GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2024

The Reusies Awards highlight 3 companies, 3 activists and 3 communities driving forward circular economies.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 /3BL/ - In a notable move for the 2024 proxy season, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York City Public Pension Boards (NYCERS) submitted six shareholder proposals asking banks to disclose a novel metric for assessing their progress towards their net zero targets and contributions to the clean energy transition. The proposals yielded significant commitments and above-average support, reflecting a growing investor demand for a comprehensive understanding of banks' funding

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2024

The group wants to mine used electronics for valuable metals to reduce waste and grow jobs.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

A lot has changed in the world since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — perhaps none more than the way mental health is perceived and addressed. As in-person care shifted to primarily telehealth care during the pandemic, mental health became the specialty with the highest rate of consistent telehealth usage. Even as restrictions lifted, the effects of the pandemic on mental wellness haven’t eased.

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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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2024

The group wants to mine used electronics for valuable metals to reduce waste and grow jobs.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

CHICAGO, May 24, 2024 /3BL/ - American Airlines continues to help students find their path from the classroom to the hangar through recent scholarship awards. The airline recently awarded eight scholarships to students at events last week, helping them achieve their dreams of becoming aviation maintenance technicians. “Supporting and mentoring the next generation of aviation maintenance technicians is not only our honor, but our duty,” said Evie Garces, Vice President of Line Maintenance at Amer

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

Originally published by Walgreens Boots Alliance By Elyse Russo Clinical Trials Day is globally recognized on May 20, and this year, the Walgreens Clinical Trials team decided to celebrate with an event dedicated to women’s health. After all, May is National Women’s Health Month. “Walgreens is taking action to elevate awareness about gender-specific disparities related to health, and the importance and relevance of participation in medical research,” said Kendal Whitlock, head of digital optimiz

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 24, 2024

Researchers have outlined a way to manipulate water molecules to make CO2R more efficient, with the ultimate goal of creating a clean energy loop. Through their new method, the team was able to perform CO2R with nearly 100% efficiency under mildly acidic conditions, using either gold or zinc as catalysts.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

Authored by Joel M. Laubenstein , Donald N. Bernards Explore the groundbreaking impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) highlighted at Baker Tilly’s 2024 DevelUP conference. In an article with The Bond Buyer, Baker Tilly’s Don Bernards and Joel Laubenstein share insights on how the IRA has revolutionized tax credits, creating unprecedented opportunities.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 24, 2024

Researchers introduce a polymer-based material with unique properties. This material allows sunlight to enter, maintains a more comfortable indoor climate without additional energy, and cleans itself like a lotus leaf. The new development could replace glass components in walls and roofs in the future.

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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

MAY 24, 2024

Garrett Quinn, group chief sustainability officer at Smurfit Kappa Group, one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging, and Robert Eccles, a leading authority on sustainability, join co-host Andie Wood on the latest ESG Talk episode. Listen in as they explore the intricacies of navigating sustainability and financial performance, achieving sustainability targets, and Smurfit Kappa’s journey with implementing the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 24, 2024

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface. The temperature at which this phenomenon, called the Leidenfrost effect, occurs is predictable, usually happening above 230 degrees Celsius. A team has now discovered a method to create the aquatic levitation at a much lower temperature.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

For the eleventh time, KeyBank has received the Points of Light recognition honoring Key as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in America in 2024. The recognition is based on The Civic 50 survey that is administered by True Impact and consists of quantitative and multiple-choice questions. The honorees are selected based on the four dimensions of their community engagement and social impact programs: investment of resources, integration across business functions, institutionalization

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 24, 2024

Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest insect on the planet: the German cockroach. The team's research findings, representing the genomic analyses of over 280 specimens from 17 countries and six continents, show that this species evolved some 2,100 years ago from an outdoor-living species in Asia.

