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How Kathy Cacciola is creating a greener global food program at Google

GreenBiz

A year into her new job as global sustainability lead of the food program at Google, Kathy Cacciola discusses the skills and strategies it takes to land such a prestigious role.

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Solar and storage to dominate new US capacity additions in 2023

Renew Economy

Report forecasts tens of gigawatts of new utility-scale renewables capacity will be added to US grid in 2023, the majority of it solar and storage. The post Solar and storage to dominate new US capacity additions in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Satellite tracking is helping scientists pinpoint the worst emissions offenders

GreenBiz

Understanding where our greenhouse gas emissions come from is crucial to helping us curb them.

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“We might get sued:” Fossil fuel lobby wants environmental objective watered down

Renew Economy

Fossil fuel lobby demands that new laws designed to force regulators to consider and environmental and emissions in their rulings be watered down. The post “We might get sued:” Fossil fuel lobby wants environmental objective watered down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Upcoming regulations in ESG ratings: 3 implications for business

GreenBiz

Standardization is a win-win for both companies and ESG rating agencies.

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Second best month for big solar in Australia as WA facility tops rankings again

Renew Economy

Australia produces its second highest solar output on record in January, with NSW solar assets delivering more than any other state. The post Second best month for big solar in Australia as WA facility tops rankings again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australian solar giants win “Nobel for engineering” for efficiency breakthroughs

Renew Economy

Four researchers win the Queen Elizabeth Prize for their work between 1983 and 2023 improving the efficiency of solar cells. The post Australian solar giants win “Nobel for engineering” for efficiency breakthroughs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Meeting Every Experience Expectation with Cisco Full-Stack Observability

Cisco CSR

Digital transformation has come of age across nearly every industry, and expectations have changed forever. For today’s digital businesses, delivering a smooth, engaging experience comes first. In a recent Cisco AppDynamics survey , 68% of people stated it’s actually disrespectful to users for brands to offer a poor digital experience. Optimizing the experience requires context and insights Modern applications no longer reside on-premises in the data center.

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Turbine blade robot makes wind farm repairs faster, cheaper, safer

Renew Economy

Wind turbine blade repairing robot yields a return on investment within six months, repairing turbine blades four times faster at half the cost of traditional methods. The post Turbine blade robot makes wind farm repairs faster, cheaper, safer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New innovations to simplify IT for industrial networks

Cisco CSR

Customers across the globe and across industries are extending their enterprise network to new places – whether that’s roadways and intersections, utility grids, manufacturing lines, or even remote operations for wind farms. They are also prioritizing sustainability across their operations. But, to digitize these environments and build a greener future, they must overcome challenges, from complex connectivity needs and managing highly distributed assets through security and talent shortages.

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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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Big solar and wind pipeline boosted by 4.3GW of new “committed” projects in 2022

Renew Economy

Latest Clean Energy Regulator data shows nearly 50% year-on-year growth in large-scale wind and solar investment. The post Big solar and wind pipeline boosted by 4.3GW of new “committed” projects in 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Risk is the Reality: Securing Modern Applications with Cisco Business Risk Observability

Cisco CSR

Applications are running everywhere and constantly changing. As digital transformation continues moving forward in the enterprise, leaders across industries like financial services, travel, telecommunications, and manufacturing are looking for new tools to help see, analyze, and manage their applications as they digitize their organizations. Applications are no longer just another way to interact with customers, partners, and end users.

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Battery gigafactory on the backburner as Magnis walks back Queensland plans

Renew Economy

Magnis Energy Technologies has put a pause on plans, once vigorously promoted, to build a lithium-ion battery mega factory in Townsville. The post Battery gigafactory on the backburner as Magnis walks back Queensland plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Boost your 80km links to 100G with QSFP-100G-ZR4-S optical modules

Cisco CSR

Featuring Guest Blogger: Craig Pasek, Product Manager, Transceiver Modules Group Introduction Cisco’s QSFP-100G-ZR4-S pluggable module Data-intensive applications like streaming video, cloud computing, and 5G wireless are triggering massive increases in bandwidth demand even in remote areas. To keep up, service providers and network operators need to upgrade existing 10G networks with mature 100G optics. 100G QSFP28 pluggable modules are already in broad deployment across reaches from 100m

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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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Australian researchers hit solar stretch goal with tandem cell breakthrough

Renew Economy

ANU team sandwiches two solar technologies together to achieve cell efficiency at levels targeted by ARENA for 2030. The post Australian researchers hit solar stretch goal with tandem cell breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Agtech: Breaking down the farmer adoption dilemma

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Current macroeconomic conditions, consumer focus on sustainability, regulations, and changing business models could further drive farmers’ adoption of agtech products, if their concerns are addressed.

