Be excited about EPR, even if it’s not a silver bullet
GreenBiz
APRIL 14, 2023
The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
GreenBiz
APRIL 14, 2023
The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
Renew Economy
APRIL 14, 2023
The Greens say a gas tax that “actually works” could raise $94.5 billion in the coming decade, in new push for reform of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. The post Greens propose gas tax “with teeth” that could deliver $95bn in revenue appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 14, 2023
In this episode: How startups are approaching financial management in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, a plethora of climate literacy resources, and confusion of what EVs will be eligible for tax credits.
Renew Economy
APRIL 14, 2023
The Greens say a gas tax that “actually works” could raise $94.5 billion in the coming decade, in new push for reform of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. The post Green propose gas tax “with teeth” that could deliver $95bn in revenue appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
GreenBiz
APRIL 14, 2023
A quick introduction to the brand resale index by Trove and OSF Digital. As you may expect for any fast-growing space such as recommerce, leaders and laggards are already distinguishing themselves.
Utiliity Dive
APRIL 14, 2023
State and federal policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders must develop and implement effective strategies to secure supply chains while minimizing the financial impact on ratepayers.
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ESG Today
APRIL 14, 2023
Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today a new commitment for more than 85% of its purchases to be made from suppliers that comply with ESG criteria beginning this year, resulting in the promotion of best practices in 20,000 suppliers representing purchases of nearly €18 billion. The new target represents a significant increase from the company’s prior goal, set in 2021, for ESG criteria requirements and sustainable development policies and standards from 70% of suppliers
Impact Alpha
APRIL 14, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Show me the impact. The pushback against impact-washing is spurring investors of all stripes to raise their game. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Outcomes appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
ESG Today
APRIL 14, 2023
Insurance and reinsurance marketplace Lloyd’s announced today the launch of the Lloyd’s Private Impact Fund, with an initial £250 million allocation for investment in sustainability-focused assets targeting themes including Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Circular Economy and Social Inclusion. According to Lloyd’s, the new fund will address twin objectives of investment return and impact, targeting areas in which the requirement for capital exceeds supply, and with each investment aligne
Caux Round Table
APRIL 14, 2023
Two million people fled America’s largest cities from 2020 to 2022, new research shows, signaling that a retreat from urban centers to suburbs, exurbs and smaller cities in the early months of the pandemic has hardened into an enduring and potentially worrisome trend. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Illinois lost a combined 4 million residents between 2010 and 2019.
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
ESG Today
APRIL 14, 2023
Apple announced a series of sustainable material goals for its products, including a new target to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025, up from around 25% in 2022. Cobalt, a critical material in batteries enabling high energy density, is used in most consumer electronics, including Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and MacBook. More than half of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Katanga Copperbelt in DR Congo, with an estimates 15-20% extracted by artisanal miners and small scale min
Cisco CSR
APRIL 14, 2023
Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) 2.5 arrives with annotations, a new feature for all CML license levels. When learning and designing, annotations let you get the most out of your labs.
ESG Today
APRIL 14, 2023
Global alternative investment manager Apollo announced a new goal to achieve $2 billion in diverse spending, with an emphasis on minority- and women-owned suppliers, across its funds’ private equity portfolio by the end of 2025. The new goal comes as Apollo revealed that it has already surpassed its prior target of $1 billion in diverse spend, set early last year.
Utiliity Dive
APRIL 14, 2023
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has joined the two utilities in requesting that a state Supreme Court appeal of the case be remanded back to the commission.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 14, 2023
Image credit: balipadma / Shutterstock.com. Potential to increase ship emission monitoring to 100% coverage of the global ocean and attribute to individual ships, say authors A new paper highlights possible solutions to help improve ship emission compliance and attribution A number of new regulations have been implemented by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) over the last decade following global concerns over air quality.
Utiliity Dive
APRIL 14, 2023
Consumers and states should press for relatively inexpensive grid-enhancing technologies and other transmission investments to address “high and rising” congestion costs, said Grid Strategies President Rob Gramlich.
Cisco CSR
APRIL 14, 2023
I’ll get right to the big news: Cisco channel partners can now sell the Cisco expanded SaaS portfolio on AWS marketplace, along with Cisco Enterprise Agreements (EAs).
Chris Hall
APRIL 14, 2023
Jessye Waxman, Senior Campaign Representative, Fossil-Free Finance Campaign, Sierra Club, says climate-related shareholder resolutions give banks necessary guardrails for transition financing. As US and Canadian banking majors begin to publish their 2023 proxy statements, there has been a troubling mischaracterization of climate-related shareholder resolutions, misleading investors into thinking these resolutions are something they’re not.
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James Militzer
APRIL 14, 2023
For many customers in emerging markets, their first encounter with insurance goes something like this: Your friend, who recently went into debt because she couldn’t pay off hospital bills, urges you to avoid a similar problem by buying medical insurance. You’re reluctant, since you’ve heard many stories of fraud and unpaid claims. But you decide to do some research to learn more about it — and soon discover that you cannot find any clear information online, other than the contact info of some ne
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 14, 2023
Clean Energy Commonwealth provides a valuable resource for Pennsylvanians to explore the innovative clean energy projects taking place in each county. The post PennEnvironment Launches Interactive Map of Clean Energy Projects Across Keystone State appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Alternative Energy Mag
APRIL 14, 2023
The donations, including $22,500 in discounts and five Gold systems, will directly benefit the underserved communities of the U.S.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 14, 2023
By Ria Devereux , PhD Student, Microplastic Pollution, University of East London, writing in The Conversation. At a first glance the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have a positive impact on the environment, with significant decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, and transport-related noise, air and light pollution. However, our research found discarded face coverings and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are likely to be the cause of a rise in microplastics entering the environment.
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
McKinsey Sustainabilty
APRIL 14, 2023
Maximizing the core, expanding into attractive adjacencies, and selectively launching new businesses can help midsize consumer companies achieve growth.
Stacey Higginbotham
APRIL 14, 2023
Emerson is buying National Instruments for $8.2B : Industrials giant Emerson is buying test and measurement company National Instruments for $8.2 billion. Word of the deal surfaced a few weeks back with a few other companies bidding for NI. With this deal, Emerson gets a valuable name in the automation business and adds to its portfolio of industrial automation technology.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
APRIL 14, 2023
The CEO and cofounder of a German start-up explains how his company’s circular model reduces CO2 emissions by reinventing the sourcing of IT hardware by smaller businesses.
Environmental Finance
APRIL 14, 2023
Apple has launched a fund to which it will commit "up to" $200 million to invest in "high-impact, scalable, nature-based carbon removal offsets".
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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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
APRIL 14, 2023
Atmospheric scientists have developed an algorithm that uses data from water vapor movements to measure wind. This could help predict extreme events like hurricanes.
Environmental Finance
APRIL 14, 2023
The UK regulator sees assurance of sustainability-related disclosures as an important next step in promoting integrity in sustainable finance, Mark Manning tells Michael Hurley
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
APRIL 14, 2023
Research has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus arms use for taste-by-touch exploration of the seafloor.
Energy Central
APRIL 14, 2023
The outlooks for global oil production and consumption have recently been a point of contention between OPEC+ and the IEA… REUTERS BY NOAH BROWNING, EDITING GERMÁN & CO LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Output cuts announced by OPEC+ producers risk exacerbating an oil supply deficit expected in the second half of the year and could hurt consumers and global economic recovery, the.
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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.
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