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Want to avoid greenwashing? Be clear about what it means

GreenBiz

Companies need shared definitions of this and related terms.

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Firmed wind and solar still much cheaper than fossil fuels, even with inflation, says CSIRO

Renew Economy

Firmed solar and wind power remains by far the cheapest source of new-build electricity generation in Australia, despite a jump in costs due to global inflationary pressures. The post Firmed wind and solar still much cheaper than fossil fuels, even with inflation, says CSIRO appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The energy mindset shifts of 2022

GreenBiz

The evolution in thinking that will change the future of energy

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Greens hail blow to “ludicrous” practice of burning native forests for energy

Renew Economy

The generation of electricity by burning native forest wood waste will no longer be counted as renewable in Australia, as Labor makes good on Climate Bill negotiation promise. The post Greens hail blow to “ludicrous” practice of burning native forests for energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Food startups Aleph Farms and Iron Ox grow from net zero roots

GreenBiz

Two food startups explain how their decarbonization approaches differ from those of big businesses.

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South Australia seeks proposals for electrolyser and “world’s biggest” hydrogen power plant

Renew Economy

South Australia seeks partners for green hydrogen power plant for Whyalla, which it hopes will be as transformational as the original Tesla big battery. The post South Australia seeks proposals for electrolyser and “world’s biggest” hydrogen power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GE’s monster Haliade-X offshore wind turbine now officially most powerful in world

Renew Economy

GE's Haliade-X wind turbine receives full type certificate for operations up to 14.7 MW from DNV GL, the world’s largest independent certification body. The post GE’s monster Haliade-X offshore wind turbine now officially most powerful in world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hy spirits: UK distillery taps hydrogen fuel cells to make low-emission gin

GreenBiz

Surrey Copper Distillery's achievement could provide a decarbonization template for other distilleries to follow.

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Consumers and green hydrogen the big swing factors in AEMO’s new planning blueprint

Renew Economy

AEMO reveals four new scenarios for its next big planning document, with consumer owned rooftop PV and EVs, and green hydrogen the big swing factors. The post Consumers and green hydrogen the big swing factors in AEMO’s new planning blueprint appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Can Remanufacturing Build the Industrial-Sized Circular Economy?

3BL Media

by Susan Galer. SOURCE: SAP. DESCRIPTION: Consumer goods like clothing and bottled water dominate sustainability conversations, but the circular economy has to include the industrial manufacturers of the machines that churn out the products we use every day. We’re talking about the factories that manufacture the machinery and parts for farming tractors, construction excavators, robots, data centers, elevators, cars, wind turbines, heating and ventilation equipment, and more – essentially the inf

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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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Danish developer takes control of huge 3.6GW solar hydrogen project in Queensland

Renew Economy

Danish developer takes majority stake in 3.6GW solar hydrogen and "power-to-X" project near Gladstone in Queensland. The post Danish developer takes control of huge 3.6GW solar hydrogen project in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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PNC Bank and Boston Children’s Museum Present Big & Little Podcast: How To Help Our Kids “Grow Up Great”

3BL Media

SOURCE: PNC Financial Services Group. DESCRIPTION: Reaching children in their earliest years not only helps them develop the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills they need to succeed, but can also inspire lifelong enthusiasm for learning. On today’s podcast, Boston Children’s Museum President and CEO Carole Charnow sits down with Dr. Jeanette Betancourt from Sesame Workshop and Sally McCrady from PNC Bank to learn more about their partnership – Grow Up Great, an initiative to help p

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Tesla takes first step to becoming an energy utility with new retail offer for battery owners

Renew Economy

Tesla has taken its first steps towards becoming a major player in energy retailing, with the launch of an electricity plan to Powerwall customers. The post Tesla takes first step to becoming an energy utility with new retail offer for battery owners appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smarter Spending Habits: Regions Bank Provides Free Resources for Better Money Management Amid Inflation

3BL Media

Regions Next Step hosted a financial wellness webinar to help people improve spending and saving skills as costs rise. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: Regions Bank announced a collection of available resources to help people improve the way they spend, save and manage debt. Available resources are part of Regions Next Step , the bank’s no-cost financial education program that serves people of all ages, regardless of whether they bank with Regions.

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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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Accelerating an inclusive energy transition beyond COP27

GreenBiz

A just transition and nature will be major themes through to COP28 as climate justice mainstreams into corporate sustainability.

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CNH Industrial's Chief Digital Product Officer Speaks at Tech Day 2022

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: Parag Garg, CNH Industrial’s Chief Digital Product Officer, has explained how the Company’s Precision Technology solutions are driving productivity, sustainability and profitability for our customers. At our Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, he shared the progress we are making in three key areas: Automated Solutions, Autonomy and Connected Platforms.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco CSR

The Internet is littered with articles about Industry 4.0. Adoption of digital industrial processes have accelerated since the German government led this initiative to maintain national industrial prowess. For example, with digital twins and modular flexible systems. One of the main features of Industry 4.0 is interoperability for mobile cyber-physical systems.

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CSRHub Releases Version 3.0 of RESTful Application Programming Interface

3BL Media

SOURCE: CSRHub. DESCRIPTION: CSRHub is excited to announce the release of its API V 3.0, a technical upgrade that will make our ESG data and services more accessible for users. CSRHub was the first in the CSR/ESG data space to provide an API in 2008. Offering the third major revision of this tool, we continue our dedication to improving the success and accessibility of ESG/CSR data.

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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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We Are the Experience: Innovation 101

Cisco CSR

Scrolling through your social media feed this morning, you’ve probably seen the word “innovation” in different forms at least a dozen times. Innovation has become a buzzword of the corporate world, almost mythical and seemingly unattainable. You may have even thought: “Innovation is for brilliant inventors only, I could never do that”, and… you are right.

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ISSB to Add Biodiversity, Just Transition Disclosures to Climate Reporting Standard

ESG Today

Sustainability disclosure systems based on the emerging climate reporting standard under development by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundation may soon require companies to provide additional transparency on impacts and risks related to natural ecosystems and the just transition, according ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber.

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Oh, the scammers online are frightful

Cisco CSR

Oh, the scammers online are frightful, and the deals they offer seem delightful. No matter what you think you know, let it go, let it go, let it go (to the tune of 1945’s Let it Snow by Vaughn Monroe with the Norton Sisters). ‘Tis the season to find ourselves awash in good tidings and, well, consumerism. While it’s only partly tongue in cheek, we must be honest with ourselves.

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New clean energy investments have topped $40B since the IRA passed, report says

Utiliity Dive

A report from American Clean Power says the solar industry has seen rapid expansion, with domestic solar manufacturing capacity up 300% since the IRA passed.

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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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Cisco SD-WAN Fabric is SecOps New Best Friend

Cisco CSR

In my last blog post, Cisco Innovations Create a More Secure and Scalable SD-WAN Fabric , we covered the newest innovations that integrate identity awareness with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) into the SD-WAN fabric; extend the network security fabric to remote home offices and workspaces; and detects advanced persistent threats through integrations with Cisco Secure Network Analytics.

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Author Talks: The simple way to get more great ideas

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Stanford’s Jeremy Utley proposes approaching creativity with a “begun” mentality, where innovation is incorporated into daily practice instead of occurring only in sprints.

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Making private 5G interconnect easy to configure, simple to operate, and widely adopted

Cisco CSR

1. Introduction. This is the follow up blog to an earlier post titled “ scaling the adoption of private cellular networks ” where the challenges of how to scale interconnect between private 3GPP networks are described. Compared to the current inter-network signaling that serves around 800 public cellular operators, there are forecasts of a 1000 fold increase in the number of private cellular networks.

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AB Co-Hosted 2022 Access to Medicine Index Launch

3BL Media

AB Co-Hosted 2022 Access to Medicine Index Launch. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 08:05. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Standard Format. Body. Last week, AllianceBernstein co-hosted a series of investor launch events for the 2022 Access to Medicine Index. The Index ranks 20 of the world’s largest pharma companies on how they manage material risks and opportunities related to access to medicine, including value drivers such as governance, compliance, R&D, pricing, management of intellectual property, and 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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Inflection Points of a Converged Metro

Cisco CSR

This blog is part three of a four-part series discussing Cisco’s routing and automation strategy, the trends and inflections we see in those areas, and how we guide our customers through their digital transformation journeys. See the introduction blog here. In the first blog of this series, Kevin provided a retrospective view of the trends and waves of innovation we have observed for the better part of the last decade – centered-on traffic localization, transition to all-IP with video content as

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'Best-of-Breed' Sustainability Software May Be The Worst Solution

3BL Media

'Best-of-Breed' Sustainability Software May Be The Worst Solution. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 10:00. Subheader. Words by Kate Zerrenner. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Featured Media. Body. There is no easy road to meeting corporate sustainability goals. But many companies are inadvertently making that work harder on themselves by looking at the challenge in silos.

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CSRHub Releases Version 3.0 of RESTful Application Programming Interface

CSR Hub

CSRHub is excited to announce the release of its API V 3.0, a technical upgrade that will make our ESG data and services more accessible for users.

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Keysight Malaysia Wins CSR Award

3BL Media

Keysight Malaysia Wins CSR Award. Wed, 01/04/2023 - 10:00. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Featured Media. Body. Keysight Malaysia recently won one of the country's top corporate responsibility honors for the fifth consecutive year. Keysight was among nearly 50 companies recognized by The American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) with the MY AMCHAM Cares award during an event in Kuala Lumpur attended by the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.

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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.