GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

More than 7,000 local governments have a policy where residents pay for every bag of trash, and found that they produce less waste.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 28, 2022

“Why must this revolution happen in winter?” Raphaël quipped, raising his twinkling eyes from his hands, hovering over the trashcan bonfire. I chuckled and asked whether he had been coming to many of the weekend protests against France’s carbon tax. “Not all of them, because I often work on Saturdays. I’m a bus driver.”. Raphaël explained that he lived outside of Paris, and the spike in gas prices was too much for his family to bear.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

These orgs want to make reuse easy for cities and companies.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Land Betterment Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Mountain Comprehensive Care Center (MCCC) leases the entire ground floor of the Entrepreneur Zone in Hazard Kentucky. Entrepreneur Zone offers workspaces, community resources, education and start-up capital to help foster and grow the businesses renting the space. FISHERS, Ind., January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcy

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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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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

Companies with high climate ambition should focus on the big picture: maximizing impact for the planet rather than compensating only for their own emissions.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

Bloomberg earns a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. SOURCE: Bloomberg. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Bloomberg has been awarded the coveted perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), earning it the designation as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality in the United States for the sixth consecutive year.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Lenovo. DESCRIPTION: January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - For the third year running, The Financial Times published its annual index of companies leading the way in diversity. This year Lenovo ranked #23 in the list of hardware manufacturers. With over 12,000 companies operating in Europe, the FT Leaders in Diversity index features only the top 6% of companies, making this a gold standard award for diversity in the region, especially as 30% of companies featured in the 2021 list failed to make

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

Plus, with a fifth-generation farmer is sowing oats with Oatly.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

JUST Capital and media partner CNBC recognize companies doing right by employees, customers, and communities. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: By Candace Higginbotham. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., January 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF), the parent company of Regions Bank , on Wednesday announced the company has been named as one of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital, along with its media partner CNBC.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 28, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 28 –The climate crisis galvanized attention on Indigenous communities. Sheena Brown is seizing the moment to fund and empower Indigenous-led organizations. The post Sheena Brown, Decolonizing Wealth Project: Elevating Indigenous leadership appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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.

3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. DESCRIPTION: Whole Planet Foundation’s top supplier donors for 2022 are funding essential microbusinesses to alleviate global poverty through the Foundation's microlending programs. These brands, which can be found in select stores and online on Whole Foods Market on Amazon, are committed to donating $50,000-$100,000 this year for microcredit.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 28, 2022

The product takes the form of a buoy to which vessels can moor, equipped with charging infrastructure. The post Maersk Launches First Full Scale Offshore Vessel Charging Venture appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Biogen. DESCRIPTION: We are proud to be included on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting. We recognize the role we play to foster a more inclusive future, including developing the next generation of female leaders at all levels of our organization.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 28, 2022

PepsiCo has installed a solar thermal plant at one of its Brazil facilities to heat water while cutting energy costs and emissions output. The post PepsiCo Solar Thermal in Brazil Heats Water, Cuts Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. DESCRIPTION: January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced today the launch of a new three-year strategic plan. The 2022 – 2024 plan continues to refine Field to Market’s fifteen years of expertise as the leading multi-stakeholder organization committed to defining, measuring and advancing sustainability in commodity crop production in the United States.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2022

By John Hagan & Anna Siegel. A gap between the generations is a given—due to pop culture, technology, and the inherent need for every generation to explore and pursue its own vision for the future. But today there is a new tension between youth and adults. Currently, we’re facing a problem that is global in scale, that disproportionately will impact youth, and that adults mostly created: the climate crisis.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Franklin Templeton. DESCRIPTION: Jan. 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ Clarion Partners, LLC, a leading real estate investment manager and a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, has declared its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), joining organizations from around the world in demonstrating a commitment to building a more resilient financial system and safeguarding against climate risk through better disclosures.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 28, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Proof of impact. Bitcoins are verified by a cryptographic approach known as “proof of work.” Other blockchains use. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Performance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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

3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

By Andrea Crisantes Suarez. SOURCE: Qualcomm. DESCRIPTION: As we work to get San Diego’s recovery right and build a more equitable, inclusive region, EDC’s Advancing San Diego (ASD) program aims to better prepare San Diegans for quality jobs, and expand access to diverse, qualified talent for San Diego companies. As part of this work, ASD hosted its second annual Career Exploration Day and Virtual Career Fair.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sigfox is in receivership : Low-Power Wide-Area Network provider Sigfox has filed for the French equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has six months to find a new owner or financing. The French company started over a decade ago with a proprietary solution to send small amounts of data at a low cost for the Internet of Things. It found customers in Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia, but never made inroads into North or South America.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Aflac Incorporated. DESCRIPTION: By Charles Taylor. Recognizing that nearly 50 percent of Americans face medical debt, Aflac has announced a national initiative, Close the Gap, designed to help those facing large medial bills. Aflac notes that this people in difficult situations with such bills often have a gap between health care coverage and medical bills and that low-income and/or minority communities are disproportionately affected.

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TEDxInnovations

JANUARY 28, 2022

Short-sightedness may be the greatest threat to humanity, says conceptual artist Katie Paterson, whose work engages with deep time -- an idea that describes the history of the Earth over a time span of millions of years. In this lively talk, she takes us through her art -- a telephone line connected to a melting glacier, maps of dying stars – and presents her latest project: the Future Library, a forested room holding unread manuscripts from famous authors, not to be published or read until the

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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.

3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

SOURCE: Discovery Education. DESCRIPTION: Every click creates data. As schools continue to grapple with new realities, the growing presence of online learning means an ever-increasing amount of data created by and about youth. It’s important for all members of the education community, including students, to understand the critical role that cybersecurity plays in our everyday lives.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 28, 2022

Montreal's Public Transportation System, Exo, is ordering 10 new fuel efficient passenger locomotives to help improve sustainability and meet emissions regulations. The post Montreal Public Transit System Orders Fuel Efficient Locomotives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

Words by 3P Editors. SOURCE: TriplePundit. DESCRIPTION: The list of skills that military veterans bring to the civilian workplace is well known, but employers can also benefit by looking outside the list and cultivating a veteran’s desire to develop new skills in the private sector. T-Mobile has deployed that approach with the TechX Returnship program.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 28, 2022

by John Allen, Central Michigan University The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S.

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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.

3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

GRI welcomes further appointments to the IFRS sustainability board. SOURCE: GRI. DESCRIPTION: January 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Following confirmation of two senior appointments to the IFRS International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), GRI – the provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards – has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborating with the newly established body.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 28, 2022

As president of Washington’s football team, Wright is calling on his experiences as an NFL player, business school graduate, and McKinsey partner to change an entrenched culture.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2022

Company celebrates 10 years of impact and progress. SOURCE: Ecolab. DESCRIPTION: Ecolab has received a perfect score of 100% on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), designating it as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” The CEI is a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 28, 2022

For the first time, scientists measure oxygen flow into the deep ocean interior of the Labrador Sea between Canada and Greenland. They studied how much oxygen absorbed by the sea each winter makes it into the deep, fast-flowing currents that ultimately transport it across the globe.

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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.