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How to talk about racial justice in sustainability

GreenBiz

How to talk about racial justice in sustainability. Victoria Gilchrist. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 00:30. Editor's note: The opinions and conclusions that appear in this piece do not necessarily represent the position of Intel. 2020 has become a reckoning for American culture through the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the ominous storms in the east and the apocalyptic wildfires of the west.

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Looking ahead: Catalytic investors sharpen their tools for deep impact in 2021

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 15 – Catalytic capital is always ‘impact on.’ That intention has rarely been more important than this year, when investors able. The post Looking ahead: Catalytic investors sharpen their tools for deep impact in 2021 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Australasian water programme creates opportunities for European technology companies

Envirotec Magazine

A programme developed by the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) for the Australian and New Zealand water industries will create opportunities for innovative, European technology companies. A Technology Roadmap has been created by the Australian and New Zealand water sectors through W-Lab – a WSAA initiative delivered by technology and business consultancy Isle Utilities (Asia–Pacific), and change-making consultancy ThinkPlace.

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Career-Long Lessons from a Once-in-a-Lifetime Disruption

Daniel Burrus

For some, the post-coronavirus “new normal” is a frightening concept that rattles their status quo, while others are taking this moment to seize new opportunities afforded to us by a global disruption, as COVID-19 has proven to be. The fact of the matter is that aforementioned opportunity is available to all of us, whether our “new normal” is unbearably difficult or extremely simple.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture. Heather Clancy. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 01:30. Without the benefit of their favorite search engine, I’m certain many readers would be hard-pressed to name the largest, pure-play agricultural equipment company in the world. But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization — AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia — reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture.

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Looking ahead: Centering Blackness in the U.S. economic recovery and reconstruction in 2021

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 16 – The period after the Civil War was a time of great ferment, division – and systemic change. Today’s confluence. The post Looking ahead: Centering Blackness in the U.S. economic recovery and reconstruction in 2021 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition Finalists Announcement

Sustainable Development Network

For this year's annual 2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, Esri's ArcGIS StoryMaps and SDSN's SDGs Today teamed up to host the 2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition for the SDGs. The StoryMaps competition —which closed on November 25, 2020 —encouraged storytellers globally to build location-based, data-driven stories that addressed one or more global goals.

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag

GreenBiz

VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 09:58. With about 20 brands such as The North Face, Vans and Timberland under its umbrella — including its recent acquisition of popular streetwear brand Supreme — VF Corporation is big. The company had approximately 48,000 employees at the end of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on March 28, according to its most recent annual report , and revenue during that year was $10.5 billion. .

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Bumper crop of green policy proposals await Biden administration

Impact Alpha

Tis the season … for climate policy frameworks. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement on Day One and. The post Bumper crop of green policy proposals await Biden administration appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, suggesting a route to possible future energy sources

Envirotec Magazine

Electron microscopy image of a densely packed droplet of hydrogen-producing algal cells. Scale bar, 10 micrometres (credit: Prof Xin Huang, Harbin Institute of Technology). Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in air. The findings of the international research team based at the University of Bristol and Harbin Institute of Technology in China, were published in Nature Communications on 25 November.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

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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Kateb University launches SDSN Afghanistan

Sustainable Development Network

On Thursday, December 17 2020, the official launch event of SDSN Afghanistan was held virtually in the presence of over 300+ participants from the Afghan government, the international community, the private sector, academia, research thinks tanks, civil society organizations, and members of the Afghan community. The event was moderated by Mr. Abdullah Alemi, Program Analyst of SDSN Afghanistan, and co-hosted by Dorothea Strüber, Manager of several of SDSN’s Regional and National Networks, includ

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Sustainable shopping is healthy, even amid a pandemic

GreenBiz

Sustainable shopping is healthy, even amid a pandemic. Diane Osgood. Tue, 12/15/2020 - 01:45. As sustainability professionals, we’ve been talking for years about how consumers are increasingly influenced by values and sustainability. We search the data for proof points that people would prefer to buy from a more sustainable company. Indeed, even when we find the proof points, we also find a large action gap between what people say and what they do.

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The ABCs (and SDGs) of classification for impact investing strategies

Impact Alpha

Five years ago, we co-led a research project exploring the value of classification in impact investing, with the goal of making it easier. The post The ABCs (and SDGs) of classification for impact investing strategies appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Will Nottingham be first UK city to rewild its centre?

Envirotec Magazine

Wildlife Trust unveils ambitious post-Covid wildscape to replace notoriously bleak shopping mall. Early December saw the launch of a bold vision to rewild the heart of Nottingham and green-up the historic city centre following the decision to demolish the much-derided Broadmarsh shopping centre. Broadmarsh shopping centre (photo credit: Erin McDaid).

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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eDialogue: What Future for Small-Scale Farming ? Wrap-up and Policy Implications

Sustainable Development Network

On November 25, the SDSN, Foresight4Food, IFAD, and APRA hosted the fifth and the last session in a series of eDialogues on the future of small-scale farming. Based on the recent blog post on the emerging themes of the dialogue by Jim Woodhill, Ken Giller and John Thompson, this session assessed the implications for national policy and development investments.

