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Sustainable investing expert Alison Taylor on ESG misconceptions and why ethics are part of the equation

GreenBiz

The BSR advisor, NYU professor and executive director at Ethical Systems discusses what concerning orthodoxies she’s seeing begin to ossify, and what leadership in ESG investing should really be doing right now.

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South Australia grid reaches record high of 136.6 pct renewables

Renew Economy

South Australia sets a new benchmark of 136.6 per cent renewables - as a share of local demand - early on Easter Sunday. The post South Australia grid reaches record high of 136.6 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How climate change is disrupting the global supply chain

GreenBiz

Extreme weather, from floods to wildfires, is increasingly hammering ports, highways and factories worldwide.

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Victoria reaches record wind and solar share of 83.8 per cent

Renew Economy

Victoria sets new benchmark of 83.8 per cent instantaneous wind and solar share on Easter Sunday. The post Victoria reaches record wind and solar share of 83.8 per cent appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

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In lobbyists vs. sustainability, the lobbyists are winning

GreenBiz

The insane thing about this lobbying — aside from the disregard it shows for, well, human civilization — is that companies need climate legislation to hit their targets.

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Coalition spending on fossil fuel subsidies tops $1.3 billion in first week of campaign

Renew Economy

Just a week into the federal election campaign and the Morrison-led Coalition has already spent nearly $1.3 billion on fossil fuel subsidies. The post Coalition spending on fossil fuel subsidies tops $1.3 billion in first week of campaign appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NERC CIP Standards For Threat Visibility & Detection for Critical Infrastructure

3BL Media

Vulnerability of Critical Electricity Infrastructure. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies. DESCRIPTION: By Gail Ow, Sr. Industrial Solutions Manager. Grid modernization has created an explosion of network-connected equipment, exposing utilities to a wide range of potential threats from nation states, criminals, disgruntled employees, and accidental misconfiguration (which happens far more often than you might think).

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Sustainable Agriculture Programs Driving Carbon Markets

GreenBiz

Global food security and climate change are interconnected challenges. The results are in from over 540,000-acre North American sustainable agriculture pilot programs - and the experts on the ground, from Nutrien Ag Solutions, have a message to share. Sustainable and productive agriculture requires whole-acre solutions and carbon markets play a role in the future of agriculture.

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“Another lie:” It is time to call out Coalition’s climate modelling con

Renew Economy

Taylor rehashes Coalition's favoured campaign tactic: Producing unverified modelling to make fictional claims about Labor policy costs. The post “Another lie:” It is time to call out Coalition’s climate modelling con appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Saks, UnitedHealth Group, Wells Fargo hire their first sustainability executives

GreenBiz

Other career moves from Microsoft, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Plenty and many others in the first quarter of 2022.

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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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World’s largest wind turbines set sail for first subsidy-free offshore wind farm

Renew Economy

The world's biggest ever wind turbines are about to be installed at the first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. The post World’s largest wind turbines set sail for first subsidy-free offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Global Citizen, in Partnership With NPX, Launches the Global Citizen Impact Funds, Calling on the Private Sector, Impact Investors, and Philanthropists to Make Bold Financial Commitments Toward Ending Extreme Poverty NOW

3BL Media

SOURCE: Global Citizen. DESCRIPTION: Series of Transformational Outcomes Funds Designed to Accelerate Progress Toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) By Linking Funding with Measurable Results. Mobilizing Results-Based Funding to BRAC, charity: water, The Global Fund, International Rescue Committee, and One Acre Fund. NEW YORK, April 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty, today announced the launch of the Gl

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“Re-imagining the grid:” California reaches record 97.6% renewable share

Renew Economy

California system operator says new record of 97% renewables gives glimpse of zero carbon grid of the future. The post “Re-imagining the grid:” California reaches record 97.6% renewable share appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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United Rentals Adds Zero-Emission POWRBANK Portable Energy Systems to Rental Fleet in North America

3BL Media

SOURCE: United Rentals, Inc. DESCRIPTION: STAMFORD, Conn., April 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced that it will offer its customers zero-emission power systems with the introduction of POWRBANK battery systems in its rental fleet. The company’s partnership with manufacturer POWR2 Energy Solutions represents a significant investment in sustainable worksite solutions for United Rentals customers in North America.

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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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Why you should become the ultimate decision maker

GreenBiz

What happens inside large and small companies when sustainability changers come to the office.

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3M Helps 'Industrial' Athletes Chase Their Skilled Trade Dreams

3BL Media

SOURCE: 3M. DESCRIPTION: 3M and the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) hopes to inspire students interested in skilled trades through its national signing day celebration- an event modeled after the NCAA’s National Signing Day. 3M and NC3 awarded 50 students, who participated in the NC3 National Career and Technical Education Letter of Intent Signing Day on April 14, with a $1,000 scholarship.

