Corporate Knights

APRIL 6, 2023

Lack of role models. Unequal access to financing. Stereotypes about women in business. Caregiving challenges. Long wait times for health services. These were always obstacles for women who run their own businesses, long before COVID-19, especially women with small businesses and the self-employed. But the pandemic exacerbated them. A recent survey of 147 women entrepreneurs in Ontario by the non-profit PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise shows that the pandemic added to the burden on women en

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2023

The first quarter of 2023 was dominated with news of PepsiCo’s regenerative agriculture program and a rising focus on nutrition.

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Green Project Management

APRIL 6, 2023

This might be one of the coolest blog posts I have ever penned (ok, typed). We don’t talk enough about grit! Ya gotta have it to be successful, especially when working in sustainable projects. But what exactly is grit, and how can it help project managers deliver sustainable projects? Let’s explore the concept of grit […] The post The Role of Grit in Delivering Sustainable Projects appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2023

AiDash is working with utility companies to help them turn their land from a hazard into a carbon sink and biodiversity hub.

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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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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 6, 2023

Electric power and natural gas organizations are at an inflection point, facing a convergence of challenging global trends in market and customer dynamics. Here’s how they can boost resilience.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2023

There’s a lot of hype about green hydrogen right now. Can reality live up to the script?

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Utiliity Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

The utility’s resource plan is expected to reduce its system's greenhouse gas emissions 70% from 2005 levels by the end of the decade and 100% by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

An aerial view of the site. In a tie-in with World Water Day in late March, employees from Amazon Web Services (AWS), The Rivers Trust and Action for the River Kennet (ARK) have put on their waders and planted 11,000 native plants at two newly created wetlands in Fyfield and Wilton, Wiltshire. The wetlands will recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year and improve water quality by receiving and treating polluted runoff from farms and roadways.

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Stacey Higginbotham

APRIL 6, 2023

This week’s podcast is focused on IoT infrastructure, with our first conversation explaining the upcoming 6G cellular connectivity standard. After that, we discuss sales of IoT connectivity chips and modules , and the leaders in each category before moving on to low-power wide area network news from Unabiz, which is open sourcing the code for Sigfox.

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TEDxInnovations

APRIL 6, 2023

Fasten your seat belt as software engineer Alex Koster takes us on a journey in what he calls the "software dream car" of the future. He breaks down how massive technological shifts are transforming the automotive industry and paints a vivid picture of where cars are headed -- from AI drivers to interiors and exteriors shaped by augmented and virtual reality.

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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.

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

The use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough. The Paris Agreement's target of a maximum of 2 degrees of warming appear to be missed, and the world is moving towards a temperature increase of 2.5 -- 3 degrees. At the same time it is feasible to avoid higher warming.

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Cisco CSR

APRIL 6, 2023

How Cisco Secure Endpoint can protect you now and into the future As the way the world works continues to shift, we are driving towards the delivery of the Cisco Security Cloud.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 6, 2023

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Muni Impact Mass migration, stranded communities and ‘chronic’ climate disruptions challenge the muni market. The municipal bond market. The post The Brief: Climate risk in the muni market, Indigenous women-led businesses, catalyzing food-waste solutions, faith-based investing for the holidays appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cisco CSR

APRIL 6, 2023

If you’re looking to provide your employees with unhindered access to your wireless network, a wireless access point is a must. But we implore you. DO NOT buy a wireless access point – yet.

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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

Supply Chains

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

UK companies should begin drawing up plans for how to report Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions created from their supply and value chains, as the UK government is likely to require all organisations to report these emissions in the near future. That’s according to Chris Williams, founder and CEO of ISB Global, a software and solutions provider for the waste management sector, who in a new blogpost calls for organisations in the UK of all sizes to take steps to understand their Scope 3 emissions a

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 6, 2023

ImpactAlpha, April 6 – The municipal bond market has barely begun to grapple with the risks posed by climate change, despite an escalating. The post Mass migration, stranded communities and ‘chronic’ climate disruptions challenge the muni market appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cisco CSR

APRIL 6, 2023

Ask anyone who’s attended Cisco Live, and you’re sure to hear it’s a great place to learn about the latest technologies, best practices, and industry trends.

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Utiliity Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

The electric system is a "hyper complex risk environment," NERC President and CEO Jim Robb said. Software vulnerabilities are being discovered "at an unprecedentedly high rate.

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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

Cisco CSR

APRIL 6, 2023

Cisco’s commitment to innovation usually keeps us focused on what’s ahead for industrial networking. New digitization opportunities. New sustainability imperatives.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

Climate change might compromise how permanently forests are able to store carbon and keep it out of the air. In a new study, researchers found that the regions most at risk to lose forest carbon through fire, climate stress or insect damage are those regions where many forest carbon offset projects have been set up. The authors assert that there's an urgent need to update these carbon offsets protocols and policies.

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Alternative Energy Mag

APRIL 6, 2023

Polysilicon prices slipped on Wednesday in a broad-based sell-off across n-mono-grade and mono-grade polysilicon amid persistent worries about the potential rising supply growth and Chinese buyers' conservative stance on procurement activity. Mono-grade polysilicon prices fell further this week, staying under pressure after straight weeks of losses, buyers were on the sidelines for lower prices with enough stockpiles on hand.

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Utiliity Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

To meet the proposed standards, about 4,800 MW of coal-fired capacity would need to install pollution-control equipment and 500 MW would retire in 2028, EPA said.

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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.

McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 6, 2023

A McKinsey team using a place-based model to drive social change and address racial inequity shares learnings and highlights key considerations for executing a place-based diagnostic approach.

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Utiliity Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

Summit Ridge’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Leslie Elder says the industry is “awaiting additional clarity” as companies make big investment commitments.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 6, 2023

ImpactAlpha, April 6 – Indigenous women-owned businesses employed more than 61,000 people and generated $11 billion in revenues last year. Women are the. The post Native Women Lead secures backing from Comcast to finance Indigenous women-owned businesses appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

Engineers have produced fully recyclable printed electronics that replace the use of chemicals with water in the fabrication process. By bypassing the need for hazardous chemicals, the demonstration points down a path industry could follow to reduce its environmental footprint and human health risks.

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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

APRIL 6, 2023

It is now the fourth time in a row that I had the chance to be part of the Cisco NOC team for Cisco Live EMEA.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida's coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading throughout the Caribbean. The probiotic treatment provides an alternative to the use of the broad-spectrum antibiotic amoxicillin, which has so far been the only proven treatment for the disease but which runs the risk of promoting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2023

The recently signed power purchase agreement between Google and Ørsted marks their first collaboration in the United States and second worldwide. The post Ørsted and Google Partner to Bring Low-Cost Renewable Energy to Texas appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

Research shows that environmental impact reports hugely underestimate the consequences of new developments for wildlife. This is because they don't take into account how birds and other animals move around between different sites. The research shows how a planned airport development in Portugal could affect more than 10 times the number of Black-tailed Godwits estimated in a previous Environmental Impact Assessment.

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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.