Corporate Knights
MARCH 15, 2023
From Tofino, B.C., to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, people are grappling with the rising cost of food. A recent survey conducted by the University of Saskatchewan found that 31% of Canadians are eating less-healthy food due to inflation and that 5% had resorted to stealing food to survive. Food Banks Canada’s 2022 Hunger Count reports a 35% increase in visits since 2019.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2023
In Minnesota alone, the value of metals and materials that could be mined from electronic waste has an estimated value of over $2.8 billion annually.
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Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2023
We know the solution to the energy crisis, and it is not to pander to the demands of the war-profiteering, multinational gas cartel to create new supply. The post There is no “gas shortage,” just a shortage of ethics and integrity from gas cartel appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 15, 2023
Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021 , I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant , the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and services. Given my recent mini-rants on app-centric homes and Apple HomeKit not working well lately , I thought now is a good time to take a second look at Home Assistant.
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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.
Corporate Knights
MARCH 16, 2023
More than 1,550 community solar, battery storage and hydrogen firms in the United States were rushing to regroup after last week’s collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which had issued them billions of dollars in operating loans. The bank, which folded on Friday after about a year of gradual decline, was involved in financing 62% of the country’s community solar projects, which are often meant to serve lower-income neighbourhoods, the New York Times reports.
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ESG Today
MARCH 16, 2023
The European Commission announced today a series of proposals aimed at ensuring its place in the race to scale up clean tech industrial capacity for the net zero energy transition, including the launch of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), focused on the facilitation of clean technology industrial capabilities and capacity in Europe, and the European Critical Raw Materials Act, aimed at ensuring access to the raw materials necessary for the net zero, digital, aerospace and defense sectors.
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 13, 2023
The carbon calculator is an expansion of the existing “virtual farm” website, which allows users to tour two virtual farms of varying sizes and click on different aspects of the farm, such as housing, pastures, feed silos, and more, to learn about sustainability topics such as milk production, herd and nutrient management, crops and soils, and greenhouse gases.
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
CSOs could amplify their power with additional sticks and carrots, in deliberations of business strategy and broader corporate governance. It should be formally designated as a C-suite position.
Renew Economy
MARCH 16, 2023
Study finds replacing 80% of town's gas power supply with a mix of solar and battery storage could deliver lifetime savings in the hundreds of millions. The post How switching out fossil gas for renewables could save this town $321 million appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.
ESG Today
MARCH 17, 2023
Climate tech solutions startup Andes announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round, aimed at enabling the company to expand its microorganism-based carbon removal solution and commercialize its carbon removal credits. Alameda, California-based Andes uses microorganisms to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Through partnerships with farmers, the microorganisms are added to soil along with agricultural seeds, such as corn and wheat, and grow with the plan roo
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 15, 2023
New Belgium Brewing is committed to solving climate change, saying that extreme weather events — such as droughts — hurt its product: beer. Water is the main component of beer, and a lack of water hurts barley crops. The post New Belgium Brewing Is Toasting to its Sustainability Skills appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
GreenBiz
MARCH 14, 2023
Battery electric, fuel cells running on green electricity or green hydrogen, and the trusty internal combustion engine have the potential to decarbonize the transport industry.
Renew Economy
MARCH 16, 2023
Australia's trade partners - China, US, India, Japan and the EU – are making strategic public interventions at massive scale. Australia must act or lose out. The post EU piles pressure on Australia to seize once-in-a-century cleantech opportunity appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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People are focusing on how companies are responding to the headline issues of the day, says a report from 3BL Media on evolving interests in ESG subjects, which also found a mismatch between the stories brands publish and topics audiences want. So which emerging sustainability & ESG topics garner more audience attention? Download the guide to find out!
Environmental Finance
MARCH 15, 2023
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 13, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, is widely considered to be the largest investment in combating climate change in U.S. history. It is a turning point in the country’s response to the climate crisis, and it is being watched closely by. Read more » The post Five Key Takeaways from the Inflation Reduction Act appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
Amid the pushback, companies are staying the course but keeping their heads down.
