GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2023

Developing options to advance sustainability is a major focus of rethinking supply chains. To be successful, though, sustainability cannot be managed as a standalone set of factors.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 10, 2023

Canada is home to two of the largest life and health insurance companies in the world – Sun Life and Manulife. Now expanding into Asia, these are Canadian success stories. Yet both have a contradiction at the heart of their business model. They are also two of Canada’s largest investors in fossil fuels, including dirty coal, investments that adversely affect the health of the clients they’re insuring.

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Renew Economy

MAY 11, 2023

To supply everyone with enough electricity to live a good life, we’ll need about 200 billion megawatt-hours per year. Assuming solar does the heavy lifting, is it possible? The post Four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar – our best hope against climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 11, 2023

AI technology has revolutionized marketing and sales; now, generative AI promises to disrupt the way B2B and B2C players think about customer experience, productivity, and growth.

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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

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2023

The European Union is taking ambitious and expansive action toward a sustainable future. But what happens in the EU doesn’t always stay in the EU. Due to the global nature of organizations and their supply chains, any policy developments within the world’s third-largest economy have far-reaching effects across regions and countries. And with its reputation as a global sustainability leader, developments in the EU often provide an indication of what’s to come in other markets around the world.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 11, 2023

More than five billion trees are cut down every year for paper, packaging and fashion. Many of them are in ancient, old-growth forests that are not just rich in biodiversity but are crucial carbon sinks that absorb massive amounts of the C02 we belch out every year. But what if you could take the mountains of clothes and paper that are discarded and turn that into clothes and paper again, leaving those endangered forests alone to do much more important work?

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 11, 2023

Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2023

Melanie Nakagawa reveals how the software giant is stepping up its support of policies, partnerships and innovations to clean up the electric grid — in the U.S. and abroad.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 9, 2023

Three months ago, 5.3 million litres of industrial wastewater was reported to have overflowed from an Imperial Oil storage pond into a muskeg and forested area. This industrial wastewater could have filled more than two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and is now one of the largest known spills of its kind in Alberta’s history. Then came news of a separate incident where an unknown amount of industrial wastewater has been leaking from an Imperial Oil tailings pond for the last 12 months.

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Renew Economy

MAY 10, 2023

WA to fund country's biggest battery - a 2,000MWh facility at the coal town of Collie - as part of a multi-billion budget package supporting renewables and storage. The post WA to fund Australia’s biggest battery as part of $2.8bn renewable and storage plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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TEDxInnovations

MAY 9, 2023

In this exclusive preview of groundbreaking, unreleased technology, former Apple designer and Humane cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to "disappear." He gives a sneak peek of his company's new product -- shown for the first time ever on the TED stage -- and explains how it could change the way we interact with tech and the world around us.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2023

The Environmental Defense Fund and the Intertribal Agriculture Council are working on a three-year study with Native American ranchers that will track costs, loan terms and soil carbon improvements.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 8, 2023

By 2030, 60% of all new cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Or, they will be if the federal Liberal government gets its way. The regulations were proposed in December, and if made official, car dealers should have a fully transformed fleet in a little over a decade. It’s an aggressive target, especially considering that only 8.9% of registered vehicles in Canada were ZEVs in 2022.

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Renew Economy

MAY 7, 2023

Gas companies have long been gaming the resources rent system, but copying the Norwegian scheme would have vast benefits. The post Labor’s timid fossil rent tax should be revamped into a Norway-like wealth fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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One moment, you're proudly releasing your annual report, and before you know it, six months have passed and attention has shifted. Not communicating your impact consistently to key stakeholders is what we call an ESG communication red flag. Think of red flags as common mistakes that hinder stakeholder engagement. While these slips in communication are rarely intentional, they can have a significant impact on how your ESG efforts are perceived.

