GreenBiz
JANUARY 23, 2020
Solar panels may harness the sun’s energy in the same way that plants do, but while some rural residents view them as another revenue-enhancing crop, others see them more as weed-like nuisances that threaten their pastoral way of life.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 22 – Some 270 million smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America produce over 70-80% of the world’s food. Yet they lack access to capital. At Davos, Netherlands-based IDH announced its €100 million FarmFit fund will take high-risk positions in investments that help farmers invest in their farms and boost resilience and The post IDH raises €100 million to catalyze smallholder farmer finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2020
Separating recyclable materials in a local cooperative in the Glicerio neighborhood in São Paulo in 2017: The report also points to a number of encouraging ‘bottom-up’ initiatives, that are advancing circularity in certain regions of the world. Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6%. The global economy is consuming 100 billion tonnes of materials a year for the first time ever but reuse of resources has gone into reverse, according to a report from impact organ
Sustainable Development Network
JANUARY 24, 2020
96 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA New York, 23 January 2020 – The SDSN USA Network continues its US Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (US DDPP) with the release of a new report, “Low-Carbon Transition Strategies for the Midwest.” This is the latest report in a series that describes what an energy transition might look like in different regions of the US.
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.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 24, 2020
A look at the two states’ policies show they have, to this point, prioritized different approaches to spur on electrification.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 22 – The Capital Startup Fund is the second for Janngo, an Abidjan- and Paris-based tech ecosystem builder and investor (a pilot fund has been deployed in West Africa). At Davos, Janngo’s Fatoumata Ba announced her intent to marshall €60 million for social enterprises across Africa, at least half of which will be The post Janngo raises €15 million for African startups targeting SDGs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Sustainable Development Network
JANUARY 23, 2020
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA AR-SA Depok, 19 November 2019 | On November 13, 2019, The Sustainable Development Goals Hub University of Indonesia (SDGs Hub UI) , host of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Indonesia , organized a half-day workshop titled “Development and Implementation of the SDGs in Indonesia: The Role of the University of Indonesia” to discuss localization of the SDGs.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 23, 2020
Commercial customers paying demand charges and time-of-use rates should seriously consider an investment in these assets.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 24, 2020
TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Week’s Agent of Impact Faheen Allibhoy, J.P. Morgan Development Finance Institution. Most development finance institutions are government-owned entities seeking to mobilize capital from banks and other private investors. Now a major bank is creating its own development finance institution (inside its corporate and investment bank) to help governments mobilize capital for The post The Week in impact investing: Impact is tipping appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2020
Initially, Bürkert was approached to deliver a number of diaphragm valves. Creating a new hygienic production facility that includes ATEX zone 1 areas is a complex task, especially when the facility will need over 1,400 control valves. Hygienic process systems specialist Briggs of Burton PLC called upon the expertise of measurement and control systems manufacturer Bürkert to help deliver a large-scale manufacturing facility for a Life Sciences company, Purolite.
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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.
Axis Communications Sustainability Blog
JANUARY 21, 2020
More and more organizations are striving to have more sustainable business practices. For example, some are adopting practices of the circular economy, a sustainable economic model which focuses on three principles: Excluding from product design those materials that can cause waste and pollution, and/or cannot be recycled; Keeping products and materials in use for the entire extent of their lifecycle, repairing rather than substituting them; And finally, focusing on materials, that can be recycl
GreenBiz
JANUARY 20, 2020
A new tool, released today, aims to push apparel and home furnishings companies further toward sustainability, and ramps up efforts by the textile and fashion industries to align material choices with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha’s What’s Next series, produced in partnership with the Global Impact Investing Network, provides a platform for practitioners and experts to reflect on the future of impact investing. ImpactAlpha, Jan. 22 – Plutocrats and political leaders in Davos this week are grappling with a widespread feeling that capitalism must change. ImpactAlpha’s readers already are drawing on their The post Agents of Impact respond to the call for new tools to reshape finance (Part 1) appeared first on Imp
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2020
The Pollution Pavillion was designed in collaboration with artists Climate and Cities and King’s College London. • Four out of five Britons are worried that UK air pollution limits don’t match WHO guidelines. • Nearly every area of the capital breaches WHO guidelines for PM2.5 pollution particles. • The #AirWeShare, backed by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, urges public to contact their MP to support WHO guidelines for PM2.5.
