GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

How the push for 24/7 access to clean electricity is changing the rules for corporate energy buyers.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

GRI: Mandatory assurance of sustainability data is ‘only a matter of time’. SOURCE: GRI. DESCRIPTION: November 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The drive towards a comprehensive global system for sustainability reporting, which evenly addresses both impact and financial disclosure, will be a major instigator for mandatory auditing of sustainability information.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There's almost everywhere — and they come from some surprising sources.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Illumina Chief Technology Officer Alex Aravanis discusses how the company is working toward its sustainability goals. SOURCE: Illumina. DESCRIPTION: As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) convenes this month in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Sharon Vidal, global head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Illumina, talks to the company’s chief technology officer, Alex Aravanis, about achieving a sustainable future with intelligent data storage solutions that reduce Illumina’s environmental footprin

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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.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On this week's episode, we hear from executives at Citi, Danone, Mastercard, Nestle and Suzano. Plus, venture capitalist Melissa Cheong of Blackhorn Ventures makes the case for startups redefining industrial resource efficiency.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ideagen Global Goals Summit at the UN. SOURCE: Ideagen Global. DESCRIPTION: Ideagen Global Convened Global Leaders and Luminaries, CEOs, Artists and Athletes to develop Global Partnerships for World Change and to achieve The Global Goals through collaboration across sectors and industries. By bringing together leaders from a variety of companies, organizations, and NGOs, The Ideagen Global Goals Summit is a forum for executive-level leaders to discuss the importance of The Global Goals on their

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: AEG. DESCRIPTION: The past few years have brought new challenges to families during the holidays, and AEG’s LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park (DHSP) are working hard to ensure that families in Carson, CA and Los Angeles, CA are able to celebrate the season and make memories with their loved ones. On Wednesday, November 16, the LA Galaxy Foundation partnered with Herbalife and The Garden School Foundation to host the annual Herbalife Thanksgiving Cookoff.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Demand has boomed for heads of diversity in the United States—but so has turnover. Here’s how companies can reshape a role vital to navigating today’s turbulent social and economic climate.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: Nielsen. DESCRIPTION: Global attitudes about the LGBTQ+ community have evolved dramatically over the past decade or so, and with more choices for content than ever before, LGBTQ+ audiences are being more socially conscious about the brands they choose. For advertisers wanting to make inroads with the growing LGBTQ+ community—and their buying power—inclusivity is everything.

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Cisco CSR

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

With computing resources extending well beyond the tightly controlled confines of a data center, countless organizations are seeking increased levels of network automation and security. They need the ability to more efficiently manage thousands of switches spanning multiple sites. They need policy consistency across data center, colocation, cloud, and edge environments.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: Musim Mas. DESCRIPTION: The roadmap focuses on reducing emissions from land-use change in the cattle, palm oil, and soy sectors, while protecting global food systems and producer livelihoods. It is the next step in a commitment set out at COP26 by leading agri-commodity companies that manage large global trade volumes in key agricultural commodities, including more than half of the global palm oil trade and Latin American soy exports.

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Utiliity Dive

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Portions of the Southeast, Midwest, Texas, New England and other areas could see potential energy shortfalls in extreme weather, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

New end-to-end services help government agencies verify proper administration of grants, relief, and investment funds and drive positive impact. SOURCE: Submittable. DESCRIPTION: MISSOULA, Mont. & SEATTLE, November 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Submittable , the software company helping thousands of organizations worldwide launch, manage, and measure social impact programs, and BDO USA, LLP , one of the nation’s leading assurance, tax, and advisory firms, announced a comprehensive grants management

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Cisco CSR

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Co-Author: Frank Lento , Sr. Director, Global Security Sales, Partnerships & Ecosystems. Cisco Partner Summit has ended, but we continue to build on the momentum and excitement around our security innovations and announcements. Jeetu Patel , Emma Carpenter and Shaila Shankar took the stage to highlight our partner profitability programs and the opportunities around the firewall refresh cycle.

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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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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: International Olympic Committee. DESCRIPTION: The 8th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women and Sport closed with a call to action developed over four days of meetings, reflection and shared determination to move the needle on gender equality in sport. “We need to work holistically – together – if we want to bring about the necessary change in sport to ensure the inclusion of women in all their diversity,” said Lydia Nsekera, Chair of the International Olympic Commi

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Impakter

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Impakter. How Electric Cars Became Cool. Electric vehicles weren’t much to write home about at the beginning of the 2010s. They were kooky, abstract and far from viable. Inexplicably, the market then boomed, in supply, choice and demand, to where it is today: Most known manufacturers are committing to an all-electric lineup of vehicles on sale by as early as 2025. […].

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

by Sandy Mariscal, Senior Marketing & Outreach Program Manager. SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. DESCRIPTION: Over the last several years, Whole Planet Foundation has honored annually a trailblazer advocate who has gone above and beyond to support our mission as they foster their own. This year, we are delighted to award this honor to two supplier donors for their continuous support over the years and wonderful mission champions.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: Boston Scientific. DESCRIPTION: Climate change. Environmental protection. Hiring inequities. Economic disparities. Over the past few years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)—or the priorities a company shares publicly for how it operates its business and cares for the world around it—has increasingly become an area of focus for Boston Scientific.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Fallout. Given how high it rose and how far it fell, it’s no surprise that some names familiar. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Governance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: Tapestry, Inc. DESCRIPTION: "Bring all of who you are to every space you occupy," says Tapestry's Chief Inclusion & Social Impact Officer, David L. Casey in video 3. Casey gives Tapestry CEO Joanne Crevoiserat his best piece of career advice and explains why authenticity is so powerful. Tweet me: #Tapestry's Chief Inclusion & Social Impact Officer gives his best piece of career advice and explains why #authenticity is so powerful.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In the coming years, winning companies will prioritize digital to build business resilience through customer-centric innovation, talent acquisition and retention, and operational excellence.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

WAVE will help Toyota boost its water stewardship performance & reporting. SOURCE: SCS Global Services. DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE, November 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Water Council is pleased to announce Toyota Motor North America has signed onto The Water Council’s WAVE program, enhancing its commitment to water stewardship by developing meaningful strategies, goals and actions around water use.

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Stacey Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Twilio launches asset tracking service as part of IoT platform expansion : Twilio, which put a toehold into the IoT with its acquisition of Electric Imp back in July 2020, and the creation of a new IoT platform two months later, has finally launched another IoT product. This week, it introduced a customizable asset tracker that provides customers with the device, software, and cloud backend necessary to offer asset tracking.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Veterans will receive advanced training in public mental health research as part of DraftKings’ commitment to furthering responsible gaming. SOURCE: DraftKings. DESCRIPTION: BOSTON, November 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ -DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) today announced it will provide multi-year funding to Kindbridge Research Institute (“KRI”) and serve as the sole corporate sponsor of KRI’s Military Research Associate Program (“MRAP”), which assists veterans transitioning from military service to pursuin

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture, according to environmental engineering researchers.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: The Home Depot is working towards its most ambitious carbon goal to date: pledging to reach 100% renewable electricity for its facilities by 2030. One of the architects of that goal is Craig D’Arcy, senior director of Building Services for The Home Depot. In this wide-ranging Q&A, D’arcy talks about the company’s sustainability commitment and the role his team plays in executing the goal.

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B the Change

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

B The Change Weekly: November 18, 2022 (Photo by Sergey Zolkin on Unsplash ) Delivered on Fridays, B The Change Weekly provides the most important and most relevant stories about people using business as a force for good. The newsletter features a weekly note from the B The Change team alongside insight and context on the stories we share here on Medium.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

SOURCE: MilliporeSigma. DESCRIPTION: Season two of the Science Will Tell podcast from the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany , explores how key initiatives in the scientific community increase access to science education. In this episode, Melissa Hackmeier , global head of employee & community engagement at the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is joined by: Melissa P.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 18 – Cities around the U.S. are raising low-cost capital in the municipal bond markets by highlighting intentional efforts to address long-standing. The post Mispriced risks, investor demand and community power center racial equity in municipal bonds (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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.