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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

Ocean-based sequestration heats ups. Jim Giles. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints.

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Solving for climate justice is giving these Black investors an edge in the green economy

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb 1 – The design mandate for the green economy: Develop better and cleaner solutions that create jobs, improve health and drive demonstrably. The post Solving for climate justice is giving these Black investors an edge in the green economy appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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U.S. wind generation sets new daily and hourly records at end of 2020

Renewable Energy World

In the final months of 2020, electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States set daily and hourly records. Hourly data collected in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Hourly Electric Grid Monitor show an hourly record set late in the day on December 22 and a daily record set on the following day. On April 10, 2019, daily electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) reached a high of 1.42 million megawatthours (MWh).

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Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes, suggests study

Envirotec Magazine

A global team of researchers has documented the seemingly pervasive impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems and identified actions to return to the soundtrack of the healthy ocean. Rain falls lightly on the ocean’s surface. Marine mammals chirp and squeal as they swim along. The pounding of surf along a distant shoreline heaves and thumps with metronomic regularity.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

Ocean-based sequestration heats up. Jim Giles. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints.

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Biodiversity is the new climate change

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 4 – Nature is an asset – and we are failing as asset managers. That was the stark message of a. The post Biodiversity is the new climate change appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Wetlands convention celebrates 50th anniversary, but wetlands are still in decline

Envirotec Magazine

On 2 February, the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, celebrated its 50th anniversary. But there is still an alarming decline in wetlands, and a new article in Nature Ecology & Evolution examines the mixed legacy of the convention. In the piece, Dr Peter Bridgewater from the University of Canberra and Dr Rakhyun E Kim from the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, argue that the convention will need to embrace new ecological thinki

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Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder

GreenBiz

Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder. Graham Sinclair. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 02:11. Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. Larry Fink seems impatient. His 2021 letter to CEOs mentions "accelerate" eight times. He has rightly earned praise for speaking up on climate, investment and economic transition.

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AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 4 – French investment manager AXA invested debt and equity from The AXA IM Impact Fund: Climate and Biodiversity. Bonds will. The post AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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EDC selects turbine for 29-MW geothermal expansion project in the Philippines

Renewable Energy World

Turboden S.p.A., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group Company and provider of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology, said that the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) selected its turbine for the 29-MW Palayan Bayan geothermal expansion project. The plant is to be built at the Bacon-Manito geothermal facility located in Luzon Island, Philippines.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Human beings are meant to be creative. Year after year, entrepreneurs and employees alike are constantly driven to transform the world around them into something new, useful, and impactful in both their careers and personal lives. One problem we witness too often in society is the treatment of creativity and business innovation as mutually exclusive occurrences.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. Heather Clancy. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 02:00. The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions sta

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The Reconstruction: Carmen Rojas on practicing truth in the service of freedom

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 3 – As founder of The Workers Lab, Dr. Carmen Rojas led a nonprofit incubator and investor with the tagline “building power. The post The Reconstruction: Carmen Rojas on practicing truth in the service of freedom appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Innovative policy will help America lead the transition to electric transportation

Renewable Energy World

By Asaf Nagler. Transitioning the transportation sector to electricity is going to be transformative, and not just to the incumbent industry; it will create new companies, jobs, and change how we interact with our cars, trucks, buses, trains and ships. Industry transitions of this scale, however, do not happen in a vacuum. To position the country as a leader and to ensure that the maximum economic benefits equitably reach the most people, policymakers must create the market conditions for a heal

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

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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Enterprises’ role in tackling the rising tide of e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

Alan Bentley, Head of Global Strategy, Blancco. Alan Bentley, from data erasure and circular economy specialist Blancco, writes. More than 53 million metric tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2019. This is simply not sustainable – and puts the fact that we need to change the way we dispose of electronic equipment into sharp focus. Businesses are making a significant contribution to this growing problem, so it’s heartening to see the topic of digital pollution going through a revival.

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Episode 254: David Crane chats, PepsiCo CSO talks business

GreenBiz

Episode 254: David Crane chats, PepsiCo CSO talks business. Heather Clancy. Fri, 02/05/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:25). What’s a sustainable (and just) business model? What the US could learn from China about how leasing affects EV transition. How US government procurement can lead the clean economy. Features. It's risky business as usual (15:45).

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Halving U.S. food waste is a $14 billion annual investment opportunity

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 4 – Investors have discovered food waste. Imperfect Foods last month raised $95 million to distribute foods deemed too ‘ugly’ for. The post Halving U.S. food waste is a $14 billion annual investment opportunity appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Minnesota PUC fines Xcel Energy $1M for DER interconnection failures

Renewable Energy World

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy was fined one million dollars in late January for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. A ruling from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission affirms the right of consumers to reasonable customer service in the interconnection process.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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Change Leadership Means Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Eco Coach

Recently, I was speaking with some individuals who wanted to support their organization in going green at work but found it hard to get buy-in from their colleagues. We brainstormed multiple ways that they could create change, how to position their project so that it could be best received, and addressed some of the mindset shifts required in order for them to succeed with their project.

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How Virtual Twins Accelerate Sustainable Operations and Circular Ambitions

GreenBiz

How Virtual Twins Accelerate Sustainable Operations and Circular Ambitions. Date/Time: February 23, 2021 (11AM-12PM ET / 8-9AM PT). The environmental degradation inherent in the current global models of production and consumption have reached critical levels. To address this crisis, we need to radically transform these systems. One tool to enable this shift in manufacturing and operations is the virtual twin, a real-time virtual representation of a product, platform or ecosystem that can be used

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Temasek’s ABC World Asia backs Vietnamese oral health provider Kim Dental

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, February 4 — Singapore-based private equity impact fund ABC World Asia, launched by Temasek in 2019, led a $24 million financing round. The post Temasek’s ABC World Asia backs Vietnamese oral health provider Kim Dental appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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US DOE funding research on how artificial intelligence could improve PV power plant efficiencies

Renewable Energy World

Case Western Reserve University last week announced that computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power of artificial intelligence (AI) to make solar-power plants more efficient. “Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity in the world, but the efficiency of the actual power plants is being analyzed one at a time, and that’s just not tractable, especially for a fast-growing industry,” said Roger French, director of the Solar Durability and Li

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

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.

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Consultancy wins CIEEM award for great crested newt mitigation

Envirotec Magazine

Ecological consultancy NatureSpace received the CIEEM In Practice Award together with its partners the Newt Conservation Partnership, in late January. The award recognises the contribution to knowledge sharing made by authors of feature articles in the CIEEM members’ bulletin, In Practice. The judges were looking for the most influential and thought-provoking article of the year.

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Dassault Sytemes

GreenBiz

Dassault Sytemes. taylor flores. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 19:06.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, development economist

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 5 – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has a warning for nations prioritizing self-interest in their pandemic responses: “No one in the world can be. The post Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, development economist appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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NYSERDA selects developer for 110-MW Rutland Center Solar 1

Renewable Energy World

EPC and O&M provider Borrego (formerly Borrego Solar) this week announced it has been selected to develop a 110-MW-AC utility-scale solar project as part of the solicitation for large-scale renewables by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The project will be Borrego’s largest development announced to date. The solar project is one of 20 awarded as part of NYSERDA’s efforts to develop more than two gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity throughout New Yo

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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How Are High-ESG-Rated Bond Portfolios Distinct?

MSCI

ESG investing makes up an increasingly large footprint in equity portfolios, but ESG integration in bond portfolios is still in its early days. We examine the characteristics that make high-ESG-rated corporate-bond portfolios distinct.

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Why GM’s clean cars announcement is a really big deal

Sense and Sustainability

Editor’s Note: This article was first published by the Environmental Defense Fund, an organization focusing on creating economical policies to support clean air and water; abundant fish and wildlife; and a stable climate. The article was authored by Fred Krupp and originally appeared here. Today I was pleased to lend my support to GM’s dramatic announcement that it is working to eliminate tailpipe emissions from all of its new light-duty vehicles by 2035, and to be carbon neutral in its glob

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Indonesia’s Green Butcher raises $2 million for plant-based meat

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, February 4 — Green Butcher has a partnership with Starbucks Indonesia to roll out vegan-friendly beef across the country. Singapore-based Teja Ventures. The post Indonesia’s Green Butcher raises $2 million for plant-based meat appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Standard Solar builds 17 community solar plants in Mass and Michigan

Renewable Energy World

Standard Solar, Inc. has announced the financing and operation of 17 community solar projects in Minnesota and Massachusetts totaling 24.6 MW of capacity. Tax equity financing for these projects was secured in a partnership with Crestmark, a division of MetaBank. Massachusetts and Minnesota account for about half of cumulative capacity of community solar throughout the U.S. according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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.