ESG Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

More than two thirds of CEOs report that they remain committed to their climate strategies, but are adapting the language and terminology they use to communicate it, and while many are not confident that their companies will achieve their near-term climate goals, most anticipate significant returns from their sustainability efforts over the next five years, according to a new survey released by global professional services firm KPMG.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Broken Hill has a big wind farm, a solar farm and a big battery, all of which are all looking pretty useless now. The battery, in particular, is not doing what it says on the box, and highlights industry frustration with the grid management process. The post Broken Hill has a wind farm, a solar farm and a big battery. So, why are the lights out? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 2, 2024

At GPM, we’ve always strived to dig deeper, to look beyond just making a profit while doing “less harm.” The truth is, that isn’t enough anymore. We face challenges that demand projects not only avoid damage but actively help restore the world around us. Our projects must build resilience, restore communities, and ensure that future […] The post Updating the Six Principles of Sustainable Project Management—From Harm Reduction to Healing appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 29, 2024

CHICAGO, October 29, 2024 /3BL/ - Climate Vault, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Ellen D. Williams to its Technology Experts Chamber (“Tech Chamber”). The panel of world-leading experts, led by former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, is driving the next wave of innovative carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that will accelerate global carbon removal solutions.

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 29, 2024

What if a microbe could help curb the climate crisis? Meet UTEX-3222, aka 'Chonkus,' a cyanobacterium discovered living in the volcanic CO2 seeps off the coast of Vulcano, Sicily. Chonkus is like other photosynthetic cyanobacteria in that it consumes CO2 and incorporates it into its cells. However, what sets UTEX-3222 apart is its rapid, high-density growth, which allows it to consume CO?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The UK’s annual Recycle Week launches today (15 October) with a warning that households are wasting over one billion items every year that could be recycled. New statistics reveal millions of recyclable bottles, sprays and toilet roll tubes are facing incineration, or landfill (words: WRAP). Britain’s most binned items include: 845 million cleaning product bottles 526 million aerosols 7.4 million yoghurt pots* 6 million aftershave and perfume bottles Toilet roll tubes** Recent figures show UK re

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The combination of solar farming and sheep grazing does not have a negative affect on wool production, and could even improve the quality of wool produced, new study finds. The post Grazing sheep among solar panels could produce higher quality wool, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Beyond Buzzwords: How We’re Missing the Point of Sustainability I need to get something off my chest that has been bothering me. It is the misuse of the word sustainability. The word is at risk (it may be too late) of becoming yet another hollow buzzword, much like “agile” was in the early 2000s. The […] The post Beyond Buzzwords: How We’re Missing the Point of Sustainability appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 29, 2024

October 29, 2024 /3BL/ - E+E Leader is thrilled to announce the call for entries for the 2025 E+E Leader Product & Project Awards , an esteemed annual program celebrating companies that demonstrate industry leadership and innovation in sustainability, energy efficiency, and corporate social responsibility. With a respected panel of more than two dozen industry experts serving as judges each year, the E+E Leader Awards offer unparalleled recognition for forward-thinking companies dedicated to

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A new study finds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an area larger than Mexico) in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow. That much forest could store 23.4 gigatons of carbon over 30 years and also have a significant impact on concerns like biodiversity loss and water quality. The study showed that more than half of the area with strong potential for regrowth was in five countries: Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, China, and Colombia.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A hydrogen fuel cell forklift truck from Toyota at the opening of a new hydrogen fuelling station at Teesside International Airport in January (image credit: Toyota UK). A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Southwest Airlines announced today the introduction of new items to replace single-use plastic from its flights, including a new bamboo cup for inflight cold beverages and a wood stir stick. According to the airline, the new items are anticipated to reduce its inflight single-use plastics by more than 1.5 million pounds annually. The introduction of the new items follows the launch last year by Southwest of its updated sustainability strategy , Nonstop to Net Zero, which outlines the carrier’s p

