Corporate Knights

JUNE 7, 2023

On every corner of the planet, the water emergency is in plain sight. In Madagascar, where children are skipping school to dig into bone-dry river beds , and Argentina, where corn husks come up hollow. Across the parched Mediterranean, subject to another blistering heat wave in April , and in massive reservoirs in the United States, where dangerously low water levels threaten power generation.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Nearly all companies and organizations have contributed to the ever-expanding mess of extraction, waste, soil degradation, environmental racism and social injustice all in the name of growth at any cost.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 7, 2023

ACT votes on law to ban new gas connections for homes and businesses, in a major coup for electrification and a new blow to the fossil fuel lobby. The post ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes, as fossil empire strikes back appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Utiliity Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

The International Energy Agency also said in its report, Energy Efficiency - The Decade for Action , released Wednesday, that electric vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 55% last year.

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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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Corporate Knights

JUNE 5, 2023

ChatGPT did not write this. But artificial intelligence will continue to have a profound impact on the job market over the next five years. That’s one of the takeaways from a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) that maps out the future of employment. The report says that by 2027, nearly one-quarter of the labour market will experience disruption – signalling a significant shift as jobs are lost and created.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

We put ChatGPT and five other bots to real-world tests. The results were impressive, but how will it affect your job?

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JUNE 8, 2023

Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatened by -- changes in temperature. Researchers report that two-spot octopuses adapt to seasonal temperature shifts by producing different neural proteins under warm versus cool conditions. The octopuses achieve this by editing their RNA, the messenger molecule between DNA and proteins.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 8, 2023

Renewable power is being deployed at a breakneck pace globally , with wind and solar set to lead record-breaking growth around the world this year, according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency. But you wouldn’t know it listening to recent claims from senior Canadian government leaders, past and present, that renewable power is unreliable or will spike power costs: as they like to argue, the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 7, 2023

Sponsored: A collaboration between Meta and Aspiration demonstrates the crucial role of corporate partnerships in scaling nature-based carbon removal solutions.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 5, 2023

Solar experts call for better approach to sustainable solar, including “bespoke” technology to recycle panels and reuse their valuable components. The post Why solar panels should be reused, and not shredded for bricks and concrete appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JUNE 6, 2023

Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however, suggest that when pigeons sleep, they might experience visions of flight. Researchers studied brain activation patterns in sleeping pigeons, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The study revealed that similar to mammals, most of the brain is highly active during REM sleep.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 6, 2023

Floridians are bracing for an unwanted visitor this summer: sargassum. A 5,000-mile-long island of this rootless seaweed is floating around the Atlantic, and large swathes of it are expected to wash ashore in Florida and other states in the coming months. Smaller amounts have already arrived, and the rotting clumps of algae on the beach release hydrogen sulfide, giving off the smell of rotten eggs.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 7, 2023

Chile plans to nationalize its vast reserves of lithium, an element essential for development of batteries and electric vehicles. That could force new public-private partnerships for leading suppliers Albemarle and SQM.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 8, 2023

Wind energy sets first output record of the year in Australia's main grid, with more to come over winter. The post Wind farms set new output record in Australia’s main grid for first time in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Stacey Higginbotham

JUNE 7, 2023

I’m sure by now, you’ve seen or heard about Apple Vision Pro , the company’s $3,499 spatial computing headset. If you haven’t, this nine minute video will quickly catch you up: Reactions from those who have, and those who haven’t, used it are very polarizing. The former are uniformly blown away by the technology and experience.

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ESG Today

JUNE 8, 2023

Global ESG-focused private markets (PM) assets under management is anticipated to surge over the next few years, with a significant majority of LP investors planning to increase allocations to ESG investments, and more than three quarters intending to stop investing in non-ESG products over the next two years, according to a new report by professional services firm PwC.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 6, 2023

Code results in nearly 4 percent of the world's carbon emissions. Coders want to help, but often don’t know how. Here are some places to start.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 7, 2023

Spain expected to surpass 50% average renewables mark on its grid this year, beating neighbouring EU powerhouses to the milestone. The post Spain on track to pass 50 pct renewable energy generation in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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

Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

Moreover, the project includes a significant expansion of digester capacity, providing the California wastewater utility with operational flexibility.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JUNE 8, 2023

It may not surprise anyone, but Kevin and I have thoughts on Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset that we’re sharing with y’all. We also lay out some details about changes to Apple’s various operating systems and services that relate to Siri and the smart home. Google also added Matter support for its Home app on Apple devices, which is another means for chipping away at the challenges of deploying Matter across a variety of ecosystems.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Expert tips on how to make reusable products and systems that support it, from Eileen Fisher’s director of circular design.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 5, 2023

By far the fastest energy change in history is underway, with around 400 GW of new solar and wind capacity to be added in 2023. The post Graph of the Day: Solar is creating fastest energy change in history appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JUNE 8, 2023

Consumers already know what they want at the intersection of virtual and physical retail. It’s up to companies to evolve their strategies to capture growth and long-term value.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JUNE 6, 2023

Middleware is so extremely boring that if I’m bothering to cover a company’s middleware product, it must be doing something pretty important. And in the case of ReelyActive , it really is. ReelyActive was formed in 2012 as a Bluetooth expert that built Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) location apps and services. But today it has pivoted to become a middleware layer that helps translate data from Bluetooth sensors into code that can be assimilated into a variety of analytics applications.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

J.R. Killigrew, head of EV business development for North America at DNV, on the confidence to master career pivots, why relationship building is key to his role and emerging opportunities in the fast-growing EV space.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 8, 2023

The breakthrough opens the door to an energy source that could “potentially [yield] eight times more power than solar panels at any location on Earth's surface.” The post “This is a first:” Scientists beam solar power from space to Earth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 9, 2023

by Matthew G. Hill, Iowa State University The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity and intelligence. These animals shared the North American landscape with other large carnivores, including short-faced bears, dire wolves and the American lion, as well as megaherbivores including mammoths, mastodons, muskoxen and long-horned bison.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 7, 2023

Identifying and designing for the unique operating conditions at an RNG facility is paramount to remaining in compliance with air and water pollution regulations as the resource recovery process can be challenging.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Jo and Joy Banner, co-founders and co-directors of The Descendants Project, explain why we should "stop giving fossil fuels a lifeline." Sifang Chen, managing science and innovation advisor at Carbon 180, unpacks ocean carbon capture.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 5, 2023

Delivery underway of massive Vestas wind turbine components for Enel Green Power's first Australian project at WA's Flat Rocks. The post Concrete poured at Flat Rocks wind farm as turbine parts hit the road appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.