GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

Takeover target Genex has announced the purchase of a massive 2GW battery storage and solar project in Queensland. The post Genex Power buys massive 2GW battery storage plus solar project in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

The last few years have made traditional ways of thinking about risk obsolete. From climate change to COVID-19 to the supply chain, threats are disrupting our world faster than we can keep up, and they promise only to grow worse over time. Technology innovation provides us with the opportunity to meet those challenges. This Insight Report looks at how ESG technology can mitigate threats and help organizations find opportunities to achieve their strategic goals.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change 318

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 9, 2022

Paul Burns is a retired municipal worker. Aislinn Clancy is a social worker in the school system. Melissa Rosato is a communications specialist working in environment and conservation. All are OMERS plan members. . As the burning of fossil fuels presents us with yet another summer of catastrophic impacts, the pressure is growing for institutional investors to either phase out their oil, gas and coal and pipeline assets or explain how they’re aligned with a safe retirement future for pension mem

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

The world's oil majors are pocketing record profits from the current energy crisis, but not much of it is going into renewables, despite their marketing spin. The post “Grotesque greed:” Oil majors’ windfall profits are headed for their pockets, not renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

New learnings from BloombergNEF’s “Voluntary Carbon Offset Demand Demystified” report.

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Carbon Offsets 303

GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

By embedding socially responsible and sustainable procurement criteria into their own purchasing habits, governments can reduce climate impacts in meaningful and direct ways.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

The real operational storage capacity of Snowy 2.0 may be as little as half that advertised, due to constraints on water flows highlighted in latest AEMO report. The post AEMO market crisis report highlights big constraints on Snowy 2.0 storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: Booster Fuels. DESCRIPTION: In the information age, data can be used to gain a deeper understanding of just about any metric you could dream up, and businesses in all sectors are becoming wise to the benefits of investing in data technologies. With 80% of companies worldwide now reporting on sustainability, the use of data to track emissions, waste, water use and other ESG-related metrics has become commonplace.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

AGL-backed RayGen says its solar tower technology is sending power to the grid in Victoria, but the storage component is delayed by global supply chain issues. The post RayGen connects solar towers to the grid, but storage component will have to wait 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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

Manufacturing

3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

By Peter Tavernise. SOURCE: Cisco Systems Inc. DESCRIPTION: In 2020, wildfires burned more than 4.3 million acres in California, home to Cisco’s headquarters and 39 million people. In terms of size, 4.3 million acres is on par with annual burn rates in the 1800s , before Europeans settled the western United States. What is different now is the severity of the fires due to climate change and overgrown, unhealthy and dry forests; 1.3 million of the acres burned in 2020 burned so severely that thos

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

University of Newcastle spin-off promoting graphite blocks as an easy way to store energy for heat and power gains funding from ARENA for a pilot plant. The post Graphite storage technology gets ARENA funding for heat and power applications appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

Donation announcement coincides with ADA signing’s 32nd anniversary. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ – The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative primarily funded by Regions Bank , on Tuesday announced a $40,000 grant to Starkloff Disability Institute to help provide a brighter future for students. The grant was presented on the 32ndanniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 9, 2022

Horizon rolls out new management system that better integrates utility-owned energy resources with customer owned assets such as rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles. The post Horizon deploys new technology for greener micro-grids in isolated communities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

Manufacturing

3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: Calavo Growers. DESCRIPTION: SANTA PAULA, Calif., August 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: CVGW), a global avocado-industry leader and provider of value-added fresh food, released the publication of its 2021 Sustainability Report: The Calavo Way, highlighting the Company’s commitment and progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

From collaboration to risk-sharing to common standards, a new report shows how financiers, businesses and government can reduce heavy industry's emissions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

Shaquawanda is one of the many reasons Wells Fargo has collaborated with Habitat for Humanity over the last 20 years. SOURCE: Wells Fargo. DESCRIPTION: The day the side of her house was being raised, homeowner-to-be Shaquawanda was excited and a little anxious. “It’s been a long time coming,” she said. “I’m ready.” Shaquawanda said she had been looking to buy a house for a while, but home prices in Charlotte, North Carolina, have skyrocketed.

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Cisco CSR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cisco DNA for SD-WAN and Routing subscription software has been around for the better part of three years now. If you are one of the many customers that took advantage of this subscription back then , you are faced with a decision. No, the decision isn’t whether or not to renew. Renewal is a given, presuming you still plan to migrate over to SD-WAN, or plan to continue to use the SD-WAN functionality enabled by Cisco DNA Software.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: CRB. DESCRIPTION: Resource reduction measures are solutions that can lead to lifecycle energy and cost savings for a favorable return on investment while simultaneously improving resiliency and promoting health and wellness in your facility. Energy prices are volatile in the U S and abroad. As companies expand operations, they are continuously looking for ways to decrease costs and improve their bottom line.

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Cisco CSR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cisco recently expanded its Cisco SD-WAN training portfolio with the Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Security and Cloud Solutions (SDWSCS) course. This new SDWSCS course covers critical Cisco SD-WAN solutions and the foundational knowledge necessary to implement those solutions in the real world. Before we dive into the highlights of the new SDWSCS course, it’s important to note that SDWSCS is an advanced Cisco SD-WAN course.

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Analytics 144

3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: August 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - New Holland Agriculture , a brand of CNH Industrial , has bagged three prestigious awards at the third edition of Indian Tractor of the Year (ITOTY) 2022. The brand won Best Tractor in the 46-50 HP category for the New Holland 3600-2 All Rounder Plus and in the Post-Harvest Solution of the Year for the New Holland Square Baler BC5060.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Manufacturing Development 147

Cisco CSR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Virtual care comes in many forms and the term covers a multitude of use cases and workflows. We find that providers can deliver better remote care, at lower cost, when they standardize on a virtual care platform with the ability to support all core use cases. At Cisco, we’ve taken a full-stack platform approach that leverages the power of our Webex service, together with software and hardware deployed across the cloud and the premise, to deliver the best possible end-user experience and scale ac

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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

Supply Chains

3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: Whirlpool Corporation. DESCRIPTION: In this House+Home Series, meet Shari and Kaleb Sweet, new homeowners of the milestone 50th Habitat home in Findlay/Hancock County, Ohio. The Sweet’s home is a result of a two-decade collaboration between Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County and Whirlpool Corp. Findlay Operations. “I learned out here that sometimes in order to achieve that goal of improving life at home, first we have to provide that stable, safe home.

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Cisco CSR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Introduction. During our threat hunting exercises in recent months, we’ve started to observe a distinguishing pattern of msiexec.exe usage across different endpoints. As we drilled down to individual assets, we found traces of a recently discovered malware called Raspberry Robin. The RedCanary Research Team first coined the name for this malware in their blog post, and Sekoia published a Flash Report about the activity under the name of QNAP Worm.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: Applied Materials. DESCRIPTION: Applied is proud to be recognized as a top partner using green power on the EPA’s Green Power Partnership’s National Top 100 ranking. Applied Materials uses nearly 204 million kWh of green power – an increase of nearly 90 million kWh since 2019. Applied was recognized as #70 within the National Top 100, #37 on the list of Partners in the Fortune 500®, and #16 on the list of Top 30 Tech & Telecom companies.

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Cisco CSR

AUGUST 9, 2022

Getting started with network automation can be tough. It is worth the effort though, when a product like Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) can to turn your network services into a powerful orchestration engine. Over the past year, we have released a series of learning labs that cover the foundational skills needed to develop with NSO: Learn NSO the Easy Way.

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Impakter

AUGUST 9, 2022

Impakter. Good Morning America: The Fight Against Climate Change Leaps Forward . After years and years of cranking ingredients into the political sausage maker by lobbying our Members of Congress, sending endless emails, texts, posts, and tweets, and attending many long, tedious meetings, a bell has rung at the bottom of the grinder to herald that (some of) the legislation we have been asking for is coming […].

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ESG Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

Prestige beauty company Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) announced today a new commitment to transition its global corporate fleet of vehicles to 100% electric by 2030. The company has also joined the Climate Group’s EV100, an initiative bringing together companies committed to the transition to electric vehicles. In 2020, ELC unveiled a series of climate goals , including a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-approved pledge to reduce Scope 1 and 2 operational GHG emissions 50% by 2030 (on a 20

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

Company commits to reach net-zero carbon by 2050. SOURCE: Northern Trust. DESCRIPTION: Northern Trust announced today it has released its latest Sustainability Report , highlighting environmental, social and governance commitments (ESG). “Sustainability is about how we operate as a business and as citizens in the broader global community,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Grady said.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

AUGUST 9, 2022

Business building is increasingly important for company resilience, and CEOs are uniquely suited for the job. Here are five tasks that CEOs can undertake to build successful new businesses.

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Digitalization 128

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