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What the world thinks about the new US electric vehicle tax plan

GreenBiz

Several countries and automakers have called for reforms to the IRA, with opponents arguing that the EV credit could significantly disrupt the sector — and potentially violate free trade rules.

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Huge wind farm that Angus Taylor rejected marks its official opening

Renew Economy

The 227MW Collector wind farm has celebrated its official opening in the New South Wales Tablelands. Local MP Angus Taylor did not attend. The post Huge wind farm that Angus Taylor rejected marks its official opening appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Schneider’s all-electric truck fleet expands

GreenBiz

The logistics and carrier business is working to address its own Scope 1 emissions, which in turn will help other companies manage their Scope 3 emissions.

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Australia faces critical skill shortages for wind, solar, storage and hydrogen projects

Renew Economy

Australia must start planning now to ensure it can meet the huge labour and skills needs of its ambitious plans for renewables and green hydrogen projects. The post Australia faces critical skill shortages for wind, solar, storage and hydrogen projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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What today’s chief sustainability officer needs

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Digital technology can free up your CSO to focus on strategic impacts by automating ESG data collection and reporting activities.

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Rio Tinto plans another two large solar farms and 200MWh battery storage in Pilbara

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto kick starts $3 billion renewable plan in Pilbara with two 100MW solar farms and 200MWh of battery storage. The post Rio Tinto plans another two large solar farms and 200MWh battery storage in Pilbara appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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WA’s largest wind farm launches new company to expand clean energy portfolio

Renew Economy

Owners of biggest wind farm in Western Australia create new company to pursue new projects and expansion opportunities. The post WA’s largest wind farm launches new company to expand clean energy portfolio appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Why climate tech startups need a new carbon-reporting framework

GreenBiz

Climate action frameworks have yet to support climate-smart startups. That needs to change.

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Canada’s $1.6 billion Climate Adaptation Strategy sounds impressive –  if it's a down payment

Corporate Knights

Cities are at the centre of Canada’s five-year, C$1.6-billion climate adaptation and resilience strategy, with Ottawa looking to local governments to deliver supports to Canadians increasingly facing the threat of wildfires, heat waves, and catastrophic storms and flooding. The government’s National Adaptation Strategy “signals meaningful progress toward a whole-of-Canada approach to climate mitigation and adaptation,” the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) said in a release last Thursd

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Corporate Foundations: An Essential Innovation Tool for Employees, Company, and Community

3BL Media

SOURCE: CECP: Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, November 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The strategic importance of corporate foundations in the current economy is stronger than ever before, with a new report by Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP), Corporate Foundations: Designing for Impact , finding that corporate foundations are vital levers within society and companies.

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ESG Reporting Frameworks

This Guidance Report aims to provide clarity on the current ESG reporting landscape by identifying, describing, and categorizing the key ESG reporting frameworks and offering insight into why, how, and when they should be applied.

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Securing a Resilient Financial Services Enterprise

Cisco CSR

The functioning of global economies is partially reliant on a secure and protected financial services infrastructure. It is the reason why financial services is one of the most highly regulated and highly fortified industries. Therefore financial institutions require a more resilient operating model, one that has the capability to reduce risk at scale and protect the business amidst unpredictable change.

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IoT for EV Charging – Powering Towards Sustainable Future

3BL Media

IoT for EV Charging – Powering Towards Sustainable Future. Mon, 01/09/2023 - 11:30. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Featured Media. Body. Electric vehicles (EV) are becoming common in our cities and highways as the automotive industry, governments, and consumers seek alternatives to fossil-fueled cars and look toward sustainable climate-friendly transportation.

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Cisco Joins the Launch of Amazon Security Lake

Cisco CSR

Cisco supports the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework and is a launch partner of AWS Security Lake. The Cisco Secure Technical Alliance supports the open ecosystem and AWS is a valued technology alliance partner, with integrations across the Cisco Secure portfolio, including SecureX, Secure Firewall, Secure Cloud Analytics, Duo, Umbrella, Web Security Appliance, Secure Workload, Secure Endpoint, Identity Services Engine, and more.

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International Paper Taking Action to Address Period Poverty

3BL Media

International Paper Taking Action to Address Period Poverty. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 13:15. Subheader. By American Forest & Paper Association. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Media Gallery. Body. International Paper's efforts to fight period poverty won a 2022 AF&PA Sustainability Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In 2021, 13 International Paper facilities hosted volunteer packing events with employees to provide nearly 5,000 period care kits to their communities.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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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Defeating Complexity with Cisco Enterprise Networking Innovations

Cisco CSR

This blog is a collaboration co-authored with Kamden Schewitz, Product Marketing Specialist. The IT industry is fast-paced and chaotic, a place where unpredictable business challenges often arise faster than they can be solved. Every day brings a new challenge, and the weight of connecting and securing that business lies heavy on the backs of IT professionals everywhere.

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The Future of the CSO - APAC | UOB | Episode 1

3BL Media

by Grace Coleman. SOURCE: Acre. DESCRIPTION: What do we talk about in Episode 1: The Future of the CSO - APAC??. With the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) ever-evolving, Acre has the duty of uncovering the skills, knowledge and insights from our network of current leaders in the industry to share with the next generation of change-makers.

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NuScale’s small modular reactor design draft application has several ‘significant’ issues, NRC staff says

Utiliity Dive

One critic of the company's SMR anchor project in Utah expects it will be delayed, but NuScale officials say they remain on track to file a stanadard design application later this year.

