GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

5 steps boards can take to be ESG-ready for 2021. Pamela Gordon. Thu, 01/21/2021 - 01:40. Amongst the many dramatic challenges global businesses faced in 2020, one that had been simmering for years bubbled up and promised to stay at a high boil in 2021 is ESG: Environment, Social, Governance. . Signs that ESG expectations were becoming more ubiquitous included the establishment of global ESG standards published by the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council in September and BlackRo

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

New buyers aim to turn around an iconic Alaska salmon processor that was a money-loser for its former Japanese owner. Alaska-based McKinley Capital. The post U.S. buyers test sustainability strategies at Peter Pan Seafood appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Image: Shutterstock.com/Dusit Kachatong. Greenback Recycling Technologies , a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round. The firm says it is building a globally distributed, decentralised network of advanced recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste. It buys this waste from local collectors and sorters to provide feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging.

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Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 20, 2021

Between fact-checkers and Yelpers, the Information Age is laden with a visual archive of how customers and clients perceive products, services, or even your organizational culture. Navigating how to keep your customers happy is already an insurmountable task some days, and now we must factor in their very public display of their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with you.

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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.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

The problem with zero-waste goals is the word 'waste'. Jim Giles. Fri, 01/22/2021 - 00:15. This essay originally appeared in Food Weekly. Sign up for your free subscription. Last week, I mentioned a project in the Netherlands that puts circular thinking at the heart of plans for a more sustainable food system. Afterward, I realized that the project jumped out at me partly because this kind of thinking is so rare, at least in the private sector.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

Culture and creativity are already having a positive effect on the serious issues facing our society. But with the right support, they can. The post Yo-Yo Ma: Creativity connects us appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 21, 2021

This week solar developer Navisun announced that it has acquired the 4.5-megawatt Linden Hawk Rise Solar Project, a community solar project under construction in Linden, New Jersey. The solar project is located on the City of Linden’s landfill, in Union County, New Jersey. CS Energy was instrumental in developing the project and is currently constructing the project.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

A New Year’s resolution for Bill Gates. John Elkington. Mon, 01/18/2021 - 00:45. Bill Gates has a new book in the pipeline, " How to Avoid a Climate Disaster." Vital reading, particularly in a year that should see Glasgow hosting the COP26 climate summit. But if I could propose one additional New Year’s resolution for Gates, it would be to send another book to all COP26 delegates: Kim Stanley Robinson’s " The Ministry for the Future.".

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2021

Pollution and climate change disproportionately affect communities of color. In the U.S., decades of systemic racism and economic disadvantages mean Black and Hispanic. The post Local project developers are key to ensuring a just energy transition appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Image: Shutterstock.com/darksoul72. A decarbonisation rate of 11.7% per annum is now required to keep warming within 1.5°C – five times greater than what was achieved prior to the pandemic (2.4%), according to new analysis from PwC in December. The PwC Net Zero Index shows that, based on current trends in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, the century’s global carbon budget would be used up by the end of this decade.

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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.

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2021

Kenya-based renewable energy company Lake Turkana Wind Power has partnered with energy solutions firm Clir Renewables to enhance its wind farm performance tracking. Clir Renewables will analyze data from each of Lake Turkana’s 365 turbines in the context of available resource, geospatial features, and nearby turbines. . Machine learning data analytics will be leveraged to see through the ‘noise’ of resource fluctuation and identify any instances of underperformance and their causes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

Episode 252: Duty to democracy, lower-carbon labs. Heather Clancy. Fri, 01/22/2021 - 02:15. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:40). Supporting democracy becomes the measure of leadership. The case for buying climate tech from BIPOC and women-owned suppliers. When was the last time you chatted with your CIO, CTO or CDO ? Features. Is this the secret formula to lower-carbon labs (18:25).

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

A city development authority committed to supporting the creative industries found that the key ingredients were a supportive state leadership, transparency and trust. The post The creative industries: Driving economic opportunity in Atlanta appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

The world remains in crisis as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to rage and climate change action gathers pace. Closer to home, preparation will turn to action following Britain’s departure from the EU at the turn of the year resulting in overnight changes to regulation. Industries will use 2021 to prepare for the new Environment Bill which will come into force in 2022 introducing legally binding targets for nature, water, air and waste.

