Where do ESG and sustainable finance go from here?
GreenBiz
MAY 25, 2022
The tone, texture and temper of the attacks on ESG has meaningfully shifted, and the factors upon which 'it depends' are naturally shifting as a result.
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How expensive coal and gas blew up the Queensland electricity market
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Queensland - home to most of the LNP climate deniers and technology troglodytes - is paying the very high price of fossil fuel dependence. The post How expensive coal and gas blew up the Queensland electricity market appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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CO2 removal buyers unite
GreenBiz
MAY 25, 2022
Alphabet, Microsoft, Salesforce, Boston Consulting, LGT, Mitsui, Swiss Re and UBS ramp up purchasing pledges for "high-quality" carbon removals.
Australian vanadium battery technology gets fresh shot at long duration game
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Australian vanadium flow battery maker signs MoU with Sydney-based firm to develop grid-scale opportunities for its long-duration storage technology. The post Australian vanadium battery technology gets fresh shot at long duration game appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
German startup digitizes restaurant orders to address food waste
GreenBiz
MAY 25, 2022
Startup Choco, which recently raised $111 million, has created a platform that hones in on food waste in the hospitality industry, connecting food suppliers directly to restaurants and cafes.
Morrison’s “legacy” is higher power bills: Bowen pins price spike on Coalition
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Incoming energy minister Chris Bowen says electricity price increases are the legacy of Morrison's energy policy failures. The post Morrison’s “legacy” is higher power bills: Bowen pins price spike on Coalition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Victoria urged to aim for 100 pct renewables by 2030 after glowing parliamentary report
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
A Victoria parliamentary report says Victoria has sufficient resources to go 100 per cent renewables, and the government is being urged to do this by 2030. The post Victoria urged to aim for 100 pct renewables by 2030 after glowing parliamentary report appeared first on RenewEconomy.
If it's cheaper to electrify buildings, why isn't it happening more broadly?
GreenBiz
MAY 25, 2022
"Electrify everything" is a defining goal in campaigns to rebuild infrastructure around clean fuels. What's the resistance?
Offshore wind auctions to favour projects with lowest carbon footprint as costs plunge
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Offshore wind farms no longer require subsidies, so German authorities are now looking at their carbon footprint to rank them in capacity auctions. The post Offshore wind auctions to favour projects with lowest carbon footprint as costs plunge appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Lessons for private sector funding of conservation in a changing world
GreenBiz
MAY 25, 2022
Sponsored: The timing is prime for businesses to take on greater funding and collaborative leadership roles for biodiversity conservation, but more is needed to scale up private support.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
Broken Hill renewable micro-grid revived after Transgrid finds a way to dump diesel
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Transgrid revives renewable micro-grid proposal for Broken Hill, dumping diesel option in favour of compressed air storage. But it will depend on a grant. The post Broken Hill renewable micro-grid revived after Transgrid finds a way to dump diesel appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Land Betterment's Kirk Taylor Featured in Think Realty Magazine
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: Land Betterment Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Container-based homes meet our needs for design more than any other sustainable housing choice. Purposeful design—container-based homes to the rescue. FISHERS, Ind., May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is pleased to announce th
Households slugged as Australia’s coal addiction sends electricity prices soaring
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Electricity prices in some parts of Australia will increase by as much as 14.1 per cent, as surging coal and gas costs push prices higher. The post Households slugged as Australia’s coal addiction sends electricity prices soaring appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tapestry, Inc. Appoints David L. Casey As Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: Tapestry, Inc. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ --Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR), a leading New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, announced that David L. Casey is appointed as Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer, effective May 16, 2022. This newly created position reflects Tapestry’s purpose-led, people-centered philosophy and advances its ongoing commitment to building Tapestry’s inclusive culture and creating a company that truly refle
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
Work begins on big battery adjoining Australia’s biggest solar project
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Work is underway on a potential 400MWh big battery energy storage system being built alongside biggest solar PV project in Australia. The post Work begins on big battery adjoining Australia’s biggest solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Owens Corning's Paroc's Take-Back Model
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: Owens Corning. DESCRIPTION: One essential component of the circular economy involves the establishment of take-back models, in which manufacturers accept responsibility for downstream waste from customers using their products. For Owens Corning, this can include waste generated during construction, subsequent fabrication, or installation, as well as protective packaging.
Solar Insiders Podcast: What the election result means for solar industry
Renew Economy
MAY 25, 2022
Celebrations as Coalition policy bollards swept away, but what does this really mean for the solar industry? The post Solar Insiders Podcast: What the election result means for solar industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How Sustainable Finance and Impact Investment Professionals Can Walk the Walk, Not Just Talk the Talk During Hiring Processes
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: Acre. DESCRIPTION: By George Roberts. Investment Management and Financial Services are historically white, male, and at times, stale, so building diverse teams in a systemically unequal industry requires a novel approach to recruitment. Attracting a diverse candidate pool and establishing an equitable and inclusive selection process is not always easy but is a prerequisite of a diverse and inclusive organization.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
Revisiting the Session: The Potential for Shared Signals
Cisco CSR
MAY 25, 2022
Sometimes in order to move forward effectively, it’s good to take stock of where we’ve been. In this blog, we’ll review a concept that has been foundational to networking and cybersecurity from the beginning: the session. Why focus on the session? As the philosophy of Zero Trust is adopted more broadly in the security industry, it’s important to understand the building blocks of access.
Podcast: Building a Scalable, Sustainable and Impactful Way to Bring Equity to Healthcare
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
A podcast with Karen Shehade and Dr. John de Csepel of the Medtronic Health Equity Advisory Committee. SOURCE: Medtronic. DESCRIPTION: This episode of MedtronicTalks explores the company’s efforts to flag the multiple sources of healthcare inequity wrought by racial, geographic or economic differences in the U.S. Among the topics discussed, Karen Shehade of Medtronic Americas Region Medical Affairs organization explains how Medtronic leadership is seeking a sustainable and scalable way to make a
Cisco study: Your cloud adoption strategy is highly dependent on evolving to a cloud operating model
Cisco CSR
MAY 25, 2022
New hybrid cloud trends report reveals ways you can maximize your multicloud investments. I’m sure you’ve all seen the numbers showing the large and growing percentage of public cloud adoption among enterprises today. We were curious about the numbers ourselves, so we commissioned 451 Research to conduct a survey of 2500 IT decision makers and cloud, DevOps, and networking professionals around the world.
Innovation Technology - Farmers Use Data to Drive Efficiency
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: The world population is projected to reach 10 billion in the 2050s. Already, the UN’s goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 is becoming impossible. 8.9% of the world currently live below the food deprivation threshold, and this number – for the first time in decades – is climbing. To meet this staggering rise in need, global agriculture production needs to increase by up to 70% by 2050 and needs to start now.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
Enabling Scalable Group Policy with TrustSec Across Networks to Provide More Reliability and Determinism
Cisco CSR
MAY 25, 2022
Cisco TrustSec provides software-defined access control and network segmentation to help organizations enforce business-driven intent and streamline policy management across network domains. It forms the foundation of Cisco Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) by providing a policy enforcement plane based on Security Group Tag (SGT) assignments and dynamic provisioning of the security group access control list (SGACL). .
HP Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: HP Inc. DESCRIPTION: PALO ALTO, Calif., May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ – 3BL Media has named HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies. HP ranked #4 overall and #2 among Technology and Hardware companies.
How to use a HomeKit garage door opener with an Alexa smart lock
Stacey Higginbotham
MAY 25, 2022
On our latest IoT Podcast episode , we take a question that Steve left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Steve is transitioning his smart home platform from using Amazon Alexa to Apple HomeKit. However, his family likes the fingerprint sensor door lock in his garage and it works with Alexa. The HomeKit garage door opener Steve bought doesn’t work with that Alexa lock, so he’s looking for options that will let him either keep that door lock or replace it with a fingerprint sensor HomeKit
Rockwell Automation's Focus on DEI Creates Noteworthy Change
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. DESCRIPTION: Robust diversity, equity and inclusion programs help employees bring their authentic selves to work. While these programs foster engagement, innovation, and productivity to improve a company’s bottom line, even more important is the relevance a healthy culture has to potential new employees. Companies recognized for DEI also are attractive to potential new employees as a place to build their careers.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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.
Cybersecurity threat extends to utility credit ratings: Fitch
Utiliity Dive
MAY 25, 2022
Electric utilities face a growing cyber threat, and poor security practices "could result in negative rating actions," according to a special report from Fitch Ratings.
PSE&G Offers Tips to Prepare for Summer and High Heat Days
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
Friday is National Heat Awareness Day. SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). DESCRIPTION: NEWARK, N.J., May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Friday, May 27, is National Heat Awareness Day and PSE&G, New Jersey’s largest utility, reminds our customers to properly protect themselves during the high heat days of summer. PSE&G is prepared to meet the increased electrical demand that high temperatures bring.
The Rungis of a Partner Business Practice
Cisco CSR
MAY 25, 2022
At 578 acres, just to the south of Paris, France, Rungis hosts the world’s largest fresh produce market. With 19 restaurants, a bank, post office, multiple gas stations, a seafood section the size of a soccer field, and a police task force solely focused on this market, it would be easy to get overwhelmed, lost, and spend money on things you had no intention of buying in the first place.
As Federal Funding Opportunities Begin, Businesses Urge States to Invest in Energy Efficiency
3BL Media
MAY 25, 2022
Expanding energy efficiency programs can help states create good jobs, reduce pollution, and help businesses and residents save money on energy costs. SOURCE: Ceres. DESCRIPTION: May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Dozens of large companies, trade organizations, institutions, efficiency advocates, and energy consumers are imploring policymakers in states across the country to take advantage of an influx in federal funds by investing in energy efficiency programs.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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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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