GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2022
Demand is growing for companies to create action-oriented ESG strategies, due to megatrends ranging from climate change and shifting demographics, evolving reporting standards and growing expectations from customers. It’s increasingly vital that companies elevate ESG impact for their stakeholders, including employees, customers and investors.
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 31, 2022
In what was a first for the United States, last week, California regulators announced that the state would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The concrete new rules will accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in the car-centric state where transportation is responsible for 41% of greenhouse gas emissions. The ban, which followed similar prohibitions in Quebec and the European Union, will mean that car manufacturers could face a fine of US$20,000 for every vehicle t
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2022
Sponsored: VP of Software Engineering Donovan Buck breaks down the basics of ESG websites versus traditional ESG reports, and discusses the many benefits that websites offer.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
Australia's energy market rule maker has bowed to pressure to lift price caps on the wholesale electricity prices in one of the biggest reforms to the market in years. The post Push for energy price caps to be lifted to accommodate expensive fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2022
In 2014, Vermont’s largest city became the first in the U.S. to be 100 percent powered by renewable energy. What’s happened since then?
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
Researchers unveil new battery made from abundant, low-cost materials that could compete with lithium-ion to support the shift to renewable energy. The post Is an aluminium-sulphur battery the way out of the lithium quagmire? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
AEMO's latest assessment of reliability generated the predictable "blackout" headlines, but the details tell another story. The post The strangely invisible energy projects that led to all those “blackout” headlines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2022
Make the business case, follow the money and think like a CEO.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
Prices in France and Germany and across Europe have again jumped to unprecedented levels thanks to soaring cost of gas and massive nuclear shortfalls. The post Gas prices and nuclear outages put European grid at breaking point appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2022
The U.S. is fast-tracking patent applications for climate tech. Is this a good move?
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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
AUGUST 31, 2022
AEMO creates controversy over new ISP scenario that looks at "green gas", despite overwhelming push to electrification. The post Claims of industry lobbying as new ISP to model “green gas” alternative to solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
SOURCE: Antea Group. DESCRIPTION: In the past, we shared a video breaking down materiality assessments and why they are a crucial step in your ESG strategy. To give you a quick recap, a materiality assessment is understanding the relative importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance topics to our client's organization - so what is most important for them to focus on and what is most material to focus on.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
Is carbon capture and storage a realistic climate solution, or a subsidy harvesting exercise to extend the life of fossil fuel assets? We review 13 projects to find out. The post Carbon capture remains a risky investment for achieving decarbonisation appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Case IH and Raven Industries collaborate to deliver an advanced, driverless spreading solution. SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: Two of CNH Industrial’s brands, Case IH and Raven Industries , introduce the agriculture industry’s first autonomous spreader: the Case IH Trident™ 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy™. Unveiled at Farm Progress Show 2022 , this innovative solution delivers on customers’ demands for autonomous equipment to help solve labor challenges and increase productivity on th
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
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
Extreme weather conditions in China starts to have impact on solar and battery supply chains, plus all the local news. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: China drought to hit solar, battery supplies appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
SOURCE: Cummins Inc. DESCRIPTION: Global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. is powering the world's first 100%-hydrogen passenger train route in operation in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany. The low-carbon route’s Alstom Coradia iLint trains are outfitted with Cummins’ fuel cell systems. The first zero-emissions passenger trains in the 14-train fleet arrived in mid-summer.
Cisco CSR
AUGUST 31, 2022
Since the beginning, Cisco UCS management has always been API first. It is still the same today with Cisco Intersight. Ansible. Many customers have chosen Ansible for their orchestration and automation needs. Ansible is an open-source, script-based, suite of tools that enables IaC (infrastructure as code). It supports provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Automaker Surprised School District at Volunteer Event to Set Up Classrooms for 2022-2023 School Year. SOURCE: Subaru of America. DESCRIPTION: Camden, NJ, August 31, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that in continuation of its work to support the students of the Camden City School District, the automaker will “adopt” all middle school (grades six through eight) classrooms in the district, providing critical learning materials to students.
