GreenBiz

APRIL 24, 2023

ESG and the impact economy are changing corporate responsibility forever. Here’s how.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 27, 2023

Record wind and solar generation helped loosen the vice like grip of fossil fuels over the grid and send prices down and emissions to new lows. The post Record wind and solar deliver lower prices, loosen coal and gas dominance over grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Stacey Higginbotham

APRIL 13, 2023

This week’s show is full of both good news and bad news, starting with Google apparently dropping software update support for third-party smart displays. We question Google’s commitment to the smart home, even though the good news from Google is that it has released more capabilities to control new device types — a bit of good news. Then we review Nanoleaf’s Matter-enabled Essentials light bulbs and strips and are a bit worried about what it means for Matter.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2023

The world’s 20 largest economies are still not pulling their collective weight when it comes to slashing greenhouse gas emissions. That was one of the central conclusions of Corporate Knights’ latest Earth Index * analysis, which found that G20 countries as a whole were not on track to meet their stated reduction targets from 2020 to 2021. The Earth Index revealed that the G20 actually saw emissions rise during this period by 23% of the reduction needed to meet their stated climate goals – a gla

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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

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 7, 2023

For today’s fragmented Internet of Things (IoT) to reach its potential as a fully interconnected ecosystem, the answer may lie in the convergence of cybersecurity and the IoT.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2023

The argument that ESG harms profitability is “more than a myth—it’s misinformation that leads to poor business decision-making,” according to a new study released by IBM, which found that more than 70% of executives view ESG as a revenue enabler, and that consumers increasingly focus on companies’ sustainability performance when making purchasing and employment decisions.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 30, 2023

NSW announced results of first renewable auction, with solar prices below $35/MWh and wind below $50/MWh. The post NSW gets stunning low price for wind and solar in biggest renewables auction appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Stacey Higginbotham

APRIL 3, 2023

This week, I went to the tinyML Summit in Burlingame, Calif. TinyML, or running small machine learning models on constrained devices, is one of the most exciting technologies I’ve encountered. But it’s also the one most likely to put people to sleep when I talk about it. Using local computing to handle object or even limited face detection, wake word detection, anomaly detection, and more holds the promise of bringing more privacy to the IoT and more sensors to the world, and to give every

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 6, 2023

Lack of role models. Unequal access to financing. Stereotypes about women in business. Caregiving challenges. Long wait times for health services. These were always obstacles for women who run their own businesses, long before COVID-19, especially women with small businesses and the self-employed. But the pandemic exacerbated them. A recent survey of 147 women entrepreneurs in Ontario by the non-profit PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise shows that the pandemic added to the burden on women en

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 12, 2023

As global risks increase and economic uncertainty persists, the risk functions within the financial services industry must continue to evolve talent to ensure organizational resiliency.

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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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Utiliity Dive

APRIL 3, 2023

The industry and policymakers are working on several fronts to build out nuclear energy — particularly advanced reactors and small modular reactors, SMRs — to meet increasingly stringent zero-carbon goals.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Entrepreneur and city transportation leader Gabe Klein is heading a collaboration between the U.S. energy and transportation offices centered on EV charging infrastructure. Here’s what he’s learned and how the joint office will help make public EV charging more reliable.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 16, 2023

New video shows Vestas' massive 15MW offshore wind turbine prototype in action in Denmark after it achieved its nominal power rating earlier this month. The post World’s biggest wind turbine – 15MW – delivers what it says on the label appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 3, 2023

When data types like electricity, water, waste, gas, supplier data, performance KPIs, and more exist in many siloed systems, the question is: Where do you even start? The post How Organizations Can Prepare Their ESG Data for Sustainability Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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One moment, you're proudly releasing your annual report, and before you know it, six months have passed and attention has shifted. Not communicating your impact consistently to key stakeholders is what we call an ESG communication red flag. Think of red flags as common mistakes that hinder stakeholder engagement. While these slips in communication are rarely intentional, they can have a significant impact on how your ESG efforts are perceived.

