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Circular ‘mining’ reaches for the mainstream

GreenBiz

Digging in: New initiatives aimed at “mining” materials from products already in circulation and out of the waste streams help cut extraction of natural resources.

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How Angus Taylor handed a $1.3 billion windfall to carbon traders

Renew Economy

Angus Taylor has handed billions in value back to carbon traders following his decision to make changes to the Emissions Reduction Fund. The post How Angus Taylor handed a $1.3 billion windfall to carbon traders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canada needs to make Big Oil pay their fair share

Corporate Knights

Canada’s carbon pricing regime needs a major overhaul if governments are going to rely on it to drive industrial emitters such as oil sands producers to invest in deep decarbonization projects. The federal government is reviewing its Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) as part of an update it must make to its climate plan by the end of March. The OBPS imposes the carbon levy on a small fraction of emissions from large industrial producers in order to protect their competitiveness while encouragin

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Australia’s biggest hybrid wind and solar farm about to start production

Renew Economy

Australia's biggest wind and solar hybrid facility to begin production in coming days after getting green light from market operator. The post Australia’s biggest hybrid wind and solar farm about to start production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Five lessons from AT&T’s climate resilience journey

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Assessing and addressing climate risk is critical for businesses. Check out five lessons from AT&T’s efforts to build resilience.

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Plans unveiled for Australia’s biggest offshore wind project by Danish company

Renew Economy

Danish company proposes a massive 3GW offshore wind farm, which would rank as the biggest proposed so far in Australia. The post Plans unveiled for Australia’s biggest offshore wind project by Danish company appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fortescue teams up with aero giant Airbus to accelerate green hydrogen planes

Renew Economy

FFI and Airbus form new partnership to accelerate development of a "green revolution" in the aviation industry. The post Fortescue teams up with aero giant Airbus to accelerate green hydrogen planes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Climate change’s attention deficit disorder

GreenBiz

With so many other crises brewing, how do we keep our eye on the prize?

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City of Hamburg wants to become EU green hydrogen hub, import from Australia

Renew Economy

Northern German port city paves way for large-scale imports of green hydrogen from Scandinavia and even Australia via pipelines and ships. The post City of Hamburg wants to become EU green hydrogen hub, import from Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The ESG bar is high this proxy season: Is your board prepared?

GreenBiz

Here’s how to move beyond reacting to activist investors and engage positively with shareholders.

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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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KeyBank Announces Support for Humanitarian Efforts for Ukraine

3BL Media

SOURCE: KeyBank. DESCRIPTION: KeyBank today announced several steps it is taking to support humanitarian efforts currently underway for the people of Ukraine. In a message to employees, Chris Gorman, KeyCorp Chairman and CEO, announced the following steps: $150,000 in Grants from KeyBank Foundation. KeyBank Foundation will give a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross to support its efforts to provide food, water, and other essential items and services to the people of Ukraine.

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Macquarie leads $3.7bn purchase of French solar developer and 16GW project pipeline

Renew Economy

A Macquarie Group led consortium has bought a French solar developer and its 16GW development portfolio for $A3.7 billion. The post Macquarie leads $3.7bn purchase of French solar developer and 16GW project pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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We All Rise Together

3BL Media

SOURCE: Kimberly-Clark Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Shonn Evans Brown, the vice president and deputy general counsel for global litigation, regulatory and preventive law at Kimberly-Clark, has long held a deep passion for the advancement of women and girls, education and the arts. Her community engagement includes serving as the immediate past chair of the Texas Women’s Foundation , whose mission is to advance an equitable society for women and girls, chair-elect of The Hockaday School , an indepen

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Contractor gets final solar farm payment, but says damages claim is “wrongful”

Renew Economy

Dispute over who should bear costs of delays to 200MW solar project in NSW continues to weigh on listed contracting company. The post Contractor gets final solar farm payment, but says damages claim is “wrongful” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Essity Recognized by CDP for Its Supplier Engagement in Fight Against Climate Change

3BL Media

SOURCE: Essity. DESCRIPTION: STOCKHOLM, March 7, 2022, /3BL Media/ - The hygiene and health company Essity has been recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by the global non-profit environmental organization CDP. The award addresses how Essity successfully has worked with its suppliers in the fight against climate change. Supplier Engagement Leaders are companies at the forefront of efforts to reduce emissions of what is referred to as Scope 3 (which includes purchased goods and services, purch

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German researchers set new tandem solar cell efficiency world record, edging out Australia

Renew Economy

German research centre claims a new world record for 2-terminal tandem solar cell efficiency, besting previous record set by Australian researchers. The post German researchers set new tandem solar cell efficiency world record, edging out Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chemours 10 Corporate Responsibility Commitment Goals to Achieve by 2030

3BL Media

We are Chemours. A different kind of chemistry company. SOURCE: The Chemours Company. DESCRIPTION: Rooted in our values and inextricably linked to our growth, the Chemours Corporate Responsibility Commitment goals express our steadfast resolve to operate each day as a different kind of chemistry company. They reflect who we are and what we strive to be—a company dedicated to doing what’s right not just for business, but also for a workforce of inspired people, the planet we all share, and a port

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Snowy Hydro and the missing links

Renew Economy

Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer on the need for more transmission, plus latest on AGL and offshore wind. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Snowy Hydro and the missing links appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Lenovo Recognized as Leader for Supplier Engagement and Clean Tech

3BL Media

SOURCE: Lenovo. DESCRIPTION: HONG KONG, March 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Lenovo has been recognized by the global environmental reporting non profit, CDP, as a Supplier Engagement Leader. As a leader, Lenovo received an ‘A’ ranking from CDP on its Supplier Engagement Rating, acknowledging its efforts to effectively engage with suppliers on climate change.

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Cisco Cloud Native Security – Part 3, GitOps and CI/CD

Cisco CSR

In part 1 of this blog series, we overviewed the different tools that would be used as you go up the stack from infrastructure to application. In part 2 , we provisioned the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform , Ansible , Jenkins and GitHub. In this blog, we will go over how to deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using GitOps. GitLab defines GitOps as an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices – used for application development such as version control, collaboration, com

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Fifth Third Foundation Announces Lead Investment in 6888 Kitchen Incubator

3BL Media

Business expected to educate and assist food entrepreneurs, provide fresh food options to Dayton-area residents. SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI, March 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ – The Fifth Third Foundation today announced its lead investment in 6888 (pronounced “six-triple-eight”) Kitchen Incubator, a business hub dedicated to providing resources to entrepreneurs developing food businesses.

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IoT comes of age

McKinsey Sustainabilty

McKinsey research shows that adoption of IoT technologies has increased exponentially the past five years—but successful implementation still eludes some. Here’s how to get it right.

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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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Arrow Electronics Inspires Future Innovators at Engineering Week Forum

3BL Media

SOURCE: Arrow Electronics. DESCRIPTION: DENVER, Colo., March 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Arrow Electronics celebrated National Engineering Week by sponsoring and participating in a virtual forum focused on educating and empowering the next generation of engineers. Hosted by The Henry Ford, Engineering Our Future featured education and business leaders sharing their career experiences and words of wisdom for up-and-coming innovators.

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Explore Secure DDoS Edge Protection with new Sandbox and Learning Labs

Cisco CSR

Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is an innovative software solution that stops cyberattacks at the service provider network edge. The edge protection solution consists of a controller and one or more detectors. When deployed on Cisco NCS 540 routers, edge protection detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at the cell site router. By moving DDoS protection to the network edge, service providers can meet the sub-10-ms latency requirements of 5G applications and ensure customer quality of experience (Q

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What Does It Take for Companies to Engage Communities More Equitably?

3BL Media

SOURCE: FSG. DESCRIPTION: Community engagement has long been popular with the corporate sector. Often relegated to market research, hometown grantmaking, and volunteerism, community engagement has historically been a means for companies to “give back” or improve external brand perception. And more often than not, the approach is reactive, reputation-focused, and transactional, grounded in a “savior” mindset, where companies hold the power, resources, and answers about how to effectively support

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Millie is an Employee Owned, Social Impact Startup Scaling Modern Giving

Causeartist: Sustainable Technology

In episode 132 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast I speak with Rachel Klausner, founder of Millie, on bootstrapping and scaling a social impact tech company aimed at growing modern giving. Rachel is the Founder and CEO of Millie, a charitable giving platform that makes giving back easy and impactful.

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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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CRB's Racial Equity and Diversity Employee Resource Group Drives Donations to the UNCF

3BL Media

SOURCE: CRB. DESCRIPTION: We invite everyone to embrace the positive influence and teachings from incredible individuals throughout history this Black History Month, and every month after! This month, we’re excited for our Racial Equity and Diversity (RED) employee resource group’s work to again drive donations to the United Negro College Fund. Our donations will help advance the UNCF’s mission of boosting higher education opportunities for minorities and providing financial support to historica

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The Much-Overlooked Barrier of Growth

Cisco CSR

I love technology, the channel industry and Cisco partners. But there’s a long-neglected obstacle that risks impacting our collective growth. Can you guess what that is? Left unaddressed, this obstacle reduces the creativity, ingenuity and curiosity that has made working in the channel and IT industry so rewarding. It is subtle, but obvious. An addressable barrier that is simple to see yet filled with complexity.

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CIT Serves as Coordinating Lead Arranger on $71.4 Million Financing for Howard County, Maryland Solar Portfolio

3BL Media

SOURCE: CIT. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, March 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, recently announced that its Power and Energy business served as coordinating lead arranger on a $71.4 million in financing for a portfolio of solar projects. The borrower, Arches Solar LLC, a subsidiary of CleanCapital, owns a portfolio of distributed generation solar projects being developed in Howard County, Maryland.

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Akamai Makes Progress on Renewable Energy, Efficiency and Reducing Platform Emissions

Environment + Energy Leader

Akamai Technologies made strides in reaching its 2030 sustainability goals with progress in renewable energy and emissions reductions. The post Akamai Makes Progress on Renewable Energy, Efficiency and Reducing Platform Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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.