GreenBiz
JUNE 23, 2023
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market and Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative are launching a series of corporate standards as part of a joint commitment to define best practice and credibility.
Corporate Knights
JUNE 23, 2023
A county government in Oregon is suing more than a dozen fossil fuel companies for the costs it incurred in a 2021 heat emergency that killed at least 69 of its residents, in a move that could help prepare the ground for similar legal action in Canada. In a civil suit filed this afternoon in Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County seeks to hold colossal fossils ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, and a dozen other defendants responsible for a killer heat dome that hit the county on Ju
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GreenBiz
JUNE 23, 2023
The Asian Development Bank has created a fund to accelerate the transition to clean energy in Indonesia and the Philippines — by helping coal plant operators get other options onto the grid more quickly.
Utiliity Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
The performance of wind and solar resources must also improve, NERC said, particularly as they place “increased operational demands on the now smaller fleet of conventional generation.
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.
GreenBiz
JUNE 23, 2023
And imagine if EV charging eventually follows the gas station model.
Utiliity Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
About 113,700 MW of solar, wind and gas-fired generation is highly likely to start operating by April 2026 but could be offset by about 44,100 MW of power plant retirements, according to the report.
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Environmental News Bits
JUNE 23, 2023
by Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people – roughly comparable to the population of St.
ESG Today
JUNE 23, 2023
The governments of the UK and France announced today the launch of the UK- French Global Biodiversity Credits Roadmap, a new initiative aimed at scaling up the market for companies to buy biodiversity credits and mobilize finance for projects that contribute to nature recovery. Similar to their emissions reduction-focused carbon credit counterpart, biodiversity credits are instruments used to finance activities that deliver biodiversity-positive gains by allowing companies to invest in projects
Chris Hall
JUNE 23, 2023
The race for critical minerals must not result in further ecosystem degradation, experts argue. The Norwegian government’s proposal to open its waters to deep sea mining (DSM) has been branded “unhelpful and provocative” by investors and marine experts. Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre cited the need for critical minerals to facilitate the country’s net zero transition, while simultaneously increasing domestic energy security by reducing dependence on imports from other countries.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 23, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Supply and demand. In economics, a market reaches equilibrium when the demand for a good or service is. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Equilibrium appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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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.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JUNE 23, 2023
More access to funding for underrepresented start-up founders can unlock massive investment and innovation opportunities. These founders are not just underrepresented—they are underestimated.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 23, 2023
The dataset provides location-specific and demographic water risk information, empowering decision-makers to address water-related challenges more effectively.
Cisco CSR
JUNE 23, 2023
The goal of Cisco’s Black Belt Academy is to provide our partners with an efficient and effective role-based learning journey, which is presented in two or three sequential Stages.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 23, 2023
Over the past two decades, global reservoirs have become increasingly empty despite an overall increase in total storage capacity due to the construction of new reservoirs. Researchers used a new approach with satellite data to estimate the storage variations of 7,245 global reservoirs from 1999 to 2018.
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
Cisco CSR
JUNE 23, 2023
Cisco is dedicated to providing genuine added value to customers, and we believe our new version of Secure Network Analytics (SNA) – software release 7.4.2 – more than drives that point home.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 23, 2023
The UK government is aiming to achieve its net-zero commitments by embarking on the TransiT project, also known as Twinning for Decarbonizing %
Cisco CSR
JUNE 23, 2023
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, poet, author, and WWII hero fighter pilot, once said, “ A goal without a plan is just a wish. ” It’s so true.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JUNE 23, 2023
Bioengineering is the application of engineering principles to improve disease prevention and treatment, agricultural production, energy sustainability, and more.
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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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 23, 2023
The El Gigante rockshelter in western Honduras is among only a handful of archaeological sites in the Americas that contain well-preserved botanical remains spanning the last 11,000 years. Considered one of the most important archaeological sites discovered in Central America in the last 40 years, El Gigante was recently nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Utiliity Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
The Treasury Department has released proposed rules on everything from transferring tax credits to domestic component requirements to qualify for certain IRA incentives, with more rules to come.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 23, 2023
Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of four, in standard climate projections.
Alternative Energy Mag
JUNE 23, 2023
LIACON, a half gigafactory-sized battery manufacturing plant in Europe, has released a new 12V lithium-iron-phosphate battery that can last 10 to 20 times longer than traditional lead-acid batteries. It can replace all Group 31 lead acid batteries currently on the market, and comes with a 4000+ life cycle. The new LFP battery contains no expensive heavy metals like cobalt or nickel, and no lead, which is toxic to the environment.
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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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 23, 2023
Air taxis may be coming to our cities in the near future, but a new study warns regulations will need to address dangerous wind gusts around city buildings and other urban infrastructure.
Utiliity Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
Implementing the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program “will provide much-needed funding to reduce water and utility costs,” HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing Julia Gordon said.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 23, 2023
Today, during National Pollinator Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its work to protect pollinators by proposing geographically-specific protections that would limit the use of pesticides in the habitat of 27 endangered and threatened (listed) species, including some pollinators.
TEDxInnovations
JUNE 23, 2023
Filmmaker Sahar Zand vividly explores the ongoing struggle women face at the hands of Iranian morality police -- like living as second-class citizens with no right to travel, divorce or wear their hair uncovered -- and points to new hope as protests against this unfair treatment continue across the country and around the world. She urges us all to stand in solidarity with the fight for "Woman, Life, Freedom" and shows why hope is so dangerous to authoritarian regimes.
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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.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 23, 2023
Read the full story in the Washington Post. When Iowa meteorologist Chris Gloninger got an email notification last June, it read: “Getting sick and tired of your liberal conspiracy on the weather.” “What’s your address,” another asked Gloninger a few days later.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JUNE 23, 2023
Alumni of the Marketing Academy EMEA Fellowship Program share their experiences in overcoming near-term obstacles to growth.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 23, 2023
Read the full story from North Carolina State University. A new study finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees. This new understanding of active bumble bee body temperatures raises questions about how these species will be impacted by a warmer world due to climate change.
Utiliity Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
Electricity prices have likely peaked, federal agency data and projections show, but some parts of the US power sector are continuing to see price increases.
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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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