Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 6, 2023

Are the firms brokers? Raters?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2023

Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 5, 2023

Rewiring Australia's Saul Griffith tells government putting hydrogen at the centre of Australia's energy future makes no economic or thermodynamic sense. The post Australia’s hydrogen “superpower” dream could be massive waste of money, says Griffith appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 6, 2023

Lack of role models. Unequal access to financing. Stereotypes about women in business. Caregiving challenges. Long wait times for health services. These were always obstacles for women who run their own businesses, long before COVID-19, especially women with small businesses and the self-employed. But the pandemic exacerbated them. A recent survey of 147 women entrepreneurs in Ontario by the non-profit PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise shows that the pandemic added to the burden on women en

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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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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 7, 2023

For today’s fragmented Internet of Things (IoT) to reach its potential as a fully interconnected ecosystem, the answer may lie in the convergence of cybersecurity and the IoT.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 5, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act directs unprecedented funding to tribes and Native communities for climate resilience and solutions.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 4, 2023

COZUMEL, Mexico – The lights often start to twinkle on the horizon before the sun even rises on this Caribbean island. They signal the start of a daily parade of cruise ships that brings swarms of tourists and their money. They’re an economic lifeline for many of the island’s residents, and yet they leave plenty of environmental damage behind. Thousands of tourists disembark from the cruise ships in the morning, flooding the 48-kilometre-long island during the day.

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Stacey Higginbotham

APRIL 3, 2023

This week, I went to the tinyML Summit in Burlingame, Calif. TinyML, or running small machine learning models on constrained devices, is one of the most exciting technologies I’ve encountered. But it’s also the one most likely to put people to sleep when I talk about it. Using local computing to handle object or even limited face detection, wake word detection, anomaly detection, and more holds the promise of bringing more privacy to the IoT and more sensors to the world, and to give every

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GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2023

Another month, another progressive policy announcement from the European Union, this time aimed at stamping out greenwashing by companies operating within its borders.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2023

Australia's biggest solar farm has completed the installation of one million panels, and will shortly reach full production. The post One million PV panels: Construction complete on Australia’s biggest solar farm 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.

Utiliity Dive

APRIL 3, 2023

The industry and policymakers are working on several fronts to build out nuclear energy — particularly advanced reactors and small modular reactors, SMRs — to meet increasingly stringent zero-carbon goals.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 3, 2023

When data types like electricity, water, waste, gas, supplier data, performance KPIs, and more exist in many siloed systems, the question is: Where do you even start? The post How Organizations Can Prepare Their ESG Data for Sustainability Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2023

Scientists have estimated that without immediate action, the lake could dry up in as little as five years. Here are some ideas for its recovery.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 3, 2023

Gupta finally delivers on green steel promise, phasing out coal at Whyalla Steelworks and replacing it with renewable-powered technologies. The post Gupta to stop use of coal in steelmaking at Whyalla, use wind and solar instead 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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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 6, 2023

Electric power and natural gas organizations are at an inflection point, facing a convergence of challenging global trends in market and customer dynamics. Here’s how they can boost resilience.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 7, 2023

China and India have aggressive green energy targets — not because they want to quiet international attention; instead, they want to create smart cities and attract multinational corporations. To get there, they will need green steel -- made from wind and solar, not coal. The post Greening Steel and Smart Cities Are Critical to Net-Zero Goals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2023

JPMorgan Chase’s sustainable finance activity declined approximately 30% in 2022, with the bank financing and facilitating $197 billion supporting climate, community development and sustainable development projects and initiatives during the year, according to its Annual Report released on Tuesday, compared to a record $285 billion in 2021. With the decline, in a year marked by significant macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, JPMorgan is sightly behind pace towards its 10-year sustainabilit

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Renew Economy

APRIL 5, 2023

Flow Power says "smart" solar farm on old racecourse is Australia’s first fully operational utility-scale DC-coupled solar and battery system. The post Flow Power switches on “smart” solar farm with battery storage built on old racecourse 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

McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 6, 2023

Leaders around the world are confronting a welter of uncertainties. Here’s how to home in on what matters—and begin making the most of novel opportunities—amid ongoing change.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

In recent years, India has rapidly increased its renewable energy capacity and is now the fourth-largest producer of hydro, wind, and solar power. The post India’s Clean Energy Transition Hinges on Domestic Manufacturing, Warns Top Energy Official appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2023

Regenerative farming-focused climate and fintech startup Agreena announced that it has raised €46 million (USD$50 million), in a Series B financing led by venture capital investor HV Capital. Founded in 2017, Copenhagen-based Agreena provides a soil carbon certification platform, supporting farmers in the transition to regenerative agriculture practices through the issuance of third-party verified carbon certificates.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 3, 2023

Study finds solar panels built above crop plants can reduce surface temperatures on the panel by up to 10°C compared to traditional mounting methods. The post Solar panels can take the heat a lot better when paired with crops 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.

Utiliity Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

The utility’s resource plan is expected to reduce its system's greenhouse gas emissions 70% from 2005 levels by the end of the decade and 100% by 2050.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 4, 2023

Out of the 32 corporations with substantial construction or development activities, a mere five (16%) - have a net-zero target that encompasses the in-use emissions of delivered structures. The post CDP: Building Sector Dangerously Behind on Climate Progress appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 4, 2023

By Gail Christopher & Deepa Iyer Across sectors, organizations in the United States have long placed barriers between women of color and leadership positions. Women of color are significantly underrepresented in corporate leadership roles and face systemic obstacles in the nonprofit sector where, even with advanced education and experience, they are less likely to hold leadership positions than white men, white women, or men of color.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 4, 2023

Goldman Sachs report forecasts combined capacity from China solar and wind will far outstrip the government’s current 2030 target of 1.2TWh. The post China on track to triple its terawatt-scale wind and solar target 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.

ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2023

Leading building materials company Holcim unveiled a new commitment to invest CHF2 billion (USD$2.2 billion) in carbon capture technologies by 2030, with a focus on mature technologies, and pledging to capture more than 5 million tons of CO2 per year. The new commitment was announced with the release of Holcim’s 2023 climate report, which also contained an upgraded target to reduce its Scope 1 emissions per ton of cementitious material by over 22% by 2030 to 420kg, compared to its prior 475kg ta

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

An aerial view of the site. In a tie-in with World Water Day in late March, employees from Amazon Web Services (AWS), The Rivers Trust and Action for the River Kennet (ARK) have put on their waders and planted 11,000 native plants at two newly created wetlands in Fyfield and Wilton, Wiltshire. The wetlands will recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year and improve water quality by receiving and treating polluted runoff from farms and roadways.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 5, 2023

For all the progress toward equality on the field, sports administration remains dominated by men. A fairer, more inclusive industry would benefit everyone.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 5, 2023

Energy Efficiency Council's Rob Murray-Leach on landmark report on new ways of thinking about the grid. Meanwhile, new NSW energy minister worries about lights going out. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Smarter grid means a cleaner grid 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.