Green Project Management

APRIL 1, 2024

The urgency of environmental regeneration cannot be overstated, and the role of businesses in achieving carbon neutrality has never been more critical. The journey toward sustainability and reduced carbon footprints is not just a regulatory requirement but a global imperative. This article delves into why businesses should proactively lead in sustainability, outlines key actions they […] The post Businesses and the Path to Carbon Neutrality: Leading Beyond Regulation appeared first on Insi

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2024

Nuclear power in Australia would be too slow, too expensive, and unable to supply a 21st century power grid that will have moved to flexible power sources. The post Nuclear energy is an ugly duckling in every possible respect: Too late, too costly, too toxic appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

APRIL 4, 2024

Eastman In a significant achievement for Eastman, Naia ™ Renew cellulosic fiber has received the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification. This certification validates Naia ™ Renew’s certified recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions. The Naia ™ team is excited to announce the first production of GRS-certified yarn, which will soon be on its way to a sustainable brand that shares the Naia ™ vision of making sustainable textiles accessi

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 1, 2024

Ford and Mercedes-Benz lead the automotive world in working to clean up their supply chains, according to a new report with rankings endorsed by a labor and environmental civil society coalition. But the car industry is far from achieving a “truly clean car” and progress is “lackluster,” the scorecard notes. Car companies are increasingly embracing electric vehicles as a new market opportunity exposed by worsening climate and biodiversity crises.

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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.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

As increased commodity trading value pools attract new competition, successful players will differentiate by managing illiquid risks and embracing data-driven trading models.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2024

Matt Kean quits Coalition-based charity that once supported renewables but is now totally obsessed with nuclear, a switch that coincided with involvement of Trevor St Baker. The post “No feasible pathway:” Kean quits Coalition-based charity because of its obsession with nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2024

U.S. Steel and carbon capture technology provider CarbonFree announced a new agreement aimed at launching a new project to capture up to 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year at U. S. Steel’s integrated steel mill in Gary, Indiana. According to CarbonFree, the project will be the first commercial-scale carbon capture utilization plant at a steel plant in North America.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

Consumer-facing businesses have an opportunity to unlock holistic value. By better integrating their loyalty programs with pricing strategies, they can drive growth in a muddled economic landscape.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2024

The largest offshore wind project in the world has been given environmental approval off the coast of Sweden. The post World’s biggest offshore wind project wins environmental approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 4, 2024

During archaeological excavations in the Schoningen open-cast coal mine in 1994, the discovery of the oldest, remarkably well-preserved hunting weapons known to humanity caused an international sensation. Spears and a double-pointed throwing stick were found lying between animal bones about ten meters below the surface in deposits at a former lakeshore.

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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.

Impact Alpha

APRIL 3, 2024

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: 2030 Finance Blending billions: Lessons from more than three dozen big blended finance transactions. Deal. The post The Brief: Billion-dollar blended-finance transactions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

Leaders today confront a raft of complexities. Here’s what will matter most as 2024 evolves—and how CEOs can reckon with ongoing disruption successfully.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 1, 2024

Fortescue misses third deadline for FID on Gibson Island hydrogen project, meaning Genex must look for other customers for its Bulli Creek solar farm. The post Giant solar project in limbo as Forrest misses another deadline on key green hydrogen project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 3, 2024

Lanthanide elements are important for clean energy and other applications. To use them, industry must separate mixed lanthanide sources into individual elements using costly, time-consuming, and waste-generating procedures. An efficient new method can be tailored to select specific lanthanides. The technique combines two substances that do not mix and that prefer different types of lanthanides.

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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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Chris Hall

APRIL 5, 2024

Leaders are emerging from the pack, but benchmark study suggests schemes continue to lag behind on transition progress. Canadian pension funds have been challenged to raise their climate ambition to keep pace with international counterparts, having made limited progress over the last 12 months. “We can’t solve the climate crisis without Canada’s largest asset owners and managers getting involved,” said Adam Scott, Executive Director at Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health , sp

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

In response to financial pressures, academic medical centers are pursuing efforts to improve their near-term fiscal health. Clinician engagement is crucial to longer-term success.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 3, 2024

AEMC makes good on promise to fast-track universal smart meter uptake, with draft determination it says will help put consumers at the forefront of the shift to net zero. The post Smart meters for all? New reforms could put 2030 target in reach appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 3, 2024

To better understand COVID-19's spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewater surveillance. These efforts track SARS-CoV-2 levels and health risks among most people, but they miss people who live without shelter, a population particularly vulnerable to severe infection. To fill this information gap, researchers tested flood-control waterways near unsheltered encampments, finding similar transmission patterns as in the broader community and identifying previously unseen

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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

Impact Alpha

APRIL 4, 2024

Proxy season – the annual corporate meetings clustered from February through May where directors are re-elected and shareholders vote, by “proxy,” on issues. The post With ‘systems-first’ proposals, shareholders seek to mitigate economy-wide risks appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

Overcoming the challenges to capturing cloud value, particularly those that are unique to European companies, requires a five-pronged strategy.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2024

First production recorded at what will be the biggest wind farm in South Australia, as concrete foundations also complete. The post Generation starts at what will be South Australia’s biggest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 2, 2024

Australia could soon see megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modelling. The researchers' bleak findings are before factoring in human impact on the climate since the Industrial Revolution. According to the scientists, the findings paint a worrying picture of future droughts in Australia that are far worse than anything in recent experience.

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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.

Impact Alpha

APRIL 2, 2024

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: The Liist Fund managers deepen and broaden impact strategies for underserved communities (The Liist, April. The post The Brief: Community investing on the Liist of impact funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

At some factories, underperformance isn’t just financial—it may also threaten safety, quality, or the environment. An unconventional improvement approach can help these sites regain health and vitality.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 2, 2024

Chinese state owned energy giant buys Australian energy retailer to advance the growth of its renewables business. The post State-owned Chinese company buys Australian energy retailer to boost local renewable plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 5, 2024

While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could impair their vision and impact the survivability of the species.

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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.

ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2024

Energy products manufacturer Phillips 66 today announced that it has converted its San Francisco oil refinery in Rodeo, California to process only renewable feedstocks, and is now producing approximately 30,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel, with the commercial-scale production marking a significant milestone in its project to operate one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2024

By upgrading their energy strategies, industrials can reduce energy costs, accommodate market volatility, and achieve ambitious decarbonization targets—here’s how.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2024

We thank China for dramatically driving down the price of solar panels. Australia missed that trillion-dollar opportunity and now it’s time to get back in the game. The post Australia has the best solar resources in the world: We should learn how to make our own panels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 5, 2024

The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity, according to a new study. The study followed up an earlier paper that showed substantial reproductive decline in the author's study area in northern Wisconsin.

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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.