GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Is your environmentalism intersectional? It should be. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 12/04/2020 - 01:30. In late May and then in June when companies and individuals were posting black squares across social media as a symbol of their commitment to Black lives, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, eco-communicator Leah Thomas was thinking of a more concrete, tangible way to improve the environmental movement in a way that intentionally includes Black, Indigenous and other communities of color.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate industry trends, with shopping shifting to digital channels and consumers continuing to champion fairness and social justice.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 3, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 3 – Universities, private foundations and even large nonprofits have deployed hundreds of billions of dollars into ESG, impact and community-based.

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Eco Coach

DECEMBER 3, 2020

You may be wondering - How can I I get others in my organization to take action? How can I change their perspective about sustainability? How can I get them to help me with my going green project’? There are many ways to answer this question, and one that I will briefly touch upon here is ‘by being a leader’. You may not feel as though you are in charge or can get others to take action, but the truth is, you can be a leader every day, at work and outside of work.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Why corporate partners are essential for Third Derivative, a new climate-tech support network. Heather Clancy. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 03:00. Climate tech is more important than ever, but the systemic challenges entrepreneurs face in shepherding these solutions to commercial success is formidable. Most have incredibly long R&D lead times, while the systems that typically support startups cater to ones promising shorter-term payoffs.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Participation in all elements of the online event is free of charge and registration is open at: www.prseventeurope.com. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling, practical solutions for the sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Disruptive digital technology will transform every industry in one way or another. The manufacturing sector is absolutely no exception, having spent the last decade bouncing back from being affected by a down economy. Yet despite the coronavirus pandemic throwing a wrench in what was poised to be one of the best economic years in recent history, the manufacturing industry is still steadily rising thanks to a multitude of technological advances, and there is plenty more innovation to come.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. Michael Holder. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 01:00. As fossil fuel companies' social license to operate becomes increasingly frayed, more industries in their orbit are getting entangled in the reputational quagmire that is now part and parcel of any activity that exacerbates the climate crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Scientists to share research on the response of ecosystems to environmental threats. A group of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW), in New South Wales, will lead a symposium on the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges on Antarctica, and what can be done to preserve the continent’s biodiversity in response to these threats.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 1, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 1 — For decades, modern agriculture has relied extensively on chemical-based, often environmentally destructive crop treatments. Belgium-based Aphea.Bio is among the.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This was originally posted on www.sdsntrends.org. The global disruption caused by COVID-19 is unprecedented in our lifetime and is a serious global setback for sustainable development. Governments are taking extraordinary measures to respond to the crisis, including relying heavily on data surveillance systems and analytics , which have raised new issues around data governance.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott. Thu, 12/03/2020 - 01:00. This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. The Biodiversity Benchmark , developed in partnership with The Biodiversity Consultancy and Conservation International and supported by Sappi, will enable companies to understand

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 30 – A California judge dismissed a defamation suit brought in March by Nashville-based CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison.

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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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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The Second Global Report of the FABLE Consortium Watch the highlights from the virtual launch of the 2020 FABLE Global Report. PARIS, 3 December - Today, the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium , a collaborative initiative operating as part of the Food and Land Use Coalition ( FOLU ), launched its 2020 report, Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:30. The world's leading companies and policymakers are coalescing around setting targets for adopting zero-emission vehicles around a 2030 time frame. The latest — and one of the most aggressive to come from a country leader — was issued a few weeks ago by U.K.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 9.5 percent between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020, according to data released on 30 November by the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Nearly 11,088 km² (4,281 mi²) of rainforest were deforested in this period– equivalent to an area the size of Jamaica –compared to 10,129 km² recorded in the same 12 months last year (2018-2019).

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 2, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 2 – Brussels-based Inclusio develops and manages affordable housing, schools, reception centers for asylum-seekers and other social housing and infrastructure projects.

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Sense and Sustainability

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Editor’s note: This article was first published on the Global Solutions Initiative blog. It has been republished here with the author’s permission. While disappointed not to be able to attend the 2020 Global Solutions Summit in person, and despite having to start his days at 5am, 2020 Young Global Changer Peter Chauvel has described his virtual participation as a “wonderful experience.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Why investor Green Century has taken an active interest in fighting deforestation. Julie Nash. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:15. Jessye Waxman is a shareholder advocate at Green Century Capital Management, where she uses the environmentally responsible investment firm’s leverage as a shareholder to protect forests. Ceres talked with Waxman about Green Century’s focus on deforestation and its growing importance as a driver of climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 1, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 1 – In calculus, the third derivative is the rate of change of the rate of change, or to put it another.

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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.

Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

For the first 17 days of November, the SDGs Today and Esri 's ArcGIS StoryMaps teams collaborated to launch a #yourSDGStory campaign on Twitter as a final push for submissions for the 2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition for the SDGs. Throughout the campaign, we featured datasets and StoryMaps corresponding with the SDG of the day to advance awareness on that SDG, on related timely data, and on the importance of storytelling.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Introducing … GreenFin 21. Joel Makower. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 02:11. The world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and investing has ramped up significantly over the past couple years, even more so during 2020, when social risks and reporting became front and center for many companies and investors. Combine that with the growth of related finance products and services — sustainability-linked loans and bonds — and you can find sustainability sitting squarely on Wall Street.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale ‘megatrends’ affecting forests and forest communities, published on 1 December in Nature Plants. These are likely to have major consequences – both positively and negatively – over the coming decade, says the group. Around the world, 1.6 billion people live within 5km of a forest, and millions rely on them for their livelihoods, especially in poorer countries.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 4, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 4 – You could almost see the tumbleweed blowing down the streets of downtown Las Vegas when Tony Hsieh launched The Downtown.

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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.

Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

SDSN TReNDS Appoints New Director The SDSN is very pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Cameron as Director of its Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics ( SDSN TReNDS ). Grant has over 35 years of experience working in economics and statistics, most recently at the World Bank where he was Manager of the Advisory Services and Economic Statistics Department.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy? Krishna Rajan. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 01:00. The launch of the digital economy has brought with it an expansion of disruptive technologies such as predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics that are readily being used to transform the marketplace.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

CIRIA, the Construction Industry Research and Information Association has commissioned a new research project that aims to produce concise, up to date, interactive guidance on the whole surplus soil management process from ‘cradle to grave’, with Stantec appointed as the project research contractor. The challenges surrounding the management of large amounts of waste soil on both brownfield and construction projects can be complex.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, November 30 — The telecommunications company launched the fund to invest in local and international impact startups focused on improving health, agriculture,

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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.