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Lightsource bp unveils plans for 400MW NSW solar farm and battery

Renew Economy

Lightsource bp advances gigawatt-scale solar plans for Australia, with proposal of new PV and battery project near Goulburn in New South Wales. The post Lightsource bp unveils plans for 400MW NSW solar farm and battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TCS's Digital Empowers Returns With a New Year of Content and Conversations

3BL Media

Don’t miss the inaugural event for Digital Empowers 2022: Systemic change powered by digital innovations. SOURCE: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). DESCRIPTION: Tata Consultancy Services , in partnership with Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) and PYXERA Global , is pleased to announce more engagement opportunities to create transformative social impact via Digital Empowers, TCS’ thought leadership initiative.

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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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ChatOps: How to Build Your First Webex Bot

Cisco CSR

Welcome to the first blog of our series on how to use the Webex API to code up ChatOps workflows! In this post, you’ll learn how to create a Webex bot, register a Webhook in Webex, and configure your bot to listen to Webhook – all with plenty of code examples. Check back for more as we build new use cases that leverage different aspects of automation using chat-driven interfaces.

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Johnson & Johnson Vision Focusses on a Greener Future by Removing 10 Tons of Plastic From Delivery Pouches

3BL Media

SOURCE: Johnson & Johnson Vision. DESCRIPTION: LONDON, April 19, 2022 /3BL Media/ - As part of a broader commitment to reduce its environmental footprint, Johnson & Johnson Vision, a global leader in eye health and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech*, has announced it will be removing the plastic pouches currently placed on the outside of European ACUVUE ® deliveries from 18 April 2022.

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Kseng solar made a hit at Green Energy Expo 2022 in Daegu, South Korea

Alternative Energy Mag

The 19th Green Energy Expo was held as scheduled in Daegu, South Korea on 13 to 15 April 2022, showing the companies news of South Korea and internationals related to sectors Energy, Natural Environment.

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Thirty High School Seniors Named Edison Scholars

3BL Media

Since 2006, 730 high school seniors have earned more than $13.5 million in scholarships through the Edison Scholars Program. SOURCE: Edison International. DESCRIPTION: ROSEMEAD, Calif., April 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ — Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2022 Edison Scholars and will be awarded a total of $1.2 million in scholarships from Edison International.

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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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A future worth getting excited about | Elon Musk

TEDxInnovations

What's on Elon Musk's mind? In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he's working on -- Tesla's intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX's otherworldly Starship and Neuralink's brain-machine interfaces, among others -- could help maximize the lifespan of humanity and create a world where goods and services are abundant and accessible for all.

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Meet the Entrepreneurs Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

3BL Media

SOURCE: Verizon. DESCRIPTION: Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is a free, customized learning program designed to help small businesses thrive. Watch the video above to hear three dynamic entrepreneurs — who together have taken more than 60 Digital Ready courses — share tips for getting the most out of the experience. Meet the entrepreneurs: Bridget Brown is the owner of Pages & Posts, a digital marketing agency based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management - U.S. Department of Energy Invests $14 Million to Scale Up Direct Air Capture and Storage Technology, Coupled to Low-Carbon Energy Resources

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today.

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AllianceBernstein: Carbon Handprints: A New Approach to Climate-Focused Equity Investing

3BL Media

By David Wheeler & Daniel C. Roarty. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein. SUMMARY: How can investors gain confidence that an equity portfolio is invested in companies that are really helping to address climate risk? Focus on a company’s carbon handprint, which measures the positive impact, or carbon avoided, by using its products. By combining an assessment of carbon handprints with research of business fundamentals, we believe investors can create a portfolio of companies with superior long-term retu

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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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Frito-Lay Adding Electric Fleet to Texas Operations

Environment + Energy Leader

Frito-Lay is adding 40 electric trucks from Ford to increase its sustainability in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The post Frito-Lay Adding Electric Fleet to Texas Operations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Lone Work in Data Centers: What You Need to Know About Managing Risk and Prioritizing Safety

3BL Media

SOURCE: Antea Group. DESCRIPTION: Lone work is an increasing concern for many data centers, especially as the "great resignation" continues and organizations are operating with fewer employees. Some companies have found success in allowing data center sites to make decisions and facilitate lone work policies based on the location of the site. This allows them to accommodate the various rules and regulations specific to the site's location as well as meet cultural expectations.

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Bud Light Next Offsets Emissions, Implements Reduction Plans

Environment + Energy Leader

Bud Light Next has measured and offset last year’s carbon emissions to become Climate Neutral Certified and offers reduction plans for future emissions. The post Bud Light Next Offsets Emissions, Implements Reduction Plans appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Illumina's Chief Financial Officer, Sam Samad, Selected As a San Diego Business Journal 2022 CFO of the Year

3BL Media

SOURCE: Illumina. DESCRIPTION: Congratulations to Sam Samad , Illumina’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), on being selected San Diego Business Journal ’s 2022 CFO of the Year! Sam Samad joined Illumina in 2017 and holds the role of Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the company’s finance, accounting, investor relations, internal audit, treasury, and global information systems functions.

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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.