GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2023
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Why has the federal government not released a climate security report from the intelligence community? Was the government shocked by what it was told? The post Government has a duty to be transparent about climate security risks, even if shocking appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2023
Another month, another progressive policy announcement from the European Union, this time aimed at stamping out greenwashing by companies operating within its borders.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Australia's biggest solar farm has completed the installation of one million panels, and will shortly reach full production. The post One million PV panels: Construction complete on Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2023
How the University of Michigan is making sure its engineering students are ready to tackle sustainability issues in their careers.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Goldman Sachs report forecasts combined capacity from China solar and wind will far outstrip the government’s current 2030 target of 1.2TWh. The post China on track to triple its terawatt-scale wind and solar target appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Impact Zone brings together the best content for ESG professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Windlab says Apple's exit from major wind project is due to a milestone miss, others suggest blowback from a stark public environment report. The post Apple pulls out of off take deal for Andrew Forrest wind project in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
APRIL 4, 2023
COZUMEL, Mexico – The lights often start to twinkle on the horizon before the sun even rises on this Caribbean island. They signal the start of a daily parade of cruise ships that brings swarms of tourists and their money. They’re an economic lifeline for many of the island’s residents, and yet they leave plenty of environmental damage behind. Thousands of tourists disembark from the cruise ships in the morning, flooding the 48-kilometre-long island during the day.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Brookfield announces "first of many" renewable projects in Australia – a 400MW Queensland wind farm with a co-located battery. The post Brookfield kicks off Australian renewables splurge with 400MW wind farm and battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2023
Sponsored: How Wells Fargo is helping customers realize a more sustainable 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.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Major new report points to role smart management of energy and demand can play in the rapid shift to renewables, particularly while storage plays catch-up. The post Load shifting and energy spills: Secrets to smarter grid dominated by wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CSR Hub
APRIL 4, 2023
CSRHub recently learned about an extensive analysis of US grocery store ESG performance that was conducted by Ratio Institute. Their “ 2022 ESG State of the Industry ” Report covers the 107 largest grocery chains. It consistently evaluated 127 ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) criteria across both 62 publicly-owned and 45 privately-owned entities.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Levels of fine particle pollution and mercury are up in Victoria and NSW, while Queensland tops the lists for all emissions. The post Australian coal plants are producing less power, but more toxic pollution appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
APRIL 4, 2023
JPMorgan Chase’s sustainable finance activity declined approximately 30% in 2022, with the bank financing and facilitating $197 billion supporting climate, community development and sustainable development projects and initiatives during the year, according to its Annual Report released on Tuesday, compared to a record $285 billion in 2021. With the decline, in a year marked by significant macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, JPMorgan is sightly behind pace towards its 10-year sustainabilit
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
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Australia to play key role in 50th anniversary ministerial of IEA - once an instrument of the fossil fuel lobby but now leading calls for rapid transition. The post Australia to take key role at 50th anniversary IEA ministerial appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 4, 2023
Out of the 32 corporations with substantial construction or development activities, a mere five (16%) - have a net-zero target that encompasses the in-use emissions of delivered structures. The post CDP: Building Sector Dangerously Behind on Climate Progress appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Massive 1.65GW offshore wind project gets jump on its NSW Hunter zone competitors, taking first step on environmental approvals. The post Hunter offshore wind project gets cracking on environmental approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stanford Social Innovation
APRIL 4, 2023
By Gail Christopher & Deepa Iyer Across sectors, organizations in the United States have long placed barriers between women of color and leadership positions. Women of color are significantly underrepresented in corporate leadership roles and face systemic obstacles in the nonprofit sector where, even with advanced education and experience, they are less likely to hold leadership positions than white men, white women, or men of color.
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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
Renew Economy
APRIL 4, 2023
Analysis by Wood Mackenzie finds Tesla falling well short of its Solar Roof installation targets, and warns other BIPV products may take the lead in US. The post Tesla misses Solar Roof installation targets – by a long, long way appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
APRIL 4, 2023
Energy provider Ørsted announced the signing of a 15-year, 150 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google for renewable energy generated from the Texas-based Helena Wind Farm. The deal marks the first agreement between Google and Ørsted in the U.S., and the second globally, following a 2021 offshore wind agreement in Germany. The 268 MW wind farm, commissioned in 2022, forms part of Ørsted’s 518 MW Helena Energy Center in Bee County, Texas, and is powered by 66 turbines over 15,000 acres, pro
Stacey Higginbotham
APRIL 4, 2023
It’s clear there is huge demand for low-power , smarter sensors at the edge , and Legato Logic has a chip that it thinks can do just that using less than a milliwatt of power. The company has designed a chip to handle small machine learning models using a fraction of the power those models would require if they were running on a traditional microcontroller.
Cisco CSR
APRIL 4, 2023
As Cisco Americas Financial Services Lead, it is a great privilege and a lot of fun to meet and talk with IT and business decision-makers from many of our Bank, Insurance and Wealth clients in the… Read more on Cisco Blogs
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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.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 4, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: The Liist Impact managers craft fund strategies to restore lands and oceans. The 53rd annual Earth Day is. The post The Brief: The Liist of eight impact funds, livelihoods for Ukrainian refugees, renewables in South Africa, speaking up for workers in the Year of the ‘S’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
James Militzer
APRIL 4, 2023
Over the past few decades, energy access discourse and practice have been dominated by electrification efforts. This started to change with the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, which included a specific target for clean cooking under the seventh goal of universal access to clean, affordable energy. This broader focus was welcome, as traditional biomass-based cooking practices present major health and safety risks to people (particularly women and children) while also harming
ESG Today
APRIL 4, 2023
Supply chain insights and risk analytics company Everstream Analytics announced today that it has raised $50 million, with funding aimed at driving the company’s innovation in operational risk and ESG performance to accelerate supply chain sustainability. Everstream applies artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to procurement, logistics and business continuity platforms, aimed at enabling businesses to achieve more autonomous and sustainable supply chains by generating more complete i
McKinsey Sustainabilty
APRIL 4, 2023
Supply-and-demand mismatches for semiconductors have generated production headaches across industries. Forward-looking companies are using artificial intelligence to optimize short-term procurement.
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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.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 4, 2023
The year ahead promises to be a momentous one for progress on ‘S,’ or social issues, in public policy solutions, as a recent. The post Get ready: ESG critics are coming for ‘S’ issues appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Cisco CSR
APRIL 4, 2023
Over the years, advancements in technology and the endless waves of new innovations have created an unintended problem for most organizations today—overcomplexity.
ESG Today
APRIL 4, 2023
Despite a UK government pledge to require large listed companies to disclose decarbonization plans this year, and over 80% of FTSE 100 companies committing to net zero by 2050, 95% of these companies have yet to publish “credible” or sufficiently detailed plans, according to a new study by professional services firm EY. The UK initially committed to introduce mandatory disclosure of transition plans from financial institutions and listed companies during the COP26 conference in 2021 , with an ex
TEDxInnovations
APRIL 4, 2023
When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence of "not in my backyard" campaigns is preventing the creation of our sustainable future. Naam outlines the changes we need to make to get out of our own way and create a stronger, more reliable renewable energy grid.
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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.
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