What’s the best way to incentivize supplier sustainability?
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
A small but growing number of large corporations have been experimenting with something called “sustainable supply chain finance.
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
A small but growing number of large corporations have been experimenting with something called “sustainable supply chain finance.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
The idea that the US government would subsidise the feeding of supersonic jets, rather than people, beggars belief. The post The madness of cutting down forests to grow food crops for supersonic aircraft biofuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
Evolved By Nature recently raised $120 million to cultivate technology that uses natural silk protein to replace certain petrochemical ingredients in skincare and leather products.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Queensland to roll out another 12 batteries at regional centres, targeting areas with high levels of rooftop solar. The post Queensland to add more than a dozen new regional batteries to soak up solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
Launched by Stripe this spring, Frontier has announced its first six project winners: AspiraDAC (a subsidiary of Corporate Carbon), Calcite-Origen (a collaboration between 8 Rivers and Origen), Lithos, RepAir, Travertine and Living Carbon.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Renewables achieved double-digit cost reductions in 2021, and saved tens of billions in fossil fuel costs, but IRENA warns of supply chain and commodities crises. The post New wind and solar saved $82bn in fossil fuel costs in 2021, but supply pressures loom appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
The potential for agrivoltaics is huge – particularly in a changing climate, where both food security and energy security are at a premium. The post Photo of the Day: Agrisolar is making Berry nice progress appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
Plus, five key recommendations for developing and rolling out timber tracking systems.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Bowen and Albanese hope to win friends at home and overseas for new climate ambitions, as draft climate legislation leaks. The post Labor in diplomatic climate flurry, at home and overseas, before parliament sits appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2022
War-related price increases and shortages of these metals could hinder Europe’s drive to sharply cut emissions by 2030 and beyond.
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
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Partial production at wind farm host to turbine collapse resumes after a month offline, but cause of the incident yet to be identified. The post Walkaway wind farm resumes some production after turbine collapse appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
by Ada Lopez, Manager, Product Diversity Officer, Lenovo. SOURCE: Lenovo. DESCRIPTION: Since its inception in 2020, Lenovo’s Product Diversity Office (PDO) has been the authority on embedding DE&I into our product design and development processes. I’ve had the great honor to preside over our PDO, watching it double in size since this time last year and vet 38 products within the last two quarters alone.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Queensland proposes to burn up to 13 Olympic swimming pools worth of organic liquid food and fat, oil and grease waste from restaurants and supermarkets in new power facility. The post “13 Olympic pools of fat and waste”: Queensland to burn food for power appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
Second humanitarian relief flight provides resources to those impacted by Ukraine crisis. SOURCE: FedEx Corporation. DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 13, 2022 /3BL Media/ - FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and Direct Relief continue to support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. On Sunday, June 26, FedEx Express safely delivered 52 tons of critical medical aid to Poland from the United States via a FedEx humanitarian relief flight.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Fourth small energy retailer collapses under the weight of high wholesale electricity prices caused by surging fossil fuel costs. The post Fourth small energy retailer collapses under weight of soaring wholesale prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 13, 2022
People keep quitting at record levels, yet companies are still trying to attract and retain them the same old ways. New research identifies five types of workers that employers can reach to fill jobs.
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
Hydro Tasmania says new CEO will lead battery of the nation project in midst of "most critical transformation our industry has ever experienced.". The post Hydro Tasmania locks in new CEO to lead battery of the nation project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cisco CSR
JULY 13, 2022
The Making of PENN1 – an insider’s view. I was fortunate enough to sit in on a recent conversation with a few of our partners that help bring the vision of our NYC PENN 1 hybrid workplace to life. At PENN1 we challenged ourselves and our partners to take an integrated approach to simplifying building management, reducing operational costs, and enabling a flexible hybrid work environment.
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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
JULY 13, 2022
Banking distribution needs to account for the evolving interdependencies between channels. Accelerating digital and upgrading the physical experience to “phygital” offers a viable solution.
Cisco CSR
JULY 13, 2022
According to the UITP World Metro Figures 2021 report, approximately 3,300 km of new rail infrastructure was put in service between the start of 2018 and the end of 2020. This represents an infrastructure growth of 25% globally. During this timeframe, operational fleets worldwide increased by 28,000 vehicles to a total of 140,000 vehicles. In 2019, an average of 190 million passengers per day were taking the metro globally.
ESG Today
JULY 13, 2022
The EU Commission announced investments of more than €1.8 billion investment in 17 large-scale clean tech projects, which together have the potential to save 136 million tons of CO2eq over their first 10 years of operation. The projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. Grants will be disbursed from the EU’s Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programs for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologie
Cisco CSR
JULY 13, 2022
Cisco Crosswork Network Automation is a microservices platform that brings together streaming telemetry, big data, and model-driven application programming interfaces (APIs) to redefine how service providers conduct network operations. Cisco Crosswork Network Automation offers a platform to collaborate, and build an application ecosystem around on-box innovation.
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
Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 13, 2022
Packaging sustainability is a mega trend impacting the packaging industry. The post Stronger Sustainability Requirements Are Surfacing as the Trend Continues to Grow appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
SOURCE: ofi. DESCRIPTION: LONDON, July 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - olam food ingredients ( ofi ), one of the leading green coffee origin exporters in the world, today announces that its coffee teams in 18 origins around the world have reached 105,000 farmers with sustainability support - over halfway towards a target of 200,000 by 2025. The support covers training, technical assistance, fertilizer and seedlings, and access to higher value markets, and has translated into various productivity and inco
Cisco CSR
JULY 13, 2022
Modern businesses rely on network connectivity, including across the Internet and public cloud. The more secure, stable, and reliable these networks are, the better the user experience is likely to be. Understanding WAN performance, including Internet transit networking and how it affects application delivery, is key to optimizing your network architecture and solving business-impacting issues.
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
SOURCE: Ferrero Group. DESCRIPTION: LUXEMBOURG, July 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Ferrero Group is on track to meet its ambitious sustainability goals, including a switch to renewable energy across its manufacturing plants and progress towards targets on sourcing and packaging, the global sweet-packaged food group reports today. Progress is documented in the Group’s 13th Sustainability Report , which highlights the steps taken towards environmental and social targets during 2021 aligned to four key ar
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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
Stacey Higginbotham
JULY 13, 2022
Wink hubs lost connectivity and functionality since an outage began on July 1. As of today, July 13, it’s still a problem according to the official Wink Status page. Indeed, until yesterday, there wasn’t even a detailed status update from Wink. Now the company says it’s working to fix its connectivity issues. If you can’t wait for Wink or have decided that enough is enough for the $5 you pay monthly to Wink, you do have some options.
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
SOURCE: 3M. DESCRIPTION: Como Park Zoo features a fan-favorite penguin exhibit with nine African Penguins. Zoo goers delight in seeing the penguins launch into the water and waddle around their enclosure in Saint Paul, Minnesota. But there is a health risk facing these penguins. It’s an oddly named condition called bumblefoot. No, bumble bees don’t have a vendetta against penguins, but abrasive surfaces do.
Environmental Finance
JULY 13, 2022
A new report sheds light on how financial considerations do not adequately capture nature's contributions to society, writes Thomas Cox
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2022
SOURCE: 3BL Alerts. DESCRIPTION: Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, today released its 10th annual Industry Review: Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility Report , which analyzes corporate social responsibility (CSR) program data and employees’ philanthropic behavior across the sector.
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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.
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