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Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability

Renew Economy

Construction begins on three big battery projects across Scotland that will boast a combined capacity of 1GW/2GWh and provide "world-first" grid services. The post Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COP27: This past year in deforestation

GreenBiz

After bold commitments, what is happening to forests, and what actions are coming next?

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NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 22,000 public schools

Renew Economy

Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant are underway, with launch of EOI process by NSW government. The post NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 22,000 public schools appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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System-level change for circularity: The central role of partnerships

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Leadership no longer looks like a large company beating the competition to an incredible, unique solution; it looks like changing the system through collaborative innovation.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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How green will Canada’s hydrogen push be?

Corporate Knights

Governments around the world are promoting clean-burning hydrogen as a critical component of our net-zero drive to avert the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. In Canada, the federal government’s 2020 hydrogen strateg y posits the fuel could supply as much as 30% of Canada’s final energy consumption by 2050. That may be wildly optimistic: the Canadian Climate Institute released a report in February 2021 that found that hydrogen could supply 3 to 10% of energy demand by 2050.

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World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform

Renew Economy

Equinor is using the Hywind Tampen project to help power operations at its Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea. The post World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bowen commits to offshore wind alliance as Australia weighs 40GW of proposals

Renew Economy

Australia joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance to tap the collective experience of other countries as it develops its own industry from scratch. The post Bowen commits to offshore wind alliance as Australia weighs 40GW of proposals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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US introduces new carbon trading scheme to boost investment in developing countries

GreenBiz

Critics question plan’s value in dealing with climate crisis and its potential to ‘harm communities and undermine human rights.

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Stanwell inks its biggest PPA yet to supply 100 pct renewables to coal mining giant

Renew Economy

Anglo American inks deal with Queensland coal utility to source 100 per cent renewables for the production of steelmaking coal. The post Stanwell inks its biggest PPA yet to supply 100 pct renewables to coal mining giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EV charging hubs: Why the experience matters

GreenBiz

Hub-style designs, a fast-growing trend, aim to make EV charging more appealing to drivers.

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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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Fortescue secures land rights for 7.6GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans

Renew Economy

Fortescue Future Industries secures "exclusive" land rights for up to 7.2GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans. The post Fortescue secures land rights for 7.6GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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100+ Rising Creators Take Center Stage in Online Holiday Marketplace Hosted by SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky's the Limit”)

3BL Media

SOURCE: Skys the Limit. DESCRIPTION: November 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ -Shoppers can direct their dollars straight to emerging entrepreneurs and small business founders this holiday season through the nonprofit organization’s largest brand showcase to date. The curated collection of shops is 100% comprised of creator-led brands traditionally excluded from pathways to business empowerment, and features founders who identify as women, LGBTQI+, BIPOC, disabled and low-income backgrounds.

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“Great day for Australia’s decarbonisation:” Cannon-Brookes celebrates AGL board wins

Renew Economy

Mike Cannon-Brookes hails the historic victory at AGL annual general meeting as a "great day for Australia's decarbonisation.". The post “Great day for Australia’s decarbonisation:” Cannon-Brookes celebrates AGL board wins appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to ensure your sustainability initiatives don't backfire

GreenBiz

We need to get better at marketing sustainability.

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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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New wind, solar and battery additions at lowest level for five years in Australia

Renew Economy

Regulator says new additions to the grid at their lowest level for five years, but gets its data mixed up when comparing coal output with wind and solar. The post New wind, solar and battery additions at lowest level for five years in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Schneider Electric Appoints Pasha Ponomarev As Head of EMEA Sustainability Business

3BL Media

SOURCE: Schneider Electric. SUMMARY: Pasha joins sustainability leader to advance consulting capabilities in the energy transition. Focus in coming year will be to help companies weather European energy crisis while continuing to advance sustainability objectives. DESCRIPTION: RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, November 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business, a leading global consultant on energy and emissions management and corporate renewable purchasing, has appointed Pasha

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Cybersecurity threats are top of mind for healthcare CIOs and CISOs

Cisco CSR

The future of healthcare is being driven by innovation and digital transformation, with a heightened focus on open-standards interoperability and distributed ecosystems. . While the acceleration of digital technologies, IoT, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and medical device utilization has been beneficial in driving more informed care delivery and greater access to care, the introduction of more devices on the network creates increased risk across the threat landscape.

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3Mers Push Ukraine Giving Past $2M

3BL Media

SOURCE: 3M. DESCRIPTION: At the outset of the war in Ukraine, the need for help was clearly immense. In response, 3Mgives , in coordination with its humanitarian partners, made a $2 million commitment in March to help. While the work to help isn’t over, thanks to individual 3Mers around the globe, that milestone has been met. On top of $1 million in immediate financial aid to EMEA-based nonprofits and our humanitarian aid partners Direct Relief and MAP International, EMEA-led product donations s

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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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Global flows: The ties that bind in an interconnected world

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Economic and political turbulence have prompted speculation that the world is already deglobalizing. But the evidence suggests that global integration is here to stay, albeit with nuance.

