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Scope 3 success: Identifying and overcoming challenges to meeting ambitious supply chain targets

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Marathon runners often break down the race into short goals — such as focusing on the next mile. Identifying and honing in on specific Scope 3 challenges can be similarly effective in achieving sSope 3 success.

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Want to make EVs more accessible? Share them

Corporate Knights

Gloria Huerta remembers the day she spent hours hopping between Chevy Bolts, messing with SIM cards and software while following instructions sent by a German tech firm. She was trying to fix a glitch that kept members of Miocar, the car-share program she helps lead, from unlocking the cars before the service’s formal launch. Troubles like these would make it difficult for her organization to fulfill its mission of providing equitable access to electric vehicles in rural California.

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'Urgent responsibility': Insurers urged to stop 'fueling' nature and climate crises

GreenBiz

Insurers can be 'catalysts' in tackling climate and nature crises, a new report argues.

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The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Generative AI can empower people—but only if leaders take a broad view of its capabilities and deeply consider its implications for the organization.

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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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6 ways to combat burnout in your climate career

GreenBiz

Burnout when you work in sustainability can feel more intense, more urgent and harder to overcome.

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Nature-based solutions may be the key to meeting Paris climate goals

Impact Alpha

As world leaders gather in New York City this week for the UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week, investors and funders. The post Nature-based solutions may be the key to meeting Paris climate goals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Minesto AB - The Minesto tidal energy dragon featured on CBS News New York

Global Renewable News

In a news broadcasting by Vanessa Murdock, CBS News New York on Monday evening, Minesto was featured as part of the Ingka Group's exhibition on innovative solutions to climate crisis.The news.

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Building food and agriculture businesses for a green future

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Many industry leaders expect significant disruption across the agriculture value chain over the next two years, resulting in new opportunities to build and scale green-growth, resilient businesses.

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Ormat Technologies, Inc. - Ormat Secures Contract With Mercury New Zeleand to Construct and Supply New 56 MW Geothermal Power Plant

Global Renewable News

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), a leading renewable energy company, today (Sept 19) announced that the Company has signed new contracts with Mercury NZ Limited for the supply and Engineering, Pr.

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AI: The next frontier of performance in industrial processing plants

McKinsey Sustainabilty

AI is more accessible than ever. With a wealth of historical data and existing subject matter expertise, processing plants are well positioned to create new opportunities.

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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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Ignitis Group - International ESG rating agencies positively rated Ignitis Group's progress

Global Renewable News

Well-regarded international sustainability rating agencies ISS ESG, MSCI and EcoVadis upgraded the sustainability ratings of Ignitis Group, a renewables-focused integrated utility. The updated rat.

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Seize the decade: Maximizing value through pre-construction excellence

McKinsey Sustainabilty

The capital projects ecosystem has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the transformation of economies—and can avoid past mistakes through pre-construction excellence.

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British International Investment - British International Investment unveils raft of commitments in support of the African Climate Summit

Global Renewable News

British International Investment last week unveiled a string of new initiatives in support of the inaugural African Climate Summit. BII, which over the last two years has invested over half a.

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Nature-Based Solutions Origination Platform — Landscape conservation for the 21st century and beyond

WWF Sustainability

The NbS-OP is a new model for scaling up, aligning and mobilizing public and private finance for high-quality nature-based solutions under an integrated landscape finance approach.

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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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Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference - New ADIPEC Global Youth Council to inspire next generation of energy leaders to accelerate the energy transition

Global Renewable News

Highlights 20 ADIPEC Global Youth Council members come from top universities and companies around the world Members to engage in cross-generational dialogue with energy leaders and lend their.

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Nasdaq Launches ESG Data and Reporting Solutions for Corporates and Investors

ESG Today

Capital markets technology and exchange company Nasdaq announced today the launch of two new ESG data offerings for corporates and investors, including sustainability data collection, measurement and reporting platform Nasdaq Metrio, and portfolio impact transparency solution eVestment ESG Analytics. The launch of Nasdaq Metrio follows the acquisition by Nasdaq last year of Montreal-based ESG reporting software provider Metrio.

