Green Project Management

JANUARY 27, 2025

We Build Against Nature. Its Costing Us. Our cities flood, our buildings consume vast amounts of energy, and our supply chains accelerate biodiversity loss. These crises arent inevitablethey are the result of design choices that ignore natures intelligence. The past few years have made it painfully clear that the way we build, produce, and consume […] The post Design as Nature: A Call for Regenerative Leadership appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 28, 2025

Australian households could knock more than $1500 off their energy bills with some basic home upgrades – and almost twice as much by investing in renewable energy technology. But the potential savings identified in a study – which add up to more than $23.6 billion nationwide – are unlikely to be unlocked without financial help […] The post Curtain call: Basic energy upgrades and replacing gas hot water will save households billions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

CENTENNIAL, Colo., January 30, 2025 /3BL/ - Arrow Electronics is helping The N50 Project a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to technology fulfill its mission by supporting the launch of a new connected, digital lab in a primary school in Guadalajara, Mexico. The N50 Project estimates that nearly half the worlds schools are unable to provide reliable online services, and 1.3 billion students still cant access the Internet at home.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2025

By Heather McLeod Grant & Jessica Robinson Love By now youve likely heard about the impending wealth transfer , and that close to $35 trillion will soon end up in the hands of women, complementing income theyve earned from work. What will women choose to do with this windfall? How much will they invest, spend, share with their heirs, or give back to society?

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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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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 27, 2025

Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal biomass, especially blue-green algae, can be used to create materials that remove phosphate from water. Researchers have filled that gap by transforming cyanobacterial biomass into materials that can pull harmful phosphorus out of water.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 29, 2025

The growth of big battery projects – fuelled by falling costs and growing needs – is one of the dominant features of the Australian green energy transition, and with each passing quarter their impact on the grid is becoming increasingly obvious. It has now emerged that big batteries have already become the second biggest player […] The post Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

Clean energy metals-focused predictive explorer and driller Earth AI announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding, with proceeds aimed at driving its AI and drilling technology development and capacity. Founded in 2017, California-based Earth AI utilizes AI technology to discover untapped critical metal deposits rapidly and at low cost.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 27, 2025

An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel that could open new pathways for sustainable energy production. In a new study scientists demonstrated that a type of lignin-based jet fuel they developed can chemically bind hydrogen in a stable liquid form. The research has many potential applications in fuels and transportation and could ultimately make it easier to harness hydrogen's potential as a high energy and zero

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 29, 2025

Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states. The post Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Orginally published on Illumina News Center Over the last 20 years, precision medicine has become the standard of care, but for many hospitals, the complexity of the process has made it challenging to integrate or manage efficiently and at scale. To be successful, health care organizations need to think about how to educate physicians and staff system-wide, how to manage large datasets, and how to deliver results in a consistent way.

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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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ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

Manulife Financials global wealth and asset management business Manulife Investment Management announced that it has raised $480 million in commitments at the final close of its Manulife Forest Climate Fund LP, focused on investing in sustainably managed forests, with carbon as the primary value driver. Launched in late 2022, and aimed at providing investors with the opportunity to invest in nature and climate change mitigation and delivering value through carbon credits, the fund invests in a g

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a 65-year-old grasshopper collection, scientists have documented that some species -- those overwintering as juveniles -- got larger over the years, helped by an earlier green spring.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Scale of battery and solar projects seeking grid connection soars, and capacity of new projects actually working through registration and commissioning has also more than doubled. The post Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Wawira Njiru serves as the President and CEO of Food 4 Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating childhood hunger in Kenya by providing meals to over 500,000 students annually. In this insightful discussion, AB engages with Wawira and Brian Tippens, Cisco's Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer, to explore the significance of community-driven initiatives, the implementation of sustainable practices in tackling the global food crisis, the crucial

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

Zurich Insurance Group announced today a agreement with bioengineered CO2 removal-focused startup Nellie Technologies, for the purchase of up to 17,500 tons of carbon removal generated through the production of biochar over 5 years. The deal marks Zurichs largest carbon removal purchase agreement to date, and places the company within the top 20 corporate CO2 removal purchasers, according to carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) platform CDR.fyi.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 30, 2025

The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations are established in areas of the forest that are thinned out to accommodate new, young cacao trees. However, this comes with high economic and ecological costs.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 28, 2025

Wind and solar set new output records in NSW and across the main grid amid the latest heatwaves to sweep the eastern states. The post Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 28, 2025

Veolia North America Sustainability Report 2024 Veolia North Americas engineered fuels program evaluates non-hazardous industrial byproducts like plastics, packaging scraps, debris and more, then shreds and decontaminates the materials to use them as an alternative fuel in cement kilns. This is a 100% closed-loop circular economy solution, as the ash is integrated into the product and not sent to a landfill.

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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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ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S. administration are expected to be offset by a continued focus on sustainable development across many regions, including increased clean energy investments, and growth in climate adaptation and n

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 29, 2025

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That secret? Greasy hair. After some polar sleuthing, which involved scrutiny of hair collected from six polar bears in the wild, the scientists homed in on the hair 'sebum' (or grease) as the all-important protectant.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 28, 2025

Rio Tinto boss says renewables are essential for the future of its assets. But the new Queensland LNP state government may stand in its way. The post Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

SAN DIEGO, January 30, 2025 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the global nonprofit organization advancing the sustainability of laboratory research, is proud to announce the launch of My Green Lab Certification 2.0. This enhanced certification program sets a new standard for sustainability in science, featuring advanced tools and resources designed to drive measurable environmental and financial impact in laboratories worldwide.

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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

ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

Sustainability-focused direct lending startup Colesco Capital announced that it has raised over 800 million (USD$839 million) at its first platform close, with proceeds aimed at investing in companies providing solutions to environmental and societal challenges. Founded in the Netherlands in 2023, Colesco provides senior secured debt and subordinated debt to European mid-market companies seeking to achieve sustainable growth ambitions.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2025

Acoustic enclosures help to trap the sound produced by the external unit, and are typically made from sound-absorbing materials such as timber. Hope Denton, Acoustic Solutions Specialist at Jacksons Fencing, writes The UK has set ambitious targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and one key technology in achieving this goal is air source heat pumps (ASHP).

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 27, 2025

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough. The post Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability has become a critical focus for companies worldwide. Pressure from investors, regulators and the general public has led to companies setting bold 5-, 10- and 20-year sustainability goals. But with some 5-year commitments coming to an end in 2025, where are these companies on their journey?

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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.

ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

Investment giant BlackRock announced the launch of the BlackRock BFM Brown to Green Materials Fund for UK investors, a new fund aimed at targeting overlooked opportunities stemming from the transition to a low carbon economy in the materials sector. The launch marks the first UK domiciled mutual fund to use the new Sustainability Improvers label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Public Environmental Data Project is a volunteer coalition committed to preserving and providing public access to federal environmental data. Their members include environmental, justice, and policy organizations; researchers across several universities; archivists; and students who rely on federal datasets and tools to support critical research, advocacy, policy, and litigation work.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

The owner of the biggest electric utility in the US says renewables and storage needed "right now" to meet demand and keep prices down. The post “We need renewables and storage now” to cut costs and grow economy, says US energy giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

Originally published on Reuters When Japanese engineer Eiji Nakatsu was designing the new 500-series Shinkansen bullet train in the 1990s, he was looking for ways to reduce the explosive boom made by the train when it rocketed out of tunnels travelling at 320km an hour. As well as being an engineer, Nakatsu was a bird lover. And after observing how kingfisher birds slice through the air and dive into the water while hardly making a splash, his team re-designed the trains nose, shaping it to mimi

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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.