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10 resources for improving corporate climate literacy

GreenBiz

Read on for an overview of solutions designed to help businesses scale employee training and engagement programs related to sustainability or climate knowledge and skills.

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Farewell Liddell: What to expect when Australia’s oldest coal plant closes

Renew Economy

Closing Liddell is unlikely to cause the lights to go out. Rather, the demise of ageing and unreliable coal plants offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity. The post Farewell Liddell: What to expect when Australia’s oldest coal plant closes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cold, hard lessons from Tide on driving behavior change at scale

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Todd Cline of P&G Fabric Care shares key takeaways from Tide’s cold water journey and a recent WWF study around creating lasting behavior change.

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Macquarie’s Eku Energy chosen for massive 500MWh Canberra big battery

Renew Economy

ACT chooses Macquarie's new battery group Eku Energy to build one of the biggest batteries in Australia, in unique revenue sharing deal. The post Macquarie’s Eku Energy chosen for massive 500MWh Canberra big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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How startups might use impact cash

GreenBiz

In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, here’s how startups could incorporate impact investing into their treasury management.

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State of inertia: Regulators forced to choose between fossil past and green future

Renew Economy

Creating a new market for grid inertia is forcing market rule makers to choose between the dirty fossil past and the green energy future. The post State of inertia: Regulators forced to choose between fossil past and green future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ARENA launches $50m green hydrogen and metals funding rounds

Renew Economy

Albanese government dedicates $50m to Australia's pursuit of green hydrogen and metals, as new State of Hydrogen report reveals some colour blindness. The post ARENA launches $50m green hydrogen and metals funding rounds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Transforming Chicago

Corporate Knights

In 2008, the City of Chicago made history by becoming the first major metropolitan area in the U.S. to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The plan set out ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Bringing this commitment to fruition would deliver significant value, while requiring large-scale transformation of the third largest city in the U.S.

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“A monumental mistake:” Energy experts slam VNI West transmission plans

Renew Economy

Experts have slammed AEMO's reasoning behind the VNI-West transmission line, calling it a "monumental mistake". The post “A monumental mistake:” Energy experts slam VNI West transmission plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The next frontier in risk efficiency

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As global risks increase and economic uncertainty persists, the risk functions within the financial services industry must continue to evolve talent to ensure organizational resiliency.

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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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Energy and battery storage investor Quinbrook moves into biogas with US acquisition

Renew Economy

Renewables and battery storage developer Quinbrook turns to renewable biogas from farms in latest US purchase. The post Energy and battery storage investor Quinbrook moves into biogas with US acquisition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nanoleaf Essentials Matter reviewed: Great but not quite seamless

Stacey Higginbotham

After the introduction of the Nanoleaf Essentials Matter product line last month , I’ve spent nearly a week testing the new devices. These use Bluetooth and/or Thread for their connection and are available in a $19.99 A19 bulb and an 80-inch Light Strip kit for $49.99. How well do they work? Great once you have them paired to a Thread network. But there are currently some limitations.

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Iberdrola takes on battery recycling and plans big solar PV manufacturing plant

Renew Economy

Iberdrola to build battery recycling facility in Spain with global minerals giant and also plans major solar PV manufacturing plant. The post Iberdrola takes on battery recycling and plans big solar PV manufacturing plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cracking the growth code: The ten rules of growth explained

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Experts behind the rules of value-creating growth discuss how leaders can apply these insights to their growth strategies.

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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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Grid inertia: Regulators forced to choose between fossil past and green future

Renew Economy

Creating a new market for grid inertia is forcing market rule makers to choose between the dirty fossil past and the green energy future. The post Grid inertia: Regulators forced to choose between fossil past and green future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Four ways foundations and family offices can expand their mission-related investing

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, April 12 — More foundations are stepping up to align their endowments with their philanthropic goals with “mission-related investments,” or MRIs. That’s. The post Four ways foundations and family offices can expand their mission-related investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Doubling Down on Cisco Validated

Cisco CSR

When it’s your job to ensure your organization invests in the IT solutions best suited for its desired outcomes, the responsibility isn’t one to be taken lightly.

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Impact Muni Bond: Kansas City sustainable light rail to improve downtown mobility

Impact Alpha

Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post. The post Impact Muni Bond: Kansas City sustainable light rail to improve downtown mobility appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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‘Grid-friendly’ standards for EV supply equipment could help ensure power system reliability: NERC

Utiliity Dive

The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects electricity consumption by the transportation sector will increase from 12 billion kWh in 2021 to more than 145 billion kWh in 2050.

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The Brief: Climate solutions in India’s slums, sustainable light rail in Kansas City, unbundling school services, unlocking philanthropic endowments

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Climate Resilience India’s urban slums have become a testbed for climate solutions. Investors are welcome to take a. The post The Brief: Climate solutions in India’s slums, sustainable light rail in Kansas City, unbundling school services, unlocking philanthropic endowments appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Mixed waste processing technology begins trial in Seattle

Envirotec Magazine

Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. During the pilot, Juno® will process municipal solid waste from King County. King County estimates that 70 percent, over 600,000 tons per year, of recyclable material exists in the county’s waste stream despite robust curbside recycling programs.

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Work on Climate: Creating a talent ecosystem to address the urgent need for climate solutions

Cisco CSR

International Girls in ICT Day is a global movement encouraging girls and young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education and careers.

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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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WWF helps monarchs take flight this Earth Day

WWF Sustainability

In the lead-up to Earth Day on April 22, WWF is celebrating Monarch Week to call attention to the dramatic decline of the migratory monarch butterfly population.

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Cisco at NAB Show 2023: Powering Innovation and Next-Level Experiences with Intel

Cisco CSR

Innovation and partnerships take on many different forms. Some are static, while others are dynamic, growing and fostering innovation to driving industries forward.

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Decarbonizing the chemical industry

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Meeting decarbonization targets requires reducing CO2 emissions from the difficult-to-abate chemical industry. The German chemical industry exemplifies what can be done if four levers are pulled.

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Tighter EPA vehicle emissions standards may speed up EV transition

Utiliity Dive

The new emissions standards would apply to 2027 through 2032 model-year vehicles, but they would not mandate EVs, leaving it up to automakers to decide how to meet the rules.

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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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Gwinnett County DOT sets the network foundation for intelligent transportation

Cisco CSR

We are delighted to have Steve Bowles, Director Cyber and Physical Security at 360 Network Solutions as guest blogger on our channel.

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After months of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s grid resumes electricity exports to EU. How did it survive?

Utiliity Dive

Despite its efforts, Ukraine lost approximately 10 GW of generation and 43% of its high voltage transmission network was destroyed in Russian attacks from October to February.

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Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there. However, the increasing frequency and severity of drought, such as those that have been impacting California, could disrupt this delicate ecosystem. Microbial ecologists warn that soil health and future greenhouse gas levels could be impacted if soil microbes adapt to drought faster than plants do.

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White House bolsters review process for power sector, other rules with expanded cost-benefit analysis

Utiliity Dive

“This guidance will enable government agencies to more evenhandedly assess the benefits and costs of proposed regulations,” said Max Sarinsky, senior attorney at the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law.

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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.