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Will Big Tech downsize clean energy commitments?

GreenBiz

The golden age of tech is ending. What does that mean for climate initiatives?

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Net-zero solar panels? WA renewable hydrogen project spurs green glass potential

Renew Economy

Plans for an up to 1GW green hydrogen plant in WA’s Mid-West region could lead to the manufacture of net-zero glass – and may be solar panels. The post Net-zero solar panels? WA renewable hydrogen project spurs green glass potential appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nature is taking center stage

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Climate targets demand biodiversity and agriculture interventions. While funding has been far less than needed, that may not be the case for long.

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Rockwell Automation Honored for Supporting Veterans in Wisconsin

3BL Media

SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. DESCRIPTION: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has recognized Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) with a Vets Ready Silver Medallion Award. "This initiative encourages employers to build a support system within their workplace, hire and retain more veterans, and connect to veterans and their families in the community," said Wisconsin Gov.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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3 primers for buying carbon offsets

GreenBiz

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net-zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers.

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KeyBank Supports TECH CORPS Hackathon in Cleveland

3BL Media

SOURCE: KeyBank. DESCRIPTION: Eight Northeast Ohio high school students earned first place at the 2022 TECH CORPS Hackathon sponsored by KeyBank and CoverMyMeds. More than 75 high school students participated in the statewide competition held in Cleveland on November 12. The 12-hour Cleveland event was hosted at Cuyahoga Community College and culminated with the students’ presentation of their app.

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One Acre Fund: How a Mobile App Prepares Smallholder Farmers for a Successful Harvest

3BL Media

By Sue-Lynn Hinson. SOURCE: Cisco Systems Inc. DESCRIPTION: The Transformational Tech series highlights Cisco’s nonprofit grant recipients that use technology to help transform the lives of individuals and communities. More than 84 percent of agricultural producers are smallholder farmers, according to Our World in Data ; meaning their farms are less than two hectares.

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Abu-Dhabi backed Skyborn presents first of its expanded Australian offshore wind projects

Renew Economy

Renamed Skyborn Renewables, backed by Abu Dhabi state investor, to present first of its expanded Australian offshore wind portfolio. The post Abu-Dhabi backed Skyborn presents first of its expanded Australian offshore wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Engineers need a voice in public policy

GreenBiz

Civilization depends on the ability to understand how things are made. Engineers are at the forefront of that battle.

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A kid’s book is bringing the energy transition into homes, schools and parliaments

Renew Economy

Amy’s Balancing Act helps engage oft excluded audiences to build a shared understanding of how a 100% renewable energy system will work and be reliable. The post A kid’s book is bringing the energy transition into homes, schools and parliaments appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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National Urban League Partnership With Wells Fargo Aims To Diversify Home Appraisal Industry

3BL Media

$5 Million Grant Will Help Certify up to 260 Diverse Appraisers in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Houston. SOURCE: Wells Fargo. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, December 1, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Today the National Urban League and Wells Fargo announced a $5 million grant to create the Diverse Appraiser Initiative, a new program that aims to increase diversity and reduce barriers to entry in the home appraisal industry.

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Q&A: Augmenting XDR with MDR to solve customer challenges

Cisco CSR

With today’s rapidly growing threat landscape, companies are at a higher risk of breaches than ever before. At the same time, the industry is experiencing an unprecedented talent and skills shortage- leading to a big decision for companies to choose between outsourcing and insourcing. Cisco Subject Matter Expert Zane West, Senior Director of Customer Experience Product Management, Security Services, discusses the importance of threat detection and response and how services can help SOC teams hun

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How CNH Industrial Is Shaping the Future of Agriculture

3BL Media

SOURCE: CNH Industrial. DESCRIPTION: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.A. is the location of CNH Industrial’s main innovation hub and headquarters for its Raven Brand. This video goes behind-the-scenes at the Brand’s impressive HQ and at its R&D campus a few miles north, documenting the process of how we develop new technologies. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

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SDWAN for utility operational use? Are you sure?

Cisco CSR

Enterprises have widely deployed Software Defined WAN (SDWAN) over the past 10 years. The solution delivers assurance for applications, both in the cloud and in the data center, especially for remote users. The migration of many enterprise applications to the cloud during the pandemic has further driven the use of SDWAN. But does it offer any real benefits for utilities?

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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How To Bring Purpose and Meaning Into Goal Setting

3BL Media

SOURCE: Realized Worth. DESCRIPTION: The corporate Social Impact sector is obsessed with purpose. Does the company have a purpose? Do employees know the purpose of the company? Do they buy into it? Do our “insides match our outsides”? These questions became more prevalent at the outset of the global pandemic in 2020 and have continued to be a focal point in a churning economic and sociopolitical environment.

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Cisco Catalyst 9200CX now orderable!

Cisco CSR

Now is the time to make sure your network is ready for a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place. Extending the power of the secure network as close to the edge as possible helps you to better respond to the unexpected…. transforming the challenges of hybrid work into opportunities for innovation.

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Florida Pulls $2 Billion from BlackRock Due to ESG Investing

ESG Today

Florida will divest $2 billion of assets managed by BlackRock by the end of the year, according to a statement released Thursday by state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, citing the investment manager’s integration of ESG considerations in its investment process. Calling BlackRock’s support for ESG a “social engineering project,” Patronis said that “it’s got nothing to do with maximizing returns and is the opposite of what an asset manager is paid to do.”.

