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WSJ Pro Sustainable Business Forum

3BL Media

October 13, 2022 | Online. SOURCE: WSJ Live. DESCRIPTION: September 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - From regulators to the board, stakeholders are demanding businesses deliver on their sustainability goals. Join us at the WSJ Pro Sustainable Business Forum online October 13 and take away practical advice on how to build a strategy that’s right for your business.

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Businesses Must Take Action to Protect Voting Rights

B the Change

CARE Action Steps Help Companies Support Voter Participation At Beehive Strategic Communication , our purpose is to use the power of communication to build better businesses for a better world. That purpose and our values drive all we do in our work, culture, and business, including meeting the rising expectations of employees, clients, partners, and communities.

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How the World Reacts to the Passing of Queen Elizabeth

Impakter

Impakter. How the World Reacts to the Passing of Queen Elizabeth. On September 8 the world learned that Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, had died. Almost no time passed before the general public and notable figures took to social media to express their opinions— both positive and negative— on the late Queen. Upon the announcement her son, now King Charles III, issued the statement: “We […].

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Airline retailing: How payment innovation can improve the bottom line

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Airline retailing could be worth $40 billion by 2030—a new report gives insight on how airlines can maximize this opportunity.

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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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Earth ‘Likely’ to Exceed Dangerous Climate ‘Tipping Points’

Impakter

Impakter. Earth ‘Likely’ to Exceed Dangerous Climate ‘Tipping Points’. Climate scientists have rung the alarm about impending climate doom many times lately, risking the same fate as the child who cried “wolf”. Yet this time, the warning about six climate tipping points is based on more convincing evidence than ever before and therefore deeply troubling.

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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, August 2022

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Growth moderates globally in an inflationary environment; the US Federal Reserve emphasizes its tightening course; Europe faces near-term energy volatility.

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IoT news of the week for Sept. 9, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

A trifecta of IoT fundings worth a mention: We covered these in the podcast this week, but I’m trying to be a bit more thorough with the weekly news roundups. So if you’re tracking this sort of thing, know that satellite IoT company OQ received $12.9 million in funding, Wi-Fi HaLow chip maker Morse Micro received $140 million, and a company making smart vents for home HVAC systems called Flair received $7.6 million. ( Stacey on IoT ).

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Decarbonising our buildings

Energy Central

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. Buildings are a crucial piece in the jigsaw of the energy transition, one that is often overlooked. The EU’s building stock is responsible for as much as 40% of the bloc’s energy consumption, and for 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions.

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BlackRock Strikes Back Against Climate Activism Claims

ESG Today

BlackRock has pushed back against allegations from Republican officials that it is pursuing a climate-focused agenda not aligned with its clients’ financial interests. In a letter to 19 state Attorney General, the investment giant argued that the claims are based on “misconceptions,” and that the politicians’ agenda may deprive investors of the ability to pursue compelling investment opportunities and impact their returns.

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How a Unified Data Model Alleviates the Growing Pains of a Merger

Energy Central

As we march through the latter half of 2022, oil and gas deals are expected to rise through the end of the year. As deals begin to close, exploration and production (E&P) companies must adjust for potential mergers or acquisitions. With any merger, in any industry, there are adjustment periods for all parties involved. In addition to the usual reshuffling and restructuring.

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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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New UCS Survey Asks Federal Scientists: How Are You Faring In The Biden Administration?

CleanTechnica

Starting next week, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will distribute an online survey to tens of thousands of federal scientists across seven agencies. The purpose of this survey is to assess the state of science in federal agencies, and how the many issues we’re asking about affect the ability of science-based agencies to carry out their missions to […].

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What is the Environmental Impact of Thermal Depolymerization?

Energy Central

Thermal depolymerization could be the key to providing the world with fuel while resolving the global waste problem. The process has been around for decades, but the technology may be more important today than ever before. New energy solutions are needed as the planet’s fossil fuel supplies inevitably diminish. At the same time, plastic waste is one of the most pressing environmental.

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NIO ET5 Having HUGE “Tesla-Like” Reception At NIO Stores In China

CleanTechnica

NIO has been clear with its brand identity since it launched: we sell expensive, premium-class electric vehicles that are quite large, high tech, fancy, and did we say expensive? Its sales have been quite good, considering its young age and its vehicles’ high cost, but it’s now making moves and aiming much higher. Like Tesla […].

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Brendan P. Keegan, Merchants Fleet - 100

Energy Central

What’s it all about? The electrification of Fleet transport, and more so about disruption and leading markets and businesses through change. There are so many challenges, but so many opportunities in our cleantech disruptions, and here I talk CEO and business Thought Leader Brendan Keegan about how his business is leading the electrification of fleets in North America.

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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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Coal-Fired Power Station Closures Expected Early In Australia

CleanTechnica

As the great temples to the worship of coal slowly close, it is obvious that we have gone back in time and once again worship the sun. Ra would be impressed. In Australia, a report by Energy Resource Insights declares that coal-fired power stations in Queensland will close decades earlier than planned, or 2 to […].

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A Nissan LEAF Can Power Your Home With This New Charger

CleanTechnica

As long as I’ve been reading and writing about electric vehicles, people have been eager to see electric vehicles power homes and grids (instead of just grids and homes powering electric cars). There are reasons why this vehicle-to-grid technology is not commonplace across the electric vehicle market, and I’ll get back to that in a […].

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8300-Mile EV Road Trip: Washington to Canadian Maritimes

CleanTechnica

By David Morgan, Plug-In NCW Newsletter We just completed a 5-week, 8,300-mile family road trip to the Canadian Maritimes and back again. Although we’ve been driving electric cars since 2014 and have logged almost 200,000 EV miles, including several multi-day road trips in our 2018 Bolt EV, this trip was unlike any we’d done before. […].

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United Airlines Puts $15 Million Bet On Electric Aircraft Startup Eve Air Mobility

CleanTechnica

There are various views on electric aircraft. Some think electric aircraft are clearly the future, while others think it’s all fluff. Then, of course, there’s the middle ground. What really inspires confidence, though, is when big shots in the aviation industry start putting money behind the technology. On that topic, United Airlines has invested $15 […].

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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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Department of Energy Renews Energy–Water Center Led by Argonne

CleanTechnica

Renewed Energy Frontier Research Center to continue providing pivotal discoveries related to advanced materials underpinning future solutions to water crises. The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abundant, renewable source of energy […].

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Will The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV Be A Viable Competitor?

CleanTechnica

The newest Chevy EV has a price tag to compete in class with the Tesla Model Y. But will it?

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Majority of Tesla Owners Would Consider an Apple Car

CleanTechnica

And 17% of people in another survey don't know Tesla builds an EV!

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BYD’s Order Backlog: ~700,000 Vehicles

CleanTechnica

I recently wrote about Tesla’s rather enormous order backlog — estimated to be ~457,000 vehicles. Since then, I’ve seen coverage of BYD’s estimated order backlog, and it’s even bigger. According to CnEVPost, BYD’s order backlog has reached around 700,000 vehicles. BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu reportedly informed local reporters of the figure.

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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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New Cathode Design Solves Major Barrier to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

CleanTechnica

Boundary-free structure for electrode particles eliminates reactions that diminish battery life. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have a long history of breakthrough discoveries with lithium-ion batteries. Many of these discoveries have focused on a battery cathode known as NMC, a nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide.

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California Approves Tesla Plan To Add Supercharger Sites To Rural Areas

CleanTechnica

California has approved four new Tesla Supercharger locations in rural areas, each of which will charge Teslas and other EVs.

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