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WA gold mine now renewably powered after rapid solar deployment

Renew Economy

A Western Australian gold mine is now being powered by solar power, the first operational project under the state's Clean Energy Future Fund. The post WA gold mine now renewably powered after rapid solar deployment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Embarking on Your CSR Journey

3BL Media

How to start a strong CSR program. SOURCE: Benevity. DESCRIPTION: The pressure on businesses to address societal issues is growing.* The right CSR program can help your business meet these expectations from your consumers, employees and stakeholders. . In Embarking on Your CSR Journey , you’ll hear stories and strategies from Roche Diagnostics and Alteryx, two companies at different stages in their CSR journey.

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Rio Tinto joins Gates to back renewable hydrogen startup as miners look to future tech

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto joins Bill Gates and a host of high profile industrial groups and cleantech investors in fund raising for hydrogen electrolyser start-up EH2. The post Rio Tinto joins Gates to back renewable hydrogen startup as miners look to future tech appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solidarity, Not Pridewashing

B the Change

How Companies Can Support the LGBTQ+ Community All Year Long Inclusion comes in many colors. To learn more about different Pride flags, check out The Meaning Behind 32 Pride Flags from Reader’s Digest. By Nicole Hunter In this post, we explore ways to move beyond Pridewashing to create authentic policies and communications that support LGBTQ+ equality not only in the month of June but throughout the year.

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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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Bowen slams Morrison legacy as fossil fuels drive jump in Australia emissions

Renew Economy

Australia's emissions jumped in 2021, growing by 4.1 million tonnes, after Morrison government failed to seize chance for a 'green recovery'. The post Bowen slams Morrison legacy as fossil fuels drive jump in Australia emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to Address the World Food and Energy Crisis and Putin’s Threats of Nuclear War

Impakter

Impakter. How to Address the World Food and Energy Crisis and Putin’s Threats of Nuclear War. The G7 started this morning in a castle in Bavaria and the Ukraine war and sanctions are obviously on its agenda. In advance of this meeting of western leaders to which Russia is no longer invited since 2014 as retaliation for annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would be “in the coming […].

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G7 Facing Putin’s Threats of Nuclear War and the World Food and Energy Crisis

Impakter

Impakter. G7 Facing Putin’s Threats of Nuclear War and the World Food and Energy Crisis. The G7 Summit started this morning in a castle in Bavaria and the Ukraine war, sanctions and the looming food crisis are obviously on its agenda. In advance of this meeting of western leaders to which Russia is no longer invited since 2014 as retaliation for annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he […].

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Queensland’s coal fantasy, and re-thinking renewable and storage targets

Renew Economy

Queensland's coal strategy makes no sense, but the bigger problem is getting more renewables and storage into Australia's main grid. The post Queensland’s coal fantasy, and re-thinking renewable and storage targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australia launches plastics innovation hub in Vietnam

Sustainability Matters

Australia has launched the Plastics Innovation Hub Vietnam (or, the Hub Vietnam), an initiative to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific through the development of real-world solutions to the problem. It is being developed by Aus4Innovation , a development assistance program sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and managed and co-funded by CSIRO.

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Schneider Electric - Innovative Energy-Saving Solar Greenhouse Idea Wins Schneider Go Green Student Competition

Global Renewable News

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital.

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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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UK's Hydrogen Hypercar Designed By Pininfarina

Energy Central

UK's Viritech Apricale Is A 1,073 Hp Hydrogen Hypercar Designed By Pininfarina Thanks to Viritech’s Graph-Pro technology, which uses lightweight composites and a graphene-enabled resin system, the hydrogen tanks are a structural component of the carbon-fiber monocoque chassis, reducing weight at the same time. The “multi-hundred kW fuel cells” and the tiny 6 kWh.

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PPL Corporation - Rhode Island Energy Announces $2.5 Million Contribution to Support RI's Renewable Energy FundAdditional funds set aside to be used as needed

Global Renewable News

Rhode Island Energy announced today (June 24).

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Constructing Social Portfolios: A Quantitative versus Screening Approach

Andreas Rache

By Alina Hofer, Lea Katharina Kasper & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen. ? 5 min read ?. When we talk about ESG, one could argue that there is a strong bias focused on climate investing, reaching net zero targets as well as good corporate governance and diversity themes. But there is much more to ESG. The “Social” dimension of ESG is hugely under explored and developed and covers under studied issues such as how companies treat their employees and care for the responsibility of their products.

