January, 2022

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What decarbonizing buildings teaches us about climate priorities

GreenBiz

A new Urban Land Institute report captures something valuable about this moment: the maturation of professionals’ understanding of what key trends mean and the complexity of how to get there.

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Labor and Coalition enjoyed more than $1.15 million of fossil fuel donations last year

Renew Economy

More than $1.15 million in fossil fuel donations flowed to Labor and Coalition in 2020-21, including gas industry and the Beetaloo Basin proponents. The post Labor and Coalition enjoyed more than $1.15 million of fossil fuel donations last year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IoT in Smart Cities Market To More Than Double By 2026, Says MarketsandMarkets

Environment + Energy Leader

The IoT, or internet of things sector describes physical objects embedded with technology such as sensors, computers, and software that allow data about them to be collected and communicated. The post IoT in Smart Cities Market To More Than Double By 2026, Says MarketsandMarkets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The unsolved opportunities for cybersecurity providers

McKinsey Sustainabilty

With sophisticated cyberthreats on the rise, organizations must continue evolving by using novel strategies and technology. For cybersecurity providers, the challenges and opportunities are numerous.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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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The Relational Work of Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation

By Katherine Milligan , Juanita Zerda & John Kania. Sometimes we lose sight of a simple truth about systems: They are made up of people. Despite all of the frameworks and tools at our disposal and all of our learning as a field of practice, purely technical, rational approaches to systems change will not make much of a dent in shifting power or altering our most deeply held beliefs.

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Sheena Brown, Decolonizing Wealth Project: Elevating Indigenous leadership

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 28 –The climate crisis galvanized attention on Indigenous communities. Sheena Brown is seizing the moment to fund and empower Indigenous-led organizations. The post Sheena Brown, Decolonizing Wealth Project: Elevating Indigenous leadership appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Don’t Look Up: Australia’s endless list of planet killing projects

Renew Economy

Let’s tour around Australia visiting just some of the planet killers that have recently been in the news. The post Don’t Look Up: Australia’s endless list of planet killing projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How T-Mobile Became the First Wireless Company to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy

Environment + Energy Leader

The company met its RE100 goal through a combination of renewable energy investments that support the company’s efforts to mobilize for a thriving planet. The post How T-Mobile Became the First Wireless Company to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The raw-materials challenge: How the metals and mining sector will be at the core of enabling the energy transition

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As the world gears up for net zero, demand for raw materials is set to soar. The energy transition presents unique challenges for metals and mining companies, which will need to innovate and rebuild their growth agenda.

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Rapid Scaling Events: Preparing for the Inevitable

Cisco CSR

If you needed to double the capacity of your data center in a matter of weeks, could you do it? As recent events have shown, it’s important to have an affirmative answer. Whether it’s due to rapid customer or data growth, a business acquisition, or external circumstance like a global pandemic, most companies will eventually experience an unexpected and urgent “scaling event.

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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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Climate is a crypto play as action moves from TradFi to DeFi to ReFi

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 27 – If blockchain was a solution in search of a problem, it may have found it in climate change. The. The post Climate is a crypto play as action moves from TradFi to DeFi to ReFi appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Can crypto create the world’s first authentic global carbon marketplace?

GreenBiz

The World Bank is teaming up with Bram Cohen’s San Francisco startup to prove that cryptocurrency can be part of the solution, not a problem, for climate change.

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Wind, solar and water chase coal and gas out of grid, and reshape price and demand

Renew Economy

Renewables jump to 35pct in December quarter, as wind and solar reshape price and demand, according to latest report by market operator. The post Wind, solar and water chase coal and gas out of grid, and reshape price and demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Maersk Launches First Full Scale Offshore Vessel Charging Venture

Environment + Energy Leader

The product takes the form of a buoy to which vessels can moor, equipped with charging infrastructure. The post Maersk Launches First Full Scale Offshore Vessel Charging Venture appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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The road to affordable autonomous mobility

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Robo-taxis promise affordable mobility. But with widely varying service costs across use cases and geography, providers must address operational and service issues to realize that promise.

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The future of retail brings digital surveillance to the real world

Stacey Higginbotham

The National Retail Federation held its annual NRF 2022 conference this week, and the tech industry was there in force. Qualcomm, for example, held a briefing ahead of the event to celebrate its third year of attendance where it outlined how it plans to build its IoT business with a large focus on retail customers. And at the conference itself, Twilio, Intel, Nvidia, PTC, Comcast, and scores of data analytics companies demonstrated how they’re using technology to make the physical retail e

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BlocPower secures $30 million from Microsoft to retrofit old city buildings

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 18 — Brooklyn-based BlocPower has worked with utilities, government agencies and property owners to retrofit more than 1,200 buildings for low-. The post BlocPower secures $30 million from Microsoft to retrofit old city buildings appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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12 women cultivating sustainable food systems in 2022

GreenBiz

These women are changing investing norms, animal feed, cheesemaking, seafood production; all with an eye towards a more sustainable future for agriculture.

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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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Today’s Advancements in Compute Hardware Can Power the Next Generation of ‘Moonshots’

Cisco CSR

Future of Hardware Blog Series – Blog 1. The world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 2019 to great fanfare, understandably so. For me, one of the more amazing stories that emerged in the celebration was the fact that the total random access memory (RAM) powering the Apollo Guidance Computer measured barely over 4K. That’s a remarkable stat considering that you’re likely carrying 1000 to 2000X more computing performance in your pocket or purse right now.

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Intel to Construct Large Chip Plant in Ohio Using Sustainable Building Practices

Environment + Energy Leader

Intel is building a large chip manufacturing facility in Ohio using green building principles and focusing on methods outlined in its 2030 sustainability goals. The post Intel to Construct Large Chip Plant in Ohio Using Sustainable Building Practices appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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How medtech companies can create value with new-business building

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Medtech industry senior executives recently convened to discuss new-business building. Their experiences illuminate what it can do for companies, why it’s so difficult, and how to get it right.

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Bloomberg Predicts Massive Fall in Green Hydrogen Prices

CleanTechnica

Although “blue” hydrogen is cheaper today than “green” hydrogen the situation should reverse by 2030. Blue hydrogen is made from natural gas backed up by carbon capture and storage (a technology which struggles to be economically viable). Green hydrogen is made from water using renewable energy. “BloombergNEF expects renewable hydrogen to be cheaper by 2030 […].

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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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To address climate inequality, we need innovative finance solutions

Impact Alpha

Developed countries received $60 billion more in clean energy investments last year than developing countries according to a recent BloombergNEF survey. Poorer countries. The post To address climate inequality, we need innovative finance solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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5 biodiversity guidelines to watch in 2022

GreenBiz

As biodiversity becomes a more integral part of corporate sustainability commitments, expect updated and new resources to help the journey.

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Cloud and the Hybrid Future of Work

Cisco CSR

Age of Cloud Blog Series – Blog 3. Nothing in the world is as it once was. Things we used to take for granted—such as dining out, going to the movies, or throwing birthday parties for four-year olds—are forever changed. However, as personal as those changes are, nothing compares to the tectonic shift that has occurred in work. Prior to the pandemic, the percentage of people working remotely was in the single digits.

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The 6 sustainable packaging trends we'll be watching in 2022

GreenBiz

Last year was a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.

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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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When circularity meets climate tech

GreenBiz

Climate tech designers should take a cue from consumer electronics companies such as Dell and Sonos.

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Smart cities are losing their luster — here's why

GreenBiz

“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise.

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This Puerto Rican farm-to-fork app is creating a sustainable food system on the island

GreenBiz

Puerto Rico imports 85 percent of its food. This app helps people buy the other 15.

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The war on plastics, 2022: A change of climate

GreenBiz

The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?

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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.