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MARCH 25, 2024

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Gina Rinehart-backed gas company wants Australian government to stop reducing demand for gas and to include it in capacity investment scheme. The post “Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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MARCH 25, 2024

On the near-term horizon: Artificial intelligence, nature and biodiversity risks, and a muting of ambitious public climate goals.

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MARCH 25, 2024

California extends its run of reaching a peak of more than 100 per cent renewables to 17 out of the last 18 days. The post California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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

MARCH 25, 2024

Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.

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MARCH 25, 2024

5B to deploy its pre-fab solar modules at massive new gold mine that is claiming a world first production of "green gold." The post Australian solar innovator 5B to supply 26 MW solar for world first “green gold” mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Australia's solar waste problem is arriving quicker than thought, with volumes of discarded panels expected to be equivalent to 1.2GW a year by 2030. The post Australia’s rooftop solar waste problem is hurtling towards 1.2 gigawatts a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 25, 2024

Bring it on. That was the governing Liberals’ response to Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for the next Canadian election to be a “carbon tax election.” Both parties are suiting up for battle. Carbon pricing is embedded in the Liberal brand, and they are doubling down in their support for it, even as some question whether the policy has passed its “best before” date.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 25, 2024

Ark Energy to seek approval for second stage of giant wind project in Hunter Valley, just weeks after first stage approved by IPC. The post Ark Energy seeks expansion of Hunter Valley wind farm, just weeks after first stage approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

CBRE /3BL/ - Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has announced Alzheimer’s Society – the UK’s leading dementia charity – as its new UK charity partner. In the UK, roughly 900,000 people live with dementia and this number is expected to rise to 1.6 million people by 2040. It is now the leading cause of death in the UK, overtaking heart disease. Throughout the two-year partnership, CBRE will aim to raise £600,000 through various fundraising initiatives, including its flagship Great Property Bike Rid

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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

MARCH 25, 2024

Low-cost Government loans for all Australian residences could help everyone electrify. The post SwitchedOn Podcast: How every Australian could afford to electrify their home and car appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

Originally published by Pepco WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 /3BL/ - Pepco purchased $387 million in goods and services from diversity-certified suppliers in 2023, accounting for 44 percent of the company’s total purchases for the year. This expenditure, a $35 million increase from 2022, is the most spent with diverse suppliers in the company’s nearly 130-year history and reflects Pepco’s ongoing efforts to support local and diverse communities.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 25, 2024

Upstairs Downstairs - the growing gap between community and renewable energy developers. The post An Open Letter to renewable energy developers to get a grip and do better appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

In Philadelphia, a small business is brewing a revolution in the coffee industry. Win Win Coffee , owned by Nikisha Bailey and Matt Nam, is more than just a local roaster and distributor. It’s a mission-driven enterprise focused on amplifying the opportunities for Black and Brown communities across the coffee supply chain. Nikisha and Matt entered the coffee industry in 2019, noticing a significant disparity: while coffee stands as the world's second most traded commodity, Black and Brown coffee

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 25, 2024

A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic location serving as a hub for Homo sapiens during the early stages of their migration out of Africa. It highlights the period between 70,000 to 45,000 years ago when human populations did not uniformly spread across Eurasia, leaving a gap in our understanding of their whereabouts during this time frame.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

A celebration was held in our London office last week to congratulate the 44 Northern Trust employees who have successfully completed their Achieving Corporate Excellence (ACE) apprenticeship programmes within the past year. Employees from all levels of the Northern Trust organization participate in programmes, from early career to senior Northern Trust management.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 25, 2024

Beautiful white wall paint does not stay beautiful and white forever. Often, various substances from the air accumulate on its surface. This can be a desired effect because it makes the air cleaner for a while -- but over time, the color changes and needs to be renewed. Now, special titanium oxide nanoparticles have been developed that can be added to ordinary, commercially available wall paint to establish self-cleaning power: The nanoparticles are photocatalytically active, they can use sunlig

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

Originally published on DICK'S Sporting Goods Sideline Report TOGETHER, WE CHANGE LIVES Today we’re bringing you the latest quarterly giving series from The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to highlight the great work done in 2023 to support our mission to help inspire and enable youth sports participation. Throughout 2023, we: Distributed over 1,400 grants for approximately $17.5 million, including our 75for75 Sports Matter Grants Helped give more than 500,000 youth athletes the chance to play

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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

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 25, 2024

Researchers have provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological conditions.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the Mattel Inc Barbie brand’s 65th Anniversary, Stacy’s announces special-edition “Barbie-fied” Bags, consumer giveaway and donation to support the next generation of women trailblazers Partnership comes on the heels of the announcement of the 2024 Stacy’s Rise Project winners, which includes the largest grant amount in the program’s history PLANO, Texas, March 25, 2024 /3BL/ - Stacy's Pita Chips, a woman-founded brand with a longstanding legacy of sup

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ESG Today

MARCH 25, 2024

Microsoft and climate solutions provider The Next 150 announced that they have signed a 6-year offtake agreement, with Microsoft purchasing 95,000 tons of carbon removal credits generated by a new biochar production facility in Mexico. Biochar, or biological charcoal, is produced by heating biomass, such as forest residue, wood or crop waste, in the absence of oxygen, creating a stable form of carbon, which when buried in soil enables centuries-long carbon sequestration, in addition to leading t

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

Authored by Arun Parekkat Use of artificial intelligence (AI), including applications such as machine learning (ML), where AI software is trained to form its own decision-making criteria based on previous examples of a particular task in life sciences has the potential to transform how we better human health and conduct medical research. According to the Artificial Intelligence Report 2023 prepared by Stanford University in 2022, medical and healthcare was the AI focus area with the most investm

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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.

Global Renewable News

MARCH 25, 2024

It was spades in the ground this morning as representatives from Tauhara North No.2 Trust, Ngati Tahu Ngati Whaoa and our delivery partner Ormat Technologies, Inc. joined our team to bless and celebra.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 25, 2024 /3BL/ - SCS Standards is pleased to announce that a newly developed certification standard for Water Stewardship and Resiliency is now available for public review. The Certification Standard for Water Stewardship and Resiliency (SCS-116) has been developed to recognize organizations that responsibly manage water resources.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 25, 2024

Selection will help advance Ørsted's e-methanol facility in Texas, decarbonize hard-to-electrify maritime sector, and create U.S. clean energy jobs in new industryØrsted, a leading U.S.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

Originally published on Built From Scratch Sustainable forestry is an important component of our continued supply of wood products and building supplies. Our commitment to biodiversity also extends to many of the gardening products that we offer. We promote our vision of sustainable landscapes on a smaller scale by encouraging our customers to adopt responsible gardening products and methods.

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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.

Global Renewable News

MARCH 25, 2024

Aker Carbon Capture and CO280 Solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects beginning in the US and.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

By Bettina von Hagen, CEO and co-founder, EFM EFM, the forestland investment company I co-founded, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary next year. And yet, the premise upon which we started EFM – that commercial forests could and should be valued and managed for the full range of goods and services they produce – timber, carbon, biodiversity, water provision, recreation, scenic values, tribal and indigenous values and rural livelihoods – is as enduring and critical today as it was twenty years

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 25, 2024

The four-day event held in partnership with the Kenyan government brought together national and regional policy makers to discuss how energy efficiency can accelerate Africa's clean energy effor.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2024

Life-changing Innovations Innovation is the heart of Essity, maker of the Tork brand. We continuously strive to create cutting-edge solutions, improving hygiene, health, and well-being, setting new standards for a better tomorrow. Watch a replay of Essity’s webcast on Innovation: Innovating for profitable and sustainable growth To learn more, download the Essity report, "Innovating for Profitable and Sustainable Growth" here.

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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.