3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The 2025 World Economic Forums Annual Meeting, held under the theme Collaboration for the Intelligent Age, brought together approximately 3,000 attendees from over 130 countries. Among the participants were more than 50 heads of state and government, alongside hundreds of top governmental leaders, private sector voices, and civil society experts. As the world faces pressing challenges ranging from geopolitical tensions and climate change to a global skilling crisis the meeting in Davos provide

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yale Climate Connections bookshelf for February begins with a title that beautifully captures the mission of climate activism during Black History Month. People the Planet Needs Now tells the stories of 25 scientists and activists working to protect and support their Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities in a changing climate. The shoulders on which these younger folk stand are partially revealed by the next two environmental justice-related titles: the new memoir by Catherine Coleman Flowe

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Dutch-based renewable energy investor Photon Energy says it has made a loss on the sale of its Australian based solar portfolio, which includes a small solar-battery hybrid project development. Photon last year announced the sale to CleanPeak Energy of a portfolio of 15 MW of operating solar farms around Leeton and Fivebough and a […] The post Dutch renewable investors lose money on sale of Australian solar and hybrid assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By Sheringham Odhiambo , Madeleine Ballard , Ben Pyne & Kathryn Harrison Ten years ago, I (Sheringham) was going door-to-door, providing routine health checks, administering vaccinations, and managing cases of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other debilitating diseases for residents of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. As I trekked across miles of dirt roads on foot, lugging a backpack full of supplies I had cobbled together, I wondered how much longer I could sustain this work without a stead

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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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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Alternative asset manager Blackstone announced that it has raised $5.6 billion for its energy transition-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV, closing the fund at its hard cap. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners invests globally across sectors in the energy industry, helping energy companies to build enterprises at scale that can deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy.

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Green Project Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

I grew up in the 80s. Back then, at least for an American kid, one of the coolest things you could own was a Hard Rock Caf Save the Planet T-shirtexcept maybe a Members Only jacket and Jordache jeans. (Side note: The Hard Rock Caf Chicago is closing in March. It was one of the […] The post Regenerative Sustainability: What If Sustainability Is Something We Can Only Achieve Once We Fix What Weve Broken?

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Climate campaigners have filed a complaint against WPP , the London-based advertising giant, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stating that it has violated key corporate guidelines on climate and human rights. Adfree Cities and the New Weather Institute filed the complaint this week with the UK branch of the OECD.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Community consultation has begin on the creation of the Hunter-Central Coast renewable energy zone, which is featuring an upgrade of existing network capacity rather than new transmission lines, and which could emerge as a model for future plans. The state government has said the Hunter-Central Coast REZ will be the first in Australia to focus […] The post “Putting fatter lines on poles:” Consultation begins on renewable zone for nation’s coal hub appeared first on RenewE

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Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Today Cisco and NVIDIA announced a mutual intent to expand a partnership that brings together two of the industrys most innovative data center networking and compute leaders. Our collaboration will help enterprises accelerate AI projects and make it easier for more customers than ever to standardize on Cisco as they modernize their data center networks.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Amazon and global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today an expanded partnership, with Amazon agreeing to purchase 476 MW of solar and wind energy in Spain and Portugal to help match the electricity used in its operations with renewable energy. The new power purchase agreements (PPAs) follow the recent announcement by Amazon that it was the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally in 2024, marking the companys fifth consecutive year in that position.

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species are hit hardest? And how does altered biodiversity actually affect interactions between plants? Experts have tackled these questions and, in two recent studies, presented the answers they found buried in the past: using fragments of plant genetic material (DNA) deposited in lake sediments, they were a

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Cascale joined critical conversations in Paris at the recent OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment & Footwear Sector, tackling key challenges in responsible purchasing, traceability, and industry metrics on GHG emissions, wages, and responsible purchasing practices. Dr. Marsha Dickson, co-founder and president of Better Buying Institute and Cascales Better Buying program consultant and Cascales James Crowley, manager of transparency and traceability (supply chain); Sophia Ellis, senior

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In this weeks Corporate Knights Drill-Down, we highlight a compelling financial case for divesting from fossil fuels. Our analysis of nine public pension funds across the world reveals that shifting investments away from fossil fuels and reinvesting these amounts into the Mackenzie Corporate Knights Global 100 Index ETF not only aligns with sustainability goals but can also deliver stronger financial returns.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As an analyst, themes generally tend to emerge and hold court for a while. A few years ago it might be grid forming inverters, two years ago it was wind costs. This year, one of the ITK themes is the role of DER, or distributed energy resources. This note is not even a drive off […] The post The role of distributed energy: Can it be a marriage of equals?

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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.

Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

RMIT Universitys coffee concrete inventors have won an award at Universities Australias Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category. Australia generates around 75,000 tonnes of ground coffee waste annually, contributing to 6.87 million tonnes of organic waste in landfills. Thiswaste accounts for 3%of the nations greenhouse gas emissions.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

New California laws that will require most large U.S. companies to disclose their value chain emissions and report on climate risks and strategies survived a major legal challenge brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with a federal judge rejecting claims that the new regulations violate the constitution and extraterritoriality rules. While the judge, U.S.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

New research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth's surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish. By chemically analyzing crystals in ancient rocks, the researchers discovered that as glaciers carved through the landscape, they scraped deep into the Earth's crust, releasing key minerals that altered ocean chemistry.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

NEW ORLEANS, February 3, 2025 /3BL/ - Fortune magazine has recognized Entergy among the top utilities on its Worlds Most Admired Companies list for 2025. Entergy was recognized by industry peers for its commitment to innovation and social responsibility, its long-term investment value and global competitiveness. This is the first time Entergy has been selected as a finalist for inclusion on this prestigious list.

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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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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Sales in the Renewable Energy category are by far the largest category of sustainable revenue in the Corporate Knights Global Sustainable Economy Intelligence database , with nearly USD 5 trillion recorded so far for the period 2019-2023. This category includes solar and wind energy, batteries and energy storage, and the transmission and distribution of renewable energy.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The last days of the summer season marked with more solar output records across the main grid, and in the Sunshine state. The post Australia’s main grid ends summer with a new big solar output record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Employers invest in human capital for both their internal and external communities. At Milken Institute Health, we view the workplace as its own community, in which organizational leadership is uniquely positioned to introduce, model, communicate, and normalize a whole-person approach to health that prioritizes physical, mental, and financial well-being equally.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The newest "US Sustainable Investing Trends Report" from the US SIF is Establishing a Baseline Universe for Sustainable Investment & Stewardship. Here are several Key Highlights: Market Size and Sustainable Investment (AUM) : US SIF analysis, based on submissions to the SEC, records the US market size as $52.5 trillion, of which $6.5 trillion (12%) were identified or marketed as Sustainable or ESG investment.

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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

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Global Electronics Council (GEC) invites leading organizations to apply for the 2025 EPEAT Purchaser Awards. The award recognizes excellence in procurement practices and celebrates organizations that have optimized their purchasing strategies with EPEAT registered products, unlocking measurable savings and efficiency gains. In 2024, previous award recipients achieved: $103 million in cost savings , demonstrating how purchasing EPEAT registered IT products reduce lifetime product costs, fro

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

By Candace Higginbotham | February 6, 2025 On a crisp January morning, an intrepid team of Birmingham associates walked two blocks east from Regions Center to take part in a city-wide event to honor a valuable community partnership and celebrate new opportunities for local children. Junior Achievement (JA) of Alabama recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the new McWane Economic Education Center, a 30,000-square-foot experiential learning facility that will serve more than

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Quest Diagnostics technology team hosted 6 interns for a 10-week program. Each intern contributed to a key initiative for their respective workgroup while also engaging in valuable lunch-and-learn presentations, one-on-one networking opportunities with leaders, and educational lab and logistics tours. The interns were asked to share their insights around their experience at Quest, and the responses were incredibly inspiring.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By Mary Jacques, Executive Director of Global ESG and Regulatory Compliance, Lenovo As artificial intelligence revolutionizes industries, its intersection with energy consumption and climate impact has become an important conversation. At Lenovo, leaders like Scott Tease, Vice President and General Manager of our Infrastructure Solutions Groups Product Line, and I are at the forefront of addressing these challenges, balancing innovation with sustainability.

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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

HAMILTON, Bermuda, February 3, 2025 /3BL/ - PATRN Tequila is leading the way as the first tequila brand to work with its agave farmers to help them achieve certification for agave farming from GLOBALG.A.P. This industry-leading work sees PATRN supporting its agave farmers to ensure they meet rigorous international GLOBALG.A.P. Crops for Processing (CfP) standards.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Previously published by Connectivity As 2025 approaches, Keysight Technologies sustainability experts have put together some short trends for the year ahead. The insights cover how AI, renewable energy, and government incentives are set to impact sustainability efforts next year. 1. Data management will drive the sustainability sector to embrace AI AI will increasingly be deployed to streamline global sustainability regulatory reporting.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The network lobby is arguing that we must wait for the grid to build out renewables and decarbonise before doing anything about gas demand. It's nonsense. The post Gas networks resort to fanciful modelling in new scare campaign against electric homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

AMD has been named one of Americas Most JUST Companies, ranking 2nd in the semiconductor industry and 23rd overall. This recognition highlights the companys commitment to its employees, customers, communities, the environment and shareholders. We are honored to be again recognized among Americas Most JUST Companies, said Justin Murrill, AMD Corporate Responsibility Director.

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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.