Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In this weeks Corporate Knights Drill-Down, we highlight a compelling financial case for divesting from fossil fuels. Our analysis of nine public pension funds across the world reveals that shifting investments away from fossil fuels and reinvesting these amounts into the Mackenzie Corporate Knights Global 100 Index ETF not only aligns with sustainability goals but can also deliver stronger financial returns.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Dutch-based renewable energy investor Photon Energy says it has made a loss on the sale of its Australian based solar portfolio, which includes a small solar-battery hybrid project development. Photon last year announced the sale to CleanPeak Energy of a portfolio of 15 MW of operating solar farms around Leeton and Fivebough and a […] The post Dutch renewable investors lose money on sale of Australian solar and hybrid assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Cascale joined critical conversations in Paris at the recent OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment & Footwear Sector, tackling key challenges in responsible purchasing, traceability, and industry metrics on GHG emissions, wages, and responsible purchasing practices. Dr. Marsha Dickson, co-founder and president of Better Buying Institute and Cascales Better Buying program consultant and Cascales James Crowley, manager of transparency and traceability (supply chain); Sophia Ellis, senior

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By Sheringham Odhiambo , Madeleine Ballard , Ben Pyne & Kathryn Harrison Ten years ago, I (Sheringham) was going door-to-door, providing routine health checks, administering vaccinations, and managing cases of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other debilitating diseases for residents of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. As I trekked across miles of dirt roads on foot, lugging a backpack full of supplies I had cobbled together, I wondered how much longer I could sustain this work without a stead

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yale Climate Connections bookshelf for February begins with a title that beautifully captures the mission of climate activism during Black History Month. People the Planet Needs Now tells the stories of 25 scientists and activists working to protect and support their Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities in a changing climate. The shoulders on which these younger folk stand are partially revealed by the next two environmental justice-related titles: the new memoir by Catherine Coleman Flowe

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The last days of the summer season marked with more solar output records across the main grid, and in the Sunshine state. The post Australia’s main grid ends summer with a new big solar output record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Alternative asset manager Blackstone announced that it has raised $5.6 billion for its energy transition-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV, closing the fund at its hard cap. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners invests globally across sectors in the energy industry, helping energy companies to build enterprises at scale that can deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy.

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Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Today Cisco and NVIDIA announced a mutual intent to expand a partnership that brings together two of the industrys most innovative data center networking and compute leaders. Our collaboration will help enterprises accelerate AI projects and make it easier for more customers than ever to standardize on Cisco as they modernize their data center networks.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The network lobby is arguing that we must wait for the grid to build out renewables and decarbonise before doing anything about gas demand. It's nonsense. The post Gas networks resort to fanciful modelling in new scare campaign against electric homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

By Candace Higginbotham | February 6, 2025 On a crisp January morning, an intrepid team of Birmingham associates walked two blocks east from Regions Center to take part in a city-wide event to honor a valuable community partnership and celebrate new opportunities for local children. Junior Achievement (JA) of Alabama recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the new McWane Economic Education Center, a 30,000-square-foot experiential learning facility that will serve more than

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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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Green Project Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

I grew up in the 80s. Back then, at least for an American kid, one of the coolest things you could own was a Hard Rock Caf Save the Planet T-shirtexcept maybe a Members Only jacket and Jordache jeans. (Side note: The Hard Rock Caf Chicago is closing in March. It was one of the […] The post Regenerative Sustainability: What If Sustainability Is Something We Can Only Achieve Once We Fix What Weve Broken?

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

New research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth's surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish. By chemically analyzing crystals in ancient rocks, the researchers discovered that as glaciers carved through the landscape, they scraped deep into the Earth's crust, releasing key minerals that altered ocean chemistry.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Australia could follow New Zealand's example to help industrial companies switch from gas to electricity. The post New Zealand is a poster child for industrial electrification. Can Australia follow suit? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By Mary Jacques, Executive Director of Global ESG and Regulatory Compliance, Lenovo As artificial intelligence revolutionizes industries, its intersection with energy consumption and climate impact has become an important conversation. At Lenovo, leaders like Scott Tease, Vice President and General Manager of our Infrastructure Solutions Groups Product Line, and I are at the forefront of addressing these challenges, balancing innovation with sustainability.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

RMIT Universitys coffee concrete inventors have won an award at Universities Australias Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category. Australia generates around 75,000 tonnes of ground coffee waste annually, contributing to 6.87 million tonnes of organic waste in landfills. Thiswaste accounts for 3%of the nations greenhouse gas emissions.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn't just increase the risk of asthma and heart disease -- it may also contribute to brain conditions as diverse as Alzheimer's and autism. Scientists have discovered how a chemical change in the brain -- which can be triggered by inflammation and aging as well as toxins found in air pollution, pesticides, wildfire smoke

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

EnergyAustralia turns the sod on its first four-hour big battery, and its biggest single project investment as it lays ground for its post-coal strategy. The post EnergyAustralia breaks ground on its first four-hour big battery in Victorian coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Packaging Packaging has been identified as a significant environmental aspect under Lenovos EMS. Its packaging priorities focus on reducing packaging consumption and waste by: Increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials in packaging Increasing the use of bio-based materials Reducing the size of product packaging Expanding the use of bulk and reusable packaging solutions In FY 2023/24, Lenovos packaging objective was to minimize the m

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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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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Early-stage companies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face several common challenges , including limited access to capital, complicated regulations, poor infrastructure and difficulties related to talent retention. Additionally, companies working in sectors whose workforces and value chains are dependent on women can be hindered by negative societal norms, like perceptions of women’s role in society, physical safety concerns, and lack of access to finance and mobility.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Researchers report on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium on the defense of black poplars against herbivorous insects. The fungus, which lives inside the leaves, not only increases the production of defensive substances in the trees, but also produces an alkaloid itself that protects the trees from feeding damage. The research team has also shown in field studies that the presence of the fungus influences the composition of insect communities in young black poplars.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Matt Kean fights back against Ted O'Brien's attempts to silence him and the Coalition's threats to castrate the CCA - again. But where is his support? The post “Facts, not politics:” Kean fights Coalition attempts to silence him, but will he stand alone? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

BELLEVUE, Wash., February 28, 2025 /3BL/ - The City of New York selected T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), Americas 5G leader, as the municipal entity single carrier to support a wide variety of mission-critical operations across the city. Our mission is to use reliable, cutting edge technology to make New York City safer and more affordable for all, and this collaboration with T-Mobile is helping us do just that, said New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By Solange Bandiaky-Badji , Lindsey Allen , Brittany Boettcher & Tanya Pham On a May morning in 2023, more than 200 Indigenous, local community, and Afro-descendant women from 20 countries on four continents bustled into a hotel meeting space in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, each with their own dreams for how the day would play out.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A century of fire suppression, climate change, and drought has worsened wildfires in the Western U.S. While prescribed burns help reduce fuel, a 'fire deficit' increases wildfire risks, with significant health and environmental impacts. Deforestation and pests further limit carbon storage. Emulating Indigenous practices, a new study shows that combining physical harvesting of dead wood with thinning reduces wildfire risks, lowers carbon emissions, and boosts carbon storage through products like

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The gas market on the east coast has directly contributed to the cost-of-living crisis. It is now clear that increasing gas production will not solve looming supply gap. The post Energy consumers pick up the bill as gas industry prioritises export windfalls appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library Tell us a little bit about yourself, your career journey, and what led you to your current role. Hi! Im Rachel Beneke, Director of Product Management at GoDaddy, where I lead an incredible team of Product Managers working on our Website Builder. My journey to product management wasnt exactly traditional.

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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.

Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How are massive paradigm shifts in the market driving innovations in networking? Take a look at how global backbone networks like Arelion, which experienced a 42% growth in Internet traffic in 2024, are working with Cisco on their journey towards AI-ready connectivity.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change is making it happen more frequently, with ever-larger icebergs in the waters around Antarctica. Researchers are studying the routes that icebergs followed during geological periods of rapid ice cap deterioration, such as the ends of ice ages.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As we push toward a cleaner, greener grid, a key question is: Where should we build all these solar and wind farms? The post The best spots for solar and wind farms, with the least need for new poles and wires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Cummins Introducing Cummins HELM platforms In 2024, Cummins Inc. made an exciting announcement that will reshape the commercial transportation landscape. Cummins HELM Platforms are designed to help our customers reach their sustainability goals while meeting diverse business needs. HELM which stands for Higher Efficiency, Lower emissions and Multiple fuelsis a critical part of Cummins' broader Destination Zero strategy, which aims to reduce emissions and promote cleaner technologies across our p

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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.