Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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These innovations pull plastic pollution from rivers before it reaches the ocean

GreenBiz

Over 90 percent of ocean plastic waste comes from just 10 rivers. But innovative businesses are deploying low-cost, low-tech solutions to stop them.

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Lessons From Black Entrepreneurs

3BL Media

SOURCE: Morgan Stanley. SUMMARY: Our recent panel discussion to mark Black History Month—featuring three alumni from our in-house accelerator for women and multicultural entrepreneurs—explored issues of access to funding, the Black wealth gap and other challenges unique to Black founders. DESCRIPTION: While Black History Month celebrates the past accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to our shared culture, it also provides a chance to look ahead to the future of Black achievemen

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What goes around comes around: shipping in the circular economy

GreenBiz

The circular economy presents an opportunity for consumers to live more sustainably and the parcel serves as the lifeblood for the circular economy.

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The Scotiabank Women Initiative Launches Accelerator Program and Virtual Conference for Women in the Automotive Industry

3BL Media

SOURCE: Scotiabank. DESCRIPTION: QUÉBEC CITY, March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Scotiabank Women Initiative ® is proud to launch the Women in Auto Accelerator , a first-of-its-kind mentoring and networking accelerator program to help women build their careers in the Quebec automotive industry. The program, offered free of charge to participants, connects young professionals with experienced industry leaders for mentorship and direct coaching and supports peer–to–peer exchanges by promoting ties b

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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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These innovations pull plastic pollution from rivers before it reaches the ocean —here’s how

GreenBiz

Over 90% of ocean plastic waste comes from just 10 rivers. But innovative businesses are deploying low-cost, low-tech solutions to stop them.

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Team Depot Associates Help With Flood Recovery Efforts in Chehalis, Washington

3BL Media

SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: The Lewis County Gospel Mission (LCGM) in Chehalis, Washington, is the only nonprofit organization in their area that allows homeless individuals to gather indoors and receive services. They also provide clothing, food, outdoor gear and more for the community. On Jan. 7, the city of Chehalis experienced record-setting rainfall and the worst flooding in over a decade.

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Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with ENGIE North America to Develop Renewable Energy

3BL Media

SOURCE: Stanley Black & Decker. DESCRIPTION: Stanley Black & Decker has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with ENGIE North America (“ENGIE”), a global leader in low-carbon energy solutions, to develop new wind energy in Texas. What a major step toward achieving carbon neutrality across our operations by 2030. Among the process we can look forward to – delivering the equivalent of 54 megawatts of new wind power capacity or approximately 205,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of ren

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The energy transition needs these missing ingredients

GreenBiz

Public utility commissions across the U.S. don't have what they need to support the evolving energy system.

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Discovery Education Supports Social-Emotional Learning Day with High Quality Resources for Educators, Students, and Families

3BL Media

SOURCE: Discovery Education. DESCRIPTION: SILVER SPRING, Md., March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, high quality digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day nationwide. Established in 2019 by SEL4US and the Urban Assembly, SEL Day empowers communities to celebrate the importance of social-emotional learning.

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Episode 307: Women shaping the future of climate action, finance and ESG

GreenBiz

Plus, a quick catch up with Dylan Siegler, vice president and senior sustainability analyst at GreenBiz.

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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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CNH Industrial's Sustainability Stewardship

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: The new CNH Industrial continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities. Kelly Manley, Chief Diversity & Inclusion, Sustainability and Transformation Officer, discussed the Company’s Sustainability strategy at CNH Industrial’s Capital Markets Day held on February 22, which includes: Carbon Footprint, a full commitment to science-based target initiatives (SBTi) as a natural continuation of

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Chanel, L'Oréal and Nespresso embrace this novel decarbonization approach

GreenBiz

Is carbon insetting the next big thing?

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Credibility Through Accountability - GRI Sets the Standard

3BL Media

‘Greenwashing’ concerns can’t be addressed without effective reporting standards. SOURCE: GRI. DESCRIPTION: March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - What is the role of the various ESG standards, frameworks, ratings and rankers, when it comes to how sustainable business practices are measured and achieved? As the latest issue of The GRI Perspective sets out – ESG standards, frameworks and everything in between – each have their own important contributions to make.

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Pause for celebration — a global plastics treaty is on the way

GreenBiz

This development is a very big deal.

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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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WSP Sets Bold Ambitions in Its Global Strategic Action Plan

3BL Media

The 2022-2024 Global Strategic Action Plan unveils the ambitious long-term vision of WSP to become the undisputed leader in the industry and provides a three-year action plan with detailed targets. SOURCE: WSP. DESCRIPTION: WSP aspires to double in size in the long-term and aims to become the undisputed leader in the industry. To get there, the organization today released the highlights of its 2022-2024 Global Strategic Action Plan.?.

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5 Reasons a Raspberry Pi Belongs in Your Network Lab

Cisco CSR

It’s Pi Day, everyone — my favorite crowd-sourced holiday. And not just because of my deep affection for fruit/sugar-filled pastries. Nope, since it was first released ten years ago, I’ve loved the Raspberry Pi microcomputer. So, when I was asked if I had any ideas for a Pi-Day blog, I knew exactly what I wanted to write. So, I bring you… 5 Reasons a Raspberry Pi Belongs in Your Network Lab!

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How To Create a Healthy School Environment

3BL Media

This article looks at 7 key components of healthy school environments and emerging scientific insights on how our physical environments affect students’ health and academic performance. SOURCE: Delos. DESCRIPTION: How To Create an Optimal School Environment for Student and Staff Well-Being. Children in the U.S. spend about six hours per day or 1,000 hours per year in school , during a time of life when they are more sensitive to environmental influences.

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Bringing Kenna Security into SecureX Orchestration

Cisco CSR

For the past year, we’ve been working to develop and publish use cases for SecureX orchestration. To date, we’ve published 64 workflows that address a wide variety of use cases including automated investigation, automated response, incident promotion, and more. One of our newer use cases, number 53 , brings Kenna Security into the orchestration ecosystem.

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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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7th Annual Women Transforming Technology (WT2) Conference - Registration Open

3BL Media

SOURCE: VMware. DESCRIPTION: PALO ALTO, Calif., March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced registration is open for the seventh annual Women Transforming Technology (WT2) Conference, being held from April 11-12, 2022. Everyone is invited to participate in the conference, which is now in its third year as a virtual event.

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IoT news of the week for March 11, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

MWC was about the emergence of private 5G : Mobile World Congress (MWC) was held in person this year following a two-year slough caused by the pandemic. Attendance was about 60% of 2019 levels, but the trends were similar. The author of this article proposes that while there was a lot of talk about 5G and its impact on industrial and enterprise IoT, the real 5G adoption is still a couple of years out.

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American Airlines 37th Annual Celebrity Ski Raises $1.2 Million for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

3BL Media

SOURCE: American Airlines. DESCRIPTION: FORT WORTH, Texas, March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ — American Airlines and its partners raised $1.2 million benefitting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the 37th annual American Airlines Celebrity Ski event this past weekend. After celebrating last year’s event virtually due to the pandemic, guests returned to Beaver Creek, Colorado, with a renewed and vibrant sense of energy and dedication to supporting the fight against Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

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How climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

Environmental News Bits

by Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University and Sunshine Swetnam, Colorado State University The Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace.

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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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Leaders Need to Expand Their Thinking Constantly: Laura Kohler

3BL Media

SOURCE: Kohler Co. SUMMARY: People and business leaders should continuously broaden their perspectives and rethink traditional solutions in light of the shifting business dynamics and talent shortage. Laura Kohler, Kohler's SVP HR, Stewardship, and Sustainability, discusses the challenges of today's workplace. DESCRIPTION: Laura Elizabeth Kohler, the fourth-generation leader of her family's 150-year-old manufacturing firm, is passionate to bring about positive change in workplace.

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War in Ukraine -- and what it means for the world order | Ian Bremmer

TEDxInnovations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created previously unthinkable changes in geopolitics, seemingly overnight. In this vital conversation, political analyst Ian Bremmer takes a closer look at the global implications of the war, including NATO and the EU's renewed sense of purpose, the spiral of escalation, energy politics and the significant, potentially permanent shifts in the world order.

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CIT Employees Receive Shout Out From The Who for Their Work With Teen Cancer America

3BL Media

SOURCE: CIT. DESCRIPTION: Rock on! Our employees were honored to receive a video thank-you from Roger Daltrey, co-founder and lead singer of the iconic rock band The Who, acknowledging our ongoing support of Teen Cancer America (TCA). Learn more about our commitment to TCA here. About CIT. CIT is a division of First Citizens Bank, the largest family-controlled bank in the United States, continuing a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations.

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California prepares for $10.5M port renovations for offshore wind development

Utiliity Dive

The funding will help outfit the Humboldt Bay port — an area that is estimated to accommodate 1.6 GW of offshore wind — to handle the development and integration of floating platforms.

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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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Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Donates $333,000 to World Food Program USA to Help Nourish Those in Need

3BL Media

Donation Completes a $1 Million Pledge to the World Food Program USA to Help Eradicate Hunger. SOURCE: Herbalife Nutrition. DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF), a global nonprofit foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children and families around the world, announced today it has allocated $333,000 to the World Food Program USA to assist with disaster relief from Typhoon Odette in the Philippines.

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EPA plans sweeping regulatory strategy for power plants covering air, water and land pollution

Utiliity Dive

The agency aims to give guidance to utilities and investors so they can make informed financial decisions about the future of their power plants, EPA Administrator Regan said Thursday.

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International Paper Contributes $800,000 to Support Ukraine Humanitarian Efforts

3BL Media

SOURCE: International Paper Company. DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ – To support the significant and growing humanitarian needs prompted by the conflict in Ukraine, International Paper (NYSE: IP) is contributing $275,000 to both the Red Cross and Global Foodbanking Network. This brings the company’s total combined donations to these organizations to $550,000 in support of humanitarian relief efforts, specifically to help Ukraine refugees.

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Poor support for reaching net zero with UK hi-tech manufacturers

Envirotec Magazine

New findings on critical plant and equipment data usage within the UK’s hi-tech manufacturing industries appear to reveal slower-than-expected progress toward achieving sustainability and net zero carbon reduction goals. According to The Energy Blind Spots , a new report from building analytics specialist CIM that surveyed facilities managers at life sciences and micro-electronics manufacturers, only 35% of facilities managers believe HVAC costs are a priority for the C-Suite.

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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.