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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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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 22, 2021

To reveal the current landscape and prospective role and influence of hydropower operations on the electric grid in the U.S., the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) commissioned the Hydropower Value Study (HVS): Current Status and Future Opportunities. The newly released HVS explores current hydropower operations and resulting value in examples across the country.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects? Gloria Oladipo. Mon, 01/18/2021 - 01:15. With carbon emissions expected to rebound this year, 2021 presents another opportunity for companies to invest in climate-saving initiatives that move the corporate world closer to a net-zero future, especially carbon removal projects.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2021

Africa’s cultural renaissance provides huge economic and social benefits that must not be lost in the pandemic. The region’s first dedicated finance and. The post Safeguarding a creative and cultural moment: The impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s creative sectors appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

NOx gases are mostly produced by the combustion of hydrocarbons in vehicles and engines, as well as industrial processes such as power generation and cement manufacture. Consequently, NOx measurements are vital to minimise emissions and demonstrate compliance in applications such as engine development, combustion control, emissions abatement, stack testing, and in the development of any products or processes that burn hydrocarbon fuels.

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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

Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 20, 2021

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and its work on the SDG Index has most recently been cited in three major studies produced by the European Commission other. The SDG Index, published annually in collaboration with the Bertelsmann Foundation , tracks the performance of all 193 UN Member States on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 1.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 20, 2021

For the better part of a century-plus, explorers, paleontologists and treasure hunters have pulled Ice Age fauna from the Siberian permafrost. Concurrent to the exploration and exploitation of ancient skeletons, science looks to examine the same melting earth and resulting release of organic carbon and methane. A simple indicator of the rapidity of melting permafrost comes from the boom in mammoth ivory.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Lion’s Head’s Facility for Energy Inclusion launched in 2017 to finance off-grid renewable power producers in Africa with projects of. The post Lion’s Head closes $400 million Facility for Energy Inclusion appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

Zephyr® air quality sensor attached to lighting infrastructure. A collaboration between air quality visualisation firm EarthSense and Leicester City Council will develop and test tools to support better communication about the implications of burning wood at specific times and places to enable better management of domestic stoves and emissions. This project will identify particulate matter (PM2.5) and (PM10) emissions caused by a range of activities including domestic wood burners, open fires, b

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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.

MSCI

JANUARY 19, 2021

A new administration in the U.S. and ESG-related regulations in Europe may further increase investors’ sustainability focus. We examine an “ESG-first” approach to integrating measurable ESG and climate considerations into portfolios.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 18, 2021

The SDG Index team publishes today a Working Paper in response to an article published in Nature “Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals” (Zeng et al. 2020). That article seeks to “evaluate the ability of the SDGs to reflect actual progress towards biodiversity conservation.” To this end, the authors assess the correlation of countries’ performance on environmental metrics among the official global SDG indicators with performance on eleven “independent and w

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Investment firms Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group have launched Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp. The special purpose acquisition. The post Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group float a SPAC appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. José Miguel Salazar. Wed, 01/20/2021 - 01:00. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. The events of this year have been first and foremost a human tragedy, but they also have served as a catalyst to awakening interest and adoption of these strategies as reasonable approaches to remain resilient during these uncertain times.

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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.

Eco-Business

JANUARY 21, 2021

Carbon Brief breaks down the trade deal between the UK and the EU: what some call the best climate free trade agreement to date—a potential 'game-changer' for Paris Agreement targets.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 21, 2021

Originally published on ILSR.org. To invest in energy conservation and clean energy generation is to invest in a healthier community. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell talks with Patrick Hanlon, Director of Environmental Programs for the Minneapolis Health Department. They discuss Green Cost Share: a program that promotes public health by matching investments in solar and energy efficiency projects.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 20 — Dunzo’s delivery platform helps small and local businesses fill online orders for food, medicine and consumer goods in 300. The post Google invests in Dunzo to advance India’s digital economy appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

Can we finally standardize ESG standards? Tim Mohin. Tue, 01/19/2021 - 01:00. Most GreenBiz readers are well aware of the complex sustainability reporting landscape. It seems like every year new reporting standards or frameworks are added to the overstuffed workload of the corporate sustainability professional. As the former chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), I had a role in the ongoing movement to "standardize the standards" that companies use to report their sustainabili

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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.