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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

MAY 24, 2024

Originally published by Walgreens Boots Alliance DEERFIELD, Ill., May 24, 2024 /3BL/ - Walgreens awards high school students and teachers more than $25,000 in prize money in the 15th annual Expressions by Walgreens creative arts contest. Expressions by Walgreens is a free contest that gives teens a platform to creatively engage and share their feelings on any topic they choose.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 24, 2024

Our latest apparel CPO survey highlights five themes shaping the industry. Brands embracing selected best practices can turn their supplier base into a competitive advantage.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

PepsiCo’s Director of Regulatory Affairs for U.S. Foods, Danielle Dalheim, discusses her important work as a change leader on the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) journey and subject matter expert on salt reduction, gluten-free labeling, compostable packaging and more. Learn how she uses her background as a registered dietitian to navigate new regulations and work towards PepsiCo’s important sustainability goals.

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Cisco CSR

MAY 24, 2024

Meraki APIs allow businesses to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, and configure and deploy networks quickly at a scale. Developrs can leverage API operations to retrieve performance metrics, monitor network health, analyze traffic data and create custom reports to gain insights into the network usage.

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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

MAY 24, 2024

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library Tell us a little bit about yourself and what do you do here at GoDaddy. Hello everyone! I’m Manoj Kumar Rajasekar, currently working as a Software Development Engineer III within the PCP Team. I joined GoDaddy two years ago. Beyond my technical responsibilities, I’m actively involved in GD Asians, which is our Employee Resource Group (ERG) dedicated to fostering personal growth and professional development within Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Is

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ESG Today

MAY 24, 2024

The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today an expanded collaboration aimed at optimizing how their respective sustainability reporting standards can be used together. The announcement builds on an initial collaboration agreement between the organizations launched in 2022, aimed at ensuring compatibility and interconnectedness of sustainability-related disclosures, in order to help reduce the reporting burden on companies complying with the multiple standards th

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2024

Tapestry congratulates Eric Chavous , Senior Manager and Counsel at Tapestry on his acceptance into the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s 2024 Sources of Success ™ Program. A highly competitive professional development program that accepts about 30 attorneys from legal departments and law firms across the U.S. each year, MCCA’s Sources of Success Program is designed to help mid-career attorneys excel as leaders within their organizations.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 24, 2024

An evolutionary biologist reports evidence of repeatable evolution in populations of stick insects.

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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.

Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 trillion in 2022, at the same time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have hit an all-time high. According to the World Meteorological Organization , global averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide, the “most important GHG”, were a full 50% above the pre-industrial era for the first time in 2022 – and continued to increase i

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Good.is: Planet

MAY 24, 2024

The renowned scientist shared his views on the existence of God in his book 'Brief Answers to the Big Questions'

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

Demand for transition-focused products grows as 1.5°C pathway falls out of sight. Several investor networks have consolidated their respective guidance on climate transition to help financial institutions measure investee company plans more robustly. Building on foundational work launched last year, the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) partnered with the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Ze

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Good.is: Planet

MAY 24, 2024

A Japanese man captured the scintillating sight in the sky and posted on X, instantly attracting attention of millions of people

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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.

McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 24, 2024

Ya Xu, vice president of engineering and head of data and AI at LinkedIn, discusses how leaders can prioritize and mature AI use cases, and capture the impact of AI in any organization.

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Good.is: Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Gen X, millennials, baby boomers, each generation depicts a specific style of typing, says Tyler.

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Environmental Finance

MAY 24, 2024

A senior European Commission official said the debate on the EU Green Deal and sustainable finance is entering a "more complex" phase over its next five-year mandate as attention turns to cost and making the existing framework more market-friendly.

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Energy Central

MAY 24, 2024

The finish on Tesla is beginning to look a bit dull. Sales have declined and new model delays are not encouraging. However, other vendors are starting to gain traction. Still, given Tesla is the 800-lb gorilla in the domestic EV market, how is its diminished outlook likely to impact EV sales growth for the year?

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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.