Renew Economy
MARCH 14, 2023
Consumers pay price of fossil fuel addiction with retail electricity prices set to jump again in July across all of the mainland NEM states. The post Consumers pay the hefty price of Australia’s fossil fuel addiction appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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What does the evolution of ESG programs mean for communicators? As it turns out - a lot. New challenges are coming into focus, driven by the increasing attention to corporate sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, and the evolving state of ESG reporting regulations. This new ebook from 3BL Media explores seven trends in detail and unpacks what they mean for communicators.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 13, 2023
Whisker Labs , the company behind the Ting sensor that plugs into homes and monitors for electrical faults to prevent fires, has expanded its network of residential sensors to the point where it can now start offering insights to utilities about the performance of the grid. The company, which sells about 50,000 Ting sensors each month through insurance companies, has managed to build an IoT business that’s sustainable, useful, and completely invisible to most consumers.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 13, 2023
Decision making is simply the process of making a choice. But decision making often isn’t easy and can be particularly complex in an organizational context.
GreenBiz
MARCH 16, 2023
Google and LevelTen Energy are rethinking the clean energy procurement process to make it smarter and faster.
Renew Economy
MARCH 12, 2023
Genex Power marks "key milestone" for its first big battery, the 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe project near Rockhampton in Queensland. The post Genex takes delivery of all 40 Tesla Megapacks for Bouldercombe big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 16, 2023
We kick off this week’s show with a focus on generative AI and what new models such as GPT-4 and even things like Stable Diffusion could mean for the internet of things. Along the way we disagree with an article trying to compare digital assistants such as Siri with ChatGPT, and highlight some of the opportunities generative AI provides , especially when it comes to robots.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 16, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! It’s time for Metrics Madness. ImpactAlpha, in partnership with the Southern Reconstruction Fund, is kicking off a tournament to. The post The Brief: Metrics Madness, Fink’s fine line on ESG, embedded finance in emerging markets, climate tech in Los Angeles, solar recycling, top impact CEOs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
MARCH 15, 2023
Is geoengineering the answer to climate change, just part of the answer or dangerous science?
Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2023
Renewables and nuclear stepped up to power Britain through a difficult winter, slashing demand for imported gas by 66% and saving consumers billions. The post Renewables help slash gas demand over British winter, avoid £15bn in energy costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 15, 2023
Community solar projects are an increasingly popular way for individuals and businesses to access solar energy without having to install solar panels on their own property. The post Scale Microgrids Announces Acquisition of Over 100 MW of Community Solar Projects in NY appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 16, 2023
On a recent Internet of Things Podcast , we took a voicemail from Brian on our podcast hotline. His mother is an assisted living facility and doesn’t always hear her phone ring so he’s looking for a solution to that problem. Brian asked if there’s some type of device he could connect to his mother’s television that would display text on the screen when her phone rings or when he texts her.
GreenBiz
MARCH 14, 2023
Sustainability strategy can be complicated. Here are five key elements to creating a successful one.
Renew Economy
MARCH 16, 2023
VIDEO: Refurbished wind turbine blades make their way to 7+MW microgrid, where they will help power a garnet mine and local community. The post Preloved wind turbines from Netherlands help power remote mine in Australian outback appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 13, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Systemic Risk Climate tech and other startups exhale after the U.S. backstops Silicon Valley Bank depositors. At the. The post The Brief: Systemic risks at Silicon Valley Bank, women-led businesses in LatAm and Asia, SPAC deal on deadline, catalytic capital grants, US SIF’s new chief appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
ESG Today
MARCH 15, 2023
Solar industry-focused recycling startup SOLARCYCLE announced today that it has raised $30 million, including equity and infrastructure financing, with proceeds aimed at scaling the company’s solar panel recycling capacity, and expanding its materials remanufacturing capabilities. Founded last year “to create a more sustainable, domestic supply chain for the solar industry,” SOLARCYCLE has developed proprietary technology capable of extracting over 95% of the valuable materials in solar panels,
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
What happens when 200 sustainability communications professionals come together to refine their collective message-making?
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