How to get ready for the new EU sustainability due diligence law
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
The European Union finally passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Here’s an early look at how CSDDD will affect corporate supply chains.
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German energy giant presses go on Australia’s first eight-hour big battery
Renew Economy
MAY 27, 2024
Green light given for Australia's first eight-hour big battery, with Tesla to supply the technology. The post German energy giant presses go on Australia’s first eight-hour big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Pierre Poilievre voted against the environment nearly 400 times
Corporate Knights
MAY 27, 2024
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has voted against the environment and climate nearly 400 times during his 20-year career as a Member of Parliament, according to House of Commons voting records analyzed by DeSmog. That includes voting “nay” to bills crafted to hold mining companies accountable for environmental damage, move Canada closer towards achieving its climate targets, create high-quality jobs in low-carbon industries nationwide and align Canadian laws with the United Nation
UNESCO Publishes Motorola and Lenovo Foundation’s White Paper on Digital Inclusion of Indigenous Languages
3BL Media
MAY 30, 2024
With support from Lenovo Foundation , Motorola jointly collaborated with UNESCO to publish a white paper detailing Motorola’s Indigenous Languages Digitization process with the aim to strengthen global focus on digital inclusion. Published in April 2024, the “Hello Indigenous” white paper has the cooperation of UNESCO through the “Indigenous Languages on Mobile” partnership.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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
Google wants to help other companies eliminate plastic from their packaging
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels.
NSW rethinks storage needs to replace coal: More short duration batteries might do the trick
Renew Economy
MAY 29, 2024
NSW is rethinking its storage needs to replace its ageing coal generators. Turns out more 4-hour batteries might be cheaper and more effective than eight hour storage. The post NSW rethinks storage needs to replace coal: More short duration batteries might do the trick appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Harvesting the Future: Del Monte Foods Journey to a Healthier Tomorrow
3BL Media
MAY 29, 2024
Read the 2023 Del Monte Foods ESG Report Since our founding, Del Monte Foods has been a lifeline to our communities, connecting people with accessible, nutritious food. This is especially important at a time when economic and food insecurity are on the rise. At the same time, we understand that our production and operations have a major impact on the health of our planet and society.
$160 million in circular manufacturing funds up for grabs
GreenBiz
MAY 29, 2024
44 projects are hoping to get investment from the National Science Foundation in 2025.
New wind output record breaks drought that posed most challenging week for renewable model
Renew Economy
MAY 30, 2024
Australia's wind "drought" broken in spectacular style by a new record output. But modelling shows scaled up renewables would still have met most demand. The post New wind output record breaks drought that posed most challenging week for renewable model appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU Adopts Net Zero Industry Act to Scale up Decarbonization Technologies
ESG Today
MAY 27, 2024
The European Council announced today that it has approved the Net-Zero industry Act (NZIA), a new law introducing a framework of measures aimed at scaling up Europe’s manufacturing capacity for technologies key to achieving the EU’s climate goals. The announcement marks the last major step in the adoption of the NZIA, following the European Parliament’s approval of the new regulations in April.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
Whole Cities Awards 10 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grants To Grow Community Health
3BL Media
MAY 29, 2024
NEWARK, N.J., May 29, 2024 /3BL/ - Whole Cities, a Whole Founds Market Foundation project dedicated to broadening community access to fresh food and nutrition education, announced today that 10 community-led nonprofit organizations in Newark, New Jersey have been awarded up to $20,000 each through the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant. In 2017, Whole Cities started the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant program to advance the city’s long-term healthy food access solutions and improve
Model makeover: Turning a telco into a customer-centric techco
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MAY 28, 2024
Telcos can unlock significant value by becoming truly customer-centric enterprises, but it will take a new operating model enabled by a mindset shift and expanded capabilities.
Wind and solar drought: First new renewable projects join grid after six month hiatus
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
Two new wind and solar farms and a big battery have entered grid management system. Astonishingly, they are the first in six months as a result of development drought. The post Wind and solar drought: First new renewable projects join grid after six month hiatus appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Investors Increasing Focus on Climate Solutions and Transition Strategies: Robeco Survey
ESG Today
MAY 29, 2024
Investors are shifting the focus of their climate investing strategies, with the majority looking to allocate funds to climate solutions and to strategies focused on ‘brown-to-green’ companies transitioning to lower emissions, according to a new survey released by international asset manager Robeco, which also found growing regional disparities in attitudes towards climate change, with North American investor interest lagging increasingly far behind their European and Asia Pacific peers.
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
Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environmental Management in the Supply Chain
3BL Media
MAY 30, 2024
Originally published in Qualcomm's 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report Each of our primary semiconductor manufacturing suppliers is required to have an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system, and in 2023, all such suppliers reported meeting this requirement. We work with these suppliers at multiple stages of design and manufacturing to monitor their conformance to applicable environmental laws and help adherence to various environmental initiatives.
Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 30, 2024
A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs. And the havoc it wrought was to the ocean current itself. The future of the Atlantic circulation will be determined by a tug-o-war between Greenland's decreasing ice flux and its increasing freshwater runoff.
Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
Australia's first crowdfunded solar farm comes with lessons, including what small developers would like from networks. The post Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU Regulator Calls for SMEs to be Required to Report on Positive Sustainability Impacts, Opportunities to Avoid Greenwashing
ESG Today
MAY 28, 2024
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued recommendations to adjust proposed sustainability reporting requirements for market-listed small and medium-sized (SME) businesses, with proposals including a requirement for SMEs to report on sustainability-related opportunities and positive impacts, in order to avoid the risk of greenwashing.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Supply Chain Management
3BL Media
MAY 28, 2024
Originally published in Qualcomm's 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report We work to have a sustainable supply chain management program that emphasizes product quality while minimizing risk and improving overall sustainability. Our due diligence strategy focuses on making appropriate supplier selections, assessing for risk, conducting comprehensive onboarding and monitoring adherence to our Supplier Code of Conduct.
Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 28, 2024
A new study concludes that nearly half of the food waste, about 620 million metric tons, could be eliminated by fully refrigerated food supply chains worldwide. At the same time, fully refrigerated supply chains, or 'cold chains,' could cut food waste-related emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases by 41% globally, according to a new study.
Gigawatt-scale wind project seeks new federal green tick with fewer but bigger turbines
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
A project once described as the biggest in Australia is going through the federal approval process again, this time with fewer but bigger turbines. The post Gigawatt-scale wind project seeks new federal green tick with fewer but bigger turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Nearly Half of Sustainability-Labelled Funds May Have to Change Names to Meet New EU Anti-Greenwashing Rules: Clarity AI
ESG Today
MAY 30, 2024
More than 40% of investment funds in the EU using ESG or sustainability-related labels may be required to change names or sell assets in order to meet new anti-greenwashing rules, according to a new analysis released by sustainability technology platform Clarity AI. The new report follows the release earlier this month by EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of its finalized guidelines for the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms in investment fund nam
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
The Brief: Impact accounting standards drive toward interoperability
Impact Alpha
MAY 30, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Impact Management Impact accounting standards advance as investors demand interoperability. Accounting for social and environmental. The post The Brief: Impact accounting standards drive toward interoperability appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 30, 2024
Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study. That could pose a threat to biodiversity in waterways around the world and increase the amount of carbon in Earth's atmosphere, potentially exacerbating climate change. The study is the first to combine a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to waterways may contribute to the global climate crisis.
Engie offers $1000 energy bill rebates to neighbours of wind and solar projects
Renew Economy
MAY 26, 2024
French energy giant offers big discount on energy bills to communities close to proposed wind and solar projects. The post Engie offers $1000 energy bill rebates to neighbours of wind and solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Microsoft Signs 15-Year Renewable Energy Agreements with RWE in Texas
ESG Today
MAY 27, 2024
German power producer RWE announced that it has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft for the purchase of renewable energy from two new Texas-based onshore wind farms, with a combined capacity of 446 MW. The two new renewable energy projects include RWE Peyton Creek II and the Lane City project. Peyton Creek II, currently under construction, is near RWE’s 243 MW Peyton Creek I wind farm in Bay City, Texas, which has been in operation since March 2020.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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.
The Brief: Mexico and India sweat their elections as climate action waits
Impact Alpha
MAY 29, 2024
Greetings, Agents of Impact! The next edition of our specialty newsletter, ImpactAlpha Latin America, drops today. As an ImpactAlpha subscriber, you get the. The post The Brief: Mexico and India sweat their elections as climate action waits appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 30, 2024
Engineers have helped design a new method to make hydrogen gas from water using only solar power and agricultural waste such as manure or husks. The method reduces the energy needed to extract hydrogen from water by 600%, creating new opportunities for sustainable, climate-friendly chemical production.
NSW formally opens its biggest energy storage tender amid questions over duration
Renew Economy
MAY 30, 2024
NSW formally opens its biggest tender for battery storage, and for access rights to the coveted south-west renewable energy zone. The post NSW formally opens its biggest energy storage tender amid questions over duration appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Google Signs its First Renewable Energy Purchase Deals in Japan
ESG Today
MAY 27, 2024
Google announced two new solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Japan, its first in the country, supporting the construction of new solar projects that will add 60 MW of clean energy capacity to the Japanese grid. According to Google, the new agreement will contribute to its commitment to power all its operations on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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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.
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