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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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Petroleum workers journey into the world of renewable energy

Corporate Knights

In 2013, a buddy of Newfoundland apprentice electrician Devin Keats convinced him to go west to work in the oil and gas fields of Alberta. Keats took his friend’s advice, joining Syncrude’s oil sands operations in Fort McMurray, later moving to Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake oil sands mine project. . In 2014, a global oil glut sent petroleum prices spiralling down.

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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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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.

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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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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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Wells Fargo Foundation Awards $7.5 Million to LISC Houston to Expand Homeownership for Families of Color

3BL Media

LISC to lead Harris County Homeownership Collaborative and new initiative to create 5,000 homeowners of color by 2025. SOURCE: Wells Fargo. DESCRIPTION: HOUSTON, September 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and local elected officials joined LISC Houston and the Harris County Homeownership Collaborative , or HCHC, to announce the launch of a new initiative to expand homeownership opportunities for Black, Hispanic, and other underserved individuals and families.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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.

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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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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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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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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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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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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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Cadence Pursues Opportunities to Drive Diversity in the EDA Workforce

3BL Media

SOURCE: Cadence Design Systems. DESCRIPTION: I recently saw a compelling ad on TV by an iconic social media company that served as an “ah-ha!” moment for me relative to the challenges that we face in electronic design automation (EDA): How can we accelerate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our workforce and, especially, in our management team.

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Policymakers should incentivize innovations to existing natural gas infrastructure to boost clean energy

Utiliity Dive

Eliminating access to affordable energy options like the direct use of natural gas — particularly at a time when solar and wind are not able to meet energy demand — is not a wise path forward, the author writes.

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Southern Company Scores 100 Percent on Disability Equality Index for the Sixth Consecutive Year

3BL Media

Company once again named among Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion. SOURCE: Southern Company. DESCRIPTION: ATLANTA, September 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI) has rated Southern Company as one of the "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion." For the sixth consecutive year, Southern Company joins an elite group of companies with a 100 percent score on the DEI for a strong dedication to leading disability-inclusion practices.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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.