GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2024

In an industry known for intense competition, a new effort's unique take on advancing circularity includes aligning its work with members’ business goals.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 15, 2024

The capacity of household batteries in Germany has reached 6 GW, about equal to the country's pumped hydro capacity. The post Home battery capacity equals that of pumped hydro in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2024

16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 15, 2024

JAKARTA — Deforestation by the palm oil industry in Indonesia increased in 2023 for the second year in a row, bucking a decade of gradual decline, according to an analysis by technology consultancy TheTreeMap. Palm oil companies in Indonesia, the world’s top producer of the commodity, cleared 30,000 hectares (about 74,100 acres) of forest last year to make way for plantations, up from 22,000 hectares (54,400 acres) in 2022.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Kimberly-Clark jumped a spot to No. 2 on Barron’s list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies for this year. It’s an honor that Barron’s has included us on the list for five years in a row for our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts. To make the list, companies were scored on a variety of ESG measures. Barron’s worked with Calvert Research and Management, a leader in responsible investing, to rank the companies.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 15, 2024

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists about life on Earth and potential life on other planets.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 15, 2024

Researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off California and Oregon could be a new population. Based on available evidence, the researchers posit that the 49 orcas could belong to a subpopulation of transient killer whales or a unique oceanic population found in waters off the coast of California and Oregon.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 15, 2024 /3BL/ - QVC® , world leader in live video commerce (“vCommerce”), announced today that it has collaborated with NYDJ to launch the brand’s first wheelchair-fit design jean, exclusively for QVC. The first entry into adaptive designs from the national denim brand is part of QVC’s growing assortment of accessible and adaptive product offerings and will premiere on-air and on QVC.com on March 16.

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ESG Today

MARCH 15, 2024

EU member states in the European Council announced today that they have reached an agreement on a key piece of legislation setting mandatory obligations for companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment, after a compromise was reached to significantly scale back the new law, and to push out its implementation. The compromise, however, may end up salvaging the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), which was at risk after hitting a major roadbl

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Albertsons Companies' Jewel-Osco division marked Women’s History Month with their FABulous FAB (Food and Beverage) Women’s event! The celebration featured meet and greets, delectable food and drink samplings courtesy of over 25 women-owned & women-led businesses including Ying’s Kitchen, Slim Kim, Dalmatia, and more. DJ Tess set the mood with tunes, attendees enjoyed product giveaways and special savings, and a few lucky guests won raffles of gift cards and gift baskets.

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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.

Cisco CSR

MARCH 15, 2024

Today marks the launch of Cisco Routed PON , a truly disruptive solution that enables agile, differentiated broadband services through a software-defined broadband network.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Unlike some seemingly observable markers of difference, social class can be invisible. But that doesn’t mean it does not affect our individual experiences and organizational structures. That’s the crux of Baker Tilly Chief Diversity Officer Shane Lloyd ’s article in Fast Company , Social class impacts workplace culture. Here’s what companies can do.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MARCH 15, 2024

Three McKinsey senior partners—and, now, international best-selling authors—reflect on the far-reaching impact of their book, CEO Excellence, two years after its release.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Originally published on Built From Scratch Founded in 1999, The Homer Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides financial assistance to associates facing an unforeseen financial hardship. Every dollar an associate donates to The Homer Fund goes right back to an associate in need. From providing shelter after natural disaster strikes, to helping with the cost of burying a loved one, the Fund seeks to make a positive impact.

