ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

Nearly all high-level executives at large companies around the world expect climate change to impact their organizations’ strategy and operations over the next three years, according to a new survey released today by global professional services firm Deloitte, with top issues already affecting their businesses including resource scarcity, changing consumption patterns and carbon taxes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2023

12.7 million people work in the global renewable energy sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

Illustration by Michael Byers. 2023 Global 100. 100 most sustainable companies of 2023 still flourishing in tumultuous times. Meet the latest Global 100 companies driving the transition to a low-carbon, circular economy . View top company profile. view previous rankings ». Skip to ranking. BY. Mike Scott. January 18, 2023. With Russia’s war in Ukraine driving energy prices up to record levels and the world experiencing unprecedented climate disasters, it has never been more important for co

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 16, 2023

Danish start-up plans to build six new factories to recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades. The post Six factories planned to recycle end of life wind turbine blades in Europe appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 19, 2023

Why is it so hard to secure your endpoints? The most simplistic reason is because endpoints are in the hands of human beings who can inadvertently click on a link that introduces malware or unwittingly use an unsecure Internet connection which allows threat actors to access a corporate network. Organizations became more prone to breaches over the course of the pandemic because more and more workers were not inside corporate walls (and firewalls) and instead worked from places like a home office

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lessons from the river on how to sustain the sustainability field. Gifting immersive nature experiences may be part of the solution.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Report suggests dropping fossil fuels and nuclear and going 100 pct renewables and storage would save the UK £120 billion by 2050. The post Going 100 pct renewables would save the UK £120 billion, report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 19, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms (such as ChatGPT) that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. Recent new breakthroughs in the field have the potential to drastically change the way we approach content creation.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

If we don’t know what greenwashing is, how can we avoid it or fight it?

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of the 6,720 companies the Corporate Knights team analyzed for our 2023 Global 100 ranking of the world’s most sustainable corporations, a select few stand out. Here are a handful leading the pack on six key indicators. Most sustainable investments: Iberdrola Called the “Exxon of green power” by The New York Times, Spanish electricity company Iberdrola led all other Global 100 companies in terms of sustainable investments in 2022.

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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.

Renew Economy

JANUARY 17, 2023

US-based developer enters Australian market with eyes on wind, solar and storage projects. The post Bluestar enters Australian wind, solar and storage market after $US100m capital raise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 18, 2023

When the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) announced the TLS 1.3 standard in RFC 8446 in August 2018, plenty of tools and utilities were already supporting it (even as early as the year prior, some web browsers had implemented it as their default standard, only having to roll it back due to compatibility issues. Needless to say, the rollout was not perfect).

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Insights about CES 2023 participants Candela, Zoox and VinFast.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

It began in 1906 as a one-man scrap metal business in Portland, Oregon, called Alaska Junk Company. More than a century later, Schnitzer Steel has been named the world’s most sustainable corporation of 2023. Steel is one of the world’s most carbon-intensive products (accounting for roughly 7% of human-produced CO2 emissions, the International Energy Agency’s Iron and Steel Technology Roadmap says), so having a corporation that makes steel products top Corporate Knights’ Global 100 ranking of the

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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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Renew Economy

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fossil-fuel induced energy crisis of 2022 has sparked the biggest ever jump in new construction starts for wind, solar and storage projects. The post Fossil fuel crisis prompts biggest ever switch to renewables and storage in 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 19, 2023

We are now almost three years removed from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and, like all industries, its impact on transportation is still being felt. In rail, there are positive indicators that commuters and travelers alike are getting back on the train. Amtrak recently reported ridership growth of 89% in 2022 compared to 2021 and r idership levels have reached 70% of pre-pandemic levels in the United States and 90% in the United Kingdom.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 18, 2023

COVID-19 may no longer be a pandemic, but the disease likely reduced the availability of the US workforce by as much as 2.6 percent in 2022—a burden on productivity that could last for years.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the energy transition kicks into full swing and we electrify much of our lives, the demand on electricity grids is expected to swell. And observers say o ff-grid solutions will play a big role in taking strain off the traditional grid and keeping electricity affordable. . In Episode 2 of Carbon Hunters , Diana Fox Carney speaks to Miriam Tuerk , the CEO and co-founder of Clear Blue Technologies, a Toronto-based company that uses smart off-grid technology (and renewable energy) to monitor and

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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

Renew Economy

JANUARY 15, 2023

Billionaire green investors Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes are shaping up for a battle of control over Sun Cable, the world’s largest solar and battery project, with big differences emerging over its design and purpose. Sun Cable – which is working on a 20GW solar farm and up to 42GWh of battery storage – was […]. The post Forrest and Cannon-Brookes shape up for control of Sun Cable, with or without sub-sea link appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 15, 2023

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 4.9 billion people around the world were connected to the Internet at some point in 2021—a 150 percent increase from just 2 billion in 2011. During that same timeframe, global monthly bandwidth consumption increased elevenfold to more than 275 exabytes in 2021. Today’s Internet is indispensable to society’s most important and fundamental functions, and it delivers astounding benefits for every aspect of our personal, social and profes

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of its commitment to procuring renewable energy, Verizon has signed four new long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for up to 410MW of renewable energy capacity. The post Verizon Signs PPA for 410MW of Renewable Energy Capacity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 19, 2023

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be releasing the finalized versions for the first global standards for sustainability and climate-related reporting in June of this year, according to IFRS Chair Erkki Liikanen. Speaking on a panel on “Stewarding Responsible Capitalism” at the WEF Forum in Davos, Liikanen revealed the goal, and commented on the speed with which the standards have been developed: “The aim is very concretely that they would be able to p

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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.

Renew Economy

JANUARY 15, 2023

First big battery in New Zealand will be built by a unit of French oil giant Total and promises a quick return on investment. The post Oil giant unit wins contract to build first big battery in New Zealand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 20, 2023

Content publishers and communication service providers (CSPs) are experiencing a transformation from broadcast television to streamed content from the internet. Fueling this transformation is competition from new providers that want to produce tailored content for their subscribers, allowing them to differentiate themselves among the competition and win viewership attention.

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Utiliity Dive

JANUARY 19, 2023

After peaking last summer, the price of residential electricity is projected to rise more slowly over the next two years, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 17, 2023

McKinsey analyzed 14 new trends in its latest report on the most significant emerging technologies. Here are three for leaders to focus on right now.

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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.

Renew Economy

JANUARY 16, 2023

AEMO says it connected 2.9GW of new capacity in 2022, mostly wind and solar, but will need to double that over next eight years to meet government renewable targets. The post Australia connects 3GW of new capacity in 2022, must double that to reach renewable target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 16, 2023

As we start a new year it’s a good time to assess where we are with private 5G (P5G) and its adoption in the enterprise and what we can expect moving forward. To this end and with great timing, 5G Americas just released a new white paper titled “Enterprise Evolution with 5G Adoption” for which I had the pleasure of being the lead author. The goal of this paper is to digest and simplify some of the more complex aspects of P5G to help enterprise decision makers understand what they’re facing and m

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Stacey Higginbotham

JANUARY 17, 2023

For many connected devices, intermittent connectivity is a fact of life. Whether a device is connected to a satellite network or trying to communicate over a spotty Wi-Fi connection in a factory, there are plenty of use cases where a sensor has data to share, but must wait to share it. That’s why I was intrigued by Ditto , a four-year-old startup in San Francisco that makes software designed to share data over intermittent connections.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 16, 2023

Will the world move to solve its structural problems and make superior short-term choices? Yes or no: that’s the first question on the test.

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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.