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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
Impakter
AUGUST 31, 2022
Impakter. Hope Lost for Mexican Miners: the Families Agree to End the Rescue Efforts. In a heart-breaking conclusion to the search for the 10 men trapped in “El Pinabete” mine in northern Coahuila, the families reportedly have agreed to sign an agreement on Saturday, September 3, to stop the rescue efforts. “No tiene caso seguir aquí” — “There is no use in continuing this,” said Hermelina Montelongo, the sister of […].
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Company expands relationship with Coralus to address economic gender gap, unequal access to credit. SOURCE: PNC Financial Services Group. DESCRIPTION: PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - On the one-year anniversary of the company's three-year, $1.257 million commitment to Coralus (formerly SheEO), PNC Bank today announced it will provide an additional $220,000 to expand funding and support for 200 businesses owned by women and nonbinary individuals.
Stacey Higginbotham
AUGUST 31, 2022
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode , we took a question from John on our Voicemail hotline. John heard the recent news that Helium has added 5G hotspots alongside its existing LoRa hotspots. This is the result of Nova Labs, the company behind Helium, acquiring FreedomFi. He wants to understand what these new hotspots do because they cost anywhere from 3 to 10 times more than the LoRa ones.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
SOURCE: 3BL Alerts. DESCRIPTION: Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, today issued its 2nd annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report outlines Cologix’s progress and key initiatives for advancing its ESG goals that include setting a target to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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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.
Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 31, 2022
The legislation's energy offerings could provide up to 30% of the carbon reduction needed to hit 2030 net-zero goals. The post IRA Incentives Hold Big Potential to Cut Building Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Cover story in the Birmingham Times profiles Regions’ head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: By Evelyn Mitchell |August 16, 2022. “This is the seed that was planted in that 17-year-old spirit,” said Clara Green, head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Regions Bank. “Being able to work as hard as I can every day to keep other people from experiencing that feeling is important to me.”.
CSR Hub
AUGUST 31, 2022
As previously seen on Skytop Strategies and published with permission.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Taco Bell fans in Birmingham, AL have another reason to be cheesin’. For a limited time, lucky locals are being introduced to the Crispy Melt Taco. SOURCE: Yum! Brands. DESCRIPTION: IRVINE, Calif., August 31, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Crispy Melt Taco starts with a freshly fried daily white corn shell tortilla with layers on layers of an indulgent, melty blend of shredded cheddar, mozzarella, and Monterey pepper jack cheeses, plus warm nacho cheese sauce (did we mention there was cheese?).
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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
AUGUST 31, 2022
Self-awareness goes a long way in determining your next professional steps. While job searching, it’s critical to identify how to leverage your transferable skills and network, while also evaluating what environmental factors of work and work culture matter to you most. Learn what it’s like to work at Cisco and the top 10 ways to suss out a workplace that suits your needs from leaders at Cisco Secure, Cisco Talos and Duo Security. 1.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
Anyone can dream they can fly, but only a select few make it happen. That’s exactly what two American Airlines Cadet Academy graduates did. And, they made history along the way. SOURCE: American Airlines. DESCRIPTION: Blazing trails. As graduates of the Cadet Academy , Keith Taylor and Damion Washington continue American's legacy of firsts by becoming the first graduates of a legacy carrier's pilot training program to make it to the mainline flight deck as first officers.
ESG Today
AUGUST 31, 2022
Industrial technology company Trimble announced today a series of decarbonization goals encompassing its value chain and operations, including commitments to cut emissions and source 100% renewable energy. The company stated that its goals have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action with the global goals of addressing and limiting climate change.
3BL Media
AUGUST 31, 2022
SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: The following is an excerpt from the Fifth Third Bancorp Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which was published on June 30, 2022. Read the full report. Fifth Third’s organization-wide focus on managing climate-related risks is overseen directly the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for overseeing corporate governance, strategy and risks, which include risks and opportunities related to climate.
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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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