ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2025

Lawmakers in the European Parliament announced today an agreement to approve the European Commissions stop-the-clock directive, delaying the implementation of key sustainability reporting and due diligence regulations, including the CSRD and CSDDD. The agreement was supported by a large majority of MEPs in a 531 69 vote, despite a series of amendments submitted by far-left and right parties, which included proposals ranging from outright rejecting the directive to extending the delay of the sus

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 4, 2025

Heat pumps are essential for ditching fossil fuels. The appliances are many times more efficient than even the best gas furnaces, and they run on electricity, so they can draw power from renewables like wind and solar. But the very thing that makes them such an amazing climate solution is also their biggest challenge. A common refrigerant called R-410A pumps through their innards so they can warm and cool homes and offices and anything else.

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Sustainability Matters

MARCH 30, 2025

An international team of scientists, led jointly by The University of Melbourne and Seoul National University , has found global water storage onland has plummeted since the start of the 21st century, overtaking glacier melt as the leading cause of sea level rise and measurably shifting the Earths pole of rotation. Published in Science , the research combined global soil moisture data estimated by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) Reanalysis v5 (ERA5) , global mean se

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 2, 2025

Monitoring urban plant health traditionally requires extensive manual labor and botanical expertise, creating challenges for cities facing expanding green spaces, higher population densities, and increasing threats to plants. Now, researchers have developed 'Plant Doctor,' an artificial intelligence-based tool that could revolutionize plant health monitoring.

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Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

An extra 146,000 hectares of peatland will be protected by the proposals, says the government. The UK government introduced a plan to ban the burning of vegetation on upland areas of peatland on 31 March, ostensibly in a bid to ensure nature-rich peatland habitats are better protected, and to improve air quality for people living in neighbouring communities.

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3BL Media

APRIL 4, 2025

Henkel Adhesive Technologies (HAT) supports World Water Day by promoting water efficiency. Despite North America's perceived water abundance, challenges like droughts make water conservation critical. HATs operations have already reduced water consumption by 33% since 2010. By optimizing processes, investing in water-efficient technology, and recycling, Henkel advances responsible water stewardship.

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Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 1, 2025

By Mitchelle De Leon When the East African Crude Oil Pipeline was proposed across Uganda and Tanzania, grassroots advocates turned to Fossil Fuel Atlas , a global mapping portal, to illustrate its potential impacts. Without being able to show the predicted environmental destruction from the proposed pipeline, the outcries of local environmental groups were too theoretical and difficult to explain.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 3, 2025

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are also present -- has been understood as a passive behavior to reduce the effort of remembering different flower types. However, researchers have now shown via experimentation with bees that this behavior is an active strategy in which bees balance the time required for memory retrieval and moving between flowers, thereby realizing efficient foragin

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3BL Media

APRIL 4, 2025

Las Vegas Sands During Womens History Month 2025, Sands is featuring women who help drive the companys success and exemplify its culture of advancement. Penny Lo joined Marina Bay Sands in 2010 as associate general counsel and now serves as vice president and deputy general counsel, data protection officer. Over the years, she has held different roles on the legal team including interim chief compliance officer and interim general counsel.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2025

Modern slavery is a significant business risk, but many companies are still failing to properly account for it. Although UK law requires companies of a certain size those with more than 36 million ($46 million) in global turnover to produce yearly slavery and human trafficking statements, investors say that firms often fall short. They are therefore taking things into their own hands, actively engaging with companies to eliminate modern slavery from supply chains.

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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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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ESG Today

APRIL 1, 2025

The European Commission has tasked the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) with supporting its plan to significantly simplify the reporting requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), with a request to develop technical advice underlying the CSRDs European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), and setting a timeline of only seven months, with a deadline for the new advice of October 31, 2025.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 1, 2025

Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that as storms carry snow to the Rocky Mountains, they are also bringing mercury and other contaminants from mines in the region. The research helps scientists understand how contaminants are spread by atmospheric circulation and has implications for snowpack preservation and illuminating the lasting env

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3BL Media

APRIL 1, 2025

Originally published by Action Against Hunger. One in 11 people are dealing with severe levels of food insecurity, which the United Nations reports poses grave risks to their health and well-being. But how can we prepare for or better, prevent further deteriorations in communities facing this chronic problem? Monitoring situations and forecasting where things are set to get worse is crucial to saving lives.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 4, 2025

Support across m ajority of political spectrum suggests that MEPs are open to reaching compromise on EC s omnibus proposal. Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the European Commissions (EC) stop-the-clock’ proposal as part its omnibus agenda, which will see application of the blocs flagship sustainability directives postponed.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2025

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Terradot announced a new agreement with Microsoft for the purchase of 12,000 tons of carbon removal between 2026 2029 from its new ERW projects in Brazil, and helping to fund research into the impact of ERW carbon removal. Founded in 2022, Terradot provides a carbon removal solution based on transforming the natural process of rock weathering.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 3, 2025

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without complete information, conservationists were unable to make informed decisions about breeding their plants. Out of the plants studied, 24% were clones and 27% were offspring from closely related individuals.

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3BL Media

APRIL 4, 2025

In the biotechnology sector, innovation extends beyond medical discoveries to include approaches for managing environmental impact. For example, non-hazardous supplies and containers, like the plastic boxes used to hold pipettes, are a common element in any lab space. But what happens to these supplies after they are used? Traditionally, much of this material has ended up in landfills, contributing to broader waste management issues.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

An image of the site in Northampton in February 2020 (credit: the Environment Agency). The Environment Agency has secured a Proceeds of Crime judgment for 313,382.45 against two men from Northampton who ran an illegal waste tyre site. At Northampton Crown Court on Friday 28 March, a confiscation hearing concluded against Nimesh Patel, age 52, of Jasper Walk, Thorplands Brook, and Andrew Eyre, age 55, of Poppy Field Road, Wootton.

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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

Supply Chains

Chris Hall

APRIL 4, 2025

The insurer wants to fully decarbonise its supply chain by 2040, says Chief Sustainability Officer Claudine Blamey. This could be a challenging task. In its first climate transition plan , published in 2022, British multinational insurance company Aviva said it wanted to abate its own carbon emissions and those of its suppliers by 2030. Three years on and the insurers second transition plan , approved by the board on 26 February, has pushed the target for fully decarbonising its supply chain (

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2025

Denmark-based energy and decarbonization infrastructure investor AIP Management announced a $500 million investment in U.S.-based renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions provider Silicon Ranch. Founded in 2011, Nashville, Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch is one of the largest independent power producers (IPP) in the U.S., with a solar and battery storage system portfolio encompassing 3.6 GW of operating capacity and 3.7 GW in construction or under contract, as well as a near- and mi

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3BL Media

APRIL 3, 2025

This April, Ciscos Americas Service Provider team is proud to sponsor two-time U.S. Paralympic skier Spencer Wood at AS2025 in Vail, Colorado April 3 6. For nearly 30 years, the marquee event for Adaptive Spirit has united telecommunications leaders and the adaptive sports community to support and celebrate the U.S. Para Ski and Snowboard Team. Adaptive Spirit is a powerful example of whats possible when industries come together with a shared commitment to inclusivity and opportunity.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 4, 2025

Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new study shows that we've been suffocating them during the last century, an era also known as the Anthropocene. The research reveals that the way oxygen is produced and used in inland waters has dramatically changed since 1900.

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Green Technology

MARCH 31, 2025

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 3, 2025

Boral Limited has announced that it has secured $24.5 million in federal government funding for a new cement kiln infrastructure project, which will enable it to significantly reduce its CO 2 emissions arising from cement manufacturing by up to 100,000 tonnes per annum, based on predicted production rates. The company says the kiln feed optimisation project at Berrima Cement Works plays a key role in Borals broader decarbonisation pathway by reducing process emissions the largest and most-diffi

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3BL Media

APRIL 1, 2025

One of the most effective ways to significantly boost the impact of an NGO is by supporting training programs that enhance their capacity to reach and assist more people. These programs empower NGO staff and local partners, ultimately leading to a broader and more sustainable impact. The Power of Training Programs Take International Medical Corps, a relief agency weve collaborated with for many years, as a prime example.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in solar power systems pose potential risks to grid security, stability and availability, according to a new study The SUN:DOWN research – conducted by Forescout Research, a specialist in cybersecurity – investigated different implementations of solar power generation. “Our findings show an insecure ecosystem with dangerous energy and national security implications,” says the group’s blog, which presents these more concerning ramificat

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2025

Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis announced the appointment of former CDP Chief Commercial and Partnerships Officer Dexter Galvin as its new Climate Ambassador. In his new role, Galvin will be responsible for working with the companys partners and customers to decarbonize supply chains, and representing EcoVadis at leading climate forums.

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 1, 2025

The Slentech DZK transmitter hasa modular design with high accuracy that iseasy to install. The probe and transmitter can be used in any combination, makingthem suitable for multiple installation situations and applications. The plug-in probes provide quick and easy exchange with no interruption in the measuring process. Only a single screw is required to close it securely.

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3BL Media

APRIL 3, 2025

CNH brand, New Holland , received a Davidson Prize for Engineering Innovation. IntelliSense technology, a new option for New Holland's BigBaler high-density (HD) balers, helps operators increase productivity, bale quality, fuel efficiency and comfort by automating essential baler and tractor functions. This technology has been recognized with one of the highest distinctions bestowed by American agricultural engineers.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2025

Read the project summary and associated publications from the USGS. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists conducted the first statewide assessment of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in streams (water column and bed sediment samples) across Iowa.

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