Fri.Aug 12, 2022

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Tips on marketing sustainability without greenwashing

GreenBiz

PepsiCo sustainability and social impact market executive Maddy Kulkarni discusses her new book, “Social Impact Marketing,” a primer for building awareness of sustainable products and solutions.

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Danish group unveils second 3GW offshore wind project in WA, with 385 metre turbines

Renew Economy

Copenhagen Energy, an aspiring Danish renewable energy developer, has unveiled a second massive 3GW offshore wind project off the coast of Western Australia, this time off the coast of Kalbarri, some 500kms north of Perth. The unveiling of the Midwest Offshore Wind Project follows that of the Leeuwin offshore wind project to the south of […]. The post Danish group unveils second 3GW offshore wind project in WA, with 385 metre turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bio-recycling gets fashionable with enzymes that will eat your shoes

GreenBiz

French startup Carbios recently signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon meant to accelerate the commercialization of its bio-recycling technology for textiles.

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Is the green tourism industry truly sustainable?

Corporate Knights

The frenzy of travel in the past several months has been marked by all manner of vacation chaos, thanks mainly to airport and airline staff shortages and the falling-dominos effect of delayed flights. From a sustainability perspective, all that flying likely undid the climate benefits that accrued during the plane-free skies in COVID’s first year – evidence that pent-up demand for travel still exerts a greater emotional tug than global warming.

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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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Coalition for Community Solar Access collaborates for community solar success

GreenBiz

An interview with CCSA chief executive and co-founder Jeff Cramer on accelerating community solar through business models and policies.

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TCS Welcomes Top Mexican Students for a Behind the Scenes Look at the Company's Top Innovation Center

3BL Media

SOURCE: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). DESCRIPTION: Tata Consultancy Services was thrilled to welcome the winners of the Desafío Jóvenes Recrea STEAM competition from Jalisco, Mexico at our Silicon Valley Customer Collaboration Center on July 25th. The Collaboration Center is the base for TCS’ Next Gen Solutions, which applies the latest advances in software technology to real-world business problems that customers may face.

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Arrow Electronics and Play Like a Girl Teach Students About STEM Careers

3BL Media

SOURCE: Arrow Electronics. DESCRIPTION: NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Play Like a Girl, a non-profit that empowers girls to become leaders in the STEM workforce through the power of sports, provided 15 middle-school girls with a deep look inside the technology-rich world of high-performance INDYCAR racing prior to the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn.

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Count on Webex for your Data Locality and Sovereignty Needs

Cisco CSR

Covid has accelerated adoption of modern collaboration services by the public sector. While the switch to cloud provides a variety of benefits for hybrid work, it also raises concerns about exposing sensitive information that can be included in documents, whiteboards, meeting recordings, rosters, and attendee information used in collaboration. Global governments, Defense, and critical national infrastructure entities, as well as other regulated organizations, need to protect the personally ident

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CNH Industrial's Sustainability Initiatives Recognised at UBS Forum's CSR Summit and Awards

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: CNH Industrial has been recognised yet again for its leading sustainability initiatives in India, winning an impressive four major prizes at the 2022 UBS Forum Corporate Social Responsibility Summit and Awards. The prestigious awards, now in their fifth edition, were held at the Grand Hyatt in Gurgaon and strive to recognise the significant social impacts made by corporations and NGOs across India.

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IoT news of the week for August 12, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

Arlo is making this subscription thing work: Last fall I wrote about Arlo’s financials and wondered if the connected camera company could make it as a stand-alone business by forcing customers to pay for monthly subscriptions. It seems it’s doing well based on its results posted this week. During its second quarter, its annual recurring revenue hit $117 million, up 117% from the same period last year.

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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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Investing in Community Prosperity Through STEM Summer Camps

3BL Media

By Lea M. Baylis - Corporate Community Engagement Manager. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies. DESCRIPTION: August 12th is International Youth Day, a great day to highlight issues impacting the youth of today. How can we support the younger generations and the leaders of tomorrow? A crucial issue impacting youth around the world is access to quality education.

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Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”

Envirotec Magazine

Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman). Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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Franklin Templeton's Employees Engage in Local Events to Give Back to the Community

3BL Media

SOURCE: Franklin Templeton. DESCRIPTION: This June, Franklin Templeton again celebrated Impact Days, the firm's global month of service led by its global volunteering program, Involved. After two years of the pandemic, the firm's Global Citizenship team said, “HELLO volunteers!” and invited colleagues around the world to join in person for the longstanding company tradition of volunteering.

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How not to solve the climate change problem

Environmental News Bits

by Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don’t mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering would cost to allow the world to continue burning fossil fuels. There are … Continue reading How not to solve the climate change problem.

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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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Bread Financial Supports American Red Cross Humanitarian Mission Through Annual Disaster Giving Program

3BL Media

Share on LinkedinShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via email Pledge of ongoing support enables Red Cross to prepare for and respond to disasters of all sizes. SOURCE: Bread Financial. DESCRIPTION: COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 12, 2022/3BL Media/ - The Central & Southern Ohio Region of the American Red Cross recognizes Bread Financial, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, for increasing its annual support to Red Cross Disaster Relief through the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) with a gift of

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Increasing agricultural conservation outreach through social science

Environmental News Bits

Jessica Espenshade, Adam Reimer and Lekha Knuffman (2022). “Increasing agricultural conservation outreach through social science.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 77 (4) 56A-59A; DOI: [link] Abstract: The sustainability challenges facing US agriculture now are more complex and challenging than the technological and productivity challenges of the previous century (Batie 2009).

