3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

International Olympic Committee news As world leaders meet at COP29 to agree actions to address the climate crisis, a new study illustrates how effective climate action could reduce the impact of climate change on winter sport. The most comprehensive study on the subject to date has identified a substantial difference in the number of potential future host locations for the Olympic Winter Games, depending on whether the world experiences a low, mid or high greenhouse gas emissions scenario.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

A majority of people globally believe that their companies are not doing enough to address climate change and sustainability, and many are taking or considering climate change-related significant lifestyle changes in areas affecting consumption, living location and work choices, according to a new survey released by global professional services firm Deloitte.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Giving Block , a leading nonprofit fundraising platform, faced a growing challenge: how to address concerns about the environmental impact of cryptocurrency donations. In 2023, they launched EcoGift , the first initiative committed to negating the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency donations. Powered by Climate Vault, EcoGift offsets the carbon footprint of every cryptocurrency donation made on its platformeliminating barriers for environmentally conscious nonprofits and donors alike.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

New research reveals more than 60% of Australias remaining coal power fleet is more than 40 years old, with rapidly diminishing reliability driving outage risks. The post Old king coal risks leaving Australia “in the dark” as aging power plants grow unreliable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

NEW YORK, January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), in collaboration with CECP Global Exchange , released the fifth edition of Global Impact at Scale: Challenges and Opportunities in Non-Financial Reporting. Despite dire warnings about the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pushback, the study finds most corporate leadership views ESG positively, and companies are not pulling back on ESG work or changing strategies as they know the ethical and fiscal benef

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most of Canadas major banks have elected to exit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), continuing a largely North America-focused exodus from the UN-backed coalition of banks dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, kicked off last month by their Wall Street peers. Over the past few days, 5 of Canadas 6 largest banks, including BMO, TD, CIBC, Scotiabank and National Bank have left the climate group.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

Australia's biggest coal state continues to reach new solar heights, but a different sort of generation record shows its dangerous ongoing dependence on aging fossil plants. The post New records for solar and coal underscore urgent energy challenge facing NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - Qurate Retail Group SM , which includes retail brands QVC, HSN, Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, and Grandin Road, today announced it has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundations 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the nations foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis announced today the launch of CSRD Questionnaire, a new tool aimed at enabling companies to gather data from suppliers in order to comply with the reporting requirements of the EUs new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CSRD is a major update to the EUs sustainability reporting framework, significantly expanding the number of companies required to provide sustainability disclosures to over 50,000 from around 12

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

WESTTOWN, Pa., January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - BioStar Renewables, a leading developer of renewable energy solutions, is proud to announce the start of construction on a transformative 2 MW solar field located on the historic 600-acre campus of Westtown School. This 8-acre solar project is a major step forward in supporting the schools commitment to sustainability and providing supplemental electricity to the campus.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

The facility will be located near the Baltic Sea coast of Eastern Sweden. The ground was broken on 15 January to begin construction of an underground repository for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden, one of the first such facilities in the world. Located at a depth of around 500 metres, the final repository is planned to hold approximately 12,000 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel in 6,000 canisters, and is expected to be operational in the 2030s.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb., January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - The Arbor Day Foundation celebrates an impactful partnership with MathWorks , a leading developer of mathematical computing software, as they embrace a multifaceted approach to driving positive impact through trees. As part of their partnership, MathWorks is committing $1 million to the Arbor Day Foundations pledge to plant and distribute 10 million trees in the six states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

London-based assurance services provider LRQA announced the acquisition of supply chain carbon management solutions provider RESET Carbon, in a moves described by LRQA as aimed at strengthening its environmental solutions to help clients meet growing regulatory requirements. Founded in 2009, Hong Kong-based RESET Carbon focuses on helping clients develop carbon reduction strategies and decarbonization solutions, with a primary focus to date on the Asian market.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - The names of the most important Chief Sustainability Officers of Europe were announced at the Futur/io CSO Awards on Monday night. The celebration took place at a gala dinner at the iconic Hotel Schatzalp in Davos, Switzerland, during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting week. Claire Lund, Vice President of Environmental Sustainability of GSK received the Gold CSO Award.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Learn about telemetry-first design in this latest blog from Kunal Hatode. At its core, telemetry design refers to the automated collection, transmission, and analysis of data from systems, devices, or applications. In the context of security operations, telemetry includes logs, metrics, and events generated by networks, infrastructure and applications.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

