Wed.Sep 27, 2023

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Is greenwashing already threatening to uproot 'nature positive' initiatives?

GreenBiz

A new study claims hollow green pledges and 'aspirational phrases' are jeopardizing efforts both to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and restore nature.

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‘Extraordinary growth’ in clean energy is keeping the ‘narrowed’ pathway to 1.5 ?C open: IEA

Corporate Knights

Fossil fuel demand falls 25% by 2030, fossil sector methane emissions drop by three-quarters, energy efficiency adoption doubles, global renewable energy capacity triples, and annual clean energy investment rises from US$1.8 trillion in 2023 to $4.5 trillion by the early 2030s in the latest net-zero roadmap published this morning by the International Energy Agency.

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American Climate Corps: What we know so far

GreenBiz

A new federal work program is hoping to train 20,000 young Americans the technical skills needed in a climate tech marketplace.

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The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?️ Hop on today’s Call, “The employee-ownership edge.” Join Mosaic’s Ian Mohler, World Education Services’ Smitha Das, Apis & The post The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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How CFOs can position companies to be sustainability leaders

GreenBiz

Chief financial officers are integral to meeting corporate net-zero commitments.

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Universities Step Up to Offer Practical Solutions to Achieving Net Zero on their Campuses and Beyond

Sustainable Development Network

The University Action to Achieve Net Zero panel at ICSD 2023 was moderated by John Thwaites, and included Tim Carter, Dano Weisbord, and Kendra Wasiluk. They discussed steps on the path to university decarbonization, as well as key barriers and enablers. On September 20th, during the 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), a panel on “University Action to Achieve Net Zero” was held at Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University and live streamed online.

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InterContinental Energy Raises $115 Million to Develop Green Hydrogen Projects

ESG Today

Large-scale clean energy project developer InterContinental Energy, announced today that it received $115 million, including a continued strategic equity investment from institutional investor GIC, and a new equity investment from Hy24. InterContinental will use the investment to accelerate the deployment of its portfolio of green hydrogen projects.

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European Investment Bank - Finland: EIB lends 175 million to Valmet to develop renewable technologies

Global Renewable News

Highlights The loan will help finance Valmet's research, development and innovation efforts to replace fossil fuels with renewables. The financing will contribute to the.

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The Futureview® Factor: A Blueprint for Employee Retention

Daniel Burrus

Attracting and retaining the best employees are two completely different concepts. Hiring the best is usually a streamlined process of seeking out the most qualified and skilled individuals and getting them to view your organization as a positive workplace to be in. But after hiring is complete, it is their turn to interview you , in a way. They finally get to see what is behind the front door at your organization.

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U.S. Department of Energy - DOE Invests More Than $18 Million to Continue Empowering Low-Income, Energy-Burdened Communities to Support Clean Energy-Related Economic DevelopmentCommunities LEAP Provides Technical Assistance to Support Community-Driven Energy Transitions

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is launching the second round of Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) to support efforts in disadvantaged communities and those with historical ties to.

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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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JUST Capital Names Alison Omens as President, Responsible for Achievement of Organization’s Key Objectives

Just Capital

We are pleased to announce that Alison Omens will be stepping into the newly created role of President, effective today. Previously, she served as JUST’s Chief Strategy Officer, among other roles, since joining the team in 2017. As President, Omens will be responsible for overseeing all of JUST’s major workstreams, strategy development, and the execution of core deliverables.

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Convergent Energy and Power LP - Convergent Energy and Power Partners with West Boylston Municipal Light Plant to Provide Cost-Reducing Battery Storage System

Global Renewable News

Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America, announced today (Sept 27) its plans to provide Massachusetts's municipally-owned utility.

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Inflation and Capitalism

Caux Round Table

A big conceptual mistake which many smart people have made over the last 260 years is to conflate money with capitalism and capitalism with money, to misperceive that they are two sides of the same coin, joined back-to-back 360 degrees in the round and so conjoined like Siamese twins. Money and its more generic category of economic dynamism – financial liquidity – are part and parcel not only of capitalism, but of all human socialized economic systems.

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Enefit Green - Enefit Green takes a big step forward in the Risti wind farm development

Global Renewable News

The first stage of the designated spatial plan for wind energy in Lääne-Nigula was adopted at today's meeting of Lääne-Nigula rural municipality council, giving Enefit Green the right to proce.