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 15, 2024

A new study provides groundbreaking findings that offer insights on the migration and foraging patterns of leatherback sea turtles along the Northwest Atlantic shelf.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

In this special crossover episode, ESG Talk and Off The Books dive into the long-awaited SEC climate disclosure rule. Jonathan Gregory of The Hershey Company and Alan Wilson of WilmerHale and hosts Steve Soter, Mandi McReynolds, and Andie Wood discuss what the new requirements mean for practitioners, investors, and the future of financial and ESG reporting.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 15, 2024

Everything is everywhere -- under certain conditions microbial communities can grow and thrive, even in places that are seemingly uninhabitable. This is the case at inactive hydrothermal vents on the sea floor. An international team is presently working to accurately quantify how much inorganic carbon can be bound in these environments.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

CINCINNATI, March 15, 2024 /3BL/ - Fifth Third announced Pratik Raval as chief sustainability officer. He will lead the Sustainability Office, which is a part of Fifth Third’s Corporate Responsibility Office. Raval reports to Fifth Third Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Kala Gibson. “Fifth Third’s Purpose is to improve lives and the well-being of its communities,” said Gibson.

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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

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 15, 2024

Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the Arctic.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

As part of a recurring series, Cascale details the involvement and vision of its Board members. In the latest blog post, Sean Cady VP Global Sustainability, Responsibility, Trade and Government Affairs, VF Corporation, and Interim CEO, Cascale Governance, shares his perspective on building a career of purpose. Cady reflects on the organization's new phase of positive impact and the opportunity ahead to scale collective action.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MARCH 15, 2024

US public sector agencies offer valuable lessons on how public health agencies can approach data governance in a holistic way.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do at GoDaddy. My name is Lea (pronounced like Princess Leia from Star Wars) and I am an Accounting Analyst at GoDaddy, based in Los Angeles. I am a part of the Registry Accounting Team. If you have a domain, such as ".com", my team handles the accounting and finance process of it all!

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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.

Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

Professor Steve Keen says asset owners should dedicate more investments to the climate transition, while prioritising scientific predictions over economic ones. Institutional investors are ill-prepared for the impending societal and economic changes likely to be triggered by climate change and have their priorities all wrong. Or at least, so thinks Professor Steve Keen – Honorary Professor at University College London, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategy, Resilience &

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Originally published on Rayonier.com Rayonier was honored to welcome Terry Baker and Sam Cook to speak to Rayonier employees recently about their experiences as black leaders in the forestry industry. The table talk was one of Rayonier's DEI education events in celebration of Black History Month. Terry is CEO of the Society of American Foresters and Sam is NC State University's executive director of Forest Assets and VP of the Natural Resources Foundation for the College of Natural Resources.

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 15, 2024

This blog post will discover how you can automate DNS policy management with Tags. To streamline DNS policy management for roaming computers, categorize them using tags.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Originally published on GreenBiz European financial regulators shed light on the use of “equivalent information” under the EU Taxonomy. After almost a full year in effect, compliance with the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities continues to find its feet. As of January, corporate disclosures of eligible sustainable economic activities have been mandatory.

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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.

Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

A selection of the week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Delays, compromise and prevarication were widely evident this week; progress too, if you looked close enough. Lucky thirteenth – One of the most significant events of the week for sustainable investors was also one of the last. The lucky thirteenth item on the agenda at this week’s three-day meeting of the European Council was an “analysis of the final compromise text with a view to agreement” on the Corporate

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Schneider Electric Conrad van Rooyen is the co-founder and general manager of Hexeis, an Australian-based electrical engineering consultancy. Hexeis provides industry-leading energy analysis, monitoring and management solutions and is a certified Schneider Electric Master Power Management EcoXpert Partner. Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of data.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

A rush of shareholder proposals demanding transparency have been filed for the 2024 proxy season, with a strong emphasis on lobbying alignment. A coalition of investors is increasing their scrutiny of US-based companies’ political contributions and lobbying spend ahead of the presidential election later this year. Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have filed shareholder proposals at companies across multiple sectors, requesting greater disclosure and transpa

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2024

Abbott What’s in: Prioritizing your health What’s out: Forgetting about preventive health. When it comes to the ins and outs of knowing the connections between diabetes and heart disease, it can be confusing. People with diabetes have a higher risk of heart disease because of their chronic disease 1 — but there are things you can do to protect the heart.

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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.