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New Plant-Based Certification Program Recognizes Company Innovation and Supports Transparency in Product Labeling

3BL Media

SOURCE: SCS Global Services. DESCRIPTION: EMERYVILLE, Calif., November 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party certification, today announced the launch of its Plant-Based Certification Program. The program, built around a new standard from SCS Standards , a non-profit, ANSI-accredited standards development body, distinguishes plant-based brands based on rigorous auditing, testing and labeling requirements that help consumers make better informed choice

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Introduction to Sustainable Real Estate

This guidance report examines the causal connection between buildings and climate change and explores how an industry shift towards sustainability can pave the way for a more financially, environmentally, and socially resilient built environment.

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Consumer Energy Alliance - New Yorkers Can Expect to Pay Over $27,000 to Retrofit Homes to All-Electric Appliances: CEA StudyAnalysis Shows Price Increases Will Increase Inequality, Reduce Energy Reliability

Global Renewable News

Banning natural gas service will increase.

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Quest Provides No-Cost Wellness Testing to Underserved Black Community in the Bronx

3BL Media

SOURCE: Quest Diagnostics. DESCRIPTION: Choose Healthy Life (CHL) is a sustainable, scalable, and transferable approach to addressing public health disparities and inequities in the Black community by establishing a health workforce in the Black church. CHL began with 50 churches in 5 cities and expanded last year to 120 churches in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

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ALL IN at Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne: Building Security Resilience for the Modern Enterprise

Cisco CSR

After a two-year hiatus, Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne is back! Personally, it will be a special experience, attending with my team and leaders for the first time as the Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Lead. I will be speaking on “ Top Priorities for IT and Security Leaders in 2023 ” on 7 December at the Cisco Secure Insights Live, covering key priorities for security leaders as we enter the new year.

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Kate Spade New York Hosts a Discussion on “Empowerment Through Mental Health,” Featuring Conversations With Social Impact Council Members Taraji P. Henson, Latham Thomas, Jazz Thornton & More

3BL Media

SOURCE: Tapestry, Inc. DESCRIPTION: On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in tandem with the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, kate spade new york hosted a series of panel discussions to highlight the critical role that mental health plays in the pursuit of sustainable women’s empowerment. Speakers included representatives from kate spade new york’s Social Impact Council, individuals with their own lived experience of mental health conditions, and experts including; Taraji P.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

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

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Strongest Arctic cyclone on record led to surprising loss of sea ice

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

The strongest Arctic cyclone ever observed struck in January 2022. A new analysis shows that while forecasts accurately predicted the massive storm, models seriously underestimated its effect on sea ice. Results suggest where forecast models for a changing Arctic Ocean could improve.

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The Promise of RNA-Based Therapies

3BL Media

SOURCE: CRB. DESCRIPTION: Decades of scientific progress in understanding the root cause of many formerly intractable diseases has opened up new treatment options, namely through RNA-based therapies. This second wave of biopharma, in which our understanding of the ways coding portions of our genome relate to disease, allows us to intercede earlier, and at more specific and effective junctures.

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Australia’s Sims Limited Zeroes-In on Metal Recycling And Circular Solutions

Environment + Energy Leader

Each year, Sims Limited diverts millions of tons of secondary materials from landfills. These discarded materials are sorted and then refurbished or recycled to make new products. The post Australia’s Sims Limited Zeroes-In on Metal Recycling And Circular Solutions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Giving Tuesday: Reflecting on Focusing, Structuring, and Measuring the Impact of Corporate Community Engagement

3BL Media

Hamish Gray, Senior VP Corporate Services. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies. DESCRIPTION: Giving Tuesday spotlights the role of philanthropy and volunteerism in supporting community prosperity. It is a day that always triggers me to pause and consider, in particular, the role of corporations in this important area. This year I have been reflecting on the journey of corporate community engagement.

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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

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Time2Give: How Cisco Shares and Supports My Values

Cisco CSR

When choosing a place to work, it’s not only about the job itself and the compensation package. It is equally important for me to work somewhere where my values are shared and supported. I found that here at Cisco. This past August, the Women of Cisco Inclusive Community (also known as an Employee Resource Organization) organized a four-day trip to Bieszczady National Park, a unique natural gem in Southeastern Poland, where we volunteered to clean and restore the natural landscape around the ico

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Commercial Operation Commences at National Grid Renewables' Noble Solar & Storage Project

3BL Media

SOURCE: National Grid. DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS, November 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - National Grid Renewables announced today the start of commercial operation at its Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas. Noble is a 275 megawatt (MW) solar and 125 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage project located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market that began construction last year.

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Can a robotic switch shut off your wireless lights?

Stacey Higginbotham

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode , we took a question during our Voicemail hotline segment about wireless battery-powered lights. This particular question was submitted via email by Jon, who wants to add some smarts to the lights. He writes: Around Halloween and Christmas we always have a number of battery-powered LED lights (usually two or three batteries in a small switched unit) around the house, and every evening before issuing my goodnight command to Alexa, I frustratingly hav

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'Women in Campaign' - This Agricultural Engineer Is Making Waves in the Industry

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: Paulina Lescano has always stood out – wherever her professional career has taken her. A native of Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina, she is an agricultural engineer and specialist in commodity markets. She has two postgraduate degrees – one in negotiation, another in finance. Paulina’s career began 25 years ago in a multinational grain company.

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Is Your ESG Communication a Walking Red Flag?

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.