Energy transition data and analytics company Orennia announced the closing of its Series C growth financing round. The round was led by BlackRock and Temaseks decarbonization-focused fund, Decarbonization Partners, and follows a $25 million Series B financing by the company in July 2023. Launched in 2021, Calgary-based Orennia provides a software platform for energy transition developers and investors, aimed at enabling them to make informed decisions, manage risk, and increase returns.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

Frontier's nuclear modelling poses a valuable question about the pace of decarbonisation and what we are prepared to pay for it. Much of the answer, though, can be found in what the analysis left out. The post The devil of Frontiers nuclear modelling is not in the detail, it’s in the omissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Significant changes to the UK’s grid connection process under the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (CP30) will impact project timelines and readiness criteria, posing both challenges and opportunities for developers (words: Vattenfall). The UKs push towards clean power by 2030 is entering a transformative phase with the implementation of CP30. Recently published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the plan outlines reforms aimed at streamlining the grid connection proce

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

A temporary energy market rule change will allow two mothballed diesel generators to be used as emergency back-up power sources in the remaining summer months. The post AEMC answers state’s call to use mothballed diesel plants for emergency summer back-up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

UK Power Networks team at Allington Energy-from-Waste in Kent. What’s described as the UKs first smart electricity substation has been installed in Kent ready to talk to other sites and share power to where its most needed at peak times. UK Power Networks Maidstone substation is the first in a series to be equipped to communicate, in an advanced way, with other sites, drawing upon AI and machine learning technology.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

In a decision Woodside says is "not particularly" related to America's new fossil fuel focus, the Australian oil and gas major has marched back its US "new energy" plans. The post Woodside quits US concentrated solar project, puts green hydrogen plans on hold appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximise their output and prevent negative impacts on wildlife in the face of the challenges posed by climate change, according to a new report. The document lays out a series of recommendations to help tackle the problem of sediment buildup at dams and weirs across the country. Commissioned by Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW), it is based on research from the University of Glasgow and cbec eco-engineering , who worked wit

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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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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

Transgrid has selected the supplier of more key components of its massive HumeLink project, the 500kV transmission line being rolled out in New South Wales. The post Transgrid locks in supplier of high-voltage transmission kit for HumeLink project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 22, 2025

The year ends with political shifts and mixed markets: European equities are flat; US stocks are down. Global interest rates are normalizing, with the Fed and ECB each cutting rates by 25 basis points.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 22, 2025

PRESS RELEASE Gamesa Electric closes 2024 with historic figures in the PV and storage inverter business unit, achieving 25% growth in order intake and 20% growth in revenue compared to 2023. This success confirms the strong growth that this business unit has experienced, tripling its sales in the last 3 years. It is worth noting […] The post Gamesa Electric achieves new record order entry for PV and storage inverters in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

Mastercard about In Tech In Tech is our regular feature highlighting what people are talking about in the world of technology everything from crypto and NFTs to smart cities and cybersecurity. In the U.S., theres a prevailing narrative, propelled in part by politics, that the electric vehicle boom is over. But while growth is slowing, new figures released during the annual Detroit Auto Show point to strong sales globally , with a 25.6% year-on-year increase in December for fully-electric and pl

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Europes consumer packaged goods industry players must achieve and scale commercial excellence to secure revenue, margin, and market share growth. Top CPG performers outcompete in four best-practice areas.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

WHAT : Whole Cities-- a project of Whole Foods Market Foundation, dedicated to broadening community access to fresh food and nutrition education-- has opened its annual Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant window to offer financial support to locally led organizations working to expand access to fresh, healthy food and nutrition education initiatives.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 22, 2025

Minhas, S., Pandey, R. P., & Hasan, S. W. (2025). Emerging nanomaterials incorporated in membranes for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal from water: A review. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, 123888.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Altus Power (NYSE: AMPS), the largest commercial-scale provider of clean electric power, today (Jan 22) announced the completion of a 1.

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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.