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Network operators want consumers to pay more for gas pipeline access, because they fear accelerated switch to all electric homes will leave their assets stranded. The post Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I was fortunate enough to witness firsthand the moment when the Earth Charter was officially introduced to the world. I attended the original Earth Charter Summit via the OG of streaming apps, Real Player (remember that?), and to say it was life-changing would be an understatement. Being in that room, surrounded by passionate individuals from […] The post Rediscovering the Earth Charter: A Timeless Blueprint for a Sustainable Future appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This CEO opinion piece was originally published by Sustainable Plastics: [link] Solving the challenge of plastic pollution requires holistic approaches focused on creating value across the environment, society and the economy. This is a critical message LYB will share in the next negotiating round toward a global agreement on plastic pollution this November.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from bones dating across 50 millennia and stretching from Siberia to Britain. The aurochs roamed in Europe, Asia and Africa for hundreds of thousands of years. Adorned as paintings on many a cave wall, their domestication to create cattle gave us a harnessed source of muscle, meat and milk.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Canada’s federal government is preparing to announce climate targets for 2035 as it faces both demands for more ambitious emission-reduction policies and major backlash against the measures it has already announced. Under the 2021 Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, Ottawa must publish targets for 2035 by December 1, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has confirmed the government will release the proposed targets on schedule.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Sustainable heating startup Vamo announced that it has raised €7 million in new capital, expanding its seed round to over €10 million (USD $10.8), after having raised €3 million in 2023, with proceeds aimed at advancing its solution enabling households to deploy heat pumps. Heat pumps are rapidly emerging as an energy efficient and climate-friendly alternative to furnaces and air conditioners, producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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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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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Ted O’Brien and Peter Dutton don’t seem know much about electricity costs and pricing. Contrary to their claims, Australian consumers actually pay less than their Ontario counterparts. The post Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 4, 2024

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my career, it’s that you can have the best framework in the world, but without understanding the people side of the equation, you’re not getting anywhere. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the hidden superpower that change leaders need—and it’s often the missing piece in most project manager toolkits. Beyond […] The post Emotional Intelligence: The Catalyst for Real Change in Project Leadership appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 30, 2024

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, October 30, 2024 /3BL/ - Schneider Electric , the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the latest results of its Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program and its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. Recently recognized as the World’s Most Sustainable Company by TIME and Statista , Schneider Electric’s SSI program monitors and measures the company’s progress across a range of transformative Environmenta

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on ice. However, these seals, which are the southernmost population of the southernmost living mammals, are exceptional divers that can reach depths of more than 900 meters and recorded dives lasting 96 minutes, which is well beyond their aerobic threshold. Scientists have identified an optimal and novel dive foraging strategy the seals employ to capture prey in the highly seasonal Antarctic environment w

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Cryptocurrencies have been condemned over their environmental record at a time when traditional investments have been rapidly moving towards greener environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. So how long will it be until crypto earns its green credentials? Green investments are assets like bonds that pay for projects with positive environmental and social outcomes.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced that more than 500 companies and financial institutions have committed to begin nature-related corporate reporting, based on the TNFD recommendations. The announcement, made at the COP16 Biodiversity Conference, marks a significant increase in committed TNFD-aligned reporting entities from 320 companies earlier this year, advancing efforts to establish standardized reporting on nature-related governance, strategy, risk manage

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report. The post One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Environmental Racism: The Toxic Legacy We Can’t Ignore It’s time to call it like it is: the intersection of hazardous waste disposal and environmental racism is a crisis that has been allowed to fester in the shadows for far too long. I’m not sugarcoating this. Let’s be clear—when marginalized communities are forced to shoulder the […] The post Hazardous Waste and Environmental Racism: A Toxic Legacy of Inequality appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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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.

3BL Media

OCTOBER 28, 2024

With the need to tackle global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution, circularity is becoming increasingly important for businesses and organisations around the world. France has set the standard when it comes to l egislation shaping the use of refurbished devices , and Lenovo is also rolling out circular solutions such as Certified Refurbished in other countries around Europe.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll containing structures in the cells of plants and algae) with animal cells was not possible, and that the chloroplasts would not survive or function.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 3, 2024

European supermarkets are helping customers eat less meat and more plants in a bid to improve dietary health and reduce emissions. The new initiative, known as protein splits , aims to expand supermarket sales of plant proteins and shrink sales of animal ones. In Europe, a combination of shoppers wanting to eat less animal protein due to rising health, animal welfare and environmental concerns — plus supermarkets’ own worries about reducing their emissions and, in one country, government backing

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider Andium, announced that it raised $21.7 million in a Series B financing round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the expansion of its remote field monitoring platform enabling energy companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce operating costs. Launched in 2014, New York-based Andium provides real-time remote field monitoring utilizing a platofrm combining AI-powered software, on-site sensors and cameras, enabling companies to detect i

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