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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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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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5 ways to not screw up the green transition

Corporate Knights

1. Subsidize what you want. The new coalition government in Germany has resolved to put 15 million electric vehicles (EVs) on roads by 2030 – a considerable increase from the 540,000 purely electric cars on the road today – and to install one million more charging stations. It is using pandemic recovery funds to encourage the transition. In 2020, the government announced a €5-billion pandemic stimulus package to help the automotive industry transition to EVs.

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Improving the Climate Impact of a Growing Business

3BL Media

Applied Materials is purchasing clean energy from the White Mesa Wind project in Texas. SOURCE: Applied Materials. DESCRIPTION: The accelerating digital transformation of the economy is creating new levels of demand for semiconductors. As the chip shortages have demonstrated, semiconductors are more important to the world now than ever before. Applied Materials is mobilizing its entire team to meet this unprecedented need for our equipment and technical knowhow.

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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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7 EV van and truck companies with big 2022 plans

GreenBiz

In 2021, the global electric truck market size was valued at $670 million and is projected to grow by 23.5 percent between 2020 and 2030. Here are some of the companies vying for that revenue.

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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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Land Betterment's Entrepreneur Zone Building Is Now 95% Occupied

3BL Media

SOURCE: Land Betterment Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Mountain Comprehensive Care Center (MCCC) leases the entire ground floor of the Entrepreneur Zone in Hazard Kentucky. Entrepreneur Zone offers workspaces, community resources, education and start-up capital to help foster and grow the businesses renting the space. FISHERS, Ind., January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcy

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'Pay-as-you-throw' is one of cities’ most effective tools for reducing waste

GreenBiz

More than 7,000 local governments have a policy where residents pay for every bag of trash, and found that they produce less waste.

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Funding for next-gen big batteries open next week, on road to fully renewable grids

Renew Economy

A new $100 million funding round for next generation big battery storage installations, seen as crucial for the switch to fully renewable grids, will open next week. The post Funding for next-gen big batteries open next week, on road to fully renewable grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lessons of giants will bring us to a greener future

Corporate Knights

In the last week of 2021, we lost three giants of humankind. The great pioneers of biodiversity, Thomas Lovejoy and E.O. “Antman” Wilson, and the heroic healer Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whose devotion to universal dignity and sheer willpower helped steer South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement to democracy, died in late December. Despite living with their eyes (or eye in the case of Wilson, who partly lost his vision in a fishing accident) wide open for a combined 262 years in the belly of racial

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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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Kimberly-Clark Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

3BL Media

SOURCE: Kimberly-Clark Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Kimberly-Clark announced that it once again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) , the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality.

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How the commercial real estate sector is building a greener future

GreenBiz

The reasons to take action to cut carbon emissions from real estate are overwhelmingly greater than the reasons to do nothing.

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Musk predicts change in battery metals, and terawatt hour storage business

Renew Economy

Elon Musk expects energy storage to grow to a terawatt hour business, but there will also be a change in battery metals. The post Musk predicts change in battery metals, and terawatt hour storage business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Letter to the editor: There’s more to the carbon pricing story

Corporate Knights

The following letter is in response to a Corporate Knights story published on January 17, 2022, Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate. I’d like to thank Corporate Knights for providing a public forum to examine issues surrounding pollution pricing in Canada, particularly as it relates to major industrial emitters. For too long, Canada delayed pollution pricing across the economy using the rationale that it would put us at a competitive disadvantage to our trading part

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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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Bloomberg Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

3BL Media

Bloomberg earns a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. SOURCE: Bloomberg. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Bloomberg has been awarded the coveted perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), earning it the designation as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality in the United States for the sixth consecutive year.

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Food, ag and forestry get their own science-based targets

GreenBiz

Land-conversion emissions have always been hard to measure and reduce but these new guidelines will help lay the path for the food, ag and forestry sector.

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Global clean energy investment topped A$1 trillion for first time in 2021

Renew Economy

Global clean energy investment set new records in 2021, with renewables and EV surging to new highs. But Australia and CCS lagged. The post Global clean energy investment topped A$1 trillion for first time in 2021 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How climate migrants can help power the clean economy

Corporate Knights

The coral atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati is a 29-kilometre-long triangle of white sandy beaches in the central Pacific Ocean. But it isn’t paradise for many residents, who are on the front lines of the climate crisis. The consequences of climate change are far from an abstract concept for island nations in the Pacific Ocean. In Kiribati, rising sea levels are already threatening to displace residents as eroding land has contributed to a worsening housing crisis and overcrowding.

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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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Qurate Retail, Inc. Included in 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

3BL Media

The GEI provides insight into an opaque area of ESG data reporting. SOURCE: Qurate Retail Group. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, January 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Qurate Retail, Inc. (“Qurate Retail”) (Nasdaq: QRTEA, QRTEB, QRTEP) today announced that it is one of 418 companies across 45 countries and regions to join the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data r

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What lies beyond offsetting?

GreenBiz

Companies with high climate ambition should focus on the big picture: maximizing impact for the planet rather than compensating only for their own emissions.

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Singapore wealth fund buys into Australian green hydrogen mega projects

Renew Economy

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund buys strategic stake in InterContinental Energy, which is developing biggest green hydrogen projects in Australia and around the world. The post Singapore wealth fund buys into Australian green hydrogen mega projects 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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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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T-Mobile Brings the Federal Affordable Connectivity Program to More Customers With FREE Wireless Service at Metro by T-Mobile

3BL Media

SOURCE: T-Mobile. DESCRIPTION: BELLEVUE, Wash., January 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ — T-Mobile continues to remove economic barriers to high-speed internet. To keep more income-insecure households connected and to broaden #5GforAll, T-Mobile is expanding its participation in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to Metro by T-Mobile.

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Setting the standard for reusable packaging

GreenBiz

These orgs want to make reuse easy for cities and companies.

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The media needs to get better at interrogating hydrogen

Renew Economy

Most media coverage of a big new brown coal hydrogen project greenwashed the news and talked up CCS. An accident on Morrison's website shows us why. The post The media needs to get better at interrogating hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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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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Savoir Flair Honors M·A·C Cosmetics for Championing Diversity Through 'Best of Beauty' Awards

3BL Media

SOURCE: M·A·C Cosmetics. DESCRIPTION: Savoir Flair recently released its annual “Best of Beauty” awards with M·A·C Cosmetics taking the top spot for “The Diversity Champion” category. As a brand with the founding credo of “All Ages, All Races, All Genders,” M·A·C has long been a champion for inclusivity and diversity. As Savoir Flair notes: “There’s no denying that the beauty world is more diverse than ever, with brands realizing that 40 shades of beige no longer cut it.

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Giving everyone access to EV charging

GreenBiz

We need to make dramatic new investments in charging infrastructure. Just as importantly, we need to make those investments equitable and effective.

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Renewables key to making electricity supplies affordable in remote communities

Renew Economy

ANU researchers say many households in remote communities experience frequent power disconnections and solar could be part of the answer. The post Renewables key to making electricity supplies affordable in remote communities 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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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.