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Accelerating innovation and improving Australia’s long-term digital economic resilience

Cisco CSR

I have spent the past decade promoting the importance of university-industry collaboration in helping Australia accelerate digital innovation and improve its economic resilience. Digital innovation has a particularly important role to play given it cuts across every industry sector, impacts companies large and small, and has the potential to deliver immediate benefits.

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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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We, Sofidel. Our Passions Fuel Our Future

3BL Media

We, Sofidel. Our Passions Fuel Our Future. Tue, 01/10/2023 - 10:05. Subheader. In 13 shots, Pietro Paolini photographs the passions of Sofidel people for the 2023 company calendar. Type of Content. Press Release. Layout. Featured Media. Body. PORCARI, Lucca (Italy), January 10, 2023 /3BL Media/ - The end of the year is calendar time for Sofidel, a global leader in the production of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, particularly well-known in Italy and Europe for its Regina brand.

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Can a Digital Culture Create Patient Value in Healthcare?

Cisco CSR

As part of the Digital Innovation Hub at La Trobe University, Cisco’s Innovation Central Melbourne set out to define digital literacy for healthcare. With this initiative, Cisco and La Trobe University examined how the healthcare workforce can become more digitally driven, with data and technology creating valuable insights, enhanced clinical efficiencies and knowledge-flow-to-value for patients.

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Become a Leader in Water Stewardship With Our 8-Step Cycle

3BL Media

SOURCE: Antea Group. DESCRIPTION: Due to climate change, future water-related challenges are nearly inevitable. The United Nations University has published an estimate that by 2030 , there will be a 40% gap between water demand and availability. That means almost half of our collective water needs will not be met. Simultaneously, the CDP has estimated that the cost of inaction on water risks is up to 5 times the cost of action.

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Leverage Abstraction To Hide Complexity with the AppDynamics Cloud API

Cisco CSR

Operating is a vastly complex ecosystem. It is estimated that more than 90% of organizations leveraging public clouds are moving to a multi cloud strategy. In addition to advantages around operational resiliency and cost savings for I & O (Infrastructure and Operations) teams, multi cloud deployments allow developers and architects to incorporate best of breed services.

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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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Climate Talks - Episode 05: Counting Carbon

3BL Media

SOURCE: Meta. DESCRIPTION: Emissions. Greenhouse gases. Decarbonization. You may have heard these terms in the news lately, but what do they actually mean? What are emissions, and where do they come from? Is decarbonization a good thing and, if so, how do we achieve it? In this episode, we’re joined by Carbon Calories founder Alexander Frantzen and journalist Sarah Lazarovic to answer these questions and more.

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The Problem With Tables

Stanford Social Innovation

By Aida Mariam Davis. Changes in the workplace spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic have given many of us more flexibility in our place of work. Lockdowns and social distancing often meant holding work meetings from whatever remote corners of our homes—nooks in the closet, the kitchen counter, the bathtub—could afford us some sense of privacy.

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Announcing the 2022 Giving Tuesday Grant Contest Winners

3BL Media

SOURCE: FedEx Corporation. DESCRIPTION: The results are in! FedEx Cares is excited to announce the winning nonprofits of the 2022 Giving Tuesday Grant Contest. We received more than 600 heartwarming nominations from team members across the U.S. The best way to share the impact these wonderful organizations have in their communities is to hear directly from the team members who nominated them.

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The EU Hosted a “Gala” Party in the Metaverse. Here’s How it Went

Impakter

Impakter. The EU Hosted a “Gala” Party in the Metaverse. Here’s How it Went. In an effort to get young people excited about the EU initiative Global Gateway, which kicked off one year ago, the European Commission has invested €387k in an online virtual reality platform. A few weeks ago, the digital platform was launched to a generally critical reception.

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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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Regions Bank Named Military Friendly Employer and Military Spouse Friendly Employer

3BL Media

Company is committed to recruiting, retaining and advancing veterans, service members and military spouses. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: By Jeremy King. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., December 1, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Regions Bank is proud to announce it has been designated as a 2023 Military Friendly Employer and 2023 Military Spouse Friendly Employer by Military Friendly® , an organization that measures the commitment of companies to create professional opportunities that leverage military experience.

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Housing and Local Solutions: Elevating What Works

Stanford Social Innovation

By Mercedeh Mortazavi & Alana Greer. Too often, national funders look at national problems and think the solutions must be in Washington, DC. Well, we know that’s not always the case. Usually, new solutions are imagined, developed, and piloted at the local level by local leaders. From historic, regional supportive housing efforts in Portland, Oregon, to first-of-its-kind tenant voting blocs in Kansas City, Missouri, the local level is often where new challenges and creative solutions a

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Climate Change and People: There’s Still Time To Register!

3BL Media

Shared Value Initiative 2022 Speaker Series. SOURCE: FSG. DESCRIPTION: Wednesday • December 7, 2022 • 10:00 am ET. Please join us for Climate Change and People: Working toward Environmental Goals with Just Transitions , where we will discuss how the climate crisis and corporate actions affect the lives of workers, customers, and society at large. On Wednesday, December 7th at 10:00 AM ET, Matthew Heimer , Executive Editor for Features and Lead Editor of the Change the World List at Fortune, will

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EU Commission Proposes Carbon Removal Certification Rules

ESG Today

The European Commission on Wednesday the adoption of a proposal for a certification framework aimed at enabling the quantification, monitoring and verification of carbon removals. The new framework proposal was introduced as part of the European Green Deal, the EU’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. While the strategy relies primarily on absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, emissions that cannot be eliminated will need to be balanced out with carbon removals.

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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.