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Did the COPs rise to meet our oceans’ biggest challenge? 

GreenBiz

Beyond our beautiful coastal shores lies a deadly threat: ocean acidification.

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GoDaddy’s Pilot You Empower Cohort Proves Power of One-on-One Personalized Coaching for Entrepreneurs

3BL Media

SOURCE: GoDaddy. DESCRIPTION: Leveraging its deep expertise as the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe, GoDaddy Inc.’s You Empower pilot cohort has proved the power of one-on-one personalized coaching for entrepreneurs eager to enhance their small business’ digital presence and branding. GoDaddy You Empower is a 12-week, skills-based, full-time employee volunteer assignment where employees are paired with Empower by GoDaddy nonprofit community partners.

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This Ancient Grain Could Help End World Hunger

Impakter

Impakter. This Ancient Grain Could Help End World Hunger. In March 2021, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). Almost a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN couldn’t have known at the time exactly how relevant this choice would become in 2023. As the war continues to cause problems for grain supplies worldwide, what better […].

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Investing in the Future of Work: How IBM Is Tackling the Credentials Dilemma

3BL Media

By Lydia Logan. SOURCE: IBM. DESCRIPTION: This week I had the pleasure of participating in JFF Horizons , where I spoke about the importance of a skills-first approach to workforce development. This is something my team and I work on every day at IBM because we’re committed to investing in the future of work, with a focus on underrepresented communities.

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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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A Peace Pact with Nature Secured at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal (COP15)

Richard Matthews

Just before Christmas, international governments signaled they may be ready to make a dramatic shift away from humanity’s penchant for destroying the natural world. On Monday, December 19, COP15, the largest UN biodiversity conference in more than ten years concluded in Montreal with a deal that has been hailed as a transformational, once-in-a-decade agreement.

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Subaru Share the Love® Event To Enter Its 12th Year of Partnership With Make-a-Wish

3BL Media

Proceeds from the event enable life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. SOURCE: Subaru of America. DESCRIPTION: PHOENIX, December 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ - For the 12th consecutive year, Make-A-Wish has been selected as one of the national charity beneficiaries of the 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event. As part of the Share the Love Event, from Nov. 17, 2022, through Jan. 3, 2023, Subaru will donate $250* for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the customer's choice of

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LyondellBasell Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Includes Scope 3

3BL Media

LyondellBasell Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Includes Scope 3. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 11:30. Type of Content. Press Release. Layout. Featured Media. Body. HOUSTON and LONDON, January 11, 2023 /3BL News/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, today announced it is increasing the company's 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 30 percent to 42 percent, relative to a 2020 baseline.

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An update on ESG regulation in Japan

Environmental Finance

The Japanese government published several reports and guidance documents in 2021 and 2022, which provided the first insight into how it intends to address ESG, says Tomoko Fuminaga

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With Support From Sands Cares, the Asian Community Development Council Opens the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center in Las Vegas

3BL Media

SOURCE: Las Vegas Sands. DESCRIPTION: On August 8, the Asian Community Development Center (ACDC) , Southern Nevada’s leading nonprofit organization serving the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, celebrated the grand opening of its Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Medical Center. Years in the making, the HAPI Medical Center provides primary health care services for the Las Vegas Valley’s AAPI community, with a 100% bilingual staff that can deliver care in Korean, Tagal

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Free Speech is a Public Good, So Twitter Has an ESG Responsibility Not to Censor Users of its Platform

Caux Round Table

A moral capitalism is not an end in itself, but a means serving a higher end – human felicity and well-being. So, too, is moral government a means to that same end. And so, too, is a just society. It seems to me that we have evolved over the millennia to thrive best when provided with the right public goods (which include avoidance of public “bads”) and beneficial private goods.

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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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Sofidel: Building a Better Future

3BL Media

SOURCE: Sofidel. DESCRIPTION: Within Agenda 2030, the action program for people, the planet and prosperity (signed in September 2015 by the governments of the 193 member countries), Sofidel intends in particular to contribute to pursuing the following Sustainable Development Goals (Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs). Health And Well Being. Sofidel is committed to promoting the health, safety and psycho-physical well-being of its employees.

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‘A Moment Of Transition’ – 5 Key Insights For Driving Purpose-Led Innovation In 2023

Joan Michelson

2023 will see the rise of the purpose-led economy, aka the ESG paradigm (environment-social-governance). It’s evident across the economy & driving innovation. What lessons can we glean from 2022 to innovate this purpose-led economy in 2023? Here are five insights from women leading the way.

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Does Your ESG Story Click With Consumers? How To Craft Messaging That Stands Out

3BL Media

Words by Terry E. Cohen. SOURCE: TriplePundit. DESCRIPTION: As the calendar moves toward 2023 and inflation continues to influence consumer purchasing worldwide, massive banks of data make clear that companies should not scale back their environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs nor shrink their outreach to inform customers about their ESG efforts.