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Pizza Hut Delivery and Hatch Enterprise Launch New Grant Scheme

3BL Media

The grantees will be selected based on the impact the funding will have on their business, as well as the social and environmental outputs of the project. SOURCE: Yum! Brands. DESCRIPTION: Pizza Hut Delivery and Hatch Enterprise are moving their New Founder Programme partnership into the next phase with the introduction of a grant opportunity for participants.

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The Arctic Is Warming 4 Times Faster Than Rest of the World – and More Quickly Than Previously Thought

Impakter

Impakter. The Arctic Is Warming 4 Times Faster Than Rest of the World – and More Quickly Than Previously Thought. That the Arctic has been warming faster than the rest of the world in previous decades is no news; as a group of Finish scientists writes in their new study, this is “considered a robust fact” nowadays and the phenomenon even has a name: Arctic amplification.

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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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Boeing and MIT Commit Research Project to Help Decarbonize Aerospace

3BL Media

SOURCE: Boeing. SUMMARY: - Collaboration focuses on research that will inform a more sustainable aerospace future - Announcement builds on existing relationships between researchers at Boeing and MIT to combat climate change. DESCRIPTION: FARNBOROUGH, England, August 12, 2022 /3BL Media/ — Recently Boeing [NYSE: B.A.] announced a three-year project, called Pathways to Sustainable Aviation with MIT to evaluate technical and economic factors that contribute to a more sustainable aerospace future.

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First Code… Then Infrastructure as Code… Now Notes as Code!

Cisco CSR

First, let me say how we take notes and what tools we use are admittedly a personal preference and decision. Hopefully, we are doing it, however! Most of us are creatures of habit and comfort – we want it simple and effective. When we put that developer hat on as part of our DevOps/SRE or AppDev roles it’s optimal when we can combine our code development environment, or IDE, with a tool that we take notes in.

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Tackling Our Societal Challenges Together

3BL Media

SOURCE: Bayer. DESCRIPTION: Social inequality in our world is growing and is exacerbated by challenges such as climate change and pandemics. Access to adequate health care or sufficient and quality food is limited for many parts of the world's population. At Bayer, we want to contribute to a world where everyone has access to enough food and can live a healthy life.

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Companies Improve Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as Fleets Expand

Environment + Energy Leader

Several companies are adding charging networks and management systems as infrastructure improvements grow. The post Companies Improve Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as Fleets Expand appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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Stewards of Life Out Here: Water, Waste and Recycling

3BL Media

2021 Sustainability Report. SOURCE: Tractor Supply. DESCRIPTION: Our vision for the world starts with being good stewards of the land. It’s a common belief of Tractor Supply and our customers that we need to be good stewards of the land and our natural resources so that future generations can enjoy Life Out Here. This desire to protect our natural resources for our children and grandchildren is what drives Tractor Supply to enable our customers to live sustainably in the communities that we serv

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Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge??

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2018, Maersk set its sights on becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To that end, it has ordered 13 new ocean-going ships using only carbon-neutral fuels. The post Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge?? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Gas Ops Delights West Deptford Children With Important Safety Message

3BL Media

SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). DESCRIPTION: Recently, about two dozen youngsters got a glimpse of what it’s like to work in PSE&G Gas Ops and learned about natural gas safety during the West Deptford Safety Town Camp. “The children were all very attentive to the presentation and we could tell by their answers to our prompts that they were really picking up the information we were giving them,” said Chelsey Van Heest, Gas Ops process analyst.

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Planning, Efficiency Programs Help States With Successful Energy Transitions

Environment + Energy Leader

Tools can help implement recourses like DERs, saving energy use and cutting emissions. The post Planning, Efficiency Programs Help States With Successful Energy Transitions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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Illumina Ranked as One of the 50 Smartest Companies in China 2021

3BL Media

SOURCE: Illumina. DESCRIPTION: Illumina was named as one of the 50 Smartest Companies in China 2021 by MIT Technology Review. This is the sixth consecutive time Illumina has been included on the list. The innovation in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and relentless efforts to combat COVID-19 worldwide contributed to Illumina’s inclusion.

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Johnson Controls Implements AI to Achieve 27.9% Energy Savings

Environment + Energy Leader

Johnson Controls has partnered with Microsoft Beijing Campus in order to retrofit building operations, achieving 27.9% energy savings and ensuring key equipment uptime of 98%. The post Johnson Controls Implements AI to Achieve 27.9% Energy Savings appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Entergy Partners With 560 Local Organizations in 2022 to Build Stronger, More Diverse Communities

3BL Media

Entergy awards more than $7.9 million in charitable contributions for first half of 2022. SOURCE: Entergy Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Entergy Corporation and the Entergy Charitable Foundation awarded more than $7.9 million in shareholder contributions to 565 nonprofit organizations throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas during the first half of this year.

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Baker signs major Massachusetts climate bill despite concerns over fossil fuel limits, other provisions

Utiliity Dive

The decision to not exempt multifamily housing from the community-level ban on natural gas and other fossil fuels will ensure that low- and moderate-income families continue to be priced out of these towns, Gov. Charlie Baker said.

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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.