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Supermarkets are tackling emissions from their freezer aisles

GreenBiz

The effort to solve the HFC refrigerant problem is still in its early days. Here are four things grocers can start doing now.

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CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions

Renew Economy

Coalition's repeated attacks prompts CSIRO boss to publish an open letter defending GenCost report, and science in general. The post CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Johnson Controls is bringing sustainability from the basement to the boardroom

GreenBiz

Making buildings healthier and more sustainable also enhances organizations’ core purposes.

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Construction starts on Australia’s biggest battery, to replace Collie coal

Renew Economy

Construction is underway on will be Australia’s biggest battery project, the giant four-hour Collie battery energy storage system. The post Construction starts on Australia’s biggest battery, to replace Collie coal 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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Excitement and Inspiration in Philadelphia Ahead of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’

3BL Media

A palpable buzz of anticipation and excitement swept Philadelphia’s Crane Chinatown Community Center — as row by row of students ranging from preschoolers through teenagers filed into the sprawling gymnasium. Pencil and notebook in hand, the students took their seats at the periwinkle-topped tables, their excitement on display through smiles and laughter.

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Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial

Renew Economy

Australia's largest rail freight operator to trial battery electric tenders that could electrify and decarbonise the country's rail freight industry, and provide support to grid. The post Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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People matter: Renewables industry needs a slogan and a story to go with it

Renew Economy

The renewables industry needs a national slogan and a story to go with it to drive community support. The post People matter: Renewables industry needs a slogan and a story to go with it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CNH Brands Excel in Great Iron and Tech at Expoagro 2024

3BL Media

Case IH , New Holland , and CASE CE (all CNH brands), took the stage at Expoagro 2024 YPF , the mega-exhibition from March 5 to 8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as ‘The National Capital of Agribusiness,’ Expoagro is one of the largest agro-industrial exhibitions in Latin America. Renowned companies in the sector show off their products, services and the latest in technology and connectivity.

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Australia’s biggest solar farm takes hit from delays caused by heavy rain

Renew Economy

Owner of Australia's biggest solar project says earnings hit by construction delays caused by heavy rains. The post Australia’s biggest solar farm takes hit from delays caused by heavy rain appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AB and Columbia Climate School Hosted the Biodiversity Training for AB Investors

3BL Media

Last week, AB, in partnership with Columbia Climate School hosted the Biodiversity Training for AB Investors with biodiversity expert Dr. Jenna Lawrence. Second in the training series, this module introduces investors to the risks and opportunities stemming from biodiversity and nature loss and examines how issuers’ impacts and dependencies on nature can affect their businesses.

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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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Super cheap transmission upgrades could double capacity and open floodgates for renewables

Renew Economy

Grid enhancing technologies are promising to decongest networks and bring in huge amounts of renewables. Can they work in Australia? The post Super cheap transmission upgrades could double capacity and open floodgates for renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Atlantic City Electric - Engaging the Community With KABOOM! To Build a Playground in New Jersey

3BL Media

Atlantic City Electric has partnered with Gateway Community Action Partnership , the Borough of Paulsboro , and KABOOM! to construct a new playground for West Buck Street Park in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The project kicked off in January with Design Day, where local students and community members were given a blank canvas to create the playground of their dreams.

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Connecting renewables to the grid: You can’t always get what you want

Renew Economy

New rules on Australia's complex connection processes are a good first pass, but more needs to be done. The post Connecting renewables to the grid: You can’t always get what you want appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bath & Body Works Named to Forbes List of “Customer Experience All Stars”

3BL Media

March 14, 2024 /3BL/ - Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Forbes’ list of Customer Experience All Stars. In partnership with the data analysis company HundredX, Forbes surveyed 175,000 U.S.-based consumers who rated 3,100 brands on products, services and treatment of customers. The top 300 overall scores made the list. Bath & Body Works ranked 35 th overall and #1 in their category.

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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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Battery storage can make wind and solar dispatchable, but it still needs help

Renew Economy

While battery storage typically benefits from volatility in the energy market, new services markets and contracts for existing and new markets are missing. The post Battery storage can make wind and solar dispatchable, but it still needs help appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Delmarva Power Supports Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

3BL Media

Earlier this month, Delmarva Power presented a donation of $2,605 to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, located within Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. This contribution was made possible through the dedication of our field employees from our New Castle Regional Office. Our employees organized a fundraising event to support a colleague’s family member who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

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Solar Insiders Podcast: Heat pump demand red hot, batteries just warming up

Renew Economy

Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan talks rebate milestones, red hot heat pump demand and home battery uptake. Plus rooftop solar crackdowns and a battery business in trouble. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Heat pump demand red hot, batteries just warming up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Exploring How Jazz Pharmaceuticals Honored U.S. Black History Month

3BL Media

Originally published by Jazz Pharmaceuticals on LinkedIn In honor of U.S. Black History Month, JazzSoul, the affinity forum created to support Black employees and their allies and foster inclusive conversations at Jazz, celebrated the many contributions of people from the African diaspora. Over the course of the month, valuable insights and historical perspectives were shared from two vastly different career journeys.

