Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Around a million years ago, our ancestors learned how to burn wood and plants that grew using the sun’s energy. Around 200 years ago, they learned how to power ships and trains using the energy from fossils of ancient plants and animals once fuelled by the sun. Then 30 years ago, we learned how to harness solar energy directly with high-tech photovoltaic (PV) cells.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
We shouldn’t underestimate the continued destructive force of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s influence on climate policy. Why not counter that negative influence by stepping up your own leadership on climate policy?
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ESG Today
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundations’ (IFRS) new global sustainability and climate disclosure standards will be effective as of January 2024, according to an announcement today by the IFRS’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The new reporting standards are expected to be released by the end of Q2 2023, with companies beginning to issue disclosures against the standards in 2025.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Two recent analyses underscore how the global PPA market has surged over the past decade, as businesses have increasingly sidestepped wholesale markets to tap low-cost clean energy.
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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Researchers have identified 26 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops that the researchers say aren't being properly included in climate models. They note that the findings add urgency to the need to respond to the climate crisis and provide a roadmap for policymakers aiming to avert the most severe consequences of a warming planet.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Recent surveys and pilots can help us better understand the consumer appetite for reusable packaging — and provide insights into how reuse should move forward.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Tune in for keynote highlights from GreenBiz 23, including Seventh Generation CEO Alison Whritenour and Nike sustainability exec Vien Truong.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
In 2022, the Australian renewable energy industry broke through a major milestone, commencing construction on over 5,000 megawatts of wind and solar farms. This is on top of another strong year for small scale rooftop solar of slightly under 3,000 megawatts. The post Australia Constructed 5,000 Megawatts of Wind and Solar Farms in 2022 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Reef islands in the Maldives. Seagrass meadows produce large volumes of sediment that can build coral reef island shorelines, increasing the resilience of low-lying reef island nations to future sea level rise, according to new research. The new study, from Northumbria University, amd published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment , provides seemingly the first evidence of the volume of sediment produced by a seagrass meadow in a reef island setting.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! We’re taking a Brief break for the U.S. holiday. We’ll be back in your in-box on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Ready 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.
Utiliity Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Proposals from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. were considered “not up to the task." FERC directed the grid watchdog organization to bolster them, partly by setting certain deadlines.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Technology, consulting, and business solutions company Jacobs announced today the completion of its inaugural sustainability-linked bond offering, raising $500 million, with interest rates on the ten-year bond tied to the company’s diversity and climate goals. The offering follows the recent publication by the company of its Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework, which the company said forms a “crucial element” of its sustainable business strategy, PlanBeyond 2.0.
Stacey Higginbotham
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Allegion Ventures puts money into self-storage startup: Stuf Storage, a startup offering to connect landlords with underused real estate with consumers who need a place to store their stuff, has raised $11 million in funding from Allegion Ventures and Altos Ventures. The startup decks out available commercial space with storage containers and sells access to those containers to consumers.
Impakter
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Impakter Why Do So Many Companies Lack Women Leaders? Women have always been and continue to be a fundamental cog in the constantly grinding wheels of capitalism. They were the workers of the world’s oldest profession, after all, but Bloomberg’s recent report on gender equality in the workplace shows that there are still major gaps between the status of men and women in modern-day […] The post Why Do So Many Companies Lack Women Leaders?
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
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
NOVA Circular Solutions will be home to the Syndigo brand, the company’s newest portfolio of recycled polyethylene (rPE). The post NOVA Chemicals Establishes New Recycled Polyethylene Business appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Global supply chains have been under enormous pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis. In the wind and solar sectors, these pressures are compounded by industry-specific challenges.
Cisco CSR
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
When faced with the realities of the climate crisis through severe weather events like flooding, hurricanes, and heat waves, we often shut down emotionally due to overwhelming feelings of fear and… Read more on Cisco Blogs
Utiliity Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Utility operations facing hacker intrusions now and a future of millions of little-protected distributed energy resources will need smarter, more complex defenses from their control rooms to their customer-owned devices, cybersecurity design authorities said.
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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
Cisco CSR
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Our global partner community has made one need clear—to assist them in rationalizing their Cisco business portfolio and highlight the paths to growth.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
With metals demand ramping up rapidly in the face of the energy transition, new processing technologies can help meet the supply shortfall from existing operations.
Utiliity Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Amid a wintertime reliability threat, the agency should propose a solution for New England instead of waiting for the grid operator to offer one, Commissioner Allison Clements said.
Alternative Energy Mag
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future growth of the commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage market. The rising popularity of renewable energy comes with volatility and intermittence, which brings potential risks and operation concerns to the grid. Energy storage system (ESS) coupled with renewable energy contributes to grid stability.
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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.
James Militzer
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
As we discussed in an article last fall, according to FINCA survey data , which covers 11,000 households in 13 countries, almost 80% of our clients experienced deteriorating food security as a result of lost income between 2020 and 2021. This is just one sign of the impact COVID lockdowns had on low-income communities around the world — and it offers a glimpse into the coping strategies these vulnerable households must employ to respond to financial shocks.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Climate solutions and sustainable infrastructure investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Lipson, currently COO and CFO, as its new President and CEO. The company’s current Chair, President and CEO Jeffrey Eckel will become Executive Chair. The company also announced the appointment of Co-Chief Investment Officer Marc Pangburn as its new CFO.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Companies that want to scale quickly must cultivate deep market knowledge and a culture that embraces learning through failure.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Not all Chinook salmon are created equal, and this has a major impact on the energetics for southern resident killer whales. A recent study quantified the lipid content in Fraser River Chinook salmon -- the southern resident's preferred meal -- and found that spring-run Chinook salmon, the earliest to arrive to the Salish Sea are lipid-rich and energy dense; a critical factor for the killer whales who prey on them.
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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.
Utiliity Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
An overhaul of the Texas energy market could take years to implement while energy-saving measures could be launched “today, tomorrow, the next day,” said state Sen. José Menéndez, D.
Alternative Energy Mag
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The upcoming new report builds on similar comprehensive analyses of the solar PV industry, for which Clean Energy Associates is already well-known. It will take a deep dive into today’s sprawling energy storage supply chain, which consists of dozens of critical minerals and supplier countries.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Petrochemicals players that seek out value-creating opportunities can be positioned for success.
Impakter
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Impakter Children Caught in Crisis — a Need to Learn The figures are clear – crisis-affected children are not receiving the learning support they need to succeed. As the global education community engages in discussion over this issue, a focus on solutions and outcomes is what will empower these students to learn and acquire the skills they need to climb out of poverty.
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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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