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New coal and gas projects will erase Albo’s climate gains several times over

Renew Economy

Australia's massive pipeline for new coal and gas projects will cause more emissions than avoided by Labor's climate policies. This is very bad. The post New coal and gas projects will erase Albo’s climate gains several times over appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The risk of the CSO role

GreenBiz

An essay on the importance of shared accountability for the short and long-term impact of a company.

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“World first:” Hornsdale battery gets approval to deliver critical inertia services to grid

Renew Economy

Australia's grid takes another big step towards 100pct renewables with approval for Tesla big battery to deliver inertia services for first time at this scale. The post “World first:” Hornsdale battery gets approval to deliver critical inertia services to grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EcoVadis targets ‘millions’ in supply chain to drive ESG impact

GreenBiz

EcoVadis, an ESG ratings software firm valued at more than $1 billion, in July acquired German sustainability data mining company ecotrek.

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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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California seeks target of 20GW offshore wind by 2045, no new fossil fuels

Renew Economy

In a wind-ranging call for more ambitious climate action, California governor calls for goal of at least 20GW of offshore wind in 2045. The post California seeks target of 20GW offshore wind by 2045, no new fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Rivian’s new chapter with Amazon officially begins

GreenBiz

Amazon’s final custom Rivian Electric Delivery Vehicles have hit the road for customer deliveries.

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SheEO and PNC Team Up to Improve Access to Credit for Women

3BL Media

The global nonprofit provides interest-free loans to women-owned ventures from a revolving fund. SOURCE: PNC Financial Services Group. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Census Bureau indicates that more than 15% of all working-age women in the United States are entrepreneurs, and 40% of all U.S. businesses are women-owned. While the entrepreneurial gender gap has narrowed considerably in recent years — the 2021 Global Entrepreneur Monitor (GEM) indicates that among entrepreneurs there are nine women for eve

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Boeing and Alder Fuels launch partnership to 'make SAF a reality'

GreenBiz

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes.

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Expanding Access to Sustainable Fuels

3BL Media

SOURCE: Booster Fuels. DESCRIPTION: With the transportation sector now contributing more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than any other economic sector , the need for more sustainable transportation is unavoidable. To successfully decarbonize, fleets need urgent help to adopt low-carbon, sustainable fuels as they work to lower emissions and transition away from conventional fossil fuels.

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Victoria bans private, embedded power networks – unless they’re 100 pct renewable

Renew Economy

Victoria to start banning embedded networks from the start of 2023, with the exception of buildings run on 100% renewables. The post Victoria bans private, embedded power networks – unless they’re 100 pct renewable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Ohio Student Earns Arrow Electronics Innovation Award for Environmentally Friendly Invention

3BL Media

SOURCE: Arrow Electronics. DESCRIPTION: CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Ohio eighth grader Tarun Batchu won the Arrow Electronics Innovation in Electronics Award at the 2022 U.S. Invention Convention Nationals competition June 3 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich. The contest showcased inventions created by K-12 students aimed at addressing real-world problems.

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ACT seeks proposals for 250MW of battery capacity with at least two hours storage

Renew Economy

ACT's Big Canberra Battery project will open to tenders in August, as the government works on how its promised energy storage "ecosystem" will take shape. The post ACT seeks proposals for 250MW of battery capacity with at least two hours storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fifth Third Executive Vice President Kala Gibson Named a 2022 Most Influential Black Executive in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine

3BL Media

SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: Fifth Third today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Kala Gibson has been named to Savoy’s 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America compiled by Savoy magazine , the leading African American business and lifestyle magazine. The list will be published in its upcoming summer issue. . “ Savoy is proud to present the 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

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UK pursues space-based solar satellites to boost its energy security

Renew Economy

UK is investing money to work out how to use space-based satellites to capture solar power and send it back to earth to boost its energy security. The post UK pursues space-based solar satellites to boost its energy security appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Wood You Believe: Mass Timber Leading a Renaissance in Modern Construction

3BL Media

WSP is advancing the use of low-carbon engineered wood products for tall building construction, which provides structural strength and durability beyond traditional lumber. SOURCE: WSP. DESCRIPTION: Driven by demand for low-carbon buildings and enabled by advances in the manufacturing of engineered wood products, mass timber buildings are rapidly growing larger in size and capturing greater shares of construction markets in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

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Cisco and AWS: Securing your resilience in a hybrid cloud world

Cisco CSR

We’ve all seen the headlines like “race to the cloud” and “cloud-first.” These articles and publications are true, more and more customers have adopted cloud strategies, but there is more to the story. In these customer conversations, cloud security and network security are often discussed in unison. Why is that? . Customers desire freedom and choice when establishing resilience across every aspect of their business, and this requires both the ability to remain agile, and maintain control of

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Qualcomm Joins the Diversity Charter (“Charta Der Vielfalt”) To Promote the Recognition, Appreciation, and Integration of Diversity Into Germany's Business Culture

3BL Media

Qualcomm products mentioned within this press release are offered by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. SOURCE: Qualcomm. DESCRIPTION: Qualcomm is proud to announce that as of June 2022, they have joined over 4000 companies and organizations in Germany in becoming part of The Diversity Charter (“Charta der Vielfalt”), a corporate initiative to promote employee diversity in companies and institutions.

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Business Resiliency and Agility: The Need for Speed and Security

Cisco CSR

It’s Blockbuster Night! Say that to any Gen-Xer and it should bring a smile and recollection of days gone by. Netflix took Blockbuster by storm and grew from mail order DVDs to the streaming behemoth they are today. One day, will we reminisce about brick and mortar financial services companies being replaced by digital-first financial services companies like Alipay, Block, Grab, Klarna and Paypal?

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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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CRB's DEI Council Meets To Discuss Equity and Inclusivity Within the Workplace

3BL Media

SOURCE: CRB. DESCRIPTION: Our DEI Council recently met at our Raleigh, N.C. office to discuss CRB’s ongoing DEI journey and our work to make our company a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We want to create a space where employees are encouraged to bring their unique perspectives and individual lived experiences to our organization. CRB President, Ryan Schroeder and Chief People Officer, Danielle David, SHRM- SCP , joined DEI Council members for a week of discussion, action-planni

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Do more with the Meraki Dashboard with Cloud Management for Catalyst

Cisco CSR

In the nearly ten years since Cisco’s acquisition of Meraki, one thing has been very clear: IT admins want to be able to leverage the Meraki Dashboard and their other Cisco technologies together more fluidly, especially when it comes to their network infrastructure. Last month at Cisco Live in Las Vegas, we announced that Cisco has taken a massive step forward on this front by bringing Catalyst 9000 switching and wireless platforms into the Meraki Dashboard for the first time.

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Support From Sands Helps the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada Expand Health Care Services

3BL Media

SOURCE: Las Vegas Sands. DESCRIPTION: The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada (The Center) opened its Arlene Cooper Community Health Center in 2013 to offer local communities a safe and comfortable place for HIV and STI testing and counseling. Over the years, The Center’s leadership saw a growing need for additional medical resources to serve the LGBTQ+ and downtown Las Vegas communities and embarked on a capital campaign in 2021 to turn the health center into a full-service medical clinic.

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Securing Cloud is Everyone’s Responsibility

Cisco CSR

Cisco and AWS demonstrate shared responsibility that identifies Security “of” the Cloud versus Security “in” the Cloud. Shared responsibility remains central to every cloud initiative and defines how cloud providers and customers work together to achieve maximum security across all aspects of the cloud. While shared responsibility is a common term, surprisingly few people understand the model and fewer still have implemented it correctly.

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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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Yum China Releases First TCFD Report, Advancing its Commitment to Climate Action

3BL Media

SOURCE: Yum China. DESCRIPTION: SHANGHAI, China, July 26, 2022 /3BL Media/–Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China", NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) today released its first climate-focused report in accordance with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. Aligned with Yum China’s commitment to driving towards net-zero value chain GHG emissions by 2050, the Company outlines in the report its approach to addressing climate-related risks and opportun

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Should US banks be moving to next-generation core banking platforms?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Banks today urgently need a new core platform, but building one is time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain. It may help to think strategically and pursue a two-track process.

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American Furthers Its Commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

3BL Media

New agreement to purchase 500 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over five years from Gevo, Inc. brings the airline closer to meeting its ambitious sustainability goals. SOURCE: American Airlines. DESCRIPTION: FORT WORTH, Texas, July 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ - American Airlines announced it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, Inc. for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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US summer travel 2022

McKinsey Sustainabilty

McKinsey’s recent US travel survey shows that leisure travel is booming, and this summer many people are planning to take their vacations “no matter what”.

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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.

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Innovative Agriculture and Construction Equipment Forging a More Sustainable Future

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: CNH Industrial and its global brands are committed to a sustainable future for everyone. . In this video, the company highlights their range of exciting, innovative products and concepts that are breaking new ground for the agriculture and construction industries. From ‘Project Zeus’ at CASE Construction , which introduced the world to a fully electric backhoe loader, to the New Holland T6 Methane Power Tractor , the first 100% methane powered production tra

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Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 4 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 28 notes

Cisco CSR

Episode 28 of the Cisco Optics Podcast is now posted! See below for episode notes. Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 28. Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan. Part 4 of 4. The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly.

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From U.S. Army Guitarist to The Home Depot Sales Associate: John Moody Talks Music, Appliances and Career Growth

3BL Media

SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: To his coworkers in Ogden, Utah, John Moody is known as a knowledgeable Home Depot associate who has been with the company for 15 years. He’s often seen wearing his orange apron in the appliances department, helping customers find the perfect fridge or stove for their home. But before his love for retail began, John explored his passion for music early on.

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Ecolab Is on Its Way to Reducing Its Water and Carbon Impact

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2021, Ecolab invested more than $1.2 million to improve water and energy reductions, which took place at more than 20 facilities worldwide. The post Ecolab Is on Its Way to Reducing Its Water and Carbon Impact appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis