Earth Day and the polling of America, 2023
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
Consumers express growing interest in purchasing greener products despite growing skepticism about environmental marketing claims. Can both be true?
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EV Faceoff: Does the trendy Ioniq 5 cost less to own than the world’s top-selling gas-powered SUV?
Corporate Knights
APRIL 24, 2023
While global electric vehicle sales recently broke the US$1-trillion mark, the auto industry has an elephant in the room: gas-intensive SUVs and light trucks are still the most popular vehicles in North America. Though full-sized pickup trucks remain the top-selling vehicles in the United States and Canada, more than half of all vehicle sales in both countries are SUVs.
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Moving from corporate responsibility to impact
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
ESG and the impact economy are changing corporate responsibility forever. Here’s how.
Australian solar farm hit by grass fire burning under modules
Renew Economy
APRIL 24, 2023
Large solar farm in NSW damaged by grass fire burning under solar modules. The post Australian solar farm hit by grass fire burning under modules 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.
Climeworks expands to the US while the EU taxes carbon imports
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
Legislation is driving international companies to set up camp within the US, and the EU won’t let that happen free of charge.
To create lasting change, companies can draw on behavioral insights
McKinsey Sustainabilty
APRIL 24, 2023
In transformations and capability-building efforts, leaders struggle to turn the data they collect into action. Behavioral insights can help create a bridge between information and results.
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EPA Unveils Draft National Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution. But, is it Feasible?
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APRIL 24, 2023
By 2040, the EPA aims to completely eradicate the discharge of plastic and other waste from land-based sources into the environment. The post EPA Unveils Draft National Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution. But, is it Feasible? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Embedding Circularity in the Path to Regenerative
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Deloitte Launches Scope 3 Emissions Calculator, ESG Reporting Tools on Workiva Platform
ESG Today
APRIL 24, 2023
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced today the expansion of its “ESG accelerators” on the Workiva platform, with the launch of three new solutions aimed at assisting organizations with ESG reporting, including tools to calculate Scope 3 emissions, support continuous control monitoring, and simplify sustainability reporting. The release of the new products follows the launch in May 2022 by Deloitte of a series of ESG accelerators on Workiva Marketplace aimed at helping companies’
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.
Odour complaints and how to handle them
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APRIL 24, 2023
Odour sampling and surveying is the first step to getting on top of the problem. Odour management expert Silsoe Odours explores how to understand, handle and prevent odour complaints. Unpleasant odours can impact the health and well-being of those who live and work nearby. Facilities that emit odours will often have an odour condition in their operating permit.
A Network Approach to Water-Related Supply Chain Challenges
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APRIL 24, 2023
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Organic coagulant helps reduce sludge for egg product supplier
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APRIL 24, 2023
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has been specified to supply its water treatment chemical solution, Hydrex 6861, to egg product supplier D Wise, based in Malpas, Cheshire. This has allowed the company to reduce the amount of sludge by-product formed during its manufacturing processes – and the costs to remove it from site. It has also improved its water treatment efficiency, resulting in an estimated and significant £50k of annual savings.
What to expect with 6G and the industrial IoT
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APRIL 24, 2023
It’s 2035 and you’re a plant manager inside a manufacturing line that produces electric vehicles. Or maybe it’s Twinkies. Either way, inside this factory setting a dozen years into the future someone needs to predict what types of things you might want to know. If this seems like a tough job, it is. But that’s exactly what the folks who are building the 6G cellular communications standard are trying to do today.
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
Frito-Lay Will Deploy 700 Electric Delivery Vehicles By December 2023
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 24, 2023
The company’s recent announcement is part of their goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. By deploying the 700 delivery EVs, Frito-Lay will lower emissions by 7,052 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) annually. The post Frito-Lay Will Deploy 700 Electric Delivery Vehicles By December 2023 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Conservation group calls for justice for the River Lugg
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APRIL 24, 2023
The Lugg at Hampton Bishop (image credit: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 license ). Damaged stretch of river must be restored following successful prosecution by Natural England and Environment Agency, says Herefordshire Wildlife Trust On 20 April a court sentenced a landowner to prison for badly damaging a stretch of the River Lugg. This followed a successful investigation and prosecution by Natural England and the Environment Agency where the landowner pleaded guilty to carrying out work without
EU and Norway Forge Alliance To Tackle Climate Change, Support Green Transition
ESG Today
APRIL 24, 2023
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today the launch of a Green Alliance between Norway and the European Union, aimed at strengthening joint climate and environmental protection action, and facilitating cooperation on the clean energy and industrial transition. The EU and Norway share similar climate goals, with both targeting 55% emissions reductions by 2030, and both committing to climate neutrality by 2050.
BlueOrchard’s Green Earth Impact Fund secures $25 million from Luxembourg’s ministry of finance
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APRIL 24, 2023
ImpactAlpha, April 24 – Luxembourg’s ministry of finance has committed $25 million to BlueOrchard Finance’s Green Earth Impact Fund, which seeks to raise. The post BlueOrchard’s Green Earth Impact Fund secures $25 million from Luxembourg’s ministry of finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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Mattress recyclers register launches
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Roadmap aims to increase aerosol recycling
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Jacob Haar: Helping emerging market lenders ‘leapfrog’ the US (podcast)
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Innovate UK funding for solution to tackle PFAS
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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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Simplify Your Security Operations with Cisco XDR, Launching at RSAC
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FERC approves incentive framework for voluntary cybersecurity investments
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In the final rule, the federal agency dropped a proposed 2% return on equity from the incentives utilities can get for certain cyber investments.
Home Clean Energy Startup SPAN Raises $96 Million
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APRIL 24, 2023
Home electrification technology startup SPAN announced that it has raised $96 million, with proceeds aimed at accelerating its R&D capabilities and expand its reach into new categories. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based SPAN develops products aimed at enabling residential electrification and enabling homes to adopt clean energy including solar, batteries, and electric vehicles.
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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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