Why Bain is going beyond net zero
GreenBiz
MARCH 21, 2024
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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Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage
Renew Economy
MARCH 19, 2024
The federal Coalition insists the lights will go out in transition to wind and solar. AEMO has now released a video explaining why they won't, following CSIRO's defence of science. The post Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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The nuclear option
Corporate Knights
MARCH 20, 2024
W ith the nuclear calamities of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl fresh in the public mind, the 1980s saw a number of socially responsible investment funds pledge to keep nuclear energy out of their portfolios. The trend quickly spread, and soon the exclusion of companies that were involved in nuclear became the bedrock of socially conscious investment funds.
Design Thinking Plastics Part 1
3BL Media
MARCH 20, 2024
EPISODE SUMMARY What does design thinking plastics for a future of sustainability mean? In Design Thinking Plastics Part 1, Tony Chambers, Founder of TC & Friends and former editor-in-chief of Wallpaper, delves into how design thinking reimagines the role of plastics in our lives, helps drive solutions for its end of life and its future in a circular world.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Why businesses should stop planting trees and start protecting forests
GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2024
Investing in forest protection is the most effective approach to enhancing forest carbon sequestration and supporting biodiversity.
South Australia’s world-leading renewable transition is attracting flood of new industry
Renew Economy
MARCH 20, 2024
South Australia expected to double grid demand as new industry floods to the state, lured by low cost clean energy and its accelerated 100 pct renewables target. The post South Australia’s world-leading renewable transition is attracting flood of new industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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China’s Clean-Truck Surprise Defies the EV Slowdown Narrative
3BL Media
MARCH 20, 2024
Originally published on about.bnef.com For all the headlines about automakers dialing back their plans for electric vehicles, there have been some pockets of surprisingly positive news on EV adoption the last few months. On the passenger vehicle side, BNEF estimates that EVs reached 20% of global vehicle sales in the final quarter of last year. China and Europe are way out ahead, but it was a record quarter in other markets, as well.
Unilever threatens to quit trade associations that block climate policy
GreenBiz
MARCH 21, 2024
The company says it will cut ties with groups that obstruct progress on Paris Agreement net-zero goals.
Chart of the Day: California surges beyond 100 pct renewables
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2024
Wind, water and solar produce more than state demand in California, the world's fifth biggest economy, in nine out of last 10 days. The post Chart of the Day: California surges beyond 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)?
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 21, 2024
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.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
Arrow Electronics Advances STEM Education in Malaysia Through FIRST® Robotics Competition
3BL Media
MARCH 19, 2024
CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 19, 2024 /3BL/ - The Penang Science Cluster , a STEM grantee of Arrow Electronics, hosted the third annual FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) Malaysia Championship in Penang, attracting 22 teams from 17 local schools. FTC is part of the FIRST® Robotics Competition, an international engineering contest that charges student teams with building and programming industrial-size robots.
Seven steps to achieving responsible supply chains
GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2024
Sponsored: The Accountability Framework offers companies a practical approach to managing nature, climate, and human rights risks.
Rooftop solar ducks would eat nuclear’s lunch. So will Coalition slow PV or pay to store it?
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
In a grid reshaped by wind and solar, and rooftop PV in particular, there is a lot of space for fast and flexible "firming" capacity, but not for baseload technologies like nuclear. The post Rooftop solar ducks would eat nuclear’s lunch. So will Coalition slow PV or pay to store it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The human side of generative AI: Creating a path to productivity
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 18, 2024
The number of employees who use generative AI is expected to soar, freeing many to focus on higher-level cognitive work. Can organizations use this moment to make jobs more people centric?
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
T-Mobile’s Network Ready To Shine During Solar Eclipse 2024
3BL Media
MARCH 19, 2024
Get ready for an epic cosmic show. The 2024 total solar eclipse is hitting the world on April 8, and it’s gonna be legendary, drawing millions of people to the path of totality. T-Mobile's getting in on the action too, deploying additional cell sites to handle the surge of eclipse chasers. Learn how T-Mobile is prepping for the solar spectacle, pick up safety tips to enjoy the show and get the lowdown on separating eclipse myths from the real deal.
3 key strategies for transforming the beef industry
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
A growing array of techniques and technologies aims to reduce the supersized environmental footprint of commercial beef production.
Ballarat mulls city-wide behind the meter network in push for 100 pct renewables
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2024
Ballarat looks at creating its own behind-the-meter network, as it pushes towards its target of 100 per cent renewables. The post Ballarat mulls city-wide behind the meter network in push for 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Scaling gen AI in banking: Choosing the best operating model
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 22, 2024
Generative AI is transforming financial services, offering opportunities for efficiency and innovation. As banks race to deploy gen AI, the right operating model can help unlock its potential.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
Say hello to biodegradable microplastics
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MARCH 21, 2024
Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade -- even at the microplastic level -- in under seven months.
The week in climate policy: 5 updates you need to know
GreenBiz
MARCH 22, 2024
Court pauses SEC’s climate-disclosure rule, the DOE publishes the positive economic impact of its loan programs office, and more.
It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to reach an electrification tipping point, as high petrol and high gas costs make electric homes and EVs more affordable than fossil fuelled alternatives. The post It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Better together: Process and task mining, a powerful AI combo
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 18, 2024
Two AI-enabled approaches are changing the way companies identify operational improvement opportunities. Individually powerful, together they can be transformative.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MARCH 22, 2024
Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed there was an international horse trading network, orchestrated by the elites of late medieval and Tudor England, which brought superior physical specimens to the UK for jousting and for use as status symbols.
This week in climate policy
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
In the week ahead, a Senate hearing about PFAS hazardous chemical designations, a House hearing on the DOE’s 2025 budget request, and more.
“Prohibitive:” Australia’s biggest energy consumers and producers say no to nuclear, but is Coalition listening?
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2024
The biggest utilities and the biggest energy consumers say they don't want nuclear. So who does the Coalition expect to pay for it? The post “Prohibitive:” Australia’s biggest energy consumers and producers say no to nuclear, but is Coalition listening? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Boards of directors: The final cybersecurity defense for industrials
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 20, 2024
With digitization, computing, and advanced technologies, the “attack surface” is now the sum of systems and capabilities that can be exploited by cyberattackers.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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.
Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MARCH 22, 2024
Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and drones.
Newly announced EPA tailpipe emissions rules: What you need to know
GreenBiz
MARCH 20, 2024
A tightening of emissions standards is expected to create an EV boom in the next 10 years.
“People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2024
Pressure mounts on federal Labor to underwrite rooftop solar, home batteries and electrification amid concerns a growing energy divide is being "weaponised" to delay climate action. The post “People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide appeared first on RenewEconomy.
From executive pay to stock buybacks, corporations favor the peak of the pyramid
Impact Alpha
MARCH 18, 2024
Reining in executive pay. Quadrupling the tax on stock buybacks. A minimum income tax of 25% on billionaires. President Biden’s latest budget proposes. The post From executive pay to stock buybacks, corporations favor the peak of the pyramid appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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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.
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