GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 06/29/2020 - 02:00. It’s an enviable alliance that has outlasted most marriages. For two decades, Interface and Aquafil have worked together to close the loop on carpeting, an example that other companies have followed. The carpet maker and the nylon supplier moved long ago past the early steps of engagement and strategy.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 30 – When it was just a few well-connected plutocrats making headlines for questionable real estate projects, it was still possible to hope that Opportunity Zones would prove to be a major new source of capital for community-based businesses in underserved neighborhoods. But almost two years after the capital-gains tax cut went into.

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Daniel Burrus

JULY 1, 2020

Traditionally, the concept of success through collaboration in the business world has been focused on eliminating competition to find success in ways that benefit the industry the competitors share. However, during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, success through collaboration was redefined when two tech giants, Apple and Google, collaborated on contact tracing technology in an effort to combat the virus in their own way and simultaneously save lives.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 2, 2020

“COVID-19 reminds us that human species is an integral part of the ecosystem. Human lives will always be inseparable with the environment.” -- Yansen, Senior Researcher, SDGs Centre Bengkulu On June 5, 2020, SDSN Indonesia organized a webinar to commemorate World Environment Day, featuring five SDSN member institutions: Conservation International Indonesia, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Universitas Andalas, Universitas Cenderawasih, and SDGs Center Bengkulu.

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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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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2020

A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience. Alec Appelbaum. Thu, 07/02/2020 - 01:15. What would you do if the cause that lights your day turned out to be trapping fellow citizens in the dark? . For Shalanda Baker, a professor of law and public policy at Northeastern University, thinking about a clean energy future means thinking about the daily, weekly and sometimes invisible ways that people in deprived communities can control their power supply.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 1, 2020

In a post-COVID world, governments may tax animal-grown meat rather than subsidize it. The post Possible side effect of COVID: a carbon tax on meat appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2020

On July 14, 2020, the SDSN and the Government of Finland wish to invite you to an official HLPF side event on timely data for the SDGS! Date: July 14, 2020 Time: 8:00 to 9:00 EDT | 14:00 to 15:00 CEST | 15:00 to 16:00 EEST | click for more time zones Registration Required: Please register online The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to mobilize the global community to address economic, social, and environmental challenges.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni. Heather Clancy. Mon, 06/29/2020 - 02:30. June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . What’s up in the worlds of the 120 alumni from past lists? We reached out this spring to check in, asking those inclined to weigh in on how current events have changed their world views.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

How companies deploy their cash reserves is becoming an issue of governance, the ‘G’ in ESG. The post Netflix to move $100 million in cash deposits to lenders in Black communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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MSCI

JUNE 29, 2020

Our recent research suggests that environmental and social issues were more industry specific and tended to show up in financial measures over a longer time frame compared to governance issues. How can E, S and G issues be combined?

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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.

Eco-Business

JUNE 28, 2020

From steering consumer spending to beefing up disclosure requirements, governments, central banks and financial institutions each have a role to play in ensuring a green recovery.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 08:55. By 2030, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 percent recycled silver and gold in its products. At least that’s the goal the Danish company set at the beginning of June. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 2, 2020

ImpactAlpha, July 3 – Technology to capture, store and use carbon dioxide could take 500 million tons of the greenhouse gas per year out of the atmosphere by 2030, a 10-fold increase from today, according to a new McKinsey report. Key to making the technology cost-effective: a price on carbon. The development of carbon-negative technology. The post Key to 10x’ing the capture of carbon?

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CleanTechnica

JULY 3, 2020

If you were looking to nominate a particular technology as the most influential of the early 21st century, batteries would be a logical choice. Cheap, compact batteries made smartphones and mobile computing possible, and larger and more powerful batteries represent the enabling technology behind electric mobility, renewable energy, and the smart grid.

