Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
New research reveals that banks are doing little to finance a low-carbon future, while investing trillions in multinational oil companies, some of which have doubled their profits in the last year. In response, activist investors and climate action groups are planning campaigns to pressure some of the world’s largest banks to end their massive and ongoing financing of fossil fuels.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.
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Stacey Higginbotham
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
An update on Matter from Home Assistant: The Home Assistant platform is basically the DIY smart home platform that I hoped SmartThings would become when I first covered SmartThings back in 2013. It is open, highly customizable, and has multiple integrations created by companies and users. This week, it published a blog post with an update on its Matter plans.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
The circular economy is a systems approach that answers one 'how' in our quest for sustainability.
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.
Utiliity Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Dominion CFO Steven Ridge said the company has decided to invest capital elsewhere after using the projects to develop solar expertise that it can use on the regulated side of its business.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Andy Ruben, founder and executive chairman of recommerce enabler Troves, chats about purchasing habits and how brands hope to control the recommerce process.
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Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
In 2022, San Diego Airport captured more than 800,000 gallons of stormwater which was then used for heating and cooling the airport buildings. The post San Diego’s Sustainable Progress: A City Committed to Renewable Energy and Environmental Stewardship appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental Finance
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Verra is working to identify a unit that can be understood by the market in order to be traded, but that also reflects the fact that nature is not fungible, says Sinclair Vincent
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Tools that enable more agile and transparent financial management can help government leaders tie resources directly to mission outcomes, boosting the impact of taxpayer funds.
Impakter
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Impakter Could the International Monetary Fund Play a Role in Peacekeeping? World War II – the mother of all crises – convinced the world that a peacekeeping mechanism was urgently needed and that is how the United Nations was born. In the mind of its founding fathers, the main task was to avoid the repetition of wars but also of all types of crises, both man-made […] The post Could the International Monetary Fund Play a Role in Peacekeeping?
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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 10, 2023
Greater investment in charging infrastructure could help build consumer acceptance of electric vehicles, auto industry experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers said.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Image credit: Marmalade Photos / shutter stock.com By Ray Purdy, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Law, University College Dublin, writing in The Conversation The new BBC podcast, Buried , by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the UK waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Over the past year, Montrose has grown its portfolio with the acquisition of Frontier Analytical Laboratories, HUCO Consulting, Inc., AirKinetics, Inc., and Environmental Standards, Inc. The post Montrose Environmental Group Announces Second Acquisition in 2023 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Serving China’s huge and growing meat market requires a deep understanding of its shifting meat consumption profile.
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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
There is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the beginning of satellite observation: in early February 2023, only 2.20 million square kilometers of the Southern Ocean were covered with sea ice.
Alternative Energy Mag
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
If you're looking to hire structural engineer Hull or civil engineering Hull, then here's how our team at GGP Consult can help build greener cities of the future.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans as a carbon sink.
Alternative Energy Mag
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Last quarter, demand for solar products and energy storage led to a growth rate in Inxeption Marketplace transactions of more than 200 percent.
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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
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
by Pengfei Zhang, Penn State Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more frequent in the Arctic, and they’re helping to drive dramatic shrinking of the Arctic’s sea ice cover.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Preclinical development can benefit from advances to accelerate innovation, unlock value, and improve quality.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
A group of 30 investors representing more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management have sent letters to the CEOs and board chairs of Europe’s largest banks, calling for commitments from the banks to end financing for new oil and gas fields this year. The campaign is being coordinated by responsible investing NGO ShareAction, which led also led climate campaigns at HSBC, one of the world’s biggest financers of fossil fuels, and engaged with the bank on its landmark policy, announced in Decem
Alternative Energy Mag
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
This will allow Sunnova to bring the FHP storage solution to existing solar customers, as well as to developers of new homes as a whole-home solution that will bring safe, reliable, and affordable state-of-the-art solar technology to new homes and communities.
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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
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Existing data are too biased to provide a reliable picture of the global average of local species richness trends.
We Mean Business Coalition
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Last month I was at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, where we discussed positive and negative tipping points, climate risks and opportunities, and how to get the money flowing to accelerate climate action. An important report released at the forum, The Breakthrough Effect , identifies three positive tipping points – for electric vehicles, green ammonia and plant-based diets – that will cut emissions in key sectors and accelerate changes elsewhere in the economy.
Impakter
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Impakter How Sanctions Hinder Aid Distribution in Syria Both Türkiye and Syria are currently suffering from the immense damage caused by the two earthquakes that occurred on Monday, February 6. The death toll has already passed 23,000 people across the two countries, however the number is increasing rapidly as more bodies are being discovered. Turkey-Syria Earthquake Update: The total death toll across the […] The post How Sanctions Hinder Aid Distribution in Syria appeared first on Impakt
We Mean Business Coalition
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
This piece was originally published on Reuters Sustainable Business. Recent investigative reporting highlighted an important, and perhaps uncomfortable issue: not all carbon credits are created equal. Carbon credits bring varying degrees of risk, provide different levels of co-benefits, and some simply aren’t delivering the climate benefit they promise.
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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.
Sphera
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Join our Webinar on 1st February 2023 to learn more about the ways European Regulators enforce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) recycling regulations, and the actions they are taking to identify and punish non-compliance. The webinar will provide an overview of EPR regulations for e-waste, batteries and packaging, including how they are structured, and which companies are obligated.
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Every week, I host 'The KJ Show,' which offers a mix of breaking news and practical advice on how the energy industry affects the consumer. During this fast-paced show, I combine weekly energy updates with conversations with leaders in the energy efficiency community. After each show, I'll share it here with the Energy Central Community in case you were.
Impakter
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Impakter What Can We Expect From the Uk’s New Department for Energy Security and Net Zero? On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the creation of four new government departments, including the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, with the approval of King Charles II. This move came as a reshuffling of the Conservative Prime Minister’s Cabinet, in which he split up the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial […] The post What Can We Expect From the Uk’s New
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Therese Kieve, Stewardship Analyst at Sarasin & Partners, outlines mechanisms investors can utilise to tailor engagement to effect change and deliver on diversity and inclusion. A diverse and inclusive workforce is increasingly a priority for companies and their employees – and for good reason. Research indicates diverse executive boards help guard against groupthink, facilitate input from a range of perspectives, and offer a wider talent pool for candidate selection.
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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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