Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
Against the shadow of Fukushima, the latest pro-nuclear push in Australia is ill-judged, insensitive and wholly inappropriate. The post On anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, Australia must stand firm against nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2023
Sponsored: Under Armour and The Nature Conservancy in California discuss why companies must come together to address the growing microplastics problem.
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Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
Germany will use auctions to ensure new gas power plants are built, used only as back-up, and converted to hydrogen “as soon as possible." The post Germany to build 25GW of “hydrogen ready” gas plants to back up wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2023
The World Wildlife Fund asserts that product-level emissions data for food products is meaningless without stronger standards and more detailed input factors.
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 9, 2023
Arena-backed trial will see energy retailers offer innovative incentives to customers to enable access to their existing rooftop solar systems. The post “Making dumb solar smart:” Push to bring old rooftop PV into new world of flexible exports appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2023
A closer look at how plans to create a network of marine-protected areas and introduce an environmental impact assessment regime for international waters will affect the private sector.
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GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2023
Commercial refrigeration has a huge climate impact. Leaps in efficiency, and new cooling chemicals, have the potential to change that.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
Sydney-based Gelion announces intention to build “world’s best battery” after buying up hundreds of lithium sulfur and silicon anode patents. The post Australia’s Gelion says it secures chemistry to make “world’s best battery” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 9, 2023
On a recent Internet of Things podcast episode , we took a voicemail question on our hotline. He correctly notes that Samsung has shut down its SmartThings Cloud service, requiring device makers to use alternative services , such as AWS or Azure. That leads into bigger question about how Matter works , or doesn’t work, with cloud services. And more importantly, how that could impact future smart home device services.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
Matt Kean strikes back at NSW Labor, pointing to data showing the state outstripping the rest of the country in new renewable and storage projects. The post Kean taunts Labor with data showing NSW outstrips whole country on renewable starts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 9, 2023
This week’s podcast kicks off with a story about the Pentagon’s fears over a Chinese-connected crane maker and its prevalence in U.S. ports. The Pentagon and others focused on national security question whether or not ZPMC , the maker of these cranes, could gather intelligence or cause work stoppages using sensors and motors connected to the internet.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
There is simply no way around it. Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. The post A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t equal to a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
According to CSE Research, more companies are trying to be in line with Climate standards and frameworks, aiming to secure better ratings related to climate change risk assessment. The post Net-Zero Climate Commitments. Ambitious Goals or Greenwashing? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
With some of Australia's oldest wind farms occupying some of the best sites, "repowering" – replacing old turbines with new – is an important consideration. But how is it done? The post Explainer: What do you do with an old wind farm? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
By considering the entire lifecycle of the materials, from how they are generated to their potential environmental impact, machine learning can help to identify the most sustainable ways to create BDM. The post Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
French oil giant targets 30GW of wind and solar projects for green hydrogen production in Australia. The post French oil giant targets 30GW of wind and solar for green hydrogen projects in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 9, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Impact Voices: Catalytic Capital Leveraging catalytic capital to transform economic systems in Africa. The Small Foundation has seen too. The post The Brief: Catalytic capital for systems-change in Africa, resilient smallholder farmers, accessible virtual power plants, 8 ways to transform asset management appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
MARCH 9, 2023
Ergon Energy awards contracts for the installation of battery storage systems across six different sites on its solar soaked grid. The post Evo Power wins contract for “solar soaking” utility batteries across network appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 9, 2023
Copper smelting at a metallurgical plant. Trade group with oversight on “the cornerstone material for a net-zero future ” sets out “ambitious plans” to reach net zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and significantly cut Scope 3 emissions. In a new roadmap launched on 8 March by the International Copper Association (ICA), one of the principal trade associations in the sector, members have seemingly aligned on an ambition to reach net zero in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050, and work to
Cisco CSR
MARCH 9, 2023
Behind the scenes at Cisco, Pi Day is something we plan out weeks—even months—in advance. This year, we’re bringing back our Pi Day sale on learning products at the Cisco Learning Network Store.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 9, 2023
A study of four cardiac surgery patients in one hospital has reported that they developed Mycobacterium abscessus infections , a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, potentially due to a commercial water purifier. The water purifier had been installed in the hospital to improve water palatability but was inadvertently removing chlorine from the supply lines feeding ice and water machines in the affected area of the hospital.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 9, 2023
Editor’s note: This blog is part of ImpactAlpha’s series, “Sustaining Impact,” authored by participants in the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) Sustaining Learning Labs. Key insights. The post Leveraging catalytic capital to transform economic systems in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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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.
TEDxInnovations
MARCH 9, 2023
Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements should be used in traditional education to cater to different learning styles and engage students across the world, both in-person and online.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MARCH 9, 2023
As almost 200 countries agree a legally-binding treaty to protect the High Seas, a collaboration of experts in ocean plastic pollution and satellite technology has urged world leaders to learn lessons from the management of the High Seas and act now to protect Earth's orbit.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 9, 2023
In a fast-fragmenting world, geopolitical instability has vaulted to the top of the CEO agenda. Here’s what today’s fraught global dynamics mean for leaders—and how they can begin grappling with geopolitical risk successfully.
Utiliity Dive
MARCH 9, 2023
As larger percentages of renewables dominate the grid, access to real-time data will become more important for avoiding outages and maintaining reliability, said Dan Forman, CEO of project partner Copper Labs.
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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.
Impakter
MARCH 9, 2023
Impakter Women in Finance: Overcoming Gender Bias and Advancing Careers Yesterday was international women’s day. Let’s have a look at some of the challenges that women in finance have to face and how value-based banks work to promote gender equality and inclusion for women across all sectors. Women in finance face a number of challenges, such as the gender pay gap, the invisible glass ceiling, […] The post Women in Finance: Overcoming Gender Bias and Advancing Careers appeared first
ESG Today
MARCH 9, 2023
TD Asset Management (TDAM) announced today the launch of its first actively managed ESG-related fixed income product, the TD North American Sustainability Bond Fund, designed to earn current income for investors, following a socially responsible approach to investing. Focusing primarily in a diversified portfolio of North American corporate fixed income securities, including non-investment grade bonds, the fund will invest in issuers that TDAM views as having strong sustainability characteristic
Utiliity Dive
MARCH 9, 2023
If FERC provides a level playing field, we have a chance to enact policies that are in our best interest, use science, follow the math, and implement non-emitting energy solutions.
ESG Today
MARCH 9, 2023
Clean energy platform Palmetto announced that it has raised $150 million, aimed at supporting the company’s initiatives to spur adoption of clean energy and access to residential solar in the U.S. The investment was provided by climate solutions-focused fund TPG Rise Climate. Founded in 2009, Palmetto provides end-to-end solutions helping U.S. homeowners access solar energy, including handling sales, design, engineering, permitting and fulfillment, and enabling cost reductions using automated wo
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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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