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Redflow - Redflow and Ameresco to deploy microgrid for United States Department of Defense

Global Renewable News

Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX), a global leader in clean energy storage, and Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, are ple.

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Glacier Loss Day indi­cates record break­ing glacier melt

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

In the summer of 2022, one of Tyrol's largest glaciers experienced its most significant loss of mass on record. Last year, the Hintereisferner in Tyrol, Austria, reached its Glacier Loss Day (GLD) earlier than ever before. The GLD serves as an indicator of a glacier's health throughout the year, similar to how the Earth Overshoot Day measures Earth's resource consumption.

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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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Enel North America - Enel and BXP Execute Power Purchase Agreement for New Texas Solar Project

Global Renewable News

Highlights Enel North America1 will sell 21 MW of solar power from the Estonian solar project, now under construction in Delta County, Texas, to BXP. The new 202 MW2 solar project, paired.

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Behavior is the secret to success for a range expansion

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

While many species are undergoing drastic declines in their numbers and geographic ranges, other species seem to be thriving. Researchers investigating the great-tailed grackle, a bird that has been establishing new populations across North America in the past few decades, reveal that behavior might play a key role in their success. They found that the population on the range's edge is more persistent and has more variability in flexibility, and that this species has shifted toward living more i

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Canadian Solar Inc. - Recurrent Energy Closes $120 Million in Project Financing and $80 Million in Tax Equity for 134 MW MISO South Project

Global Renewable News

Recurrent Energy, a global developer and owner of solar and energy storage assets, announced today (Sept 19) that it has closed project financing for its 134 MW (100 MWac) Liberty Solar project. The p.

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16 strange new parasitoid wasp species discovered in Vietnam

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers have discovered 16 new species of strange-looking parasitoid wasps from the Loboscelidia group. The study also revealed for the first time the unique parasitic behavior of a captive female from one species, who after parasitizing her host egg, buried the egg in a hole in the soil.

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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.

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Northland Power Inc. - Northland Power Announces Signing of Credit Agreement for $5.2 Billion Project Financing at Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project

Global Renewable News

Project Highlights Baltic Power is a 1.1 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind project being developed as a joint venture between Northland Power (49 per cent) and Orlen S.A. (51 per cent). The projec.

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Researchers issue urgent call to save the world's largest flower -Rafflesia -- from extinction

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world's largest flowers, face extinction. Lack of protection at local, national, and international levels means that remaining populations are under critical threat.

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Dominion Energy - Dominion Energy explores pioneering battery storage technologies in VirginiaThe technologies could have significantly longer durations than existing batteries and offer other improvements

Global Renewable News

In a filing Monday (Sept 18) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia proposed a groundbreaking battery storage pilot project that could significantly increase th.

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Researchers discover a new species of larger benthic foraminifer from the Ryukyu Islands

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

An international group of researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of large foraminifer, shedding new light on the ecological evolution and biodiversity of coral reefs in the Ryukyu Islands.

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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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U.S. Department of Energy - Department of Energy Announces $2 Million to Enhance Domestic Advancements in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling and Remanufacturing

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) has announced the selection of eight projects, which have been awarded a combined total of $2 mil.

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The McKinsey Crossword: Spread Sheets | No. 146

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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International Energy Agency - Access to electricity improves slightly in 2023, but still far from the pace needed to meet SDG7

Global Renewable News

This is a pre-release of findings on energy access from the World Energy Outlook 2023, in support of discussions at the United Nations' SDG Summit on 18-19 September 2023. This commenta.

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Crucial third clue to finding new diamond deposits

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers studying diamond-rich rocks from Western Australia's Argyle volcano have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth's surface where they can be mined, which could greatly help in the global hunt for new deposits.

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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.