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A Slice of NiCE: Nickelodeon Community Efforts - October 2022

3BL Media

SOURCE: Paramount. DESCRIPTION: A Slice of NiCE is a bi-weekly update/preview into what Nickelodeon Animation & the Community Efforts (aka NiCE) team is up to around the globe. Week Of October 10th. Let's Draw! w/ Lollipop Theater. Serial volunteer Joe Mandia, CG Animation Director on Kamp Koral , led a drawing session for kids in hospitals in nationwide.

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Taking a skills-based approach to building the future workforce

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Our work with the Rework America Alliance highlights how a skills-based approach can help US employers expand talent pools and retain great workers—even through economic uncertainty.

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Collaborating on Climate-Related Technology and Policy Solutions

3BL Media

SOURCE: American Airlines. DESCRIPTION: American is actively working to reduce our carbon footprint, but we recognize that we cannot achieve our ambitious goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 on our own. Given the nature of the climate challenge and of our industry, transitioning to low- and no-carbon aviation depends on innovations in airframe, engine and fuel technologies, combined with effective policies that drive those innovations and the necessary investments to bring them to scale.

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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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Open Banking and Ecosystems

Cisco CSR

Venmo, just like Google, has become a proper noun AND a verb. Venmo solved a problem of an individual wanting to pay another individual (or even small business) without having to use cash, check or even debit/credit card. Open banking made this possible. Open banking allows third-party financial services companies to access consumer banking, transaction, and other financial data via the secure use of APIs.

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KFC Philippines To Have 54 Solar-Powered Stores by Q1 2023

3BL Media

SOURCE: Yum! Brands. DESCRIPTION: KFC Philippines continues to ramp up its pioneering efforts toward more sustainable and environment-friendly operations with the installation of solar power systems in at least nine more stores by the first quarter of 2023. Continue reading. Tweet me: @kfc Philippines continues to ramp up its pioneering efforts toward more #sustainable and environmentally-friendly operations with the installation of solar power systems in at least nine stores by the first quarte

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The industrial IoT is getting the IT treatment

Stacey Higginbotham

Marvell has launched a line of chips designed to bring Ethernet to factory and industrial settings. The chips include several security features as well as time-sensitive networking. And because Marvell believes the time is ripe for the IIoT to get a dose of Internet Protocol (IP), it has integrated these features into one module, lowering costs and signaling that demand has reached a point where the integration effort makes sense.

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on COP27 and Helping Clients Achieve Sustainability Goals

3BL Media

SOURCE: IBM. DESCRIPTION: IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna recently sat down with Forbes Middle East to discuss, among other topics, how the company is helping clients advance their sustainability agendas. "Technology has to play a fundamental role in how sustainability and zero-carbon is achieved," Krishna said, and explained that IBM is well-poised to address these hurdles.

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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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European Regulators Launch Greenwashing Study

ESG Today

Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) announced today a Call for Evidence on greenwashing, aimed at gathering information on greenwashing risks and practices across the banking, insurance and financial markets sectors. The ESAs include The European Banking Authority (EBA), The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

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CNH Industrial at the Technology Biennale: Lady Suzanne Heywood Talks About Leadership Through Innovation

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: How can technology enhance humanity – and vice versa? The Chair of the CNH Industrial Board of Directors – Suzanne Heywood – spoke at the Technology Biennale last week. This four-day event sees 280 global experts address the most pressing and challenging matters in the tech space. The event is hosted by Politecnico di Torino (Turin Polytechnic University) – Italy’s oldest public technical university.

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Energy Giant Iberdrola Pledges to Reach Carbon Neutrality in Power Generation Plants by 2030

ESG Today

Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced a series of new climate goals, including targets to achieve carbon neutrality in its power generation plants by 2030, and to reach net zero across its full value chain by 2040. The new goals form part of the company’s new Climate Action Plan, launched at the COP27 climate conference. The company said that its plan makes Iberdrola “the energy company with the most ambitious targets in this area.”.

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Mastercard Supports the President's Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience

3BL Media

SOURCE: The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. DESCRIPTION: Mastercard is responding to President Biden’s “Call to Action” to the private sector to address climate adaptation challenges and support the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). We announced a new partnership at COP27 with @ BFA Global to join The CIFAR Alliance, which is dedicated to accelerating innovative fintech-enabled solutions to help vulnerable populations build resilience and adapt to climat

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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.