Volvo preps for launch of first electric trucks made with fossil-fuel-free steel
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2022
Company claims to be first truck maker in the world to swap out vehicle parts made from traditional steel for zero emission steel.
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Cannon-Brookes wants two seats on AGL board to help shape green future
Renew Economy
MAY 27, 2022
Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures asks for two seats on AGL board to help Australia's biggest polluter plan for greener future. The post Cannon-Brookes wants two seats on AGL board to help shape green future appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Kirk’s inconvenient truth about ESG investing
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2022
HSBC’s head of responsible investments, Stuart Kirk, simply said what most insiders know: The financial effects of climate change are mismatched with typical investor time horizons.
How the Financial Industry Can Help Stop Modern Slavery
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
by Saskia Kort-Chick, Director of ESG Research and Engagement—Responsible Investing and Hope Sherwin, Head of Social Impact—Themis. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein. DESCRIPTION: Modern slavery is a lucrative business that can’t exist without the financial system. Yet the financial industry is largely ignorant of the problem. Asset managers have an important role to play in challenging poor practices that allow this social evil to persist.
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.
These young people are solving 'wicked problems' with circular solutions
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2022
They're addressing pesticides, rare earth elements and aquaponics.
Bread Financial Bangalore Associates Take Action to Protect Our Environment
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
SOURCE: Bread Financial. DESCRIPTION: As a purpose-driven financial services company we are committed to taking action to protect our environment, but it is going to take all hands on deck. In recognition of Earth Day, our Bangalore team planted a variety of trees including yellow cannas, ficus ponda, hibiscus edging, dracaena and crape myrtle! Thank you to all of our associates who dedicate their time toward advancing sustainability.
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Here's How Data Science Can Help Solve Global Crises
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
By Shamina Singh. SOURCE: The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. DESCRIPTION: Across the world, local officials and NGO workers are heroically responding to overlapping, complex crises – whether they’re battling new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic or delivering aid after natural disasters. The energy and determination of these frontline organizations is unmatched, but their technical capacity can fall short in crucial ways.
Leading with Infrastructure Automation to Enable Consumable Business Services
Cisco CSR
MAY 27, 2022
Businesses are looking to increase their agility and deliver new services to attract and retain customers. Developers are working to create apps that creatively solve a business problem. These demands apply increasing pressure on IT departments, their partners, and tech providers. At Cisco Live this year, I’ll be discussing this challenge with one of our Cisco Partners, Marcus Lind from Miradot, the world’s first DevNet Specialized Partner.
Eni, CNH Industrial and Iveco Group Signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Sustainability Initiatives in Agriculture and Transport
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: MILAN, May 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Eni , CNH Industrial and Iveco Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for potential joint social development initiatives in countries of common interest in the areas of agriculture, sustainable mobility and education, contributing in their respective industries. Specifically, the parties will focus on enhancing the value chain in the agricultural sector to promote food security, increase the efficiency of farming an
Automated Service Assurance at Microsecond Speed
Cisco CSR
MAY 27, 2022
John Malzahn , Automation Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Systems | Richard Piasentin , Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Accedian. For communication service providers (CSPs), the network trends of cloudification, open, software-based infrastructure, and multi-vendor environments are a double-edged sword. On the plus side, these trends break the long tradition of vendor lock-in, freeing service providers to mix best-of-breed solutions that provide competitive advantages.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
TCS goIT April Monthly Challenge Winner: E-Recycle
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
SOURCE: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). DESCRIPTION: TCS’s goIT engages students from diverse backgrounds to bridge the learning curve with STEM, Computer Science, Design Thinking, and Digital Innovation. The program offers an industry developed, customizable curriculum that teaches students 21st century skills necessary for a career in technology.
Transformation and ‘the more things change’: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MAY 27, 2022
The definition of transformation has evolved over the years. McKinsey senior partner Seth Goldstrom discusses that evolution and some of the core elements that remain essential to transformation success.
Benton Harbor High School Students Attend Whirlpool Corporation Welcome Event for New Mentoring Program
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
SOURCE: Whirlpool Corporation. DESCRIPTION: 33 students from Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Mich. attended a Whirlpool Corp. Welcome Event for our new mentoring program aimed at educating students about possible careers in both the technical and engineering fields. . The event took place at our Benton Harbor Technical Center to provide students with an opportunity to visit and tour one of Whirlpool Corp's facilities which allowed them to interact with employees currently working in
Dive into IKS with SD-WAN and TriggerMesh Use Cases
Cisco CSR
MAY 27, 2022
I’ve had many opportunities to speak at conferences during my career, but this upcoming Cisco Live will be my first time leading a workshop in the Cisco Live DevNet Zone. I’ll also be a presenter at other sessions. The common threads among the sessions are topics related to on-premises computing. Specifically, workloads that run on Intersight Kubernetes Service (IKS). .
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
An Innovative Method for Treating Liver Cancer Sets the Stage to Test on Prostate and Brain Cancers
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
Researchers have discovered a minimally invasive, pain-free form of radiation that is significantly boosting survival rates. SOURCE: Boston Scientific. DESCRIPTION: Everyone knows radiation kills tumors. Yet traditional radiation can also cause serious side effects. But what if a treatment could minimize those side effects? TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres is doing just that.
How to Find Gun Stocks in Your Fund Portfolios
Jon Hale
MAY 27, 2022
Sustainability Matters Some steps that you can take to analyze your exposure to gun manufacturers. Editor’s Note The first version of this article ran on March 1, 2018. It was updated on Aug. 8, 2019, and again on March 31, 2021, each time in the aftermath of mass shootings. It is unfortunate that we keep having to update this article. But here we are.
PRECISE-ILLUMINA Partnership Agreement
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
Singapore launches Southeast Asia’s most comprehensive consented population study with 100,000 whole genomes for health and clinical breakthroughs. SOURCE: Illumina. SUMMARY: Unique large-scale population study will yield insights into Asian-specific diseases, improving population health, patient outcomes, and innovations in the local biomedical technology industry.
MISO industrial customers petition FERC to avoid sky-high capacity charges if they cut electricity use
Utiliity Dive
MAY 27, 2022
The proposal would help the Midcontinent Independent System Operator address a projected power supply shortfall this summer, according to a Thursday complaint filed with federal regulators.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
We take great pride in our reputation for upholding the highest standards in the way we do business. SOURCE: CBRE Group, Inc. DESCRIPTION: CBRE’s 15th annual Corporate Responsibility report highlights how we deliver exceptional results for our clients while also focusing on our company’s role in creating positive impacts for people and the planet. To realize a more sustainable and just future for all, our approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues aligns with 10 of the UN’s Su
Wastewater treatment facility embraces septage
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 27, 2022
The rotating rake teeth of the Raptor Fine Screen fully penetrate the cylindrical screen bars, says the group. Two things are perhaps certain about septage: it is highly variable, and by its very nature – spewing odorous compounds and elements into the environment that can cause disease – it is ‘objectionable’. Or is it? Asks water and wastewater technology developer Lakeside, with reference to a specific project in the US.
Environment Business Observations With WSP USA's Dennis Papilion, Part 2
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
In the second part of his question-and-answer session, WSP’s Earth and Environment leader looks at remediation regulations, wind and solar opportunities and more. SOURCE: WSP. DESCRIPTION: Dennis Papilion, the new president of WSP USA’s Earth & Environment (E&E) business , continues his observations about current trends in the environmental segments and WSP’s growing sophistication as it serves clients and protects public health and natural resources.
Optimize rising renewables levels by increasing deployment of different types of energy storage: MIT
Utiliity Dive
MAY 27, 2022
Federal support is needed to increase and diversify storage resources, according to an MIT report, which highlights needed policy paths, including funding for 12-hour-plus technologies.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
Regions Receives Gallup's Don Clifton Strengths-Based Culture Award
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
Award recognizes that the strengths of our leaders and associates are at the core of our workplace culture. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: By Evelyn Mitchell. Regions Bank has been honored a second time by Gallup with the Clifton Strengths-Based Culture Award. This award recognizes organizations with workplace cultures that put the strengths of leaders, managers and employees at the core of how they work every day.
California drought could halve summer hydropower generation, leading to more natural gas, EIA finds
Utiliity Dive
MAY 27, 2022
The increase in natural gas generation, in turn, could contribute to higher wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions, the analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found.
ICYMI Fifth Third's New Operational Sustainability Goals
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
Establishes Sustainability Office and appoints Mike Faillo as Chief Sustainability Officer. SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI, May 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Fifth Third today announced six new operational sustainability targets to be achieved by 2030. These targets build upon the Bank’s initial five goals set in 2017, which established the foundation for Fifth Third to reduce the environmental impact in its own operations.
MassArt Completes Energy and Water Retrofits Project
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 27, 2022
The Massachusetts College of Art and Design has announced the completion of its energy and water retrofits project; cost savings will allow it to implement other important projects. The post MassArt Completes Energy and Water Retrofits Project appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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.
Libra Group Announces New Chief Sustainability Officer
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
Arguiró Elefteriu will lead the development and adoption of an ESG framework implemented across Libra Group and its network of global subsidiaries. SOURCE: Libra Group. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Today the Libra Group, a privately-owned international business group whose global subsidiaries own and operate assets in over 50 countries, announced the appointment of Arguiró Elefteriu as the Group’s first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer.
Speech cements government commitment to hydrogen
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 27, 2022
Concept of home hydrogen unit for renewable energy storage. The Government has committed to hydrogen heating for UK homes in a seemingly significant speech by one of the key ministers responsible for energy strategy. In a debate on the potential for hydrogen and a new HyNet Hydrogen Village trial at Whitby near Ellesmere Port, which is running alongside the Hy4Heat programme, the Rt Hon George Freeman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, welcomed
New Findings About Life With Bipolar 1 Disorder
3BL Media
MAY 27, 2022
SOURCE: Alkermes. DESCRIPTION: Results from our survey conducted with The Harris Poll & Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – National Headquarters found an overwhelming majority of responding psychiatrists agreed that living with bipolar 1 disorder makes their patients feel isolated. Learn more: [link]. Tweet me: Results from @Alkermes' recent survey conducted with @HarrisPoll & @DBSAlliance found an overwhelming majority of people living with #bipolar 1 disorder felt it i
Why bittersweet emotions underscore life's beauty | Susan Cain
TEDxInnovations
MAY 27, 2022
Life is a constant state of both joy and sorrow, dark and light, bitter and sweet. In a meditative conversation, author Susan Cain explores how being attuned to the bittersweetness of life -- and being fully present for both the happy times and the sad times -- helps us navigate love and loss and connect to the "insane beauty" of the world. (This conversation, hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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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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