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Bridgestone Expands Texas Manufacturing Plant, Increase Availability of Recycled Tires

Environment + Energy Leader

BridgestoneAmericas has invested $60 million to expand its Bridgestone Bandag, LLC manufacturing plant in Abilene, Texas. The post Bridgestone Expands Texas Manufacturing Plant, Increase Availability of Recycled Tires appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Denmark Makes UN and EU History by Paying for Climate Change Damage

Impakter

Impakter. Denmark Makes UN and EU History by Paying for Climate Change Damage. Denmark will be paying $13 million to help counter climate change “loss and damage” in developing countries, making them the first UN member state to acknowledge that the EU are one of the largest contributors to global warming, and take economic action to help the people who are suffering the most as a consequence.

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Seattle Allocates $6.5 Million Toward Energy, Climate Initiatives

Environment + Energy Leader

The money will go toward improving building emissions, community programs, and resilience hubs. The post Seattle Allocates $6.5 Million Toward Energy, Climate Initiatives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The gathering storm: An opportunity to reorder the healthcare industry

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Leaders will redesign their organizations for speed, accelerate productivity improvements, reshape their portfolio and innovate new business models, and reallocate constrained resources.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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DOE Hydrogen Hub Program Launches

Environment + Energy Leader

The DOE hydrogen program seeks to enhance the development and implementation of the clean fuel across the United States. The post DOE Hydrogen Hub Program Launches appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Business Leaders’ Role In Global Affairs: Balancing Power, Love, And Justice

B the Change

Business Leaders’ Role in Global Affairs: Balancing Power, Love, and Justice How World Events Can Influence Company Priorities Adam Kahane is Director of Reos Partners, a global social enterprise that helps people from across a system?—?be it an organization, a sector, or a society?—?work together to make progress on their most crucial challenges. Kahane received a 2022 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Thought Leader of the Year award at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

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Voice of the US farmer in 2022: Innovating through uncertainty

McKinsey Sustainabilty

A McKinsey survey shows that growers are embracing new products and technologies to manage market unpredictability.

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Billie Eilish Is Gen Z’s Eco Savior

Impakter

Impakter. Billie Eilish Is Gen Z’s Eco Savior. It’s no secret that Gen Z is invested in sustainability. According to a recent Forbes article, Gen Z shoppers demand sustainability in the fashion that they buy. And when it comes to the people that Gen Z look up to, it’s likely that they want someone they can relate to. Now, who could that person […].

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Net-zero Spain: Europe’s decarbonization hub

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Spain can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through a society-wide effort that leverages the country’s natural endowments and new technologies to unlock sustainable and inclusive growth.

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Soaring natural gas prices are prompting European companies to move their manufacturing operations to the US

Energy Central

This is very real and likely understated for load growth, employment growth, etc for 2023-2024. We are having talks with large using clients daily about their intentions and plans to increase output 100+% in the U.S. in the next 24 months. Either through current site expansion or new build factories.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses UN General Assembly on climate action and reforming the United Nations

John Englart

Australia's in person delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, 77th session, was lead by Foreign Minister Penny Wong and included Yawuru elder from Broome and Senator Patrick Dodson.Although the media reporting concentrated on her remarks regarding the need to reform the United Nations, the Ukraine War and geopolitics, a substantial amount of her speech focussed on Australia's.

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Africa’s climate transition

Energy Central

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. As the United Nations’ COP 27 in Egypt approaches, Africa’s energy and climate transition is in the spotlight. The African continent has an opportunity to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Its main hurdle, however, is the need for.

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The Absolute Best Eco-Skin Care For Him

Impakter

Impakter. The Absolute Best Eco-Skin Care For Him. Traditionally, most men’s skincare routines consisted of one simple product—that bar of soap kept in the shower. And what about special occasions? A refreshing drizzle of aftershave. Everything a modern man needs to stay looking and feeling good is now available, and at a variety of price points.

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Future hydrogen demand: A cross-sectoral, global meta-analysis

Energy Central

Hydrogen will become an important but not dominant energy carrier in the future. Globally, hydrogen reaches in average 4-11% of the final energy consumption in 2050. In Europe, the relevance of hydrogen is higher compared to the energy consumption in China or worldwide. Hydrogen will play an important role in industry and transport but a minor role in the buildings sector.

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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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IoT news of the week for Sept. 23, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

Swarm announces new asset tracker : Swarm, the IoT satellite company purchased by SpaceX, has created a satellite-connected asset tracker that costs $99 and requires a $5 a month connectivity subscription. The idea is to make a satellite-powered tracker easier to access for companies that don’t have the technical expertise to build their own. This all fits with Swarm’s mission of making satellite connectivity more accessible, either through cost or ease of implementation.

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Con Edison Outlines Climate Priorities

Energy Central

Climate Week Events Underscore the Company’s Clean Energy Commitment NEW YORK – Con Edison’s energy thought leaders participated in Climate Week events across the city to highlight the company’s efforts to fight climate change and help customers find the right solutions for their energy needs. During Climate Week and throughout the year, Con Edison works.

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Despite Drought, Hydropower Does Deliver Electricity

CleanTechnica

Drought-strained hydropower sustains 80 percent average power generation capacity In 2022, a quick internet search for Lake Mead or Lake Powell returns startling images of drying lake beds and parched land. The megadrought in the Southwestern United States is the driest—and longest—in the last 1,200 years, depleting water reservoir levels to critically low levels over […].

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100+ Evolve NY Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Now Installed

CleanTechnica

Latest Chargers Expand EV Infrastructure on Long Island, Home to Nearly 30 Percent of New York State's EV Owners.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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Will Tesla Create An “Ecological Paradise” At Giga Texas?

CleanTechnica

An enhanced footprint has the potential to reverse a longstanding pattern in the area of situating polluting industrial projects near low-income communities of color. The negative impacts on human and environmental health have been substantial.

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Electric Airplane Flights Coming to Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean — in 2027

CleanTechnica

Electric aircraft are all the rage, and they have been for several years, but when are we going to see actual commercial electric airplane options for normal people? Soon! Well, sort of soon. The electric aircraft “Alice” from Eviation Aircraft has been getting real orders lately, including from a young airline based in Florida. There’s […].

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The Really Big Battery Deal In The IRA That People Are Missing

CleanTechnica

When it comes to electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, almost all of the discussion has been around the consumer tax credit for buying an electric vehicle, including the interesting new battery aspects of that. That’s a big topic, but there’s a whole other battery angle separate from the consumer tax credit, […].

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Solar Power Prices Fall As Installations Rise

CleanTechnica

Solar power is expected to increase dramatically thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, but there will be hurdles along the way.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

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.