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4 reasons to be hopeful about the climate fight in 2022

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Watershed co-founder Taylor Francis shares his top four predictions for corporate climate action this year.

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For Private Equity - ESG Momentum Is Peaking

3BL Media

SOURCE: 3BL Media. DESCRIPTION: 3BL Media breaks down what PE firms need to know about ESG communications. Explore more resources at our Private Equity Hub. For Private Equity, the momentum behind environmental, social, governance (ESG) focused investing has accelerated rapidly in the last 12 months. Preqin reports that ESG investments now account for more than one-third (36%) of private capital under management with an estimated $3.1 trillion committed.

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Salesforce is making 'sustainability' a core value

GreenBiz

By making the concept of sustainability part of its core values, Salesforce hopes to further operationalize its climate action, both internally and externally.

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Bylong Coal has lost its legal battle, and coal demand is losing the war

Renew Economy

In the years KECPO has spent exploring legal avenues to mine coal in Bylong, South Korean energy policy has left the project behind. The post Bylong Coal has lost its legal battle, and coal demand is losing the war appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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State Street acts on racism and inequality

GreenBiz

The mega-money manager State Street is building its pipeline of Black and Latinx talent, increasing its spend with diverse suppliers.

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Lights will stay on in NSW after Eraring closure, says Kean, with help from big batteries

Renew Economy

Matt Kean and AEMO reassure consumers that sufficient new capacity, including two big batteries, will be more than enough to replace Eraring. The post Lights will stay on in NSW after Eraring closure, says Kean, with help from big batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit

Renew Economy

Origin Energy accelerates its exit from coal, annoucing it will bring forward the closure of the Eraring coal plant to 2025. The post Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Students Compete for Cash Prizes in Global Innovation Challenge to Solve Water Issues

3BL Media

Students Urged To Sign Up Before March 7 Deadline for $20,000 Xylem Innovation Challenge. SOURCE: Xylem Inc. DESCRIPTION: RYE BROOK, N.Y., February 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Secondary and tertiary students worldwide are called on to expand water access and resilience, through signing up to join Xylem’s (NYSE:XYL) Global Student Innovation Challenge. Registration for the virtual challenge, which forms part of the Company’s dedicated student development program – Xylem Ignite, closes on March 7, 2022

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Mining money: Startups Kobold, Nth Cycle score new venture rounds

GreenBiz

Where do we dig up critical minerals and metals for the clean economy while doing the least damage possible?

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Truist Foundation Launches Inspire Awards In Partnership With MIT Solve to Support Nonprofits Helping BIPOC and Women-owned Small Businesses Thrive

3BL Media

Over $1 million in awards and wraparound support available to nonprofits across the United States. SOURCE: Truist. DESCRIPTION: CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Truist Foundation today announced the launch of its Inspire Awards, a pitch competition open to nonprofits supporting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women-owned small businesses to plan, market, and grow their businesses. .

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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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When private equity funds meet gender and climate

GreenBiz

A scan of the funds prioritizing women and climate issues.

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New Nonprofit Accelerator Aims to Close the Digital Divide Worldwide

3BL Media

SOURCE: HP Inc. DESCRIPTION: Over 40 percent of lower-income Americans do not have access to broadband services in their homes, according to a 2021 survey from the Pew Research Center. The coronavirus pandemic has made this disparity more clear and exacerbated existing issues: Globally, a third of school-age children — 463 million kids — lacked access to tools for remote learning in the early months of the pandemic.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: EVs and the grid

Renew Economy

Jet Charge's Tim Washington on the major capital raising, and the rollout of EV chargers and vehicle to grid technology. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: EVs and the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fifth Third Bank's Switch to Greener Paper Reduces Environmental Impacts

3BL Media

SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: Fifth Third Bank made a company-wide switch to a new office paper product in January 2022. The new product includes 30% post-consumer recycled content and is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the mark of responsible forestry. Paper is one of the largest sources of office waste for Fifth Third.

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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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Eve Motion Blinds: Quiet, smart, relatively inexpensive and Thread compatible

Stacey Higginbotham

For years I’ve wanted smart blinds in my home. I never pulled the trigger though, partially because different brands used different radio protocols and because of the cost. After testing out a demo of Eve Motion Blinds with Thread support , I might finally be getting out my wallet. These blinds are quiet, work with my other Thread and HomeKit devices, and are a little less expensive than competing products.

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Whirlpool Corporation Named to Forbes' List of 'America's Best Employers 2022'

3BL Media

SOURCE: Whirlpool Corporation. DESCRIPTION: BENTON HARBOR, Mich., February 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ -- Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) announced it has been named to Forbes' list of the "America's Best Employers 2022." The final list ranks 500 large and 500 midsize American companies that are admired by employees for their dedication to their workforce and their unparalleled company culture. .

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Headcount alone isn’t enough for your headaches

Cisco CSR

We’ve all heard the phrases: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; failing to plan is planning to fail. But sometimes even the best plans fall short when attackers come calling on your enterprise. Helmuth von Moltke was famously quoted as saying, “No plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main strength.”.

