GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
We’re almost halfway through our timeline for the Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing on reporting, supply chains, SMEs and accountability are crucial.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
A shareholder advocacy group is challenging the Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) use of a fast-growing new financing tool called sustainability-linked debt, in which companies promise to pay financial penalties if they don’t meet social and environmental performance targets. The new product line, which includes both bonds and loans, has seen explosive growth in the last year, with total offerings 150% higher in the first nine months of 2021 compared with all of 2020.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Hertz is looking sharp once again, with a new CEO and several strategic moves to electrify its rental-car fleet and prepare for a zero-emissions future.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
A US$500 billion global rush to build new gas pipelines - including Australia's "gas fired recovery" - undermines efforts to achieve zero net goals. The post “Makes no sense:” Push for new gas pipelines could create $A675bn of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The cellular agriculture could be revolutionary for the food sector, but only if it overcomes immense scalability, cost and biological challenges.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The Morrison government makes a second attempt to give $20 million to gas company for drilling in Beetaloo, after federal court voided first attempt. The post Pitt re-issues government millions to Beetaloo gas projects after court slap down appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Impact Zone brings together the best content for ESG professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: World Environment Center. DESCRIPTION: February 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The World Environment Center (WEC) Board of Directors has elected new Officers to lead the organization in 2022. The Board thanks its outgoing Chair, Scott Tew, VP Sustainability and Managing Director CEES, Trane Technologies, for his many years of dedicated service to WEC as Chair, Vice Chair, and Board Member.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Integrating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) beyond your workforce can create a positive ripple effect across your entire value chain. Hear how one company is pulling levers in its supply chain, communities and through innovative partnerships to accelerate DEI.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Cannon-Brookes makes another major play into green energy transition, tipping $200m into fund financing renewables and battery storage projects. The post Cannon-Brookes tips $200m into debt fund, targeting renewables and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
by Stephanie Manciagli, Regional Director. SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. DESCRIPTION: In the first days of 2022, Whole Planet Foundation approved its 1st new project of the year, after having closed 2021 with 21 new projects. Despite operational challenges and a continued cash flow crunch this past year, due to the pandemic, Whole Planet Foundation remained committed to creating new opportunities for entry-level borrowers to access business credit.
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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.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Brookfield has invested in 21GW of renewables and has another 60GW in its pipeline, but a "meeting of the minds" with Mike Cannon-Brookes led to the AGL coal bid. The post Brookfield: Why global funds giant is targeting coal industry from the inside out appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE, February 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - In a new video from Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), employees share their perspectives on Black History Month, the value of membership in the company’s African American Professional Network employee resource group, and why diversity, equity, and inclusion is an important part of Rockwell’s company culture.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Australia’s first – and for some time, only – manufacturer of solar panels has launched its first utility-scale panel, with high marks on efficiency. The post Australia’s Tindo enters big solar market with “world-beating” utility-scale panel appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Abbott's Future Well Communities program is filling a diabetes treatment and education gap and helping build health equity. SOURCE: Abbott. DESCRIPTION: Alexis Jones would describe herself as a "change agent.". A woman living with diabetes, she’s watched many of her own family members struggle with the disease over the years. Now, she’s on a mission to educate her community about the risks of the chronic condition that impacts nearly 60% of adults in her hometown of Stockton, California.
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
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Eraring unit trips and sends prices soaring in NSW and Queensland, just as the federal Coalition launches new price scare campaign. The post Eraring unit trips and sends prices soaring, just as Coalition launches new price scare campaign appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: M·A·C Cosmetics. DESCRIPTION: M·A·C Cosmetics’ has expanded its pioneer Back-to-M·A·C takeback program to Germany, Norway, Greece and the Czech Republic to further its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its packaging. Due to the multipart – and in most cases, multi-material – nature of cosmetics products in addition to their small sizes, most cosmetic product packaging is not widely accepted at recycling plants in most cities around the world.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Driverless cars won’t be good for the environment If they lead to more driving.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: Kimberly-Clark Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Two Kimberly-Clark manufacturing facilities in northern Latin America were recently recognized with occupational health and safety awards bestowed by governing agencies in their respective countries, demonstrating how the company’s culture of caring, owning and acting results in tangible benefits to employee health and well-being.
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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
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
APA Group hopes to resolve a years long dispute over Basslink failure, eyeing an outright acquisition of the troubled interconnector. The post APA wants to acquire troubled Basslink interconnector, resolve multi-year dispute appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal. DESCRIPTION: by Lana Khabarova, founder of SustainFi . More than any other group, millennials are keen to make an impact with their money. According to a 2021 survey by Morgan Stanley, 99 percent of millennials surveyed were interested in sustainable investing, an all-time high. Interest in sustainability persisted despite the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change is the key focus.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Drexel's sulfur cathode breakthrough could pave the way for better-performing and sustainably sourced batteries for EVs, computers and mobile devices. The post Researchers claim major breakthrough in Li-S batteries that could revolutionise batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). DESCRIPTION: If you have a problem, we know an engineer with a solution. From field engineers to the engineers who design, build and maintain our transmission network, electric stations, gas and electric distribution systems and generating stations, PSEG employs a diverse team of engineers who are essential to everything we do to deliver safe and reliable electric and natural gas service to our customers.
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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.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Having the last horse when everyone is driving cars is not an advantage. Gentailers need a new strategy focused on renewables, electrification and customers. The post Australia’s big Gentailers have failed customers, and ignored their demands for green energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: Quest Diagnostics. DESCRIPTION: At Quest Diagnostics, our vision is “Empowering better health with diagnostic insights.” Our goal is to make this a healthier world – not just for some, but for all. As we near the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, I thought now would a good time to share the progress we’ve made to be a more inclusive, diverse, and socially responsible company.
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Fluence automated trading platform to optimise performance at two wind and solar farms with long term contracts with Telstra. The post Fluence wins auto-bidding contracts with wind and solar farms feeding Telstra appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: Yum! Brands. DESCRIPTION: Taco Bell Public Relations & Brand Experience Senior Manager Matt Prince knows how hard it is to land a job. Originally an English major at California State University, he switched to public relations after attending an introductory course. After graduating into the start of the Great Recession, he worked a slew of PR jobs, first in government, and then at Walt Disney, before finally landing at Taco Bell.
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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.
Cisco CSR
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
We have all heard the idiom that a picture is worth a thousand words, but I think we can also say that when it comes to the amount of data we collect a picture is often worth pages and pages of data. We are also watching the emergence of VR (Virtual Reality) being integrated into more and more applications across our lives from video games, to medical treatment and various aspects of managing technology.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SOURCE: International Olympic Committee. DESCRIPTION: As the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 draw near, we look at the long-term legacy created by past Olympic Winter Games that are celebrating significant anniversaries this year. The first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia , Sapporo 1972, created wide-reaching benefits for the city, for Japan and even for the continent at large.
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Solar roadways were introduced years ago with the promise of making the world more eco-friendly. Despite their benevolent purpose, solar roadways still aren't well-known. There could be a reason why only those in the field or those particularly enthusiastic about renewable energy know of solar roadways: Society has yet to see a demonstration of a solar roadway that works effectively on a.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Case Study. SOURCE: DOW. DESCRIPTION: Reducing carbon emissions isn’t just the responsible thing to do. It also can be the smart thing to do to contribute to economic growth, while mitigating climate change. At our Terneuzen operations, Dow’s largest European manufacturing site, we have outlined a roadmap to reduce current carbon emissions by more than 40 percent by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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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.
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