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It's time to nominate rising stars for the GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list

GreenBiz

It's time to nominate rising stars for the GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list. Heather Clancy. Tue, 12/15/2020 - 01:30. The GreenBiz editorial team is looking for someone (actually, someones) to celebrate! If you know a young professional in the field of corporate sustainability — someone who already has made their mark during the first decade of their career — we would love an introduction.

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Builders Fund backs affordable residential solar firm PosiGen

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, December 16 – PosiGen launched a decade ago to give low-income households a chance to switch to solar power. The New Orleans-based. The post Builders Fund backs affordable residential solar firm PosiGen appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Sponsored content: Instrumentation firm has a memorable year, and not just because of coronavirus and Brexit

Envirotec Magazine

An Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) Station installed in Liverpool City Centre in 2020. Despite the bleak, unprecedented Covid-19 cloud that descended upon us all in 2020, Enviro Technology Services (ET) has had a memorable and positive year with some fantastic and interesting projects. The Gloucestershire based supplier of real-time environmental monitoring instrumentation has enjoyed strong sales in all if its core sectors especially UK air quality monitoring, service contracts and scientific and

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

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.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

Like. Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. The number of net-zero emissions commitments has doubled this year, as many prioritize climate action in their recovery from Covid-19 ( Data-Driven EnviroLab report).

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice? Julia Rosen. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 01:30. Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn’t think much of the siren that wailed once a month at 11 a.m. every first Wednesday. The alarm is a test of the community’s emergency warning system, which has alerted residents to numerous incidents over the years at the nearby Chevron oil refinery.

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With alarm bells ringing, investors step up for dramatic climate action in 2021 – or else

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 17 – The COVID pandemic was just a warm-up for the coming catastrophe: climate change. As wrenching as was this year’s. The post With alarm bells ringing, investors step up for dramatic climate action in 2021 – or else appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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The Doctor Is Making House Calls: Capturing Exposure to Telehealth

MSCI

Telehealth has the potential to reduce inequalities in access to care as well as relieve strain on health systems. We tested an approach that combines natural-language processing and MSCI ESG Ratings screens.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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Sponsored content: Forward dive for long-lasting Landia mixers at St Andrews

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Landia. Following an intricate diving operation, ESD (the joint venture involving Galliford Try, MWH Treatment and Black & Veatch) has completed the successful upgrade of its mixing operation at Scottish Water’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in St Andrews, Fife. In 6m-deep zero-visibility wastewater, three divers (and a dive manager) ensured that there was no interruption to the crucial aeration process in the oxidation

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BofA, BlackRock and State Street CEOs talk stakeholder primacy — and fall short

GreenBiz

BofA, BlackRock and State Street CEOs talk stakeholder primacy — and fall short. Sara Murphy. Mon, 12/14/2020 - 01:45. Some of the world’s biggest asset managers have been talking a lot lately about sustainable capital markets, stakeholder capitalism and how improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure can contribute to more resilient markets.

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Looking ahead: Helping small businesses in emerging markets survive and thrive in 2021

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, December 14 – The stabilization and revival of the micro, small and medium-sized businesses sector has been the emerging markets story of. The post Looking ahead: Helping small businesses in emerging markets survive and thrive in 2021 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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SDSN Belgium engages in the Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN Belgium, its partners and leaders took part in the 4th conference of the Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community. During the two sessions live-streamed from the studios in Brussels and online, 200 world-renowned speakers and sustainability thought leaders, joined by 3700 participants from 140 countries, explored how to leverage technology transformation opportunities beyond the current pandemic.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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.

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4 Sustainable Business Trends to watch in 2021

Carlos Sanchez

Like. 2020 has been a year for pausing and thinking about our existence on this planet. Besides, the business case for sustainability has only gotten stronger. There is a sense that we need to act now and change the world to build back better. Throughout history, systemic changes haven’t evolved linearly but rather exploded into our lives exponentially.

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Episode 249: 30 Under 30 honorees share revelations, big oil pivots

GreenBiz

Episode 249: 30 Under 30 honorees share revelations, big oil pivots. Heather Clancy. Fri, 12/18/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (3:45). Can Shell pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? The oil and gas industry’s search for purpose in a climate-disrupted world. Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice? BofA, BlackRock and State Street talk stakeholder primacy — and fall short.

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Looking Ahead: Investors, asset managers and, yes, corporations, set their sights on impact outcomes in 2021

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 18 – The COVID-19 pandemic revealed global financial systems as one disruption away from disaster. If the markets’ legacies of shareholder. The post Looking Ahead: Investors, asset managers and, yes, corporations, set their sights on impact outcomes in 2021 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Call for the Teachers: Global Schools launches its call for its second cohort of the Advocates Program

Sustainable Development Network

Global Schools launches its call for its second cohort of the Advocates Program to build capacity of primary and secondary school teachers to integrate sustainability in school communities. November 12, 2020 : The Global Schools, an initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth, is launching the program under the UN SDSN with a new mandate to help schools develop a long-term strategy to implement Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in their curricula.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis