Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Federal Labor announces new national body armed with $400m budget to support emissions-intensive sectors, their workers and communities to transition to clean industry. The post “About time:” Net Zero Authority to guide just transition from fossils to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MAY 4, 2023
PepsiCo’s allocation of green bond proceeds offers insights into how the food and beverage company considers climate goals when reviewing capital requests.
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Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Solar reaches 40GW of output for first time in Germany. The post Chart of the day: Germany produces 40GW of solar for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MAY 4, 2023
Verra and food startup Olio are working on creating a credits methodology for avoided emissions associated with food waste.
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.
Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
The 200MWh Kwinana big battery - the first in the world's biggest isolated grid - finally gets its registration after some six months of delay. The post Kwinana: First big battery in world’s biggest isolated grid finally gets registered appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MAY 4, 2023
Costs are up and demand remains strong, based on a meta analysis of industry reports.
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ESG Today
MAY 4, 2023
New York will become the first state to ban the use of gas stoves and heating, according to new rules released with Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 Budget, which included measures to decarbonize buildings and to invest in new renewable energy projects aimed at helping the state achieve its climate goals. New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019, setting into law the state’s commitments to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030 an
Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Australia has experience with most of the vessels it needs for offshore wind, but local competition for them is high. The post Offshore wind industry in race to source enough people, ports and boats appeared first on RenewEconomy.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MAY 4, 2023
The travel industry is ripe for virtual disruption, and the metaverse presents a $20 billion opportunity—but some benefits are more assured than others.
Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Squadron Energy CEO Jason Willoughby hits back at ex-Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad's claim that Australia's target of 82% renewables by 2030 is "b t." The post Andrew Forrest executive slaps down ex-Snowy chief’s latest renewables bullsh** appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
Stacey Higginbotham
MAY 4, 2023
IoT platform provider Golioth has raised $4.6 million in seed funding led by Blackhorn Ventures and Differential Ventures with participation from existing investors, Zetta Venture Partners, MongoDB Ventures and Lorimer Ventures. This brings the total funding for the three-year-old company to $7.1 million. Golioth is an IoT platform built for hardware flexibility.
Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Vaulta's first international investor has joined its effort to make the battery industry more sustainable. The post Brisbane recyclable battery start-up signs up first international investor appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
MAY 4, 2023
Business data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet announced a significant expansion in its ESG rankings, growing coverage to 74 million public and private companies, from 42 million. The expansion follows the launch of the rankings in 2021, and make up part of the company’s ESG Intelligence solutions, designed to enable companies to assess and track business partners’ sustainability performance and activities.
Renew Economy
MAY 4, 2023
Snowy 2.0 is by no means perfect, but Australia’s renewables transformation will need a huge amount of energy storage – and pumped hydro is an important part of the mix. The post I’m no apologist for Snowy 2.0 – but let’s not obsess over delays and cost blowouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Utiliity Dive
MAY 4, 2023
“It’s leveraging a proven technology, a very efficient and reliable techology that’s already in operation around the world,” said Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse president and CEO.
Stacey Higginbotham
MAY 4, 2023
Amazon has turned on the Thread-capabilities inside its Echo devices so they can support the Matter smart home interoperability standard in its totality, so Kevin and I talk about what that will and won’t do for smart home users. It’s also the moment I give up on my dreams for the Matter specification. We also discuss the end of the Amazon Halo products , and plans to make Alexa savvier by updating the large language model behind the digital assistant.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 4, 2023
With billions of dollars in government funding becoming widely available to scale renewables and climate tech solutions, the American energy and utility market will undergo extreme changes for years to come.
Utiliity Dive
MAY 4, 2023
The New York Power Authority will be transformed “from a moribund agency to the most dynamic builder and owner of public renewables in the nation,” said chief legislative sponsor Assemblymember Robert Carroll.
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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
MAY 4, 2023
Automation uncovers combinations of amino acids that feed two bacterial species and could tell us much more about the 90% of bacteria that humans have hardly studied. An artificial intelligence system enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments -- as many as 10,000 per day -- potentially driving a drastic leap forward in the pace of discovery in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science.
Impact Alpha
MAY 4, 2023
ImpactAlpha, May 4 – Boston-based environmental advocacy organization Conservation Law Foundation and Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp., a community development finance institution, raised $42. The post Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund closes $42 million for inclusive real estate in New England appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
John Englart
MAY 4, 2023
“The Korean government agencies funding and insuring the Barossa gas project face significant and mounting risks on two fronts — native title and climate-related risks.” says an April IEEFA report.The Barossa Gas project is located in Sea Country associated with the Tiwi Island in the Northern Territory. This Gas field has extremely high levels of CO2.
Cisco CSR
MAY 4, 2023
Estimated read time: 4 minutes Learn how to optimize your approach to DevOps DevOps has revolutionized the way enterprise software is developed and deployed, enabling development and operations teams… Read more on Cisco Blogs
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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.
ESG Today
MAY 4, 2023
Global alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced allocations of $800 million in renewable energy deals, including a commitment to purchase $550 million of solar energy loans from residential solar technology and energy services provider SunPower, and a $250 million investment in India-based industrial decarbonization platform Serentica.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MAY 4, 2023
Five leadership shifts can unleash an era of sustainable, inclusive growth for companies looking to outperform in this era of disruption.
ESG Today
MAY 4, 2023
Global investment manager Schroders’ private markets investment division Schroders Capital announced today that it has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for the first-ever energy transition-focused Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), a new investment vehicle designed to give investors access to illiquid and private assets, such as renewable energy infrastructure.
Utiliity Dive
MAY 4, 2023
“We have made substantial changes to our contracting, lobbying and compliance operations to ensure that the conduct that was at issue in the trial does not happen again,” Exelon president and CEO Calvin Butler said.
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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
MAY 4, 2023
Did you know that in the United States alone, over 76 billion instances of highly confidential Protected Health Information (PHI) have been reported to be exposed in breaches in the past 24… Read more on Cisco Blogs
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 4, 2023
The company aims to reach gigawatt scale by mid-decade, and is committed to advancing the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
ESG Today
MAY 4, 2023
Enterprise environmental health and safety (EHS) software provider Cority announced today the acquisition of ESG-focused reporting and disclosure software and service provider Greenstone, in a move aimed at deepening the company’s sustainability and ESG expertise and expanding its related offerings for customers. Founded in 2006, UK-based Greenstone provides a suite of sustainability, supply chain and ESG software as a service (SaaS)-based solutions enabling user to collect, manage, analyze and
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 4, 2023
Researchers have demonstrated a prototype lidar system that uses quantum detection technology to acquire 3D images while submerged underwater. The high sensitivity of this system could allow it to capture detailed information even in extremely low-light conditions found underwater.
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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.
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