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
Daniel Burrus
JANUARY 22, 2020
Being anticipatory is a multifaceted offense in a world of rapid digital disruption. In some cases, it’s about identifying opportunities for major disruptions within your industry that you yourself can introduce, such as Airbnb did to the hotel and timeshare industry or Uber did to the taxi and rideshare industry. Yet it is important to remember that being anticipatory also requires you to be aware of disruptions from others that may impact you and knowing how to prepare accordingly.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 22, 2020
Less than 1 percent of clothing material today is refashioned to produce new clothing. This is one potential solution.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 23 – The Asia-Pacific region has seen enormous economic growth in the last few decades, which has lifted hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), from 2002 to 2015 the region saw a fourfold decline from 1.11 billion people in extreme poverty to 264 million. The work is The post Asia-Pacific is the next frontier for blended finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Axis Communications Sustainability Blog
JANUARY 21, 2020
More and more organizations are striving to have more sustainable business practices. For example, some are adopting practices of the circular economy, a sustainable economic model which focuses on three principles: Excluding from product design those materials that can cause waste and pollution, and/or cannot be recycled; Keeping products and materials in use for the entire extent of their lifecycle, repairing rather than substituting them; And finally, focusing on materials, that can be recycl
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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
Eco-Business
JANUARY 19, 2020
Given the technology, knowledge, and resources now available, the gap between current progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and what is achievable remains far too wide.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 22, 2020
Natural and renewable, it’s a popular choice for brands and consumers looking to make more sustainable fabric choices, but cotton comes with its fair share of social and environmental risks.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 23 – If someone were to remake The Graduate today, the career advice famously imparted to Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film classic might be: sustainable plastics. The wonder material of the last century has turned into this century’s environmental nightmare. Much of the world’s plastic, from bags and wrappers to containers and The post China ban spurs circular economy for plastics appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Axis Communications Sustainability Blog
JANUARY 21, 2020
More and more organizations are striving to have more sustainable business practices. For example, some are adopting practices of the circular economy, a sustainable economic model which focuses on three principles: Excluding from product design those materials that can cause waste and pollution, and/or cannot be recycled; Keeping products and materials in use for the entire extent of their lifecycle, repairing rather than substituting them; And finally, focusing on materials, that can be recycl
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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.
Eco-Business
JANUARY 24, 2020
One of the world's largest finance groups, HSBC, has pulled out of a major coal project in Vietnam, marking the latest move by a major bank to go cold on funding the biggest source of manmade greenhouse gas emissions.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 24, 2020
Our finance department measured the “before” of our office’s single-use plastic, and implemented improvements right away.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 21, 2020
ImpactAlpha, January 21 – It’s the kind of impact strategy you often see from private equity firms, not banks. Citi’s is launching a new $150 million impact fund that will make direct equity investments in early and growth-stage companies. The Citi Impact Fund will cut checks of up to $10 million for companies addressing workforce The post Citi deploys bank capital in $150 million impact fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2020
There is significant uncertainty among many contractors and clients over the legal obligations and practical measures required around projects that entail the disturbance of asbestos in soil, according to SOCOTEC, a UK provider of testing and compliance solutions. The firm offers answers to commonly asked questions about sites containing potentially asbestos-contaminated ground.
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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 23, 2020
Cosmetics firms can look at reducing palm oil use, while wineries can cut chemicals to help animal pollinators. Companies should examine ways to make production chains more friendly to biodiversity, said eminent scientist Sandra Diaz.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 20, 2020
The following is adapted from State of Green Business 2020, published by GreenBiz in partnership with Trucost, part of financial information and analytics giant S&P Global.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 24, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 24 – Omidyar Network is spinning off its education initiative into a standalone entity. Called Imaginable Futures, it will invest in for-profit and non-profit ventures addressing what it broadly calls the future of learning. Out of the gate, Imaginable Futures will boast a global portfolio of more than 100 for-profit companies and nonprofit The post Education-focused Imaginable Futures is Omidyar Network’s latest spin-off appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2020
Black soldier fly. A ‘how-to’ guide on the benefits of becoming an insect farmer was published by Zero Waste Scotland on 14 January. “You won’t need acres of land,” says ZSW’s press release, “unlike traditional cattle, sheep or arable farming. There’ll be no need to brave the elements to tend to your stock as insects are farmed indoors.
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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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