Water bites back in 2022
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Systemic failures in the water sector led to big challenges to economic development, business growth, ecosystems and civil society during 2022.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Systemic failures in the water sector led to big challenges to economic development, business growth, ecosystems and civil society during 2022.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Words by 3p Editors. SOURCE: TriplePundit. DESCRIPTION: Sustainable impact and innovation were top of mind for Jeffrey Crawford when he joined as vice president of sustainability at Sustana , a sustainable recycled fiber, and paper manufacturer that Blackstone recently acquired. Since the acquisition, the company has been taking a closer look at its ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance and strengthening its integration internally and throughout its value chain.
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GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Meet the entrepreneur helping farmers capture carbon and increase crop yields — with rocks.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Funding will lift up and amplify efforts that will strengthen communities through workforce training, financial education and economic development. SOURCE: KeyBank. DESCRIPTION: ALBANY, N.Y., December 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ – The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1,425,000 in four non-profit organizations in the Capital Region to support workforce development, housing insecurities and homeownership initiatives.
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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.
Stacey Higginbotham
DECEMBER 27, 2022
A few weeks back, I explained how I think about my risk model when it comes to cybersecurity in my smart home. Shortly after that piece was published, Comcast issued a report that showed how wrong many people were when it came to understanding which devices posed the largest threat to their home network security. In my article, I recommended using an outside device or service to monitor your network, so I figured I’d share my experience with some of the options out there.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
by Sandy Mariscal, Senior Marketing and Outreach Program Manager. SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. DESCRIPTION: Whole Foods Market suppliers are empowering microentrepreneurs with income-generating opportunities this holiday season. These like-minded companies are donating a portion of their sales in select Whole Foods Market stores in December to fund microcredit through Whole Planet Foundation.
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3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
BY SYDNEY LAKE. SOURCE: IBM. DESCRIPTION: IBM’s long history as a tech industry leader includes inventing many technologies we use today—from the UPC bar code to the SQL programming language and its research and development in the industry also led to the development of personal computers. This Fortune 500 tech giant in recent years has focused on training the next generation of workers, introducing programs like IBM SkillsBuild.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 27, 2022
It was thought that there was only one species of the ghost-like Monotropastrum humile plant found in woodlands across East and Southeast Asia. In a major new discovery, botanists reveal that a rosy pink colored variant is actually a distinct new species, shaking up our understanding of this unusual-looking genus of plants. This 20-year study emphasizes the importance of combining various analytical methods to fully understand and protect biodiversity.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Historic, seaside South Carolina city pursues next-generation water plan, land-use management strategy. SOURCE: Black & Veatch. DESCRIPTION: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. December 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Global water solutions leader Black & Veatch today announces its selection by the city of Charleston, South Carolina, to draft a comprehensive, integrated flood mitigation plan for the 155-square-mile community along the Atlantic Ocean.
Impakter
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Impakter. EU Takes Action on Forever Chemicals, But Will It Be Enough? When you think of pollution, you might imagine dense layers of smog blurring a city’s skyline, a digestive system full of plastics, or the shimmer of an oil slick. However, there is another class of pollutant that has become equally ubiquitous whilst remaining altogether invisible.
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
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: PNC Financial Services Group. DESCRIPTION: “Here she comes, beaming with pride and something to say…”. Those words open the theme song of animated series Alma’s Way , and what Alma has to say is resonating with children – especially Latino children who might not often see themselves represented on TV. The series comes from Fred Rogers Productions (FRP) and is underwritten in part by the PNC Foundation.
Impakter
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Impakter. LGBTQ Rights: Is the EU a Better Place Now Than it Was Last Year? Throughout the year in which conversations surrounding LGBTQ+ rights were to a veritable extent reinvigorated by Qatar’s controversial hosting of the FIFA World Cup, the European Union (EU) witnessed a range of changes that in some cases brought a more equitable and inclusive society closer to reality, and in others fuelled the prejudice LGBTQ people […].
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: Franklin Templeton. DESCRIPTION: At Franklin Templeton we recognized that to become catalysts for change, it all begins with increased awareness, education, reflection, and conversation. D&I Courageous Conversations is a series of meetings hosted by Franklin Templeton’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which provides a forum for colleagues to engage in listening and learning on an ongoing basis.
Impakter
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Impakter. One Year on, What has the James Webb Space Telescope Seen so far? The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, but if you could look back in time, which forgotten moments of the past would you choose to unfold and observe? Your first day on earth? The Apollo 11 moon landing? Think bigger. The entire history of our universe? The bright seconds after the big bang?
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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
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Reflecting on COP27 and Rallying for SBTi. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 15:45. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Standard Format. Body. Despite two weeks of COP27 climate talks, few commitments were made by world leaders to put us on a path to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. It’s never been more important for companies across the globe to step up and set science-based GHG targets.
