Fri.Jan 19, 2024

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Grant seeks to recruit Appalachian manufacturers for clean energy economy

GreenBiz

A group of regional partners is seeking to find and support more than 1,000 small and medium manufacturers to play a supply chain role in the growing clean energy industry.

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Remembering John Godfrey, a rare breed of politician without a partisan edge

Corporate Knights

The following is an excerpt from the eulogy delivered at John Godfrey’s funeral. The journalist and politician died on Dec. 18, a day before his 81st birthday. We have all lost a wonderful friend, father and husband, and we miss him dearly. John was a thoughtful and accomplished man, who lived at least nine separate careers – and that’s just last year.

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‘Scale out, not up’: Rethink your circular strategy

GreenBiz

Circular Economy Podcast host Catherine Weetman offers three watchwords to create value beyond the customer base.

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WHC Launches Professional Network for Women Working in Business and Nature

3BL Media

BETHESDA, Md., January 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) announces the launch of Elevate , a robust network of women leaders working at the intersection of business and nature. Elevate seeks to fill the gap of global initiatives for women working on nature-related issues in business by providing a network to connect with and learn from one another.

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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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Four for 2024

Chris Hall

David Grimaud, CEO, Bamboo Capital Partners, makes the case for stronger commitments to impact investing to deliver on the UN SDGs. Those sceptical about ESG investing, of which impact investing is often seen as part, have recently publicly argued in influential media outlets such as the Financial Times , that ESG investments have had their day and they are essentially pushing against the unstoppable forces of capitalism and so will die out soon.

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Governor Justice and T-Mobile Announce $200+ Million in Completed Network Upgrades for West Virginia

3BL Media

CHARLESTON, W. Va., January 19, 2024 /3BL/ - During a press event at the West Virginia State Capitol today, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, along with T-Mobile executive Edwige Robinson, highlighted the impact of a $200 million investment from T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) in the Mountain State. The investment has had a striking impact on the citizens and businesses of West Virginia, a state that has often been left behind by technology’s march.

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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Sustainability Disclosures: The Intersection of ESRS and GRI Standards

3BL Media

GRI experienced another eventful year in 2023. One of the most significant happenings was the signing of a new collaboration agreement with EFRAG, the organization mandated by the European Commission to prepare the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), on November 30th. This agreement solidified the commitment of both organizations to ongoing collaboration in this critical time for the evolving global corporate reporting landscape.

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EU Banking Regulator Releases Proposed Requirements for Banks to Manage ESG, Climate Transition Risks

ESG Today

EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the launch of a consultation on new proposed guidelines, setting out requirements for banks to identify, measure, manage and monitor ESG risks, including setting plans to address risks arising from the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral economy. Requirements for banks under the proposed guidelines would include undertaking regular materiality assessments of ESG risks, ensuring the ability to identify risks through data proces

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CNH Cleans Up at the 2024 AE50 Awards

3BL Media

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has selected products from CNH brands, Case IH and New Holland , as 2024 ASABE AE50 winners. This recognition signifies the 13th time in the past six years New Holland has been acknowledged during the awards. The products awarded include the T6.180 Methane Power tractor and the T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence ™ from New Holland.

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Sustainable Bio-based Materials Producer ZymoChem Raises $21 Million

ESG Today

Biotech startup ZymoChem announced today that it has raised $21 million, with proceeds from the Series A funding round, in addition to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and existing revenues, to be used to launch its first high-performance material and advance its first partnered product to commercial scale. Founded in 2013, California-based ZymoChem uses microbes to convert renewable feedstocks into high-value, biodegradable polymers with a near-zero CO2 emissions footprint.

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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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Comfort Colors’® Proprietary Clean Dye Process, Pigment Pure™, Offers Soft Fabrics and Colorful Dyes Made With Respect®

3BL Media

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados, January 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Comfort Colors ® , a leading lifestyle brand, is excited to share that its proprietary dyeing process, the recipe behind the beloved weathered hues for which Comfort Colors ® has come to be known, has a new name and look – Pigment Pure™. Built on years of research and development, Pigment Pure™ dyeing technology uses, on average, three times less water, consumes less energy and has a quicker processing time versus other traditional dyeing process

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How could Panama Canal restrictions affect supply chains?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

A cap on canal transits could reroute millions of tons of cargo. Different sectors face different choices.

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Southwire Joins Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

3BL Media

Southwire is pleased to announce its membership in the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), a non-profit dedicated to advancing smart, clean energy solutions. As an established leader in the electrical industry, this collaboration reaffirms Southwire’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. “We are thrilled to join SEPA and be a part of a community driving positive change in the industry,” said Norman Adkins, Southwire’s chief operating officer.

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Program Associate, SDSN Networks & SDSN Youth

Sustainable Development Network

POSITION SUMMARY The Program Associate will be pivotal in supporting the growth and impact of the dynamic SDSN Network. Their responsibilities will involve assisting the Head of the Networks team and the Vice President of Networks to facilitate the localization and implementation of the SDGs through a number of projects, conducting background research, preparing briefs and assisting in organizing communication and events.

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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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Sustainability and the C-Suite

3BL Media

Cognizant’s head of ESG, Aya Kiy-Morrocco, and Amelia Pan, managing director in the strategic advisory group of PJT Partners, join co-host Mandi McReynolds to discuss how sustainability leaders can partner with their C-suite and boards to advance ESG strategy and meet stakeholder demands for transparency, accountability, and action. Listen Now Looking for more?

