Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Guy Dauncey is the author of Journey to the Future: A Better World Is Possible. . Canada’s housing crisis is causing distress for millions of people who are struggling to find affordable places to rent. It’s causing trouble for business owners, too. In Qualicum Beach, B.C., the town’s most popular restaurant – Lefty’s – had to close in 2022 because its staff couldn’t find anywhere to live nearby.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Modelling for Australia economy shows rapid switch to renewables will save energy, save money, and deliver considerable health benefits. The post When wind and solar replace fossil fuels, we will use less energy, save money, and won’t be as sick appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Sponsored: A global leader in EV battery innovation and manufacturing, Panasonic is tackling the climate crisis on a global scale, with recycling and supply chain localization at its core.
Utiliity Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Intermittent fossil-free generation reduces Texans’ exposure to volatile natural gas and coal costs as well as emissions, according to the report from energy system analysis firm IdeaSmiths.
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.
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Cybersecurity has been one of the fastest-growing areas of IT for some time, and there is no end in sight. IT professionals with security skills are in top demand for the sixth straight year,* as organizations worldwide race to hire cybersecurity personnel to protect and defend the network. That’s where you come in. You could be next to enter the fascinating field of cybersecurity, even if you don’t have a technical background.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Lloyds Banking Group announced today a new commitment to stop funding new oil and gas projects, becoming the first UK bank to do so. The new commitment was unveiled in the bank’s updated “External Sector Statements,” which outlines the company’s policies and approaches to various high impact sectors, related to climate change risks, opportunities and risk management.
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Renew Economy
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Renewables set new record for instantaneous share of main grid generation on Friday, with wind and solar alone also setting a new benchmark. The post Renewables reach record 68.7 per cent share of generation in Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stacey Higginbotham
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The Connectivity Standards Alliance has certified and released the first version of the Matter smart home interoperability protocol Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier. This means that member companies can now put their devices through the certification protocol and get a badge showing that their products are Matter compliant. The Matter logo on a smart bulb.
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 12, 2022
We are thrilled to have Bob McQueen, from Bob McQueen & Associates as a guest blogger on our channel. Bob is an internationally recognized expert in smart mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems. He has over 40 years of experience in helping public and private sector clients to get the best results from advanced transport technology, working in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.
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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.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Apple said today that it is urging its suppliers to take action to address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards the company’s 2030 value chain decarbonization goal, while also announcing a series of clean energy and climate solutions investments, partnerships and projects. The company said that it will require companies in its supply chain to report on progress towards achieving carbon neutrality, including on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reductions related to Apple production.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Back in the 1960s, Canadians loved Esso’s ad campaign “Put a tiger in your tank” so much they attached colourful “tiger tails” to their gas tank covers. The plush orange-and-black pennant flapped proudly behind Granddad’s Pontiac as it belched exhaust fumes and promoted his favourite hydrocarbon. . But oil-industry marketing may soon be as endangered as tigers in the wild.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 31, 2022
A small wind farm is dismantled to make way for an expanded coal mine in the midst of the European energy crisis. The post In Germany, a wind farm is dismantled to make way for expanded lignite coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 18, 2022
As the auto market embraces electric vehicles, battery demand is soaring. Bold moves in gigafactory construction, supply chain strategy, and talent acquisition can help industry players get ahead.
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
Stacey Higginbotham
OCTOBER 19, 2022
What if we could take the internet out of the Internet of Things? Or at least take the internet out of some of the things? That’s the idea behind Useful Sensors, a startup created by Pete Warden, the former technical lead of the TensorFlow Micro team at Google, and previous founder of Jetpac, a deep learning technology startup acquired by Google.
