GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2023

The organic movement forged a path for a federally recognized standard for food. Should regenerative follow its course?

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Report says methane emissions from fossil fuel facilities will make up about 70% of total emissions budget covered under Safeguard Mechanism, raising new questions over its integrity. The post “Criminally irresponsible:” Report finds methane bomb buried in Safeguard design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Microalgae cultivation, seaweed sinking and electrochemistry enhanced sequestration are new ocean focused ways to pull CO2 out of the air.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

New details emerge of FFI's "green iron" ore processing technology as it makes a milestone move out of the Perth laboratory and into pilot-scale production. The post Fortescue hails “green iron” breakthrough as own coal-free tech moves to pilot phase appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2023

Sponsored: Product manufacturers have a growing need for extended material responsibility as they plan their implementation for circularity goals.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Rewiring Australia says budgeting $12.5bn to help fast-track the electrification of homes and businesses will deliver fast and deep benefits. The post It’s no nuclear submarine, but experts say $12.5bn in budget funds will help electrify Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

BHP partners with Hatch to co-design an electric smelting furnace pilot plant, technology that could slash steelmaking emissions by more than 80%. The post BHP to pilot green smelting furnace using electricity, hydrogen and Pilbara iron ore appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 23, 2023

How can renewable natural gas (RNG) help generate new revenue, lower emissions and manage waste? Here, Steve Rakidzioski from Enbridge Gas tackles the most common questions about this exciting clean energy technology. Q: What is renewable natural gas (RNG)? A: RNG is a clean energy supply, which reduces emissions. RNG is created by capturing biogas already being generated by decomposing waste in landfills and other organic sources that would otherwise be burned off or released into the air.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

The company that raked in $US40 billion of profits last year says yes, we can transition to a new zero carbon world, but it will be costly, awful and impossible without CCS. The post No meat, no choice: Oil giant Shell’s dystopian view of a net zero world free of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The Biden administration on Thursday announced $250 million in funding through the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program aimed at helping federal agencies to implement and advance net zero building projects. The new funding announcement follows an executive order signed by President Biden in December 2021, outlining a series of goals and initiatives for the U.S. federal government to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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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.

Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Having had seven years to prepare for the April exit of the Liddell coal plant in NSW, how ready is the market? The post Never mind Eraring, the Liddell coal closure in April is the one to watch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Lawmakers at the European Parliament and members of the EU Council announced today that they have reached an agreement on “FuelEU Maritime,” a new regulation mandating reductions in emissions in the maritime transport sector, with targets beginning as soon as 2025. The agreement marks another step towards the completion of negotiations for the European Commission’s “ Fit for 55” roadmap – the EU’s proposed strategy to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, fo

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

ASX listed Sparc Technologies reports "exciting" developments in its pursuit of sodium ion batteries, an alternative to lithium ion. The post Sparc Technologies claims “exciting” progress on sodium ion batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Utiliity Dive

MARCH 23, 2023

Blending hydrogen with natural gas in a 20 MW engine cut carbon emissions by more than 10% during the largest such test to date, which also involved the Electric Power Research Institute and other partners.

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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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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Data from California shows flexible timing of vehicle charging can save the day – even during heat waves when electricity consumption surges. The post Yes, the grid can handle electric vehicle charging – even when demand spikes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Utiliity Dive

MARCH 23, 2023

“If the commission determines it is appropriate to channel risks to consumers, those risks must be carefully weighed and considered,” FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the publication of its first climate-related financial disclosures for its corporate sector and non-monetary policy portfolios, indicating progress towards the decarbonization of the Eurosystem’s €385 billion of corporate securities holdings. The move to begin increasing climate-related transparency forms a key part of the ECB’s climate action plan, launched by the central bank in 2021, which included initiatives to further incorporate climate chan

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Stacey Higginbotham

MARCH 23, 2023

This week’s show starts off with our take on Belkin deciding to hold off on releasing Matter products , and an update on Matter plans from other vendors including Wyze and Yale. We also talk about Nanoleaf’s new Matter-compatible Essentials bulbs and lights strips. We try to explain why Matter is still frustrating to use and wonder where all the other gear is.

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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

ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the accounting standards-setting body of the IFRS Foundation, announced today the launch of a new project aimed at exploring potential changes to the requirements by companies to disclose climate-related risks in financial statements. According to the IASB, the new project follows feedback to its recent Agenda Consultation, a public consultation held by the board every five years on its activities and work plan, with responses calling for enha

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 23, 2023

It’s been an eventful last few years for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), as increasing stakeholder demand for companies to improve their sustainability transparency has transformed the business world, pushing ESG discussions into places they’d never been. The post Global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Outlook and Regulations: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 23, 2023

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Shareholder Engagement This season’s shareholder resolutions are proxies in the ESG culture war. Votes on climate action, corporate. The post The Brief: Proxy season opener, Pepsico’s regenerative shift, flexible electric grids, Nigeria’s creative economy, the real price of water appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Tidal energy firm Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth. Orkney-headquartered Orbital also confirmed it has a grid connection in place to service the project, which is located adjacent to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) facility, where Orbital has already deployed the 2MW O2, said to be the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, under commercial operation.

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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.

Impact Alpha

MARCH 23, 2023

ImpactAlpha, Mar. 23 – In financial markets, water is becoming the new carbon. From early stage startups and corporate supply chains to public policy. The post Putting a ‘price on water’ and other opportunities to address the H2O crisis appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Private equity and venture capital investor EQT Group announced today a €100 million investment by its EQT Growth fund in supply chain sustainability software startup IntegrityNext. Launched by cofounders Martin Berr-Sorokin (CEO), Simon Jaehnig (CRO) and Nick Heine (COO) in 2016, Munich-based IntegrityNext provides a software platform aimed at enabling companies to build more transparent and sustainable supply chains, and helping businesses to collaborate with suppliers to improve supply chain

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Wildlife charity Sea Life has rescued and rehabilitated 636 seals over the past 10 years with its rescue teams based at Scarborough and Hunstanton, and is seeking to raise the profile of its work on International Day of the Seal (22 March). Staff have spent around 500 hours on average caring for each individual seal, says the group. Seals require rescuing for several reasons, which can include pups getting separated from their mum, injury, or an outbreak of disease.

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 23, 2023

It was two decades ago when Cisco started shipping the Cisco MDS 9000 storage networking switches in volume to customers, following the initial launch a few months before.

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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.

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The rising cost of capital faced by developers of renewable energy projects, such as onshore wind and solar PV, may slow down the number of new projects and cause some already commissioned projects to become financially unviable, according to energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Data from the group’s report into capital cost s and their impacts on the government’s fifth round of the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme 1 , has shown rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain problem

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 23, 2023

In my previous blog posts (see links at end of this post) on SD-WAN security, we detailed how the Cisco SD-WAN solution is enhancing the security capabilities of the network fabric with specific… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The UK government announced the allocation of nearly £2 billion in funding on 21 March, which it says will be used to provide energy efficiency upgrades to more than 115,000 homes across England. The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant are collectively said to be worth £1.4 billion, which will be used to fund energy-saving measures ranging from loft insulation to new windows.

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 23, 2023

Historically the intersections between operational resiliency for industry, ranging from small businesses to global enterprises, and the need for a reimagined and reinvigorated community have yet to… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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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.