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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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Hamburg | Hydrogen Aviation Lab

Energy Central

[link] [link] Today at Hangar 7 at our Hamburg base was the proud venue for Germany`s 3rd National Aviation Conference, which Chancellor Olaf Scholz ceremoniously opened.

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AMEA Power - AMEA Power Reaches Financial Close on the 120MW Solar Power Plant in Tunisia

Global Renewable News

Highlights The 120-megawatt solar photovoltaic project is the first project under the Tunisian Concession Regime, reaching financial close The project was awarded to AMEA Power in December.

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The promise of travel in the age of AI

McKinsey Sustainabilty

What will define the next age of travel? Digital technology and artificial intelligence are empowering the industry to reimagine the travel experience and unlock long-term growth.

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Vattenfall - Silent revolution as Copenhagen's rubbish trucks goes electric

Global Renewable News

In Copenhagen, rubbish trucks are switched to electric ones. The switch is primarily intended to reduce emissions, but for the residents of the Danish capital, and for refuse collectors, electric.

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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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Hybrid work, urban ecosystems, and the future of real estate

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As the landscape of real estate changes, stakeholders need to adapt to find pockets of opportunity while supporting and maintaining tenants.

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Business Network For Offshore Wind - Report: Building a National Network of Offshore Wind Ports

Global Renewable News

The Network's report, Building a National Network of Offshore Wind Ports: A $36B Plan for Domestic Clean Energy Infrastructure highlights the urgent need for both public and private investment i.

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A new era for procurement: Value creation across the supply chain

McKinsey Sustainabilty

The past few years of upheaval have underscored procurement’s importance for generating value. The next few years could make its contributions even more critical.

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VSB Group - VSB Group, LBBW and DZ BANK sign 211 million project financing deal

Global Renewable News

VSB, the international project developer for wind energy and photovoltaics, has secured financing for one of the largest repowering projects in Europe - the Elster wind farm. The project is being joi.

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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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Kickstart your journey to IPv6 with Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)

Cisco CSR

Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) is an extension of the IPv6 architecture that enables the insertion of routing instructions, known as segments, directly into IPv6 headers.

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New York Power Authority - NYC DCAS Doubles City's Total Solar Capacity in Less Than Three YearsAnnounces Agreement with NYPA to Expand Clean Energy Generation at NYC Public Schools and NYC Department of Environmental Protection Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities

Global Renewable News

The City's Solar Capacity Will Grow From 22 Megawatts to More Than 50 Megawatts, Through the DCAS/NYPA Solar Project10 MW Solar Installation Will Be Largest Clean Energy Installation at a Wast.

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Just Climate Launches Natural Climate Solutions Investment Strategy

ESG Today

Climate solutions-focused investment business Just Climate announced announced the launch of its new Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) strategy, aimed at directing capital at scale globally to businesses focused on natural climate solutions, generating the highest climate impact as well as attractive financial returns. Founded in October 2021 by Generation Investment Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm chaired by former U.S.

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Edison International - The Grid Must Grow Quickly to Achieve California's Net-Zero Goal by 2045Edison International's new paper, Countdown to 2045,' calls for expanded electric infrastructure, further deployment of clean energy technologies to support rising electricity demand

Global Renewable News

Unprecedented innovation across planning, policy and technology is required to achieve California's net-zero goal by 2045, according to a new paper by Edison International. Countdown to 2045: Real.

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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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La Banque Postale Launches €1 Billion Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

ESG Today

La Banque Postale and its subsidiaries, LBP AM and CNP Assurances, announced today the launch of a €1 billion impact infrastructure debt fund, aimed at financing energy transition-focused projects in Europe. According to La Banque Postale, the new impact debt fund, classified as Article 8 under the SFDR regulation, will provide long-term support for projects that make a substantial contribution to mitigating climate change or are committed to decarbonizing their operations.

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International Energy Agency - The path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, but clean energy growth is keeping it open

Global Renewable News

Update of IEA's landmark Net Zero Roadmap shows greater ambition and implementation, supported by stronger international cooperation, will be critical to reach climate goalsDriving greenhouse.

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2023: The Big Shift to Managed Services

Cisco CSR

In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face countless challenges, from thwarting increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals, to meeting ambitious sustainability targets, to adapting… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers have designed a new solar desalination system that takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren't needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water at a rate and price that is cheaper than tap water.

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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.