GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2023

A new report highlights the new business opportunities that consumer attitudes toward products represent for circular innovation in the next three to five years.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 21, 2023

One of the clearest examples of environmental racism in Canada came into starker view this week with evidence that links mercury contamination from a pulp and paper mill to the high rate of attempted youth suicide on a First Nations reserve. Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, is an Anishinaabe community of some 1,500 people. Between 1962 and 1970, a paper mill owned by Dryden Chemicals dumped about 9,000 kilograms of mercury into the English-Wabigoon river system, contamina

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2023

2023 is poised to be a record year for the booming green bonds market, according to a new Linklaters analysis.

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Renew Economy

JULY 21, 2023

Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien says solar panel inverters made by Chinese companies could be taken over by officials for spying purposes. The post Coalition says inverters in rooftop solar systems are national security risk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

SEMICON West 2023 is now in the rear-view mirror, yet its impact will be felt for many years to come. For the first time in my experience as a sustainability professional, I witnessed industry leaders coming to grips with an inherent contradiction: the promise of semiconductors marching toward becoming a $1 trillion market, while simultaneously creating a path to Net Zero carbon emissions.

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Renew Economy

JULY 21, 2023

A community panel of Ad Standards finds gas industry commercial breached the advertising code for environmental claims by making an unclear comparison with coal. The post Gas lobby forced to pull ad for misleading viewers over “50 pct cleaner” claims appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JULY 21, 2023

Australia contributes $50m as part of Quad deal to diversify clean energy supply chains, with focus on solar panels, batteries and electrolysers that produce hydrogen. The post Australia commits $50m to find new supply chains for solar, batteries and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Crain’s Cleveland Business has named KeyBank Cleveland Market President Kelly Lamirand to its 2023 Women of Note list. Honorees represent numerous industries and roles, showcasing how diverse and encompassing women’s business influence in Northeast Ohio truly is. Lamirand, who has spent her entire 25-year career at KeyBank, was honored for her longevity, passion for mentoring and commitment to Cleveland.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2023

by Simone Peinkofer, Michigan State University E-commerce may make shopping more convenient, but it has a dark side that most consumers never see. Say you order an electric toothbrush and two shirts for yourself during a sale on Amazon.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

With the school year set to start in August, AEG along with its sports franchises, the LA Kings and LA Galaxy have teamed up with six Los Angeles-based nonprofits to ensure that elementary school students across Southern California have the supplies they need to be successful during the upcoming academic year. On July 14, employees from AEG, the LA Kings and the LA Galaxy gathered at L.A.

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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.

Stanford Social Innovation

JULY 21, 2023

By Eric Nee After helping lead Stanford Social Innovation Review since 2006, I will be stepping down as editor in chief, effective January 11, 2024. I’ll be turning 70, and I am looking forward to a new phase in my life where I can pursue a variety of passions. I’m letting everyone know now, to give SSIR time to fill my role and to prepare for the transition.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Dental schools in two states are reaching underserved populations with dental care they otherwise might not get as a result of grants from Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Funding in El Paso, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah, has provided free access to dental care for more than a thousand people, including a homeless man who had never visited a dentist.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2023

Read the full story from Northwestern University. See also coverage of the study in the New York Times and the Chicago Sun-Times. A new Northwestern University study has, for the first time, linked underground climate change to the shifting ground beneath urban areas.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Funding will support organizations in Bartholomew, Carroll, Clark, Huntington and Wayne counties working to improve quality and accessibility of child care services PLAINFIELD, Ind., July 21, 2023 /3BL/ – The Duke Energy Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) Foundation today announced $115,000 in grants will be awarded to five organizations working to assess and address child care gaps in Indiana communities.

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JULY 21, 2023

A large portion of Greenland was an ice-free tundra landscape -- perhaps covered by trees and roaming woolly mammoths -- in the recent geologic past (about 416,000 years ago), a new study shows. The results help overturn a previous view that much of the Greenland ice sheet persisted for most of the last two and a half million years. Instead, moderate warming, from 424,000 to 374,000 years ago, led to dramatic melting.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

If LinkedIn is anything to go by, general interest in all things sustainability related has clearly reached an all-time high. At any given moment, my newsfeed is full of posts advocating for new solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. This constant call for action to shape a sustainable future is a good thing. But sometimes it can be really hard to picture what such solutions actually look like.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JULY 21, 2023

In Africa, climate change impacts are experienced as extreme events like drought and floods. It has now been possible to predict and monitor these climatic events, providing early warning of their impacts on agriculture to support humanitarian and resilience programming in the most food insecure countries of the world.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Noel Kinder, chief sustainability officer at Nike, and Brian Matt, head of ESG advisory at the New York Stock Exchange, join Workiva’s Mandi McReynolds on the latest episode of ESG Talk. The trio talk about ESG as a catalyst for product innovation and finding value in collaboration and learning from others. Listen Now Looking for more? Subscribe to the ESG Talk podcast on Apple , Spotify , Google , and YouTube.

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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

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JULY 21, 2023

Global executives more positive; consumer confidence improving but low; emerging economies rebound; Fed pauses rate hikes as ECB raises rates by 25 basis points; inflation low in India and Brazil.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

By Candace Higginbotham Regions Bank recently hosted the second annual CDFI Convening, attended by 25 CEOs and executives from Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) across the bank’s footprint. As he welcomed the group to Birmingham, Regions Head of Community Affairs Leroy Abrahams talked about the role these institutions serve in improving the financial health of our communities and why it’s crucial for Regions to maintain close relatio

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Cisco CSR

JULY 21, 2023

Founded more than 25 years ago , Cisco Networking Academy continues to be one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs of its kind, in the world.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

RESTON, Va., July 21, 2023 /3BL/ - Top Workplace USA 2023 has awarded CACI International Inc ( NYSE: CACI ) with five National Culture Excellence Awards as part of its annual workplace survey conducted by Energage, LLC. CACI is recognized in the following categories: Compensation & Benefits Innovation Leadership Purpose & Values Work-Life Flexibility “CACI’s leadership has created a culture that is a destination of choice and makes our employees proud to work here,” said Angie Combs, Exe

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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.

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JULY 21, 2023

Changes in ocean wave and storm conditions have not caused long-term impacts on sandy coastlines in the past 30 years, a new study has found.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Originally published on Nielsen Insights This May, Nielsen celebrated Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. Employees joined in internal events to learn more about AANHPI culture and history from their colleagues in the ALL-IN (Asians Learning, Leadership, & Innovation at Nielsen) Business Resource Group. Nielsen also released Seen, heard, valued – engaging Asian Americans through media , our 2023 Diverse Intelligence Series report.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JULY 21, 2023

An exquisitely preserved fossil forest from Japan provides missing links and helps reconstruct a whole Eurasia plant from the late Miocene epoch.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Innovation has long been a cultural centerpiece of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), and today, the company was recognized on Fast Company’s fifth annual list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. “It is an incredible honor to be recognized as one of the top innovative companies in the nation. It’s a credit to the inspired team of innovators we have here that are making it all happen,” said Scott Aakre, senior vice president, Brand Fuel at Hormel Foods.

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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.

James Militzer

JULY 21, 2023

Transporting produce in Rwanda is difficult — it isn’t called the land of a thousand hills for nothing, and the roads in rural areas are largely unpaved and often in poor condition. In addition, the country’s storage infrastructure is limited. And while there has been progress in expanding the road network and storage facilities, challenges in the transportation of produce remain.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

Just in time for summer festivities, Michigan facility upgrades improve accessibility in Mackinaw City Since 1944, American Legion Post 159 has offered veterans and their families in northern Michigan a comfortable space to connect, relax and access a variety of resources. “This is a place for men and women as they come home from war,” says Tom Chastain, Post Commander.

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Cisco CSR

JULY 21, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving market, companies are increasingly leveraging technology to create business value and agility.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

July 21, 2023 /3BL/ - Major companies and employers across the U.S. are applauding recent action in four states to advance ambitious clean vehicle standards, the latest signal of the growing momentum toward zero-emission vehicles and clean transportation policy. On Monday, New Jersey formally moved to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule which will require manufacturers to increase sales of electric and other zero-emission models within the state over time, culminating with 100% of new sales in

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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.