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A Consequential Year for Clean Energy

American Clean Power

We find ourselves at the end of the most consequential year in the history of clean power in the United States. Amidst the unpredictable headwinds, American Clean Power remained ferocious in our advocacy and leadership, delivering historic achievements, including the largest clean energy bill in American history. Inflation Reduction Act. In the heat of summer 2022, ACP helped make the impossible possible when our tireless advocacy helped pass the largest boost to clean energy in American history

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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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Comcast Awards More Than $4.3 Million in 2022 To Advance Digital Adoption, Skills Training in Philadelphia

3BL Media

SOURCE: Comcast Corporation. DESCRIPTION: PHILADELPHIA, December 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Comcast announced it has awarded more than $4.3 million in grants in 2022 to 30 nonprofit organizations across Philadelphia that support digital adoption and skills training for residents. Each organization offers programming aimed at connecting residents and businesses in Philadelphia to the Internet and building digital skills.

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EDF Renewables North America Divests Interest in Five Wind Projects Totaling 447 MW in the United States

Alternative Energy Mag

“EDF Renewables and Boralex share extensive experience in renewable energy production, and this acquisition furthers our shared goals of making a more sustainable planet for generations to come.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Collaboration With the Sustainability External Advisory Council

3BL Media

With an outside-in perspective, we can better understand the needs of the world we live in. SOURCE: DOW. DESCRIPTION: By Eunice Heath. Through continued collaboration, we are helping to facilitate the world’s transition to a more circular economy. Bringing diverse perspectives to the table is an important way to help us think critically and unlock new opportunities.

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9 Best Career Tips Of 2022 For Women Achievers – In Government, And Any Industry

Joan Michelson

Here are nine top pieces advice from some of the dozens of women leaders I’ve interviewed in 2022 on Electric Ladies Podcast and for my Forbes articles. From developing goals, to what to learn, to how to seize opportunities in the new marketplace.

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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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It's Always a Good Time To Save

3BL Media

SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). DESCRIPTION: We can all make decisions every day that can reduce energy use and increase sustainability. Here are the five simple measures you can take to save energy this month and all year long. 1. Install LEDs. Replace incandescent bulbs in your home with high-efficiency LEDs. LEDs use 80% less energy than conventional bulbs and last much longer.

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Here Come Residential Heat Pumps

Energy Central

In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Michael Sachse who is the CEO of Dandelion Energy. Dandelion Energy’s mission is to enable the widespread adoption of geothermal. “If you think about what we need to decarbonize, heating’s really a challenge because so much about heating comes from burning natural gas; a lot of homes burn fuel oil, and so.

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How Entrepreneurial Ideas Can Provide Value for Suncor

3BL Media

SOURCE: Suncor Energy. DESCRIPTION: Chris Fitzgerald has always loved to solve problems. Ever since he started with Petro‑Canada over 15 years ago, he has worked all over Suncor with one common theme—taking complex problems and finding solutions that work for employees, leaders and the business. Chris, who is currently a development manager focused on optimization for Business and Operations Services at Suncor, and his team were recently recognized for an innovative way to solve some of the most

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A Peace Pact with Nature Secured at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal (COP15)

Richard Matthews

Just before Christmas, international governments signaled they may be ready to make a dramatic shift away from humanity’s penchant for destroying the natural world. On Monday, December 19, COP15, the largest UN biodiversity conference in more than ten years concluded in Montreal with a deal that has been hailed as a transformational, once-in-a-decade agreement.

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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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2022, a pivotal year for the environment

Energy Central

At the last United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15), which ended on December 19 in Montreal, countries managed to adopt a new global framework to "halt and reverse" the collapse of biodiversity on Earth by 2030. A few weeks earlier, at the equivalent climate conference, COP27 in Egypt, an agreement was found to create a fund for the irreversible damage caused by.

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How the choice of network video and audio impacts sustainability

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

Organizations across all industries are increasingly adopting sustainable practices. This is being largely driven by consumers, from retail customers through to users of public services such as transport or healthcare. The push to greater sustainability is also being made by investors and wider stakeholders, including politicians, campaigners and even celebrities.

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The Air We Breathe, Part 3

Energy Central

The impacts of climate change are no longer a distant threat on the horizon—they are right here, right now, with a growing intensity that is adversely affecting our communities and our environment, here in California and across the globe. The science that, decades ago, predicted the impacts we are currently experiencing is even stronger today and unambiguously tells us what we must do to.

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Eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A team developed photothermal porous polymer capable of ultra-fast adsorption and removal of phenolic microplastics and VOC contaminants in water. Showing the potential as a next-generation water purification material made of inexpensive raw materials, and ultra-high removal efficiency through solar-based purification process.

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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.

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Crystal Ball - 2023

Energy Central

First let me state that my crystal ball is old, chipped & no longer quite round. 1) Energy prices rise by 8-14% YoY 2) EU wholesale prices will cycle based on weather 3) Expect lead times for grid equipment to continue to increase. 160 weeks by end 23? 4) Renewable.

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Six sustainability stories from 2022 you don't want to miss

WWF Sustainability

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Energy: what (really) matters?

Energy Central

Energy: what (really) matters? You have been called by the Board of the company or institution where you work, and asked "what is the proposed strategy and what are the expected results"? This "audience" is willing to hear simple, straightforward answers, without jargon and that focus on what really matters. Those who do so have (realistic) chances of.

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Billion-dollar forest conservation scheme Rimba Collective scrambles to meet first-year targets

Eco-Business

With just days to go before the end of the year, it has closed two more projects in Indonesia, bringing the initiative to complement the palm oil industry's efforts to end deforestation in Southeast Asia closer to its near-term target.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis