GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The deal with Chestnut Carbon covers the removal of 2.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over 15 years to support Microsoft's climate ambitions.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 27, 2023 /3BL/ - A 100 percent recycling target by 2050 for the world’s aluminium drinks cans has been set by industry leaders at COP 28. Aluminium producers, recyclers, rolling mills, can makers and industry associations have set the target having stressed the need for enhanced recycling to support the IEAs Net Zero 2050 goal.
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GreenBiz
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Some climate solutions don’t deserve the spotlight, while others deserve more attention.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Originally published on Rayonier.com WILDLIGHT, Fla., December 27, 2023 /3BL/ - Rayonier announced the award of $178,700 to 53 area organizations serving Nassau County. The company hosted its annual special awards breakfast on December 1st at the FSCJ Betty P. Cook Nassau Center to recognize the recipients. The grant recipients will use the funds to address a range of community needs, including civic, cultural, educational, environmental, natural resources, and health and human services programs
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.
Joan Michelson
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Governments & business leaders see climate change is "a threat multiplier,” and now are seizing addressing it as “an opportunity multiplier" Here are 7 wins in 2023.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
By Candace Higginbotham The Regions Community Development Corporation, or RCDC, launched with great success three years ago and quickly began fulfilling their mission to create inclusive prosperity in the communities that Regions Bank serves. A few years into their journey, the new organization began to experience some growing pains. The RCDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank that supports underserved communities with limited access to traditional sources of capital by providing debt
ESG Impact Zone brings together the best content for ESG professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
As originally published by GoDaddy’s Venture Forward Research Initiative Life is better as an entrepreneur – a trend revealed via our research of more than 6,000 entrepreneurs. This year, we also learned the American Dream evolved beyond home ownership and the smallest of businesses create major economic impacts, Tucson reigns as a great spot for entrepreneurs and business owners in the U.S. and U.K. have more in common than you might think.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. Researchers have now developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for soil-less cultivation, known as hydroponics.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
This story first appeared on Baker Hughes’ Energy Forward Stories. Dr Joe Powell explains how the University of Houston’s Energy Transition Institute is working to grow vital knowledge and disseminate their research. “Energy has been front-page news throughout my career, with ever-present challenges in energy supply now augmented by grand challenges in climate change and plastics waste,” says renowned chemical engineer Dr Joe Powell, founding executive director of the University of Houston's Ene
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 27, 2023
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 27 – Impact investing funds are sitting on some $200 billion in dry powder, according to Pitchbook. To get a sense. The post Holiday List No. 2: Ten impact investing trends to track in 2024 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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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
DECEMBER 27, 2023
An estimated 1.3 billion people around the world experience a significant disability, representing 1 in 6 people globally.[1] To create a more inclusive, more equitable world, Lenovo understands it must drive deeper awareness of visible and invisible disabilities, and take action to support those with unique abilities. Lenovo’s employee resource group, A Better Lenovo for Everyone (ABLE), creates a community of support for employees who experience disabilities themselves, through a friend or fam
Environmental Finance
DECEMBER 27, 2023
A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty would close the gap between the net-zero ambitions, and the COP28 pledge to move away from fossil fuel companies, writes Jeroen Rijpkema
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Originally published in Dow's 2022 INtersections Progress Report Dow is committed to the health and well-being of our people and offers a range of preventive, educational, consulting and medical services. We believe that helping our employees navigate through public health challenges, mental health concerns, individual health challenges and other threats to the well-being of our people is not only the right thing to do but also a great business decision.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2023
This week on the show I had the pleasure of sitting down with Cristin Lyons, Partner and Energy Practice Leader at ScottMadden. For those of you who may not be familiar with ScottMadden they are one of the leading energy consultants in the US and have been consulting some of the largest energy companies since the 1980’s. Boy, today’s discussion was a doozy!
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
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., December 27, 2023 /3BL/ - CRB , a leading global provider of engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life sciences and food and beverage industries, has moved its Philadelphia-area operations to the new Seven Tower Bridge building in Conshohocken. The 26,670-square-foot office accommodates a diverse group of more than 150 employees and puts CRB closer to clients in one of the world’s most critical biopharma markets.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The December 2023 issue of LPO's monthly newsletter is out! Read the email newsletter at: [link] IN THIS ISSUE: New Community Jobs & Justice Resources • MAAR Snapshot • EIR Program • SEFI Webinar • And More! Check out the latest issue on LinkedIn or subscribe to have this newsletter and other LPO announcements sent directly to.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The Highlands Training Center was born with a clear goal. Bring 1,600 local children out of poverty by 2025. “Our goal number is just 10% of the children currently living in poverty in the Upper Cumberland region,” says Ryan Barnhart, executive director of the Highlands Training Center. “We’re working with almost 800 families, including parents and grandparents, to bring these kids out of poverty over the next three years.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2023
At the beginning of each year, I make several predictions about the energy sector. You can see those predictions and read the context in Energy Sector Predictions For 2023. There are still a few days left in 2023, but there is enough available information to gauge the accuracy of these predictions. As always, I provided predictions that were specific and measurable.
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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
DECEMBER 27, 2023
In its second year, the FedEx Entrepreneur Fund awarded grants to small businesses owned by military veterans, military-connected entrepreneurs and/or entrepreneurs with disabilities in the U.S. in collaboration with Hello Alice and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). FedEx announced the 30 grant recipients of the FedEx® Entrepreneur Fund , an initiative that provides $10,000 in grants to selected small businesses owned by military-connected entrepreneurs and people with disabilities in the U
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2023
If the Governor gives up appointing, he does not govern Ronaldo Caiado, Governor of Goiás (source Estadão) This phrase really says it all! Brazilian companies and public institutions are important tools in political bargaining. It has always been like that. This is a "supra partisan" conduct. It's the famous "it's giving that you receive" as coined.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Freshippo helps peach farmers cut losses from natural disasters and increase revenue by $168/mu The grocer is also reducing the impact on Asian elephants from farmers cutting rubber Alibaba Group’s high-tech grocer Freshippo showcased how technology can help farmers harness technology to combat climate change at COP28. Technology can support farmers in addressing the effects of climate change by improving the choice of seed types, plant protection, harvesting and transport of food.
Energy Central
DECEMBER 27, 2023
[link] Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property" contains proposed regulations related to the tax credit for clean hydrogen production, as established by the Inflation.
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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.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
We released our annual Purpose Report , which reflects and celebrates the past year’s work towards Powering an Inclusive Future for All—the progress we’ve made against our goals, and the people and lives we’ve touched. The report explores the theme, The Power of Purpose , because we recognize that when we intersect our business, technology, and a network of partners together with our purpose, we create a powerful force for lasting change.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Originally published as part of the “Transforming Trade” custom content series with The Wall Street Journal. Click here to access the original article. International trade is a success story for Türkiye, whose exports hit a record high of $254 billion in the past year. Forty percent of those goods go to countries in the European Union, and their traditional entry route is by road via Bulgaria.
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Natural gas is not a clean bridging fuel to renewables, and plenty of failed investments attest to the many risks that come with gas projects.
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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.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog To continue addressing California’s affordable housing crisis and close the wealth gap, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance is leaning in to provide debt and equity toward affordable housing developments across the state, including two projects located within historical Los Angeles neighborhoods. Abode Communities’ Adams Terrace opened earlier this year in the historic West Adams neighborhood in South LA and serves seniors, including those chronically homel
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Work must continue beyond the two weeks in Dubai to drive a gender-responsive transition, writes COP28's Razan Al Mubarak in her post-COP28 reflection. Improving data, finance and creating work opportunities for women should be prioritised.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Originally published in Northern Trust's 2022 Sustainability Report Since our founding in 1889, Northern Trust has actively advanced a culture of caring and a commitment to invest responsibly in the communities we serve worldwide. Global Philanthropic Strategy Since 2020, we have worked toward a philanthropic strategy that focuses our contributions on four key areas of fundamental impact proven to improve financial futures: educational excellence, food security, accessible healthcare and afforda
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Unclear laws, overlapping jurisdictions, and a government with limited means to monitor the sector has left victims with nowhere to turn.
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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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