GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The State of the Circular Workplace in 2023 is promising. Major corporations, innovative startups, ambitious non-profits, and industry associations are making progress toward the idea of the zero-waste office, and they share their best practices in this new report by Green Standards. Turning our linear “take-make-waste” economy into a regenerative loop that designs out waste and keeps resources in use is a huge undertaking.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Behind the hoardings on the southeast corner of a busy downtown Toronto intersection sits an unnervingly deep hole, about 32 feet across and 130 feet down. It’s so deep that visitors can’t see the bottom from the sturdy guardrail around the rim. The surrounding work site is wedged between the back of a public library and a curb skirted by a streetcar line.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here are highlights of an inspiring conversation between two 21-year-old youth climate activists and Google chief sustainability officer Kate Brandt.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by TES, to explore the implementation of a carbon capture plant at a waste-to-energy facility in Germany. The planned capture capacity will be.

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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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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A new report from BCG spells out what will "make or break brands" in fashion and apparel.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

An innovative project involving one of Scotland's tidal energy pioneers has created an intelligent control system within a tidal energy turbine that could potentially slash costs by over 17.7 per.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To facilitate the phase out of coal-fired electricity generation by 2030 and achieve net zero targets, the Governments of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia have established a two-track approach t.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Catalytic Capital Doubling down on guarantees, MCE Social Capital aims to unlock capital for climate + gender. Moving. The post The Brief: Climate + gender in agriculture lending, pollinating impact tech, collateral-free trade finance, digital edge for Black entrepreneurs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pre-certification for Point Tupper project confirms EverWind project is set-up to be compliant with CertifHyTM's Draft Voluntary Scheme for Renewable Fuels of Non-biological Origin (RFNBO) r.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Investors are backing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposal for Scope 3 value chain emissions reporting from companies, saying that it provides them with key information to assess company risk, according to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s comments in a forum discussion at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The comments suggest that Scope 3 emissions reporting will likely remain a part of the finalized rule when it is eventually released, although the final formulation of the supply ch

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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.

Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In a landmark move towards a sustainable future, Fortune Hydro AG has inked a groundbreaking agreement to acquire and revamp five hydroelectric power plants in New York State. This visionary endea.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A coalition of large U.S. companies announced the launch of the Clean Energy Procurement Academy, a new initiative aimed at addressing supply chain emissions by equipping companies with skills and knowledge required to explore and adopt clean energy. The project was initiated by Apple and Nike through the non-profit Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI), and joined by companies including Amazon, Meta, PepsiCo, and REI Co-op as founding organizations.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Orbital, along with sector leading project partners, today (Oct 25) announce their selection by the European Commission's Horizon Europe Programme to deliver a multi-turbine tidal energy project.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sustainability data and technology provider ESG Book and non-profit foundation the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute announced the launch of the Inclusive ESG Tool and Inclusive ESG Score, a new set of solutions aimed at improving ESG data quality and facilitating sustainable investment capital flows for emerging markets (EM) companies. According to the organizations, the new solutions aim to help address a multi-trillion dollar ESG investment gap, with emerging markets receiving less

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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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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Highlights The EIB Group has participated in an asset-backed securities issuance by BNP Paribas Personal Finance (BNPP PF) for a total amount of 450 million. This is the first true sale secu.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Whether you work in a social enterprise or a non-profit organization, we all aspire to create an organizational culture that fosters agility and enables us to learn from failure. “Fail fast, fail often” is just as common a mantra in the non-profit space as it is in the business world. But it’s not easy to practice this principle in the “non-profit industrial complex,” with its donor-restricted plans, short-term funding cycles, and cumbersome measurement and evaluation processes.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) today (Oct 30) released its 2023 ESG Report - Building Trust for a Sustainable Future. The report highlights efforts at advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) i.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Brazil's rapid expansion of soy production has meant an associated rise in pesticide use. Researchers found a statistically significant correlation between soy expansion and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) deaths in children between 2008 and 2019, representing the first population-wide analysis of the association between indirect exposure to agricultural pesticides and cancer.

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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

Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

AI has enormous potential to reduce energy consumption across society. Already, AI technology has reduced energy consumption in buildings by 20 percent and halved electricity usage for mobile netw.

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Caux Round Table

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Many of the critiques of “capitalism” point to the system itself, as if it were the only problem preventing us from enjoying wealth and social justice – and happiness. Or rather, the critics point to the system necessarily exploiting human nature – our lust for power and money at the expense of others. Now, what if the shortcomings of capitalism – private property, free markets selling what buyers want and can afford, investment in new technologies – were not the fault of the system, but of dis

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Dynegy and Homefield Energy announce the recognition of five leading-edge companies as category winners in the 2023 Energy Leadership Awards. This program highlights corporate and nonprofit leaders de.

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Joan Michelson

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Grosmaitre says businesses need to reinvent their business model to make sustainability a competitive edge. Here are 6 keys to do so. Employees and customers demand it.

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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.

Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Utility workers in Fairbanks, Alaska, often deal with snowstorms that can cause lengthy power outages. A partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory aims to help increase the c.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Researchers developed an efficient process that can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a nonflammable liquid or solid material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Consistent growth of renewable corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) proves that corporates are stepping up their commitments to the energy transition. But corporate energy buyers are calling on.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming since units use potent greenhouse gases and lots of energy. Now, researchers have found in a new study an inexpensive, sustainable alternative to mechanical cooling with refrigerants in hot and arid climates, and a way to mitigate dangerous heat waves during electricity blackouts.

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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.

Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States.Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To quickly and accurately characterize prospective materials for use in solar energy, researchers built an automated system to perform laboratory experiments and used machine learning to help analyze the data they recorded. Their goal is to identify semiconductor materials for use in photovoltaic solar energy, which are highly efficient and have low toxicity.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG), a U.S. leader in the distributed generation sector, announced a 23.27 MWdc ground-mount solar array system coupled with a 15 megawatt (MW) / 60 megawatt-.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A study in mice demonstrates that exposure to contaminating mixtures of metals and drug residue increases damage to health, and evaluates the positive effects of a diet enriched in selenium to reduce this harm.

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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.