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Have you ever noticed the small metal boxes attached to utility poles? If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t paid much attention to these cabinets. For Cisco and our partner, SEL , those utility cabinets presented an opportunity for innovation. Inside each metal box are two devices: a recloser control, which mitigates the dangers of unusually high electric currents, and a router, which uses cellular service and a virtual private network (VPN) to link the recloser control to the utilit
ESG Today
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today the launch of the Nescafé Plan 2030, outlining the company’s ubiquitous coffee brand’s plan to improve the sustainability of coffee farming, and helping farmers transition to regenerative agriculture practices. Nestlé said that the brand will invest over 1 billion Swiss Francs (USD$1 billion) in the new plan by 2030.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Mark Carney’s US$130-trillion Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has lost two pension funds and a consulting company in recent weeks, and some large U.S. and Canadian banks are threatening to withdraw because of new membership criteria requiring a fossil fuel phase-down. GFANZ, which made international headlines and represented one of the planet’s best hopes for meaningful climate action a year ago, is facing growing discontent within its membership of global banks, insurers, invest
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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
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Wind energy sets new record share of 75 per cent of demand in the state of Victoria. The post Graph of the Day: Wind energy delivers three quarters of Victoria’s demand for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 7, 2022
To realize the full benefits of machine learning and advanced analytics in anti–money laundering, institutions need AML experts, strong data science talent, and reliable data sources in the fight against this type of financial crime.
Utiliity Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2022
As rural communities watch wind and solar farms begin to dot their landscape, many want to ensure rural America can own, not just host, the clean energy transition, the authors write.
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Throughout electrical substations change continues to surge. For decades, utilities routed power from centralized sources. Now they are orchestrating power generation across diverse and distributed sources, including renewables like wind and solar. Substations also are navigating more complex demands as we electrify transportation such as EV–with a growing segment of customers consuming and producing electricity.
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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.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Reporting on Scope 3 emissions – those originating in a company’s value chain and beyond its direct control – will be included as part of required company disclosures under new standards being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundation, according to a statement Friday by the ISSB. The decision marks a significant milestone in the development of climate and sustainability-related reporting standards for companies, as investors and other stakeholder
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 11, 2022
This year, Corporate Knights set out to identify global companies that have decarbonized faster than their peers while simultaneously increasing revenue. Our researchers evaluated the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of more than 6,500 publicly traded companies. We eventually whittled the list down to?20 corporations from eight sectors that cut the most carbon over the last decade.?
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 16, 2022
NSW government confirms that the Waratah "super" battery - the largest of its type in Australia - will be built at site of demolished coal generator. The post Australia’s biggest network battery to be built at site of demolished coal power station appeared first on RenewEconomy.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Nuclear fusion has long been considered a near-impossible clean-energy solution. But technological advances—and the need for a flexible zero-carbon power grid—have made fusion worth considering.
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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.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Patagonia is committed to organic materials and running all its operations using renewable energy. Indeed, the apparel industry is responsible for 6.7% of the globe’s greenhouse gases. The post Patagonia is Committed to Using Organic Materials and 100% Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Cisco CSR
OCTOBER 27, 2022
When speaking of rapid progress and the impact tooling had on jobs and workers, we often talk about the industrial revolution, but what about the current data revolution? In the industrial revolution, we split jobs into smaller jobs and tooled the people to perform those specific jobs better and faster. Let’s talk about the data revolution and how it is retooling and changing the way we work in IT.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Global professional services firm EY announced the publication of its annual Global Climate Risk Barometer report, analyzing the state of corporate climate disclosures. The study found a significant increase in TCFD-aligned reporting by companies over the past year, but a continuing shortfall of transparency into the financial impact of climate-related risks, and a disconnect between climate reporting and action on decarbonization.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 20, 2022
My wife and I live in a 110-year-old semi-detached house in midtown Toronto. Like many homes across the country, the walls are brick and thus uninsulated. We’ve chipped away at draft-causing gaps over the years, but given, well, climate change, we needed to go a big step further and significantly cut our natural gas consumption. When the federal Liberals announced the Greener Homes deep retrofit program, back in the 2021 budget, we decided to take the plunge and enroll, hoping to tap some of the
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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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