Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2022
South Australia posts a remarkable and world-first run of net 100 per cent wind and solar for more than 10 days, or 249 hours. The post South Australia’s remarkable 100 per cent renewables run extends to over 10 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 19, 2022
London-based HSBC Holdings says it will cease financing for the development of new oil and gas fields in order to tackle climate change while carving out its Canadian unit from the policy change. The bank’s policy change is an important signal about the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, but it’s not nearly as sweeping as the phase-out of all oil and gas projects climate activists would like to see.
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3BL Media
DECEMBER 23, 2022
SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. DESCRIPTION: Whole Planet Foundation is grateful for the outpouring of support for its 2022 Poverty Is Unnecessary Project. Suppliers to Whole Foods Market contributed $150,000 and the Annual Benefit & Auction celebrated the Foundation’s impact in the United States and 80 other countries and raised $61,500, thanks to sponsors and attendees. 2022 generous event sponsors include Presenting Sponsor Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Gold Sponsors: Pact, MaryRuth
CSR Hub
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Each year the Drucker Institute ranks America’s Top 250 ‘best run companies’, presented in special coverage from The Wall Street Journal. CSRHub is proud to say that, for a sixth consecutive year, our ESG data is included in Drucker’s ratings’ methodology.
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.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 17, 2022
South Australia reaches 104.1 per cent wind and solar over state demand for the last seven days. The post South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The marine life in our oceans is being slaughtered. . Since 1990, we have lost 90% of large fish, such as sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlin, groupers and cod, according to scientists in the Future of Marine Animal Populations program. Using highly sophisticated equipment, fishing fleets have taken so much life from the ocean over the years. We are the ultimate predator, attacking prey in the ocean at up to 14 times the rate of other predators. .
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Generative AI and other foundation models are changing the AI game, taking assistive technology to a new level, reducing application development time, and bringing powerful capabilities to nontechnical users.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Rooftop solar has caused record lows for every mainland state in the last two months as it eats into the coal and gas markets. The post Rooftop solar is eating coal and gas markets in every mainland state appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 22, 2022
If you follow @FuellingCanada on Twitter , you might have read recently that “Canada ranks as a world leader in responsible natural gas production.” If you click on the link to their website, you’ll find a host of disinformation describing how “Canada’s natural gas industry works 24/7 to ensure affordable, clean, and reliable energy for families and businesses.”.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 22, 2022
SOURCE: Ericsson. DESCRIPTION: The quiet quitting debate provides us with an opportunity to talk about purpose and meaning. About well-being, work life balance, about the future of work, job-crafting and so much more. This is the first post in a series that will explore those subjects and Ericsson as a workplace from different individual perspectives.
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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.
Environment + Energy Leader
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A survey from the Glass Packaging Institute shows they would consider buying from companies that use the materials. The post Glass Packaging Receives Positive Consumer Response appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 21, 2022
How much water does it take to make green hydrogen – and can Australia source what it needs, sustainably, to become a hydrogen superpower? The post For Australia to be a green hydrogen superpower, first we must find enough water appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 23, 2022
With little headway being made by government and corporate leaders to limit climate-heating emissions, vanishing biodiversity, rampant deforestation and the like, frustration is mounting around the globe. Rather than organizing another series of protest marches, climate activists have been resorting to more unusual tactics. From hurling maple syrup at an Emily Carr painting , mashed potatoes at a Monet and soup at a van Gogh , to gluing themselves to gallery walls, climate activists have been fo
3BL Media
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Top employee honor highlights contributions to company, customers and communities. SOURCE: PNC Financial Services Group. DESCRIPTION: Picture a months-long series of meetings in which leaders representing almost a dozen departments work together to define a standard of peak performance that uniformly applies to each of their fields. It would be a challenging process.
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
Utiliity Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Shortages of materials, labor and production capacity are beginning to hold back electrification projects and threaten grid reliability, the electric sector warned.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Australia owned by a Saudi investment fund and a Canadian infrastructure fund, is to build a second big battery with grid forming inverters in Victoria after winning a role in the federal funding round. The 250MW/500MWh Gnarwarre battery energy storage system will be located in Gnarwarre, south west, Victoria, not far from the […].