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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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Eco-Business

JUNE 30, 2020

Covid-19 has disrupted the global economy and upended life as we know it. In these unprecedented times, competent leadership has never been more critical, and this requires a deep understanding of sustainability issues.

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GreenBiz

JULY 1, 2020

California's new truck rule: It's big, it's bold, it's controversial. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 00:30. California's epic clean truck rule has arrived. It's big. It's bold. It's controversial. . After months of discussion, last week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Truck rule, which says that more than half of the trucks sold in California have to be zero-emission by 2035.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 29, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – NBA megastar LeBron James and his long-time friend and business partner Maverick Carter raised $100 million for SpringHill Co, “a maker and distributor of all kinds of content that will give a voice to creators and consumers who’ve been pandered to, ignored, or underserved,” according to Bloomberg. SpringHill, named after James’.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 3, 2020

The transition to electromobility is well underway. In fact, it is happening much faster than most people think. EV market share figures are starting to look quite nice in many markets in the developed world.

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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

JUNE 30, 2020

A fund backed by large philanthrophies will invest in the earliest stage of renewable energy investments. This risky stage has proved one of the biggest obstacles to Southeast Asia's energy transition, which Covid-19 is slowing down.

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GreenBiz

JULY 1, 2020

This coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic. Barry Yeoman. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 00:15. When the COVID-19 outbreak first reached Louisiana and residents were ordered to stay at home, Marie Marlene V. Foret tapped into some skills she learned seven decades ago. Foret chairs the tribal council of the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, which has lived along the bayous south of Houma, Louisiana for generations.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 30 – B Corp APDS’s tablet-based learning platform for inmates provides education, rehabilitation, and job training including GED preparation, English and cognitive behavioral therapy. It is available in 88 facilities in 17 states. Co-lead investors New Markets Venture Partners and ReThink Education reupped their commitments in the company’s Series B round.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 3, 2020

Traffic pollution is a distinct cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to new research out of the University of California at Davis.

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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

JUNE 30, 2020

A South Korean public institution has announced it will back a controversial new coal power project in Indonesia. The move is at odds with election promises the nation's ruling party made earlier this year, say experts.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 30 – Nearly 350,000 people return to prison in the U.S. each year because of violations of exhaustive parole and probation requirements. The system “sets people up to fail,” according to the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative. Maine-based Reconnect aims to reduce people’s odds of failure by streamlining monitoring and compliance of parole requirements and.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 2, 2020

It’s time for the impact investing community to lead the investing world in breaking through the systemic barriers that impede capital from flowing to Black leaders and other leaders of color. The post How to unlock the value of diversity and inclusion in impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 1, 2020

Featured: Agents of Impact Call No. 20: Investors share experiences in getting their assets off the sidelines (video). The post The Brief: Assets off the sidelines (video), Erie’s opportunity zones, Netflix banks Black, carbon tax on meat, Big Energy’s stranded assets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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.

Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Opportunity Zone capital flows to real estate but not to small businesses – or impact. When it was just a few well-connected plutocrats making headlines for questionable real estate projects, it was still possible to hope that Opportunity Zones would prove to be a major new source of capital for community-based.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 30, 2020

As we design for impact, it’s important to people at the center of financial structures. In 10 ways to redesign venture finance for a more inclusive post-COVID world, Aunnie Patton Power highlighted several points that resonated with us as nascent investment managers focused on designing and managing accessible, affordable lending products that support people who.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 29, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – The start of a global recession in the middle of a pandemic that has laid bare structural inequality and racism may not be the most auspicious time to revive the tech-utopian vision. Or maybe it is. “We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization. The post How 10x tech can drive 10x impact in 10 years appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 29, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – Massachusetts-based Enko Chem uses technology for pharmaceutical drug discovery to develop new crop treatments. The company, which was incubated within agtech venture capital firm Anterra Capital, is combatting the pest resistance and environmental harm of chemical pesticides. It looks for under-developed methods of killing pests or boosting crop resilience and rapid-tests.

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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.