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Fortescue backs new green hydrogen technology start-up, this time in NZ

Renew Economy

Fortescue Future Industries has added to its hydrogen technology portfolio, taking part in an early funding round for a New Zealand start-up. The post Fortescue backs new green hydrogen technology start-up, this time in NZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The U.S. secretly passed a medical cybersecurity law

Stacey Higginbotham

Surprise! During the end-of-year rush to pass the federal spending bill, a piece of legislation with more than 4,000 pages apportioning out $1.7 trillion of spending, legislators included a section that helps make connected medical devices more secure. The law requires that any medical device that is connected to the internet get pre-market approval before being released to the public.

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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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UK Regulator to Test Asset Managers’ ESG Claims for Greenwashing

ESG Today

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has informed asset managers that it will be testing the ESG and sustainable investing claims made in their communications with investors, as part of its efforts to reduce greenwashing risk. The warning forms part of a letter from the FCA to the leaders of asset management firms outlining the most likely harms to consumers or markets arising from asset managers’ business mode

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Sunrun, PG&E to roll out 30-MW virtual power plant to support California grid in the summer

Utiliity Dive

Battery systems that enroll in the program will be asked to discharge power to the grid every day between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. from August through October, when electricity demand in California tends to be the highest.

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Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP

Environment + Energy Leader

In the aftermath of major power outages, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the interest in microgrids increased significantly as a way to provide critical infrastructure and services with reliable and resilient power during emergencies. The post Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Quantum Edge® Device the all in one solutions that provides unmatched benefits for Electric Utilities

Utiliity Dive

Grid complexity is increasing, and DSOs are now facing new challenges such as unpredictable bidirectional power flow, MV harmonic pollution and grid management revolution. Thanks to its multi-purposes concept QEd is the keystone to merge OT and IT ecosystems to maximize the resiliency and efficiency of the grid while simplifying maintenance operations and improving network sustainability.

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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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German Government Accelerates Smart Meter Rollout

Environment + Energy Leader

The Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has set a 2030 deadline for the energy sector to deploy smart meters nationwide, with a view to have the digital infrastructure for a close-to zero-energy supply. The post German Government Accelerates Smart Meter Rollout appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Aviva Investors Asks Portfolio Companies for Climate Transition Plans, Nature-Related Reporting

ESG Today

Aviva Investors outlined a series of sustainability-focused expectations for its portfolio companies, including publication of decarbonization-aligned climate transition plans and preparation to disclose on nature-related risks and opportunities. The expectations were unveiled in Aviva Investors CEO Mark Versey’s annual letter to company Chairs, setting out the £232 billion AUM asset manager’s stewardship priorities for the upcoming year.

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Elevating Emerging Leaders of Color Through Paid Internships

B the Change

The Benefits of Paid Internships for Diversity, Inclusion, and the Next Generation of the B Corp Movement (Photo by Microsoft 365 on Unsplash ) By Dominick Gray As part of the Certified B Corporation movement, I strongly believe in the power of business as a force for good. My name is Dominick Gray and I’m an African American student at the University of California, Berkeley.

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MSCI Launches Solution for Companies to Assess, Compare ESG and Climate Performance

ESG Today

Investment data and research provider MSCI announced today the launch of MSCI Corporate Sustainability Insights, a new solution aimed at enabling sustainability executives at listed companies to set ESG and climate goals and track progress, and to compare their sustainability data against peers. MSCI said that the new solution comes as companies are increasingly setting ESG and climate-related goals, and ramping the level of sustainability-related disclosures, as ESG issues have grown in importa

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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.

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Find My Place in Tech

Cisco CSR

I am Lauren Richardson, a software engineer for Cisco! I have to start with my introduction because, back when I graduated from Florida A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, there is no way you could have told me that I would be working for a tech company. I bet you’re wondering how I got here. My tech journey started after I closed my business “due to the pandemic.” I kept asking myself, “Well, what’s next?

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Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP

Environment + Energy Leader

In the aftermath of major power outages, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the interest in microgrids increased significantly as a way to provide critical infrastructure and services with reliable and resilient power during emergencies. The post Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Brief: The Liist of open impact funds, e-mobility in India, recycling robots, Europe’s green new deals, ethical hacking, corporate refugee responses

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! The State of the Union is… an occasion for a drinking game (with cocktails or mocktails!). The ImpactAlpha team. The post The Brief: The Liist of open impact funds, e-mobility in India, recycling robots, Europe’s green new deals, ethical hacking, corporate refugee responses appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Hundreds of water sector research reports made available at UKWIR

Envirotec Magazine

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is providing free access to over 1,000 of its water sector research reports aimed at helping to improve water and wastewater services for customers, and protecting the environment. UKWIR is responsible for shaping and facilitating the water industry’s collaborative research agenda, drawing on the input of its water company members across the UK and Ireland.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis