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An ambitious global treaty is a crucial step in solving the plastic crisis

GreenBiz

Governments, businesses and civil society must seize this pivotal moment and call for a meaningful framework to enable the transition to a circular economy.

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Why networks should not be left in charge of Labor’s community battery plans

Renew Economy

Federal Labor's plans to install 400 community batteries is a good idea. But not if they end up being handed to monopoly networks. The post Why networks should not be left in charge of Labor’s community battery plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Did COP15 deliver a Paris moment for biodiversity? What’s next for companies?

GreenBiz

Join us for a conversation on COP15 to discuss what biodiversity negotiators achieved in Montreal and which solutions are urgently needed to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

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Italian energy giant gets approval for “very first” solar and battery hybrid in Australia

Renew Economy

Italian energy group says it has secured the "very first" approval for a solar farm and battery storage project to be connected at the same point in Australia. The post Italian energy giant gets approval for “very first” solar and battery hybrid in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Long-duration storage projects are taking shape

GreenBiz

New projects with big price tags are looking for long-duration energy storage solutions.

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EPA details its carbon crackdown on industry, and fossil fuel generators are not happy

Renew Economy

EPA unveils its carbon crackdown. Coal generators say it is all too much, and environmentalists say it is not nearly enough. The post EPA details its carbon crackdown on industry, and fossil fuel generators are not happy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Administrators seek funds as they prepare Sun Cable sale and billionaire bidding war

Renew Economy

Administrators say Sun Cable to be put up for sale before the end of month, preparing for bidding war between Australia's two richest men. The post Administrators seek funds as they prepare Sun Cable sale and billionaire bidding war appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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An Easier Way to Secure Your Endpoints

Cisco CSR

Why is it so hard to secure your endpoints? The most simplistic reason is because endpoints are in the hands of human beings who can inadvertently click on a link that introduces malware or unwittingly use an unsecure Internet connection which allows threat actors to access a corporate network. Organizations became more prone to breaches over the course of the pandemic because more and more workers were not inside corporate walls (and firewalls) and instead worked from places like a home office

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Household solar and storage: It’s time to rethink the energy system

Renew Economy

By 2030, private premises and microgrids will supply all demand in the middle of the day. Networks should embrace it, and not seek to curtail it. The post Household solar and storage: It’s time to rethink the energy system appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What is generative AI?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms (such as ChatGPT) that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. Recent new breakthroughs in the field have the potential to drastically change the way we approach content creation.

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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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Dud weather forecasts prove a headache for AEMO, particularly in biggest load centre

Renew Economy

AEMO dumps one weather forecaster but is still not happy with the results from its new panel. The problem is worst at the country's biggest retail load centre. The post Dud weather forecasts prove a headache for AEMO, particularly in biggest load centre appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Passenger Experience in Rail

Cisco CSR

We are now almost three years removed from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and, like all industries, its impact on transportation is still being felt. In rail, there are positive indicators that commuters and travelers alike are getting back on the train. Amtrak recently reported ridership growth of 89% in 2022 compared to 2021 and r idership levels have reached 70% of pre-pandemic levels in the United States and 90% in the United Kingdom.

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Government steps in to pave way for wind addition to solar and hydro hybrid

Renew Economy

Queensland government steps in to give priority to the wind component of Kidston clean energy hub, which will be the first to combine wind, solar and pumped hydro. The post Government steps in to pave way for wind addition to solar and hydro hybrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IFRS Chair: Global Sustainability and Climate Reporting Standards to be Released in June

ESG Today

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be releasing the finalized versions for the first global standards for sustainability and climate-related reporting in June of this year, according to IFRS Chair Erkki Liikanen. Speaking on a panel on “Stewarding Responsible Capitalism” at the WEF Forum in Davos, Liikanen revealed the goal, and commented on the speed with which the standards have been developed: “The aim is very concretely that they would be able to p

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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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Electricity prices surged 14.3% in 2022, double overall inflation: US report

Utiliity Dive

After peaking last summer, the price of residential electricity is projected to rise more slowly over the next two years, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

Massive IoT , alias massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC), is already impacting multiple industries. From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Alastair MacLeod, CEO at Ground Control, a satellite focused, IoT and M2M connectivity and critical communications provider, examines the opportunities and challenges; and how satellite communications can plug t

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The US can go much bigger on offshore wind: 3 lessons from the UK and Denmark

Utiliity Dive

While 30 GW by 2030 is a good start, the U.K., Denmark, and other nations should inspire us to set our sights orders of magnitude higher.