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Today’s good to great: Next-generation operational excellence

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Is tech accelerating your business operations—or getting in the way? To get lasting value from their tech investments, business leaders need a renewed understanding of operational excellence.

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Sofidel Receives the 2023 Hunter Industries’ Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award

3BL Media

HORSHAM, Pa., January 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Sofidel , a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, was awarded the Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award for its Papernet powered by HyTech Seas dispensers. This award from Hunter Industries is given to companies that have made a significant impact in the areas of social responsibility and sustainability.

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Take Five: How to Move a Mountain

Chris Hall

A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.  This week saw AI governance concerns overshadow discussion of sustainability risks by the great and good of Davos. Biodiversity’s bond boom – Demand for sovereign debt is already soaring this year on expectations of falling interest rates, with France already benefiting from a twelve-fold oversubscription to its fourth green bond earlier this week.

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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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Santa Maria Community Services Receives $150,000 Grant from KeyBank Foundation to Support Stable Families Program for Families on the Brink of Homelessness

3BL Media

Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. is pleased to announce a significant grant of $150,000 from the KeyBank Foundation , aimed at bolstering its Stable Families program. The grant will be distributed over three installments, providing critical support for families on the brink of homelessness in Hamilton County. Santa Maria’s Stable Families program seeks to extend a helping hand to households facing housing instability.

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Long Live Life

Chris Hall

Dr Sarah Chapman, Global Chief Sustainability Officer at Canadian insurer and investor Manulife, says investments in people and planet can be mutually reinforcing. Longevity is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. By 2050 , 80% of older people will be residing in low- and middle-income countries. By 2030, even Thailand will be a ‘super-ageing society, with more than 20% of its population predicted to be older than 65 by then.These longer lifespans may be hard to bear.

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Henry Artalejo Is Not Your Typical HR Leader

3BL Media

Originally published by Billy Yost on Hispanic Executive Henry Artalejo drops a startling piece of knowledge only a few minutes into his conversation with Hispanic Executive. The current SVP of global human resources at Griffith Foods , Artalejo is an HR and business leader with over twenty-five years of global leadership—from telecom to retail, basic ingredients to luxury chocolates—and a long history of driving HR success in both public and private companies (including an expat assignment in t

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Black Hat Europe 2023 NOC: Threat Hunting

Cisco CSR

Cisco is a longtime partner of the Black Hat NOC and 2023 was our seventh year supporting Black Hat Europe.

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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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Why Taco Bell’s New Boss Says He’s ‘Not the Dictionary Definition of a CEO’

3BL Media

By Jason Feifer Originally published by Jason Feifer on Entrepreneur Everyone knows Taco Bell. But not everyone knows Sean Tresvant, who took over as CEO at the beginning of this year. And Tresvant likes it that way. "I've never been one who does it for the limelight," says Tresvant. He doesn't go on TV to pontificate, and generally prefers that colleagues be interviewed instead of him.

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‘We need to invest in health workers between major pandemics—not just when we have a pandemic’

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Former US government official and long-time social entrepreneur Raj Panjabi shares insights on the importance of community health workers and on how being a refugee connects to his perspective on health equity.

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Northern Trust Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Giving Back

3BL Media

This week, Northern Trust partners celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy by going out into the community and engaging in service. In Chicago, members of our Black Business Resource Council joined the Obama Foundation and their CEO Valerie Jarrett to support the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Combined, they packed 11,436 pounds of apples, which will go towards making 13,423 meals.

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Investors Should be “Voice of Reason” on Global Tax

Chris Hall

Too many cooks in the kitchen could, however, overcomplicate efforts to ensure fairness and transparency of new rules.   Investors and businesses have an important role to play in pushing for political cohesion on the establishment of a fair and clear global tax system.  There has been ongoing tension between the UN and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) around which body should be responsible for reform efforts, as the OECD continues its implementation of Pilla

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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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The Virginia Natural Gas Foundation Donates $60,000 To Address Food Insecurity in South Hampton Roads

3BL Media

Southern Company VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., January 19, 2024 /3BL/ - The Virginia Natural Gas Foundation has awarded a $60,000 grant to support the Children's Health Investment Program (CHIP) of South Hampton Roads' initiative to improve the health and well-being of children and families in southeastern Virginia. The grant will allow CHIP officials to begin construction of a community kitchen that will seek to address food insecurity, as well as provide educational programs centering on affordable, he

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Wobbling particles in the sky

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Tiny particles such as ice crystals or ash particles tend to oscillate as they settle through the atmosphere. In their experiments, the scientists were able to track non-spherical particles of size smaller than 1 millimeter with unprecedented accuracy. Their observations gave rise to a model which can help to refine prediction on air pollutants or weather forecasts.

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Women in Trucking Association Announces Its January 2024 Member of the Month

3BL Media

Originally published by Women In Trucking The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Kierra Meyer as its January 2024 Member of the Month. Meyer is the Senior Manager of the Operations Academy at Sysco Corporation. Meyer knew when she was in college that there was more extensive training needed for truck drivers. Little did she know though that she would end up being an intricate part of that training and so involved in the trucking industry.

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Deal spotlight: recycling heat waste from data centers

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 19 — Amazon is doing it. So are Meta, Microsoft and Google. The tech giants have begun capturing excess heat generated. The post Deal spotlight: recycling heat waste from data centers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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.