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Basma Majerbi is an a ssociate professor at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, opened the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montréal with a stark message: “ Without nature, we are nothing. Nature is our life-support system, and yet humanity seems hell bent on destruction.”.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Qurate Retail Group recognized second year in a row on Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. SOURCE: Qurate Retail Group. DESCRIPTION: December 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Qurate Retail Group SM has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023. The world leader in video commerce ranked seventh out of 18 in the retail industry, and among the top 200 companies overall.
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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
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 22, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 22 – It’s not about the scores. It’s about the solutions. ESG – shorthand for the consideration of environmental, social and governance considerations. The post Using ESG and impact to sort leaders from laggards in 2023 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Competition between spinning machines and grid forming batteries to replace retiring coal generators will be one of the landmark themes of the switch to renewables. The post Spinning machines versus grid forming inverters: The search for control in 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Companies reporting under the new climate disclosure standards being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundation will be given an additional year to report on Scope 3 emissions, or those originating in a company’s value chain and beyond its direct control, according to an announcement by the ISSB following its December meeting.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 20, 2022
SOURCE: Lenovo. DESCRIPTION: Peter Nasielski, an MA Design; Furniture student from Central Saint Martins, crowned winner of sustainability design competition for regenerative seaweed eyewear concept. As winner, Peter will be awarded internships at Stella McCartney HQ in London and Lenovo Design HQ in the US. Three other finalists awarded internships at Lenovo HQ in the US.
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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.
Stacey Higginbotham
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has a new focus on IoT, specifically on bringing connected Bluetooth shelf labels and tags to retail and other settings. According to Ken Kolderup, chief marketing officer at the SIG, the organization is making plans for a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard for electronic shelf labels and discussing what standards ubiquitous electronic BLE tags might need.
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The Albanese government launches consultation on putting emissions reductions into the objectives of the national energy laws, a long-overdue reform. The post Bowen takes first step to put environment back into energy market rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Financial products and funds labelled as ‘sustainable,’ green,’ or ‘ESG’ on Swiss financial markets will be required to align or contribute to specific sustainability goals, with providers required to disclose how they intend to achieve the goals, according to new proposed rules unveiled by the Swiss Federal Council. The Council stated that the proposals form part of efforts to prevent greenwashing, or the mischaracterization or exaggeration of the sustainability characteristics and attributes o
3BL Media
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The company is evaluating how different manufacturers’ offerings perform in its unique route-based business. SOURCE: Cintas. DESCRIPTION: Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) recently launched its electric vehicle pilot program, which will help Cintas evaluate the performance, durability and reliability of various EVs in a variety of business, weather and road conditions.
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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
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Growing scrutiny from responsible business practices from shareholders, regulators and other stakeholders is driving a boom in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting. The post Integrate Your Supply Chain to Meet ESG Objectives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Cisco CSR
DECEMBER 19, 2022
There are thousands of stories of invention, innovation, and discovery playing out across the technology industry at this exact moment. They are real but largely unseen until an event – a data breach, a cloud outage, a social movement – brings them to our attention. The cloud and AI are no longer frontiers. The digital economy is the new tech green space.
ESG Today
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Global governments have agreed to new goals aimed at ending biodiversity loss this decade, protect natural ecosystems and ramp biodiversity-related financing to developing nations, with the adoption today of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada. Key aspects of the new agreement are 2030 targets to effectively halt biodiversity loss and to protect at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas, seen
3BL Media
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Plant-Based Foods Leader Cultivates Equitable, Healthy Communities Through Education, Outreach and Engagement. SOURCE: Del Monte Foods, Inc. DESCRIPTION: WALNUT CREEK, Calif., December 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ – As part of its Growers of Good purpose to grow a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow, Del Monte Foods, Inc. is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations in its mission to nourish people, the planet and communities.
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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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