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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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Information overload is a personal and societal danger

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air, water, and earth. In a recently published letter, scientists are advocating for the recognition and mitigation of another type of environmental pollution that poses equivalent personal and societal dangers: information overload.

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Driving Sustainable Excellence and Inspiring the Next Generation: A Blueprint for Companies

3BL Media

Originally published on Nasdaq.com Qualcomm’s recently released report highlights our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, showcasing the achievements and milestones we have reached throughout the year. Many other companies are doing the same, and it’s exciting to see the progress being made to make the world a better place. But there’s always more work to be done.

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Tropical birds could tolerate warming better than expected, study suggests

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

We expect tropical animals to handle a certain degree of heat, but not wild swings in temperature. That seems to be true for tropical ectotherms, or 'cold-blooded' animals such as amphibians, reptiles, and insects. However, in a new study of 'warm-blooded' endotherms, a research team found tropical birds can handle thermal variation just fine.

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Lenovo HPC Infrastructure Powers Pre-Exascale Supercomputer Marenostrum 5 To Enable New Scientific Advances and Solve Global Challenges

3BL Media

MareNostrum 5’s Lenovo-built general-purpose partition (GPP) ranked as top x86 GPP on latest TOP500 list HPC servers provided by Lenovo for MareNostrum 5 manufactured at its purpose-built in-house facility in Budapest, Hungary Built on award-winning Lenovo Neptune™ liquid cooling technology to drive higher performance while using less energy. BARCELONA, Spain, March 14, 2024 /3BL/ - Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has announced that the General Purpose Partition of the MareNostrum 5, a new pre-e

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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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Alberta Municipalities - Rainbow Lake to pilot renewable geothermal energy

Global Renewable News

The Town of Rainbow Lake may soon become one of the first communities in Canada to be powered by renewable geothermal energy. In partnership with E2E Energy Solutions, the town is.

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Equality by Design: A Model for Managing Discriminatory Risks of AI

3BL Media

DALLAS, March 14, 2024 /3BL/ - Since 2021, Mary Kay Inc. has partnered with the Equal Rights Trust (ERT) , an organization whose mission is to advance equality through law around the world. As part of this collaboration, Mary Kay Inc. supported new research focused on understanding and addressing the discriminatory impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impacts on gender equality, and the development of a new “equality by design approach.

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Verdagy - Verdagy Awarded $39.6 Million Grant from the Department of Energy

Global Renewable News

Verdagy, a green hydrogen electrolysis company with over a decade of technology and product development, has been awarded a $39.6M grant (pending negotiations) by the Department of Energy (DOE) t.

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Quest Colleague Is Exhibiting Care for Every Patient in Her Chair

3BL Media

With 7 years at Quest under her belt, Donna Grant-Rudolph , Patient Services Representative (PSR II), has developed plenty of experience in her role at the busy Patient Service Center (PSC) on Summer Street in Stamford, Connecticut. Her manager, James Cueto , Patient Services Supervisor, North Region, explained that Donna helps manage the workflow and directs many of the patients who come into the Stamford PSC because her draw room is right there.

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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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Ameresco, Inc. - Ameresco Announces a Contract for Efficiency Upgrades and Emissions Reductions at a Military Base in Western Canada

Global Renewable News

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, announced a contract to design, engineer and implement energy upgrades across 124 b.

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The Pennsylvania Diversity Council Announces Its 2024 Pittsburgh Women in Leadership Symposium Woman of the Year Awardee

3BL Media

PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2024 /3BL/ - The Pennsylvania Diversity Council (PADC) announces Genevieve Oduor, Vice President, Business Development and Diversity Relationship Officer of S&T Bank as its 2024 Pittsburgh Women in Leadership Symposium Woman of the Year awardee. Oduor will be recognized at the annual Pittsburgh Women in Leadership Symposium (WILS) on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 taking place from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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BWX Technologies, Inc. - BWXT Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

Global Renewable News

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, demonstrating the company's role in good governance, environmental stewardship, the ongoing global clean-energy tra.

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T-Mobile Un-Carrier All-Star Spotlight: Jennifer Silveira

3BL Media

Jennifer Silveira T-Mobile’s SVP of South Regional Network Engineering & Operations Jennifer Silveira has been a key player in T-Mobile’s success for 27 years. Originally working in the oil business, Jennifer says she decided to switch career paths when she saw the potential in wireless technology and knew she wanted to be part of it. Fast forward almost three decades later, and Jennifer stands as one of T-Mobile’s founding females, having helped to create the nation’s largest, fastest and m

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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.