOE publishes the positive economic impact of its loan programs office, and more.

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Farmers double the value of back paddocks with renewable power deals

Renew Economy

Some farmers are getting almost double the value of back paddocks in land deals struck with renewable energy and storage developers. The post Farmers double the value of back paddocks with renewable power deals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.

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With a new experimental technique, engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers developed a method for 3D experiments that can reveal how forces are transmitted through granular materials, and how the shapes of the grains can dramatically change the outcomes. This could lead to better ways of understanding how landslides are triggered, and how to control the flow of granular materials in industrial processes.

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Securing the LLM Stack

Cisco CSR

A few months ago, I wrote about the security of AI models, fine-tuning techniques, and the use of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in a Cisco Security Blog post.

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Walmart Invests in Nearly 1 GW of New Clean Energy Projects Across the U.S.

ESG Today

Retail giant Walmart announced today a series of new clean energy investments and purchase agreements, aimed at adding nearly 1 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity across the U.S. The new commitments follow the announcement by Walmart in January of plans to accelerate its energy transformation strategy, with an ambition to enable as much as 10 GW of new clean energy projects by the end of 2030.

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Why Bain is going beyond net zero

GreenBiz

One of the world’s largest consulting firms is the first company to set a Carbon Integrity Platinum Claim for reductions of current and ongoing greenhouse gas emissions.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis