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NSW to be first state to regulate CO2 as pollutant under sweeping new proposals

Renew Economy

NSW is to become first state to regulate CO2 as a pollutant, potentially establishing the framework for government-backed national climate actions. The post NSW to be first state to regulate CO2 as pollutant under sweeping new proposals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How can we design happy and healthy buildings fit for future generations?

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Lone explores the benefits of a holistic approach to sustainable design, and how we can build a more sustainable future.

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Researchers pluck green hydrogen from the air, without any need for liquid water

Renew Economy

Australian and international researchers have demonstrated a way to produce renewable hydrogen without the need to consume precious drinking water. The post Researchers pluck green hydrogen from the air, without any need for liquid water appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What the world can learn from Fiji's national climate strategy

GreenBiz

Fiji's plans stand out for being based on how much money it will need to meet climate goals.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

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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Australia’s most coal dependent state may be about to make big green leap

Renew Economy

Corporate Australia's green energy plans are likely to sweep Australia's most coal dependent state into a future it could barely imagine. The post Australia’s most coal dependent state may be about to make big green leap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sustainability, Growth and Resilience: A Guide for Business

GreenBiz

Just as companies are upping their game when it comes to addressing their sustainability and climate impacts, so, too, are cities, transit districts and other public agencies.

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Bridgestone invests $42M more to turn desert shrub into rubber alternative

GreenBiz

Bridgestone has now invested more than $100 million in guayule research, as part of its effort to deliver 100% renewable tires by 2050

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Greenwash: Big oil talks a big game but does little to shift away from fossil fuels

Renew Economy

Super major oil companies spend huge amounts of time and money talking up their green credentials, while their investments and lobbying activities tell a different story. The post Greenwash: Big oil talks a big game but does little to shift away from fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A global food crisis calls for soil resilience

GreenBiz

How Bali is creating food security and more environmentally friendly rice production at the same time.

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Offshore wind plans boosted as developers fathom full Gippsland potential

Renew Economy

BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate announce major boost to capacity of the offshore wind farm they propose to build in the Gippsland Bass Strait region. The post Offshore wind plans boosted as developers fathom full Gippsland potential appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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

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How a Middle-School Summer Program Builds Self-Identity With Tech and Mentorship

3BL Media

SOURCE: Verizon. DESCRIPTION: Angel Gutierrez, a rising eighth grader, thinks he might like to work as a machine learning engineer—or an artificial intelligence engineer—when he’s older. He learned about those career paths from the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program that he attended this summer at Cal State LA, in Los Angeles. “The lesson today, it forced me to contemplate the future, to think about what I want to be, what I want to do,” said Gutierrez.

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Atmos looks to battery storage projects after buying Victoria wind farms

Renew Economy

Igneo Infrastructure Partners wins auction to buy 60% stake in the Lal Lal wind farms in Victoria, and is looking at more transactions. The post Atmos looks to battery storage projects after buying Victoria wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Franklin Templeton Expands Its Partnership With Envestnet

3BL Media

SOURCE: Franklin Templeton. DESCRIPTION: Franklin Templeton has expanded its partnership with Envestnet and signed on to sponsor the Envestnet Institute on Campus (EIOC) program. As part of the sponsorship, Franklin Templeton will help enhance the curriculum of EIOC and will work to increase its participation at current and new colleges and universities.

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Is hydrogen vital to Australia’s energy and economic future? Find out at All Energy Australia

Renew Economy

All-Energy Australia, Australia’s largest clean energy event, will have a content stream focused entirely on hydrogen and hydrogen technologies. The post Is hydrogen vital to Australia’s energy and economic future? Find out at All Energy Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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.

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How can Ontario achieve net zero, cost-effectively and reliably?

Corporate Knights

As our climate changes, getting to net zero has never been more important. The most cost-effective way to achieve net-zero emissions while optimizing energy reliability is an integrated path that leverages both the electricity and natural gas systems. The path to net zero. Transportation, building heat and industrial processes are the largest sources of Ontario’s emissions.

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IWBI Governance Council: Meet our New Members

3BL Media

SOURCE: International WELL Building Institute. DESCRIPTION: A distinguished group of global thought leaders, the IWBI Governance Council formed in 2020 to serve a dual purpose of upholding the integrity of our certification and rating frameworks, and accelerating the broader movement of driving the adoption of WELL. Since its founding, the Governance Council has made historical and significant contributions to IWBI, including its vote in July 2020 to graduate WELL v2 out of pilot in the midst

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Human-Machine Interactions of the Future: Unpopular Opinions [Part 1]

Cisco CSR

This is part 1 of a 3-part blog series on a Cisco futurist’s perspectives on some buzzy terms and technology trends. At Cisco, I’m responsible for looking at the future of human-machine interaction. The future of human-machine interaction spans an exploration into all kinds of futures — from the future of trust and higher education to the future of quantum internet and IoT.

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COP27: Governments should align with private sector climate progress

Environmental Finance

Ahead of COP27, Eric Usher says he hopes governments will talk the same language as the private sector on sustainability, as they look to step up scrutiny of net-zero targets.

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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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Podcast: Insurers come for the smart home

Stacey Higginbotham

This week launched with a bang for those interested in the role insurers might play in the smart home as State Farm agreed to make a 1.2 billion equity investment in security firm ADT. This follows on the heels of Google’s equity investment in ADT in 2020 and signals a shift in the way insurance companies are thinking about the smart home. Google also said it would add more money to its ADT partnership.

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Electrical Engineering Interns Embrace Life at SCE

3BL Media

Edison International interns dive into projects and make impactful contributions in their own communities. SOURCE: Edison International. DESCRIPTION: While out for a drive with friends in her neighborhood, Sharon Johannes casually points to the nearby power lines and shares, “There’s a three-phase system.”. The technical details don’t quite make sense to her friends.

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CSRHub Adds Data-Driven ESG Signals from GaiaLens

CSR Hub

CSRHub has recently added data from GaiaLens—a fintech platform that integrates ESG information from both structured and unstructured sources. GaiaLens produces real-time ESG signals on 17,000 public companies to support investment decision-making. Its data complements and helps complete CSRHub’s consensus ESG performance signal—which is used by corporate managers, investors, consultants, and researchers.

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Great Place to Work® Names Raven Industries one of the Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ in 2022

3BL Media

Employees cite people, team, culture, and opportunities among reasons why Raven is a great workplace. SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: September 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Raven Industries , a CNH Industrial brand, as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™. This is Raven’s second time being named to this prestigious list, this year coming in at 16th place.

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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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How to build geopolitical resilience amid a fragmenting global order

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Organizations need to strategically invest in capabilities, people, processes, structures, and technology to navigate the risks arising from an evolving and fraught geopolitical landscape.

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From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Our Operations

3BL Media

SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: Fifth Third has been carbon neutral for our operations** since 2020. This was made possible through our combined efforts to reduce our own environmental footprint through efficiency investments and other projects, and by purchasing verified carbon offsets and renewable power, which began in 2020. As an organization, we are now carbon neutral in our operations and removing as much carbon dioxide from the environment as we emit.

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation

By Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & Jeff Williams. The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. For years, the vast universe of data collected by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Form 990—including information on nonprofit finances, the size and scope of the US nonprofit sector, the level of charitable giving, employment and volunteering, types of nonprof

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Sustainable Investing at KKR

3BL Media

SOURCE: KKR. DESCRIPTION: OUR COMMITMENT AND APPROACH 1. Sustainable investing is a key lever of KKR’s approach to value creation and a way of doing business that we believe helps us make better investments. By assessing and managing ESG, regulatory, and geopolitical issues, we strive to create stronger, better business outcomes while also having a positive effect on the companies in which we invest and our stakeholders.

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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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Cisco & Panasonic to Demonstrate Innovation in IP Video Processing at IBC 2022

Cisco CSR

I am excited to announce that Cisco and Panasonic will join forces to demonstrate a ground-breaking live IP video production solution at IBC 2022, September 9-12, in the Cisco booth, Hall 1 A11. With the major transition to IP in the broadcast industry, content producers and broadcasters are looking for new technologies and solutions to address the evolving challenges and enable their success.

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CSRHub Adds Data-Driven ESG Signals From GaiaLens

3BL Media

SOURCE: CSRHub. DESCRIPTION: CSRHub has recently added data from GaiaLens—a fintech platform that integrates ESG information from both structured and unstructured sources. GaiaLens produces real-time ESG signals on 17,000 public companies to support investment decision-making. Its data complements and helps complete CSRHub’s consensus ESG performance signal—which is used by corporate managers, investors, consultants, and researchers.

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Moody’s Launches Solution to Integrate ESG Factors into P&C Insurance Underwriting

ESG Today

Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s announced today the launch of its ESG Insurance Underwriting Solution for P&C Insurers, aimed at enabling insurers to integrate ESG factors into their into commercial underwriting and portfolio management activities. The solution is designed to generate ESG indicators and scores allowing insurers to build their own view of ESG risk, and monitor performance and trends, benchmarked against companies’ own ESG targets.

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Dow and Nexus Circular Announce Plans to Build New Advanced Recycling Facility in Dallas, TX, Expediting Circular Plastics Production in USA

3BL Media

The new facility will process and convert over 26,000 MTs of previously non-recycled plastics into highquality circular feedstocks to accelerate sustainable virgin plastics production. SOURCE: DOW. DESCRIPTION: MIDLAND, Mich., September 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Dow (NYSE: DOW) and Nexus Circular announced that they have signed a detailed letter of intent (LOI) for Dow to secure the production output of a newly constructed advanced recycling facility in Dallas, Texas.

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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.