November, 2017

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The Importance of Mentorship

Green Project Management

When I was doing my undergrad in the early 90’s, it was widely understood that when you graduate and find an entry-level job, the employer would provide you with the training and development to ensure your success in your role. This approach to new hires was the practice at Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) when I […]. The post The Importance of Mentorship appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuels

Edouard Stenger

For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. But the future is now. . F inancial firm Lazard’s annual benchmark shows the Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE) for the main electricity sources.

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Where are we in the fight against climate change? An update from COP23

Sustainable Development Network

In the two years since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement , what progress has the world made on climate change? This November in Bonn, Germany, the United Nations convened more than 20,000 stakeholders across disciplines and industries to showcase solutions, participate in formal negotiations, and answer this very question at the 23 rd United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP23).

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Impatient governments push corporate supply chain due diligence

Roel Nieuwenkamp

By Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct. This article was originally published on oecdonthelevel on 24 November 2017. At the OECD’s Global Forum earlier this year, I was asked to talk about the state of play on the uptake of supply chain due diligence.

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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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How is America Acting in Favor of Eco-Friendly Projects

AAEE

An interesting study conducted in 2014 in collaboration between the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, and The Associated Press at NORC, classified American attitudes towards the environment. The national survey included 1,576 adults over 18. The results found that religion and politics, as well as the individual’s personal experience with nature, have a… The post How is America Acting in Favor of Eco-Friendly Projects appeared first on AAEE.net - Environmental Engineering

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Success through Collaboration

Daniel Burrus

If there’s one industry that stands out as a bastion of secrecy and cutthroat competition, it’s pharmaceuticals. So what in the world were GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer thinking when they partnered in the development of new HIV medications? For that matter, what was Pfizer up to with sharing its anticoagulant Eliquis with Bristol-Myers Squibb? Some Ways to Make Collaboration Work.

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Energy news as COP23 is taking place in Germany

Edouard Stenger

Here are the news that caught my interest as the annual climate change conference, COP23, is currently taking place in Bonn, Germany. Let us hope Germany will took the occasion for a massive announcement on ditching coal in the next 10 to 15 years. Only a move of this magnitude would make sense. It is safe to write that since Hurricanes Maria and Irma and this year’s climate horror stories , climate change is not a distant threat anymore but a day-to-day reality.

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Investing in young people – key for the SDGs

Sustainable Development Network

It is no secret that young people are key when it comes to sustainable development. Not only because they will lead our society in the future, but because they possess crucial characteristics for sustainable development – creativity, hope, and knowledge. Our young generation is the most well educated in history, but are also facing great unemployment numbers.

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Membaca Handicap Betting Sportsbook Online

Green Technology

Dunia taruhan olahraga, terutama di dunia sepakbola, semakin sering terjadi. Semua pemain menempatkan dana taruhan mereka di dunia sepakbola selain bermain di sektor kasino. Permainan taruhan olahraga sepakbola memberikan kepuasan tersendiri bagi para pemain. Tentu saja, pemain harus tahu pasar bola untuk bermain di dunia taruhan olahraga. Apa yang dimaksud dengan pasar sepak bola?

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Outcomes from OECD National Contact Point cases: More remedy than you may think!

Roel Nieuwenkamp

By Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct. This article was originally published on WGBizHRs on 10 November 2017.

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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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4 Industries Poised to Benefit from AI

Daniel Burrus

For many of us, our experience with artificial intelligence (AI) may be, for lack of a better way to put it, “helpfully cool.” That can mean asking Amazon’s Alexa to play a particular song or querying Google’s Home to see if butter is a suitable replacement for vegetable shortening. But the potential for AI goes far beyond cool. Its application in businesses and industries of all sorts will exponentially revolutionize how we both think and work.

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Award-Winner Turns Trash into Cash in Indonesia

Sustainable Development Network

Bintang Sejahtera Waste has won the UID UN SDSN Sustainable Solutions for a Better World Award for its community-based waste management system. An initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions (SDSN) Southeast Asia network hosted by United in Diversity (UID), this award program was designed to recognize, encourage, and support the best sustainable development solutions in Indonesia.

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A War for the Ages (Millennials to Boomers)

Daniel Burrus

The headline for this blog may be a bit misleading. Granted, there are many military conflicts around the world that should be ended, but this war is more immediate and, in many ways, far more personal—not to mention silent! This refers to ending the war between young and old; a peace that will undoubtedly be of the utmost benefit to you, your other-aged colleagues and your organization.

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6 Cybersecurity Businesses that Present Opportunity

Daniel Burrus

If you’re on the lookout for a breakout growth opportunity, it’s important to look where others aren’t. And, in that case, it’s hard to argue against the exploding potential of preventing cybercrime. Although estimates differ, cybercrime is an undeniably lucrative field. An article in Forbes reported that the overall cost of cybercrime can range from $100 billion to upwards of $400 billion a year.

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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