Tech must lead on carbon neutrality
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Sponsored: The tech industry is far from the biggest polluter, but it’ll be a key leader in solving the most pressing issue of our time: saving our planet.
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CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2023
CSIRO's GenCost report updated to include near term transmission costs for wind and solar, and finds that the case for nuclear has been blown out of the water by the collapse of US SMR project. The post CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 18, 2023
There’s an old joke about a chemist, a physicist and an economist trapped on an island with just one unopened can of food. The chemist suggests putting the can in the fire until it explodes, while the physicist suggests dropping it from a tree. “Those would waste food,” says the economist, “so here’s the solution: let’s assume we have a can opener.” The joke is a good reminder of the limitations of the climate-scenario exercise about to be conducted by Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of
Decarbonizing Port Operations for the Modern Era
3BL Media
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Nearly all – 90% – of global trade is seaborne, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscoring the significant environmental impact of ports and shipping. With shipping contributing nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and maritime trade volumes expected to triple by 2050, the industry is at a tipping point, writes Morten Johansen, COO for DP World Americas in a recent article published in Forbes.
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.
Timeline 2024: 28 sustainability policies, guidelines, and targets to track
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The business of sustainability continues to evolve rapidly. Here are the most important changes to expect in the coming year.
World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like. The post World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Bath & Body Works Named One of the “Best Managed Companies” by the Wall Street Journal
3BL Media
DECEMBER 20, 2023
December 20, 2023 /3BL/ - Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the Best Managed Companies of 2023. The publication partnered with the Drucker Institute for their annual ranking which includes 34 metrics in all. Companies represented on the list received top scores in five key categories: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength.
Central banks, financial supervisors are failing to integrate environmental risk, WWF warns
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A recent analysis finds obvious environmental and social risks remain unaccounted for in many countries' central banking and supervision regulation.
NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 18, 2023
NSW lands another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and storage projects, including big wins for Andrew Forrest and Neoen, and three ground-breaking long duration storage projects. The post NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Amazon, Holcim to Test Mercedes-Benz Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Trucks
ESG Today
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Global truck manufacturer Daimler Truck has announced that it is building a first customer-trial fleet of Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Amazon, Air Products, INEOS, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz will take part in first customer trials to gain initial experience in CO2-free long-distance transport with the fuel-cell trucks.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
Bacardi Launches MARTINI ‘Aperitivo Through the Ages’ on Google Arts & Culture
3BL Media
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Italian icon MARTINI has announced ‘Aperitivo Through the Ages,’ a unique collaboration with Google Arts & Culture that aims to bring the brand’s rich 160-year heritage to life through a virtual showcase of historical artefacts. In partnership with Museimpresa, the Association of Italian Corporate Archives and Museums, viewers from around the world now have virtual access to view items from the special MARTINI Museum collection that illustrate unique brand antiquities and the history of Ital
3 steps to secure buy-in for your sustainability strategy
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Gaining support from a range of stakeholders is necessary to deliver on sustainability goals and achieve scalable change.
Filling Eraring gap: Giant Waratah Super Battery project to receive more than $700m
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 16, 2023
The Waratah Super Battery project, designed to help fill the gap left by the closure of Eraring by creating a type of giant "shock absorber", will receive more than $700m. The post Filling Eraring gap: Giant Waratah Super Battery project to receive more than $700m appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How technology and economics can help save endangered species
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December 1973. Experts are now discuss how the ESA has evolved and what its future might hold.
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
Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2023: Cast Your Vote in our Annual Contest by Jan. 7!
James Militzer
DECEMBER 22, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time for NextBillion’s annual tradition: our “ Most Influential Article of the Year ” contest. We’ve been running the contest since 2012, selecting 12 of our most-read articles from the past year and inviting readers to vote for the ones that influenced their thinking the most. The contest serves three key purposes. First and most importantly, it allows us to express our gratitude — and give some well-deserved attention — to the entrepreneurs, investors, researcher
Smart travel policies are keeping corporate flights below pre-COVID levels
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Nearly half the world's largest corporations kept levels of flying to less than half pre-COVID levels last year, a study found.
Australia’s richest person says solar panels are an eyesore: Here’s why that matters
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2023
AFR's choice of business heroes - mostly those who have fought quick action on net zero - underlines the tough road ahead for the green energy transition. The post Australia’s richest person says solar panels are an eyesore: Here’s why that matters appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Exoplanets'climate -- it takes nothing to switch from habitable to hell
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The Earth is a wonderful blue and green dot covered with oceans and life, while Venus is a yellowish sterile sphere that is not only inhospitable but also sterile. However, the difference between the two bears to only a few degrees in temperature. A team of astronomers has achieved a world's first by managing to simulate the entirety of the runaway greenhouse process which can transform the climate of a planet from idyllic and perfect for life, to a place more than harsh and hostile.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, November 2023
McKinsey Sustainabilty
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Elevated interest rates weigh on consumer confidence; central banks hold rates, except in Brazil (down) and Russia (up); inflation subsiding for now and is negative in China; growth subdued in Europe.
Engaging stakeholders can help deliver sustainability strategy, create value for the company
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Businesses must map and assess the importance and influence of stakeholder groups to implement their sustainability goals.
Batteries are getting bigger and longer, and helping wind and solar push coal out the door
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Wholesale electricity prices declined across the grid in 2023, and batteries are having a growing influence over the market as their numbers and length of storage grows. The post Batteries are getting bigger and longer, and helping wind and solar push coal out the door appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Scientists provide recipe to halve pollution from food production
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 19, 2023
A major report has put forward solutions to halve nitrogen pollution from agriculture and the food system in Europe, including reducing meat and dairy consumption, fertilizer use and food waste. Inefficiencies in farms, retail and wastewater practices mean that the nitrogen use efficiency of the food system in Europe is only 18%, leaving most of the remainder leaking into air, water and soils.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
Next Year in impact investing: Betting on the future
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 22, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! You deserve a break. And so do we. ImpactAlpha will be OOO next week, but we’ve scheduled a few. The post Next Year in impact investing: Betting on the future appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Will corporate climate coalitions deliver? A progress report on 6 buyer groups
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 20, 2023
More companies are joining alliances to procure their way to lower emissions. We assessed the progress of 6 of the biggest.
Energy shift in action: Brown coal hits new low in Victoria, renewables hit new high in NSW
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Rooftop PV sends brown coal output inVictoria to record low, while NSW hits new demand and renewable output records The post Energy shift in action: Brown coal hits new low in Victoria, renewables hit new high in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A new study identifies five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia. The study used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs and elevate three subspecies to the level of species.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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.
The Brief: At Stake in 2024: Returns on inclusion and the ownership economy
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ⚡ Plugged In: Investing in inclusion-focused entrepreneurs. Earlier guests on Plugged In with ImpactAlpha contributing editor Sherrell Dorsey include. The post The Brief: At Stake in 2024: Returns on inclusion and the ownership economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
From kicks to compost: Puma’s playbook for circular sneakers
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The RE:SUEDE project attempts to give old sneakers new life as agricultural compost.
Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions. The post Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago -- earlier than previous research
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Focusing on the Lake Titicaca Basin in the Andes mountains, anthropologists found through analysis of 1,179 projectile points that the rise of archery technology dates to around 5,000 years ago. Previous research held that archery in the Andes emerged around 3,000 years ago. The new research from UC Davis indicates that the adoption of bow-and-arrow technology coincided with both the expansion of exchange networks and the growing tendency for people to reside in villages.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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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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