ESG Today

MAY 12, 2023

Dubai-based airline Emirates announced today the launch of a new fund aimed at investing in research and development projects focused on reducing the environmental impact of fossil fuels in commercial aviation. Emirates said that it has committed $200 million to the fund, making it the largest sustainability commitment by an airline, with the funds to be dispersed over three years.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2023

Sustainability consulting is a growing area of need as companies ramp up efforts. Rachel Madan shares how she got into consulting, and what keeps her there.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 10, 2023

A data-driven view of key metrics can help art organizations articulate value, reshape strategy, build resilience, and achieve operational excellence.

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Renew Economy

MAY 7, 2023

In the race to a renewable grid, the household and the energy decisions made there often get overlooked. This needs to change – and fast. The post We need 100 million new electric machines, and we’ve got 17 budgets to get it right appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.

ESG Today

MAY 11, 2023

Paris-based global bank BNP Paribas announced today that it will end its direct financing for new oil and gas fields, strengthening its policy – released earlier this year – to reduce its fossil fuel financing activity. The move makes BNP Paribas the second largest global bank to commit to exiting new oil and gas project financing, after HSBC unveiled a similar policy in December 2022.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2023

The retail giant will build EV fast-charging stations at thousands of locations across the U.S., with the goal of completing the network by 2030.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 12, 2023

The company's cloud-based smarty city technology will help Atlanta's Department of Public Works implement sustainable operations for its existing fleet.

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Renew Economy

MAY 7, 2023

Renewable energy curtailment isn't going away yet grid infrastructure upgrades are years off, so batteries acting as "virtual lines" could be the answer. The post Big batteries as “virtual power lines” could be quick solution to unleash wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.

ESG Today

MAY 12, 2023

A climate-focused legal action against the board of directors of energy giant Shell in the UK will not be permitted to proceed, the High Court ruled Friday. The lawsuit, launched in February by environmental law organization ClientEarth argued that Shell’s energy transition strategy was flawed, putting shareholder value at risk, and asked the court to order the board to strengthen the company’s climate plans.

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GreenBiz

MAY 9, 2023

Sponsored: Small to mid-sized entities can team up and buy renewable energy through Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) aggregations, which large companies can also use to extend renewable energy benefits to small suppliers.

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Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 8, 2023

This story was originally published in my weekly newsletter on May 5, 2023. To subscribe, visit www.staceyoniot.com/newsletter. Currently it feels like every element of the smart home is getting me down. This week on the podcast, I admitted that Matter has been a huge disappointment all around, as it’s making life not easier but more complicated for folks trying to buy smart home devices.

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Renew Economy

MAY 8, 2023

As Australia's big battery fleet continues to grow, developers and owners are starting to unlock more of the big stack of services they can bring to the grid. The post Big batteries charge on to centre stage with new tricks for the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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People are focusing on how companies are responding to the headline issues of the day, says a report from 3BL Media on evolving interests in ESG subjects, which also found a mismatch between the stories brands publish and topics audiences want. So which emerging sustainability & ESG topics garner more audience attention? Download the guide to find out!

ESG Today

MAY 11, 2023

Tech giant Microsoft announced an agreement to source energy from the clean energy startup Helion’ planned fusion power plant, anticipated to be the world’s first, coming online by 2028. According to Helion co-founder and CEO David Kirtley, the deal marks a significant milestone for the company, and for fusion-based power generally, seen by many industry participants as an important contributor to global decarbonization goals, but in only the earliest stages of advancing towards commercializatio

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GreenBiz

MAY 9, 2023

Universities can be on the forefront of upskilling the net generation workforce on sustainability, if they move quickly.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 8, 2023

Interamerican demonstrates how Southern European insurers can launch a successful agile transformation within their own cultural contexts.

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Renew Economy

MAY 11, 2023

The steel sector's green transition has shifted the industry's focus to the emerging high-grade market by further exploring magnetite iron ore. The post Why magnetite will be crucial to Australia’s green steel transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What does the evolution of ESG programs mean for communicators? As it turns out - a lot. New challenges are coming into focus, driven by the increasing attention to corporate sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, and the evolving state of ESG reporting regulations. This new ebook from 3BL Media explores seven trends in detail and unpacks what they mean for communicators.