Corporate Knights

APRIL 3, 2023

The amount of plastic consumed in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by 2050, unless a legally binding global plastics treaty succeeds in curbing waste trends, according to a recent report by Back to Blue, a research group run by the Economist Impact think tank and the Nippon Foundation. Environmentalists are hopeful that the second round of negotiations for the UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution set to begin in Paris in May will be more fruitful than the first.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 26, 2023

Generative AI is giving rise to an entire ecosystem, from hardware providers to application builders, that will help bring its potential for business to fruition.

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ESG Today

APRIL 25, 2023

The European Council announced today that it adopted a series of new laws aimed at enabling the EU to hit its climate targets, including the establishment of a carbon tax on imported goods, and an update to the EU emissions trading system aimed at helping to reduce emissions from several sectors of the economy. The announcement marks the last major step in passing into law several of the key elements of the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” roadmap – the EU’s proposed strategy to cut greenhouse

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GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2023

Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.

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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.

Renew Economy

APRIL 27, 2023

AGL says "world is changing" but even after closure of Liddell on Friday it will remain Australia's biggest carbon polluter despite pledge on batteries and green hydrogen. The post “World is changing:” AGL to replace Liddell with battery, hydrogen, wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 11, 2023

Building energy infrastructure is a tricky business. Private entities have limited resources, and the payoff is often too distant. But there’s pressure on companies to meet their net-zero goals — requiring more grid space or grid miles. The post The Corporate World Can’t Reach Net Zero If The Grid Doesn’t Grow appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 28, 2023

A decade on, we remember Rana Plaza through a series of indelible images. Drone shots captured from across Dhaka’s Aricha Highway render eight factory floors to a concrete smash cake; workers crushed in the grim grey layers of industrial machinery. Survivors, bereft, swarming ground zero, desperate to recover their loved ones alive among the rebar, cement and fulminated fabric bolts.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 28, 2023

Executives’ enthusiasm for the economy rose—and then came back to earth. Meanwhile, concerns about financial-market volatility as a risk to growth have increased.

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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.

ESG Today

APRIL 17, 2023

All issuers listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong will be required to provide climate-related disclosures aligned with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) upcoming Climate Standard , according to a new proposal released by the exchange, with the new rules anticipated to take effect for financial periods beginning January 1, 2024.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2023

Amazon wielded its considerable lobbying power and killed legislation that would have cut industry emissions to zero by 2040. The question is, why?

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Renew Economy

APRIL 13, 2023

Latest cost assessment from Lazard shows that wind, solar and storage win against gas in every metric - including firming - in world's biggest market. The post Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers. The team from Marine Biopolymers and The University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry recently received funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to explore the use of tailored alginates – a naturally-occurring material found in brown

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People are focusing on how companies are responding to the headline issues of the day, says a report from 3BL Media on evolving interests in ESG subjects, which also found a mismatch between the stories brands publish and topics audiences want. So which emerging sustainability & ESG topics garner more audience attention? Download the guide to find out!

Stacey Higginbotham

APRIL 17, 2023

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released a new version of the Zigbee standard called Zigbee PRO 2023 with a stated focus on security. But looking deeper at the proposed changes to the low-power wireless mesh, I see an effort to keep Zigbee relevant by giving it a longer range, beefier security, and a roundabout way to allow Zigbee devices to connect with phones for onboarding and control.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 27, 2023

Mambu co-founder Eugene Danilkis talks about how banks can approach core technology transformation and keep up with the fast pace of change, then offers his take on the future of human interaction.

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ESG Today

APRIL 20, 2023

ESG activities correlate positively with stronger financial performance, according to a new study released by global management consultancy Bain & Company and sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis, with apparent benefits including faster revenue growth and stronger margins. For the study, “Do ESG Efforts Create Value?,” assessed the impact of ESG activities on 100,000 companies tracked by EcoVadis, examining how activities such as setting ESG targets, tracking results, embedding sustainab

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GreenBiz

APRIL 5, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act directs unprecedented funding to tribes and Native communities for climate resilience and solutions.

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What does the evolution of ESG programs mean for communicators? As it turns out - a lot. New challenges are coming into focus, driven by the increasing attention to corporate sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, and the evolving state of ESG reporting regulations. This new ebook from 3BL Media explores seven trends in detail and unpacks what they mean for communicators.