Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As extreme weather events in Canada and around the world are linked to human-made climate change , there is one story that continues to be left out: the connection between climate change and the products we purchase. Recent research shows that across a product’s life cycle — from raw material extraction through manufacturing, distribution, use and disposal — the total embedded carbon emissions are 6.3 times the product’s weight.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Forests at three scales — inner, nearby and faraway — offer dozens of benefits to cities.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 26, 2022

SOURCE: The Hershey Company. DESCRIPTION: As 2021 Heartwarming Project Action Grant recipients, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School students supported kids at their local children’s hospital. How would a teen in your life use an Action Grant to spark connection in their community? Learn more and encourage them to apply before the December 31, 2022 deadline.

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Stacey Higginbotham

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This news was first published on Dec. 23 in my weekly Stacey on IoT newsletter. . Hopefully you’re reading this newsletter on your last day at the office or while curled up at home with a warm and festive beverage. Instead of taxing your brain with some deeply technical explainer, I figured I’d share some big trends that I’ll be writing about in the coming year along with some of the big trends that I’ve written about in the last few years that are finally reaching fruiti

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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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3BL Media

DECEMBER 26, 2022

By Jens Erler and Viktor Vitell. SOURCE: Ericsson. SUMMARY: The value of properties is largely impacted by the energy efficiency of the buildings. With the help of IoT, energy optimization is becoming one of the most efficient ways to reduce energy use, and as a result, increase property value and cut CO2 emissions. DESCRIPTION: The world around us is getting smarter and smarter.

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Impakter

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Impakter. One Health on the 2023 Wish List . The One Health community has valiantly made its case for many years, with some success to be sure. But it has never been given its proper due in terms of commitments, research, policies, or resources by politicians, international public non-profit, or for-profit institutions; and it continues to receive insufficient attention from the media.

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Impakter

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Impakter. Avatar Inspires Activism: An Environmental Message From the World of Pandora. Humans are a destructive force on the world, whose unsustainable greed exploits its rich natural resources, damages its environment, destroys the precious biodiversity that exists there, and displaces the innocent indigenous communities that otherwise live in harmony with nature.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 26, 2022

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 26 – Let’s give all of you Agents of Impact a round of applause. In dozens of profiles this year, we. The post Holiday Lists No. 1: A dozen Agents of Impact who broke through in 2022 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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Caux Round Table

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Much dissatisfaction with capitalism, as a system, focuses on economic inequity – some have more wealth than others. But is it capitalism that has failed or the state in which capitalism is attempted, which has serious shortcomings? The Caux Round Table has, for 20 years, pointed to the interaction of the state and the economy as driving social outcomes.

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Joan Michelson

DECEMBER 26, 2022

There’s a paradox in the women’s professional paths as we cross from 2022 to 2023. Even as a record number of women walked out of their jobs, more women are finding their way to the C-Suite than ever – paving a new path to that coveted corner office.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A new study that reconstructs the history of sea level at the Bering Strait shows that the Bering Land Bridge connecting Asia to North America did not emerge until around 35,700 years ago, less than 10,000 years before the height of the last ice age (known as the Last Glacial Maximum). The findings indicate that the growth of the ice sheets -- and the resulting drop in sea level -- occurred surprisingly quickly and much later in the glacial cycle than previous studies had suggested.

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Alternative Energy Mag

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The European Commission selects Energy Dome, in the most competitive European funding scheme, as a game changer in the energy transition

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Utiliity Dive

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Three substations were damaged, leaving more than 14,000 customers without power.

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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

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

DECEMBER 26, 2022

How plants optimize photosynthesis under changing light conditions.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Personal finance coverage in a year dominated by inflation and geopolitical risks

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Alternative Energy Mag

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Projects Will Add 600 Megawatt-Hours of Storage Capacity to Origis Solar Sites

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Eco-Business

DECEMBER 26, 2022

From Asia becoming a key fossil fuel provider to hi-tech agriculture, these are the trends that could reshape society and business as the world navigates global uncertainty borne out of the Russian-led conflict in Ukraine.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This month, CARITAS, located in Richmond, Virginia, started using solar energy to run its unique recovery and homeless services facilities. The solar energy system, which will be operated by Secure Solar, is anticipated to generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 39 ordinary households and to offset 310 tons of carbon dioxide pollution, […].

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Eco-Business

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With rising fees for research journals, India is pressing ahead with a nation-wide subscription to allow more people to access science.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Carbon Tracker’s recent report Slipped Gear analysed 20 passenger vehicle manufacturers’ alignment to the Paris Agreement and their position relative to the automotive energy transition. To start off, these 20 OEMs produce about 85% of global auto production: European (5) — Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Stellantis, Renault US (2) — Ford, GM Japanese (7) — Toyota, […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Thanks to sustainable solar systems on their homes, 49 Habitat for Humanity homes in Wisconsin will notice a significant decrease in their energy costs this winter and beyond. The Grow Solar for Humanity initiative, which aims to bring solar to homes that will significantly benefit from lower utility bills, has been developed in collaboration with […].

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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.

CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In a true sign that battery electric cars have now gone mainstream in Australia, The Australian Women’s Weekly has just featured an article about the MG ZS EV. The copy was supplied by MG and was (as you would expect) overwhelmingly positive. MG (owned by SAIC) has a well established and trusted dealership network throughout […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sandy Munro recently gave an extended Q&A at TeslaCon Florida 2022. I was there as well, to give a presentation on the state of the EV market and market trends. I recorded Sandy’s Q&A and was happy I did, as it was full of gems and other minerals. Below are a few video snippets of […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Rīgas Satiksme, a Latvian carrier, has made another advancement toward e-mobility. Soon, Riga’s bus fleet will welcome its first Solaris electric buses. The contract is for the delivery of 35 “Urbino 12” electric buses, with an option to add an additional 17 buses. The basic contract has a total value of more than €19 million […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Many cities are questioning the wisdom of minimum parking regulations that deprive them of valuable land for development.

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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.

CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

One of the best ways to accelerate the transition to electric mobility is to convert the current fleet of ICE vehicles around the world to electric. Streamlining conversion kits to zone in on a particular model is one way of ensuring that significant volumes of ICE vehicles can be converted by targeting fleet operators and […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The Toyota Hilux pickup is one of the preferred workhorse in many sectors. It is used extensively by companies in the construction sector. Over 19 million Toyota Hiluxes have been sold worldwide since it was launched some decades ago. The Toyota Hilux could finally be getting an electric version. Recently, Toyota unveiled the Toyota Hilux […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2022 Climate & Clean Energy Developments With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the United States has an unprecedented opportunity to dramatically cut our greenhouse gas emissions. To deliver on the promise of the IRA, by 2030, we need to increase renewable energy deployment four-fold over today’s […].

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 26, 2022

What kinds of global food systems transformations took place this year that will help to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

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