Joan Michelson
DECEMBER 27, 2022
“The old systems are being challenged. They're being proven to not be worthy anymore." New systems are emerging, grounded in ESG principles – environment, social and governance paradigms. And, they present new risks and opportunities, for companies and careers, even a new path to the C-suite.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
By Broderick Johnson. SOURCE: Comcast Corporation. DESCRIPTION: The city of Houston is sometimes known as The Big Heart. And just days before Thanksgiving, I met Gayla Hall and found out why that is. Gayla, like so many in the city, came downtown to St. John’s Bread of Life to ensure her family had enough food on the table to celebrate the holiday—and household supplies and pantry staples to sustain them long after.
ESG Today
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Insurance provider Allstate announced a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions for its direct, indirect and value-chain greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The company also stated that by 2025 it will set a target year for the achievement of a net zero investment portfolio. According to a statement by Allstate announcing its new commitments, the company described the actions as “essential to managing climate risk,” and to fulfilling its purpose of “protecting customers and generating attract
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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.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: FedEx Corporation. DESCRIPTION: FedEx has collaborated with Junior Achievement for more than 30 years to empower future generations of global entrepreneurs. Through programs such as the Global Possibilities Awards/JA Company of the Year Program and International Trade Challenge, students gain first-hand experience managing international trade and creating real-life enterprises in which they design, produce and market a product for the global marketplace.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have announced a fusion breakthrough using lasers. The future of clean, limitless energy according to Forbes! A game-changer for climate according to PBS! Using a laser and power plant system about the size of a sports stadium, the experiment generated a net power output of about one megajoule. This fusion power plant can blast the laser.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: International Paper Company. DESCRIPTION: Conservation and Restoration of Southern U.S. Forests. We invested $2 million in habitat restoration in 2021 through our Forestland Stewards Partnership with U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to protect and enhance ecologically important forestlands and coastal savannahs in 10 Southern U.S. states.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2022
The impacts of climate change are no longer a distant threat on the horizon—they are right here, right now, with a growing intensity that is adversely affecting our communities and our environment, here in California and across the globe. The science that, decades ago, predicted the impacts we are currently experiencing is even stronger today and unambiguously tells us what we must do to.
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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.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: American Airlines. DESCRIPTION: American has long championed pay equity, and we were proud to sign the White House Equal Pay Pledge in 2016. Since then, we have continued to refine our efforts to identify and close pay gaps based on gender, race and ethnicity. The 86% of our workforce that is covered by collective bargaining agreements has built-in pay equity as part of those agreements.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Geoengineering involves manipulating the natural environment of Earth to address global warming. It includes technologies like carbon capture and sequestration, and direct air carbon capture, technologies currently being implemented in numerous projects assisted by government legislation such as the American Inflation Reduction Act. But it also covers actions such as seeding the upper.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Three ISCC PLUS certifications for Dow Polyurethanes sites reinforce progress on displacing fossil-based feedstocks. SOURCE: DOW. DESCRIPTION: Imagining a fossil-free future for all industries. From the pillows we rest our heads on to the cars we drive to get from A to B, and the sports surfaces we play on, consumers are increasingly aware of their carbon and circular footprint and actively seek out solutions that can help make their daily activities more sustainable.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2022
It's been a great year of hard work and clean energy progress at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE Loan Programs Office! From DOE's "Top Accomplishments in 2022": "Loans Out the Door: In 2022, our Loan Programs Office (LPO) made its first loans in over three years. In June, LPO announced a $504 million loan guarantee to the Advanced.
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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.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: Subaru of America. DESCRIPTION: Exciting news for animal lovers nationwide! For the fifteenth year in a row, the ASPCA has been selected as a national charity partner to participate in the Subaru Share the Love® Event , which kicks off Thursday, November 17, and runs through January 3, 2023. When you purchase or lease a new Subaru this holiday season, you have the chance to “share the love” with the ASPCA!
Alternative Energy Mag
DECEMBER 27, 2022
American Clean Energy Group steps in to aid Northern California's post-earthquake power needs
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: Abbott. DESCRIPTION: Abbott has partnered with Americares India Foundation to upgrade 75 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) across nine states in India. Sixteen PHCs have already been upgraded. This will benefit over 2.5 million people annually across Maharashtra, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Jharkhand.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2022
What’s it all about? What a year it has been for Cleantech in Europe, whilst investment wasn’t quite at the record level of 2021, it came in second, we saw tremendous policy and government acceptance of Cleantech as a strategically important sector for Europe and the EU. Jules Besnainou and his team at Cleantech for Europe have made a huge impact on both fronts.
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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
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