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AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co. - SWEPCO seeks approval of 999 MW low-cost renewable energy

Global Renewable News

Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American.

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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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Garbage Alert: Fusion Fuel “Crisis”

Energy Central

I’ve never had much faith in nuclear fusion as a “boundless source of clean energy for the future” That vision has been around for over 50 years, and has yet to bear fruit. I did flirt with the vision, many years ago when I was a senior at Michigan State. I took a graduate class in plasma physics, dabbling my toes in the field. The course was interesting; I still have the.

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San Diego Gas & Electric - SDG&E to Add Four Microgrids With Energy Storage to Further Strengthen Summer Grid Reliability and Advance Clean Energy GoalsNew battery energy storage will be installed at electric substations

Global Renewable News

Four microgrids equipped with energy storage.

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Ethically, Sustainably, and Responsibly Marketing Travel

B the Change

How to Establish Marketing Guidelines for Sustainable, Experience-Rich Travel Continue reading on B The Change ».

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Constellation - Bank of America Builds on Its Environmental Commitment to Power Its Operations with Renewable Energy, Signs New Offsite Solar Energy Agreement with Constellation

Global Renewable News

Bank of America today (June 23) announced a.

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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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Cool roofing the key to a cool future, research says

Sustainability Matters

A cost-benefit study by University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers has found that swapping to ‘cool roofs’ could help lower indoor temperatures, reduce energy bills, decrease urban heating and boost the health of vulnerable people. A cool roof is one that has been designed to reflect the sun’s light and temperature. Cool roofing can be achieved in a number of ways and ranges from simply repainting a roof with lighter colours up to installing a new roof with cool materials such as metals or

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Ocean Renewable Power Company - ORPC to Install Its First River Hydrokinetic Power System in South AmericaMarine Energy Leader Partnering with Chilean Community in Patagonia to Accelerate Its Transition from Diesel Use to Renewable Energy

Global Renewable News

Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a d.

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The EU’s carbon border tax could hurt developing countries

Eco-Business

Firms may choose to bring manufacturing plants back to the EU to avoid bureaucracy, hurting the economies of the nations that once hosted them. The bloc should help to fund costly decarbonisation programmes using tax money.

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KliK Foundation - Thailand and Switzerland sign climate protection agreement

Global Renewable News

On 24 June 2022, Thailand and Switzerland.

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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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Bonn climate talks end with ‘almost empty pages’

Eco-Business

Financial help for irreversible climate damage was a key sticking point at the latest UN climate talks, with anger from developing nations growing.

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Alliant Energy Corporation - Alliant Energy adjusting timing of its Wisconsin-based generation retirement dates to bolster reliability during transition to cleaner energy future

Global Renewable News

Guided by its purpose-driven strategy and.

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Unsung, endangered Talaud bear cuscus championed by island conservationists

Eco-Business

Environmentalists are working with local youths and community members on Salibabu Island to change the perception of the Talmud bear cuscus, a secretive species believed to inhabit only four islands in Indonesia.

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Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation - Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation to add 122-MW Woodruff County Solar Facility

Global Renewable News

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation.

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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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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Brookfield raises $15 billion for largest-ever net zero transition fund; EU to require auditing of sustainability reporting; LEGO building a carbon neutral factory in US; BlackRock recommends changes to SEC’s climate reporting rules; Google hits renewable energy supply headwinds; Survey finds execs lack confidence in their own reported ESG data; BofA enters large scale renewables deal to power operations; Salesforce, AT&T launch climate solutions collaboration; Canada

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PPL Corporation - LG&E and KU request proposals for generation as they look toward a clean energy futureUtilities seeking to replace energy produced by older, coal-fired units

Global Renewable News

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and.

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Secret Subsidies: How the Government is Gifting Free Money to Airlines via Its Carbon Market

CleanTechnica

UK airlines were allowed to pollute for free and given subsidies via the UK’s flagship scheme to reduce carbon emissions, new study finds. The UK government is giving airlines so many free pollution permits through the carbon market for aviation that they don’t have to pay for any of their climate-warming emissions. Airline polluters received […].

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International Renewable Energy Agency - Reorganising the Power System for a Renewable-based Future

Global Renewable News

By 2030, 60 percent of the globally.

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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.