Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
SunDrive, an Australian solar start-up backed by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, claims new solar cell efficiency record. The post “Huge moment:” Australia’s Sundrive claims new solar cell efficiency milestone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2022
Covering all 4,000 miles of the state's canals with solar panels would save more than 65 billion gallons of water annually by reducing evaporation, one study showed.
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Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
A prototype of a world-first 100 per cent recyclable wind turbine blade has been produced at a manufacturing facility in Spain, marking a big step towards "closing the loop" for wind power. The post GE produces world-first prototype of fully recyclable wind turbine blade appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2022
Indoor farming, food waste, regenerative agriculture and alternative proteins caught the attention of investors this quarter.
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.
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
Labor wants to overhaul regulation of major transmission projects to increase community consultation, while Taylor revives 'gold plated' scare campaign. The post “Not fit for purpose”: Labor vows to overhaul regulatory process for transmission projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: Black & Veatch. DESCRIPTION: As water utilities plan for a more sustainable, lower emissions future, the scope of the term “optimization” is expanding. Most treatment facility owners and operators have optimized their operations or systems in some way or another in the past, but the push for greater efficiency within sustainability initiatives is driving a more comprehensive approach to water treatment plant optimization.
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Corporate Knights
MARCH 17, 2022
With the federal government set to release its new climate plan this month, the battle is heating up over how it will rein in emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector. In a report released March 16, the Public Policy Forum laid out a “leadership blueprint” for Canada’s net-zero transition that urges the federal government to help finance the sector’s efforts to reduce emissions.
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
CEFC hits $10 billion investment milestone, and still has nearly $5 billion to spend on energy transition, including electric vehicles and hydrogen. The post Australia’s green bank celebrates $10bn investments, still has another $5bn to spend appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2022
What can we learn from these in-market pilots of refillable cups and reusable retail bags?
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE, March 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) will donate $500,000 to five nonprofit organizations leading humanitarian relief efforts for Ukraine refugees with each receiving $100,000. These include United Way Worldwide , Red Cross , Global Giving , Save the Children , and Polish Humanitarian Action. .
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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.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2022
Nature-based solutions and natural climate solutions leave too much room for greenwashing.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
WBTV highlights the continued need for sustainable housing solutions months after tornados devastated communities of western Kentucky. SOURCE: Land Betterment Corporation. DESCRIPTION: Donations to the ek? Villages of Hope Fund can be found here. FISHERS, Ind., March 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable co
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
CMI wants surprise changes to the Emissions Reduction Fund delayed following dramatic price crash so the government can consult with industry. The post “Consult with industry:” Taylor asked to delay carbon market changes after price crash appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
Amid workplace losses, a new survey from HP shows how women have remained ambitious in their careers, especially at companies that offer flexibility, growth opportunities, and work/life balance. SOURCE: HP Inc. DESCRIPTION: By Sarah Murry. Before the headlines about the Great Resignation, there was a mass-exit from the workplace. In spring 2020, approximately 3.5 million mothers with school-age children lost jobs or left the workforce in the US.
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
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2022
The grades are in, and major companies are coming up short on net-zero goals.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
By Andrew Woosnam. SOURCE: VMware. DESCRIPTION: Droughts. Heat waves. Rising sea levels. Melting glaciers. Extinction of entire animal species. These global catastrophes are already underway and will only get worse…unless we make some drastic and immediate changes to the ways we live and work. The most recent assessment by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that the world must cut its carbon emissions in half by the end of this decade if we are to avoid the
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
Many regulatory hurdles still standing in the way of offshore wind development. Meanwhile, in the oil and gas secto r. The post Will offshore wind get the same favourable regulatory treatment as oil and gas? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
The program will support the development of an on-site lab, educational programming, and mentorship to enrich the curriculum for grades 4-8. SOURCE: The Chemours Company. DESCRIPTION: WILMINGTON, Del. March 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company, today joined representatives from the National Hockey League (NHL®) and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to launch a new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program for fourth-
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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
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
New analysis by Rystad Energy predicts global rooftop solar PV installations will surge to 95GW a year by 2025. The post Global rooftop solar installations to double by 2025 to nearly 100GW a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: St. Philip’s College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded $20,000 as a recipient of the Retool Your School 2021 campus improvement grant program. Their project was to breathe life back into their campus community garden, which supports hunger and food insecurity outreach efforts.
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
Global rooftop solar installations expected to reach nearly 100GW in 2025. As Australia’s solar pioneers get together. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: The global rooftop boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
Packsize technology enables reimagined packaging to meet customer demands. SOURCE: DICK'S Sporting Goods. DESCRIPTION: SALT LAKE CITY, March 17, 2022 /3BL Media/-- Packsize ® today announced that DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) is among its retail customers transforming the way they and their customers experience packaging. Right-sized Packaging on Demand ® technology, services, and solutions now help ensure that DICK’S Sporting Goods’ customers receive their e-commerce orders in customi
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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.
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2022
AEMC's do nothing decision on DER regulations reinforces the need for fundamental reform of the country's energy institutions. The post DER: Market rule-maker breaches faith with households, business and industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: International WELL Building Institute. DESCRIPTION: by Xue Ya , Yi (Zoe) Xia , Yan Zhang , Tony Armstrong , Yan Tai. In 2021, IWBI released an in-depth report that lays out research approaches and specific operational strategies as the world continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for acute health threats into the future. Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery: An IWBI Special Report integrates proven strategies from the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and
CSR Hub
MARCH 17, 2022
As previously seen on Skytop Strategies and published with permission. Back in 2016, we published an article in Reuters that highlighted the low correlation between MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings. For the S&P 1200 (a well-studied group of companies), there was only a 32% correlation between the ESG ratings from these two major data sources.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: With increasing global demand for zero emissions, CNH Industrial will continue to build upon its leading position in alternative propulsion (thanks to 15+ years of R&D and products now in commercial production). This will enable its customers to achieve unrivalled results and increased productivity with an enhanced user experience, simultaneously opening new use cases and applications, while also doing good for the planet.
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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.
Cisco CSR
MARCH 17, 2022
The NFL, March Madness, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, and more – the wish list of streaming experiences your subscribers are vying for is never-ending. Are you and your network ready? The need for expanded capacity in rural broadband. Here’s some good news for service providers in rural communities. As you invest to expand broadband access and reach more unserved and underserved rural households, you now have an opportunity to augment your broadband service with content experiences that
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
Excerpts from the 2021 Medtronic Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Report. SOURCE: Medtronic. DESCRIPTION: Amplifying our impact beyond Medtronic. We know we cannot break down systemic inequities if we are focused only on change within our organization. To create real change, we must address the barriers that impact our industry and communities we serve.
Cisco CSR
MARCH 17, 2022
There are a lot of articles and books about machine learning. Most focus on building and training machine learning models. But there’s another interesting and vitally important component to machine learning: the operations side. Let’s look into the practice of machine learning ops, or MLOps. Getting a handle on AI/ML adoption now is a key part of preparing for the inevitable growth of machine learning in business apps in the future.
3BL Media
MARCH 17, 2022
SOURCE: EcoVadis. DESCRIPTION: Carbon emissions have, in the years following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), been established as the predominant issue in corporate sustainability discourse and strategy. One recent study found that net zero commitments now cover at least 68% of the global economy. But for all the progress that businesses have achieved on carbon over the past several years, it is clear that more needs to be done.
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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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