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Looking to Grow Your Employees' Engagement in the New Year? Help Them Give Back

3BL Media

SOURCE: Eaton Corporation. DESCRIPTION: By: Terry Szmagala. Current thought leadership about the workforce crisis suggests 2022 will mark a wholesale shift in the employer-employee dynamic. Glassdoor Senior Economist Daniel Zhao says companies will have to “embrace the opportunities to rethink old ways of hiring, employee engagement, and how business is done,” if they want to find success this year.

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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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Sheetz Adds Renewable Energy to Power Pennsylvania Stores

Environment + Energy Leader

Convenience store chain Sheetz will receive renewable energy to power most of its facilities in Pennsylvania. The post Sheetz Adds Renewable Energy to Power Pennsylvania Stores appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Environmental Justice Movement: Turning Concepts Into Actions

3BL Media

SOURCE: Antea Group. DESCRIPTION: February 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Low-income, minority, tribal, and indigenous communities are more likely to be impacted by environmental hazards and more likely to live near contaminated lands. While these communities fought for justice for decades, the topic of environmental justice has become increasingly thrust into the spotlight in recent years due to a renewed public focus on historically marginalized communities.

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PepsiCo Uses Plastic Alternative That Prevents GHG Emissions

Environment + Energy Leader

PepsiCo has announced the use of UBQ material to develop a sustainable pallet that uses unsorted household waste, including organics, in its composition. The post PepsiCo Uses Plastic Alternative That Prevents GHG Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Meet the 2022 Qualcomm Innovator Stipend Program Recipients!

3BL Media

SOURCE: Qualcomm. DESCRIPTION: We are excited to announce 19 early-stage student innovators who have been selected to receive a stipend from the Innovator Stipend Program, sponsored by Qualcomm Incorporated! The program offers financial support to early-stage student innovators from underrepresented groups who are pursuing the development of their innovation or working to secure a patent for their product while enrolled full-time in school.

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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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Cisco MDS 64G SAN Analytics: Architecture evolution

Cisco CSR

Cisco recently announced software availability of NX-OS 9.2(2) with support for SAN Analytics on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series switches with 64G Modules. This software release begins the next phase in the architecture evolution of SAN Analytics. In this blog we will do a high-level comparison of SAN Analytics Architecture between the Cisco MDS 32G and 64G platforms and look at some of the new innovations of Cisco MDS 64G SAN Analytics.

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HBCU Students Weigh in on Biogen Experience

3BL Media

SOURCE: Biogen. DESCRIPTION: Pioneering neuroscience and driving innovation comes from a truly diverse workforce. Our partnership with HBCUs and student internship program helps drive our efforts to ensure our future leaders come from all backgrounds. Watch this video to hear more from our past interns. Learn more about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Biogen.

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DOE to offer $6 billion to keep struggling nuclear reactors online

Utiliity Dive

The Civil Nuclear Credit Program included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill is meant to act as a lifeline for nuclear plants facing economic hardships.

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Gilead Sciences Invests in Research for COVID-19 Treatments for All Ages

3BL Media

SOURCE: Gilead Sciences. DESCRIPTION: Children are being hospitalized with COVID 19 at increasingly high rates, and those younger than 5 aren't eligible to receive a vaccine. We’re committed to helping in this area by investing in research for COVID-19 treatments for all ages. About Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.

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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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Longstanding peroxide-from-water conundrum succumbs to study

Envirotec Magazine

The formation of hydrogen peroxide at the air-water interface in microdroplets is not spontaneous as previously believed but is instead driven by ozone (image credit: © 2022 KAUST). An investigation by KAUST researchers appears to set the record straight on the formation of hydrogen peroxide in micrometre-sized water droplets, or microdroplets, and shows that ozone is the key to this transformation 1, 2.

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The Home Depot Proudly Sponsors the Inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl

3BL Media

SOURCE: The Home Depot. DESCRIPTION: James "Shack" Harris and Doug Williams, two of the co-founders of the Black College Football Hall of Fame, wanted to address a major issue: football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) not being drafted by NFL teams. Thus, the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl was born. The goal is to provide more exposure to NFL draft-eligible football players from HBCUs.

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Why is China appointing judges to combat climate change? | James K. Thornton

TEDxInnovations

Why is China appointing thousands of judges to environmental courts and training prosecutors to bring cases to them, even if it means suing the government? Eco-lawyer James Thornton takes us inside the country's growing effort to use the power of the courts to address environmental problems -- a little-known story that indicates China could become a champion of legal action on climate.

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Saweetie, Miss J Alexander and Naturi Naughton Join M·A·C Cosmetics for Black History Month Celebration

3BL Media

SOURCE: M·A·C Cosmetics. DESCRIPTION: In honor of Black History Month, M·A·C Cosmetics teamed up with The Estée Lauder Companies’ Network of Black Leaders and Executives (NOBLE) employee resource group to co-host an event paying tribute to beauty and style trends pioneered by Black entertainers and musicians over the decades. The event was hosted by MAC Travel Retail Trainer Brandon Richardson and featured an all-star celebrity panel including multi-platinum rapper and M·A·C Global Ambassador

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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