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Podcast: Return of the HomePod

Stacey Higginbotham

This week’s show kicks off with a discussion of Apple’s new HomePod , which has some cool machine learning capabilities and new sensors built into it, plus a higher price tag than most smart speakers. Then we talk about a survey out of the UK that asked 119 appliance makers about their plans to continue updating software over the life of the appliance, finding out that some won’t commit to updates.

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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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New York Public Service Commission - PSC Approves Beneficial Utility Rates for Electric Vehicle Charging StationsCommission Action Designed to Reduce Climate Pollution and Improve Environment

Global Renewable News

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Scale-up work efficiently with Automation

Cisco CSR

With increasing workload, there is a choice a business must make whether to hire and train new resources or utilise the existing ones but that has its limitation. The other way is to automate the process and have robots that emulate humans’ actions interacting with digital systems and software. Just like people, software robots can do things like understand what’s on a screen, complete the right keystrokes, navigate systems, identify and extract data, and perform a wide range of defined actions.

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European private banking: Resilient models for uncertain times

McKinsey Sustainabilty

After one of its most successful years, Europe’s private banking industry will now need to navigate an uncertain macroeconomic outlook and evolving client needs.

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Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer Named a Leader in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Resource Optimization

Cisco CSR

In a December 2022 article in Data Center Dynamics , Luca Collacciani hits the nail on the head regarding public cloud spending when he says: “With increasing economic pressures and an uncertain forecast looking ahead to 2023, businesses of all sizes are looking to save costs wherever possible… This means it’s important to make your chosen [public cloud] platforms work smarter, not harder…” IT teams turn to cloud resource optimization solutions to make cloud platforms work smarter.

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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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The Ocean Got so Loud That Dolphins Must Now ‘Shout’ Over Noise Pollution

Impakter

Impakter The Ocean Got so Loud That Dolphins Must Now ‘Shout’ Over Noise Pollution A new study has found that noise pollution severely impairs successful cooperation between bottlenose dolphins, causing them to “shout” to overcome it. The experiment worked with two dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center in Florida, and gave them the task of simultaneously hitting two buttons at the same time, situated about 18 metres apart in […] The post The Ocean Got so Loud That Dolphins Must Now ‘Sho

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Rare opportunity to study short-lived volcanic island reveals sulfur-metabolizing microbes

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

On the short-lived island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai, researchers discovered a unique microbial community that metabolizes sulfur and atmospheric gases, similar to organisms found in deep sea vents or hot springs.

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Rolls-Royce Tests Power Plant Engine on 100% Hydrogen

ESG Today

Rolls -Royce announced that its Power Systems business unit has completed a successful test of its mtu Series 4000 L64 engine running on 100% hydrogen fuel. According to the company, the successful test marks an important step towards meeting customer demands for more sustainable energy through the commercial introduction of hydrogen solutions. Hydrogen is viewed as one of the key building blocks of the transition to a cleaner energy future, particularly for sectors with difficult to abate emiss

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Developing dual awareness

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Leaders faced with volatility and uncertainty will benefit from building a keen awareness of both themselves and the operating environment around them.

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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.

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Danone to Reduce Methane Emissions from Dairy Supply Chain by 30%

Environment + Energy Leader

With this new initiative, Danone expects to remove 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to methane emissions by 2030. The post Danone to Reduce Methane Emissions from Dairy Supply Chain by 30% appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Brief: Dissing Davos, solar mini-grids in Madagascar, sustainable lithium extraction, Shell’s EV charging acquisition

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Davos Watch What if they threw an elite global forum in a Swiss ski resort and no one. The post The Brief: Dissing Davos, solar mini-grids in Madagascar, sustainable lithium extraction, Shell’s EV charging acquisition appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Project uses satellite data to detect waste sites on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: The Minderoo Foundation, CC-BY 4.0 license. A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may leak plastic into waterways. The Global Plastic Watch tool was presented in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on 18 January 2022.

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TSG Global Receives ISO 27001 Certification

Environment + Energy Leader

By obtaining the ISO 27001:2013 certification, TSG Global is able to offer its customers the highest level of compliance, security, privacy, and identity management. The post TSG Global Receives ISO 27001 Certification appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis