Public Storage is backing 130 community solar projects. Here’s why
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The portfolio will bring renewable electricity to low- and moderate-income communities in Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey.
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Germany covers 52 pct of electricity consumption with renewables so far this year
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Renewables covered more than half of Germany’s electricity consumption so far this year, and has averaged 50 pct or more for each of the last seven months. The post Germany covers 52 pct of electricity consumption with renewables so far this year appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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What’s top of mind for the most influential people in climate
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
As private and public sector leaders met at Climate Week NYC to talk about the climate crisis, three ways sustainability professionals can take immediate action emerged.
“Largest” urban solar farm and battery planned to power university campus
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
La Trobe University has announced plans to install what it claims to be the largest "urban solar farm" in Victoria, a 2.9MW ground-mounted PV array and 2.5MW battery. The post “Largest” urban solar farm and battery planned to power university campus appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?
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3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis
Where's the plant-based beef?
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
What happened to plant-based meats? Remember when they were supposed to save the planet? Pea-based Beyond Meat and soy-based Impossible Foods were meant to offer all the meaty mouth magic of their animal-based counterparts, while doing much less harm to the planet, the animals and our arteries. And they did, for a bit. But then something changed. No longer are media, investors or flexitarians rallying behind the novel products quite so fervently.
Case Study: How Brazil’s Largest Coffee Cooperative Developed a World-Class Sustainability Program
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
A Case Study of Cooxupé by SCS Global Services Executive Summary Cooxupé, the world’s largest coffee cooperative, with over 18,000 members — more than 97% of whom are small producers who make their living from family farming — is Brazil’s largest exporter of coffee in the global market, with 6.8 million bags of coffee beans produced in 2022 alone. As global markets continue to push for more sustainable farming practices including worker safety, equity, and diversity, Cooxupé has risen to the cha
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Big Battery to the rescue as rooftop PV pushes biggest isolated grid to record demand lows
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
WA's first big battery comes to the rescue as rooftop solar provides record 76 pct of state generation and sends grid demand below crucial threshold. The post Big Battery to the rescue as rooftop PV pushes biggest isolated grid to record demand lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
‘Extraordinary growth’ in clean energy is keeping the ‘narrowed’ pathway to 1.5 ̊C open: IEA
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Fossil fuel demand falls 25% by 2030, fossil sector methane emissions drop by three-quarters, energy efficiency adoption doubles, global renewable energy capacity triples, and annual clean energy investment rises from US$1.8 trillion in 2023 to $4.5 trillion by the early 2030s in the latest net-zero roadmap published this morning by the International Energy Agency.
International Paper and Reading Is Fundamental Continue To Turn the Page Toward Children’s Literacy
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2023 /3BL/ - International Paper (IP) and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) hosted a reading celebration event at Seaton Elementary School in Washington, DC, on September 27, 2023. For more than five years, RIF and IP have partnered to provide 520,000 books to more than 150,000 children across the country to inspire excitement and joy around reading while addressing the alarming literacy crisis in the U.S. through RIF’s flagship Books for Ownership program.
A Reparations Roadmap for Philanthropy
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
By Aria Florant , Tonyel Edwards , Cora Daniels , Alexandra Williams & Maurice Asare Today in the United States, if the wealth of white households remained stagnant, it would take Black families 228 years to catch up. That is more than 10 generations. Let that sink in a moment. It is a simple data point with a profound implication. The consequence of centuries of history, with harms that will last for centuries to come without meaningful actions now.
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
Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
There are millions of unfilled positions open across the United States. By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates.
Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe battery, sparks new energy war
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Fire breaks out in Tesla Megapack module at new Bouldercombe battery in Queensland, prompting Chris Bowen to slap down Matt Canavan who led the predictable conservative backlash. The post Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe battery, sparks new energy war appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The secret to fixing fast fashion’s waste problem
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made of blended textile waste reach the mass market. The collection came about after Zara’s parent company Inditex invested in textile recycler Circ.
The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?️ Hop on today’s Call, “The employee-ownership edge.” Join Mosaic’s Ian Mohler, World Education Services’ Smitha Das, Apis & The post The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Is Your ESG Communication a Walking Red Flag?
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One moment, you're proudly releasing your annual report, and before you know it, six months have passed and attention has shifted. Not communicating your impact consistently to key stakeholders is what we call an ESG communication red flag. Think of red flags as common mistakes that hinder stakeholder engagement. While these slips in communication are rarely intentional, they can have a significant impact on how your ESG efforts are perceived.
Unrigging the Gig Economy
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
By Jill Habig , Veena Dubal & Mishal Khan In 2018, a California house cleaner named Patricia Cris arrived for an appointment to clean an apartment in San Jose. No one was supposed to be home and she’d been given a key to get in. But when she knocked to announce herself, she told The New York Times , a completely naked man answered the door, as though he’d been waiting for her.
Cutting the red tape around carbon markets
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Sponsored: While the technology to help scale carbon markets with integrity is here, we need our ecosystem to think differently and at pace to unlock its potential.
Bouldercombe battery back on line just 48 hours after fire destroyed Tesla Megapack
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The Bouldercombe battery has been re-energised and charged and discharged into the grid just 48 hours after a fire destroyed one of its Tesla Megapack modules. The post Bouldercombe battery back on line just 48 hours after fire destroyed Tesla Megapack appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Universities Step Up to Offer Practical Solutions to Achieving Net Zero on their Campuses and Beyond
Sustainable Development Network
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The University Action to Achieve Net Zero panel at ICSD 2023 was moderated by John Thwaites, and included Tim Carter, Dano Weisbord, and Kendra Wasiluk. They discussed steps on the path to university decarbonization, as well as key barriers and enablers. On September 20th, during the 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), a panel on “University Action to Achieve Net Zero” was held at Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University and live streamed online.
Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?
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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.
SEC Fines Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS $19 Million Following Greenwashing Investigation
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that it has charged Deutsche Bank’s investment arm DWS, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, over misleading statements the firm made regarding its ESG investment process. DWS has agreed to a $19 million fine to settle the charges, marking the largest-ever greenwashing penalty imposed on an asset manager by the SEC.
The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot.
American Climate Corps: What we know so far
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A new federal work program is hoping to train 20,000 young Americans the technical skills needed in a climate tech marketplace.
“Electricity is the new oil:” IEA lays out new net zero roadmap for 2030
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
New IEA report warns there is no slow route to net zero emissions. Rather, the world needs to add 11,000GW of new renewables by 2030 and electrify everything. The post “Electricity is the new oil:” IEA lays out new net zero roadmap for 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What Consumers Are Saying About ESG – And What That Means for Your Business
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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.
Technology, Policy And Markets Are Driving The EV Revolution, EDTA Says
Joan Michelson
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
EDTA President Genevieve Cullen said 3 forces are accelerating EV adoption: “technology, policy and markets,” whether the UAW likes it or not. Just ask Joe Biden.
The trading opportunity that could create resilience in materials
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The energy transition is spurring unprecedented market volatility and uncertainty. Here’s how traders, producers, and broader energy players can prepare.
The Brief: Community foundations’ local investments, San Diego school bond, corporate biodiversity credits, meaningful Internet connectivity
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?️ Last chance to RSVP. Learn how to gain “the employee-ownership edge” on this week’s Agents of Impact Call. The post The Brief: Community foundations’ local investments, San Diego school bond, corporate biodiversity credits, meaningful Internet connectivity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Watchdogs urge Nestlé, Danone and other food giants to 'deplastify'
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Nine "Big Food" corporations that were served notice last year over their plastic footprint are failing to take sufficient action to tackle pollution, a new report says.
Which ESG Topics Get the Most Attention?
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People are focusing on how companies are responding to the headline issues of the day, says a report from 3BL Media on evolving interests in ESG subjects, which also found a mismatch between the stories brands publish and topics audiences want. So which emerging sustainability & ESG topics garner more audience attention? Download the guide to find out!
How Fashion’s Powerful Marketing Machines Can Promote Sustainability
Joan Michelson
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
We love fashion but it's terrible for the environment. What if the powerful fashion marketing & media turned its power to promoting sustainable fashion? The UN explores.
Why are killer whales harassing and killing porpoises without eating them?
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them —- a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued scientists.
Balancing the Equation: Primary Energy, Final Energy, and Sustainability in Modern Energy Systems
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
When discussing energy consumption and sustainability, it's crucial to consider primary energy and final energy in addition to per capita energy use. Let's break down these terms and their significance: Primary Energy: This refers to the energy as it is originally extracted or captured from natural resources, such as coal, oil, natural gas, sunlight, wind, or water.
Chair Günther Thallinger: The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance makes its climate impact ‘step by step’
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The leader of the financial industry’s biggest effort to advance decarbonization addresses its rapid growth and recent controversial oil and gas position.
7 Trends in ESG: What PR Pros Need to Know in 2023
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What does the evolution of ESG programs mean for communicators? As it turns out - a lot. New challenges are coming into focus, driven by the increasing attention to corporate sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, and the evolving state of ESG reporting regulations. This new ebook from 3BL Media explores seven trends in detail and unpacks what they mean for communicators.
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