GreenBiz

AUGUST 23, 2019

Environmental NGO EDF has identified toxic chemicals of concern that must be addressed to ensure health and safety.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Borehole drilling rig for the installation of heat pumps at Ashton Rise. A sustainable housing development is to be developed in Bristol, featuring innovative low-carbon heating. Bristol City Council’s 133 homes at Ashton Rise are being built using the high efficiency Sig iHouse solution, and heated by individual ground source heat pumps connected to a shared ground loop array of boreholes.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 19, 2019

The financial benefits of buying and selling locally produced energy from rooftop solar, wind turbines and batteries within communities have been revealed in a test case run by energy tech firm LO3 Energy.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 22, 2019

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Last call for policy wonks. ImpactAlpha and the Global Impact Investing Network teed up a discussion of public policy earlier this week and invited Agents of Impact to weigh in. Where has policy succeeded in catalyzing impact investment? Where has it failed? What do you want to see? We’ll round up responses next week. Submit up to The post The Brief: Checking stakeholder capitalism, inclusive micro-lending, social platform for immigrants, call for impact investing po

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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

AUGUST 23, 2019

Plus, many of those food waste stats you've heard don't include what's discarded at the farm. Tune in to hear about both the problem, and potential solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

Poisonous particle pollution from brake and tyre wear is carried in runoff then enters rivers and streams. The Government acknowledged the serious and growing impacts of poisonous particle pollution from brake, tyre and road surface wear on the environment and human health – but diverted attention away from the immediate and urgent need to stop it entering directly into rivers and streams, water quality specialists have warned.

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MSCI

AUGUST 22, 2019

Oil and gas companies are accelerating investment in plastics, in response to the shift away from fossil fuels. But is this pivot sustainable? Could plastic become the next stranded asset?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 23, 2019

The beer giant is promising to cut emissions by 50 percent and ensure all packaging is reusable, recyclable, compostable or biodegradeable by 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

The River Ray at Rivermead, Swindon (photo credit: Jo Sayers). Improvements in wastewater treatment in the UK over the past 30 years are linked to improvements in river biodiversity, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The group analysed data from the regular monitoring of both chemicals and invertebrates in the River Ray in Wiltshire by the Environment Agency and its predecessors between 1977 and 2016.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 22, 2019

Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 -- and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 21, 2019

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of SDSN, recently visited Greece together with Dr. Sonia Sachs , Director, Health Sector, Center for Sustainable Development. During his stay he attended a two-week program organized by SDSN Greece and SDSN Black Sea. On July 25, 2019, Prof. Sachs met with professors from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUoT) and presented his proposal for the development of an economic model based on the principles of Aristotelian ethical philosophy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 22, 2019

Since March 2019, five new Fortune 500 companies have joined high-profile climate initiatives, bringing the total to 114.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2019

Presented as a milestone in the effort to make aviation sustainable and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, start-up firm ZeroAvia announced on 14 August seemingly significant advances in developing a zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain. The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 20, 2019

The University of Notre Dame and South Bend’s Venues Parks & Arts have broken ground on a 2.5-MW hydroelectric generation facility at an existing city-owned dam on the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend, Ind.

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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

AUGUST 20, 2019

On August 29, SDSN Member Kateb University is organizing a conference on “The Role of Universities in Implementation of the SDGs in Afghanistan”. The event seeks to highlight challenges and potential solutions for achieving the SDGs in Afghanistan, focusing specifically on the role universities play in SDG implementation. The one-day conference will happen in Kabul, Afghanistan, and boasts high-level participation from the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Fi

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 22, 2019

What gives the founder of Generate Capital joy? Getting the best ideas unlocked.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Satelliite communications firm Inmarsat has joined forces with RESOLVE, the Washington DC based non-profit environmental and health organisation, to develop a satellite-enabled solution to safeguard endangered wildlife across the African continent. Use of the system in Tanzania, East Africa has already resulted in the arrest of poachers. RESOLVE’s Biodiversity and Wildlife team have developed an innovative end-to-end anti-poaching system; TrailGuard AI.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 23, 2019

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to ImpactAlpha’s weekly “follow the talent” roundup of impact investing career moves, job openings, events and opportunities. Help the growing ImpactAlpha community follow your talent: Send job moves, mandates, event announcements and other news to editor@impactalpha.com. – Dennis Price, editorial director Agent of Impact Tala’s Shivani Siroya.

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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

Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 17, 2019

In 2018 and early 2019, SDSN’s Local Data Action Solutions Initiative (LDA-SI) supported organizations around the world in localizing the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework to their regions. The participants used microgrants awarded by SDSN to align existing sustainability plans and local monitoring with the SDGs’ targets and indicators, and vice versa.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 23, 2019

The multibillion dollar climate services industry is altering access to climate change data.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 21, 2019

Walmart Inc. sued Tesla Inc., claiming it failed to live up to industry standards in the installation of solar panels on top of hundreds of stores, resulting in multiple fires across the U.S.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 23, 2019

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Stakes in the ground. The 50-year anomaly of “shareholder primacy” may be coming to an end. The shift makes even more salient the principles and practices pioneered by impact and sustainable investors and entrepreneurs (see No. 1, below). Big private equity firms, many of which are raising 10-figure impact funds, will The post ImpactAlpha’s Big 7: Stakeholder capitalism, billion-dollar funds, Kiva’s inclusion protocol, impact policy incentives, Agent of Impact Shivani Sir

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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.

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 21, 2019

In today’s economic landscape, many companies look to be the “disruptor” instead of the “disrupted.” They want to identify a new niche in their industries or solve a problem people are unaware of, introducing next-gen technology and unprecedented business methods. However, with every disruptive tech company, there are obvious caveats and pitfalls to note, and it behooves would-be entrepreneurs and innovators to observe and learn from both the successes and the mistakes of their recent forebears.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

250kWp roof mounted PV array at the Cefni wastewater treatment site, designed and installed by HBS New Energies. Welsh Water has appointed solar PV expert HBS New Energies as one of the principal PV contractors to deliver phase 2 of its Glas Advantage Renewable Energy Programme. The framework will see a combination of ground mounted, floating and rooftop solar PV systems developed across 21 water and wastewater treatment sites, enabling the company “to take a major step towards becoming a

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 23, 2019

Italy’s National Energy Strategy aims to increase wind and solar power’s share of gross final energy consumption by 2030. The country boasts a track record of meeting past renewables targets, but can it be successful once more? Stefania Belisario, associate director, Infrastructure, S&P Global Ratings, assesses the factors either driving or impeding progress.

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 22, 2019

In pursuing the rare earths and minerals embedded in the planet's seafloor, the international community must proceed with care, so as not to trigger an environmental catastrophe.

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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.

Good.is: Planet

AUGUST 22, 2019

Over on the /AskReddit forum, one frustrated citizen got down to brass tacks. In today's world, it's easy to feel hopeless when it comes to the herculean challenges posed by climate change. There's so much to do and it feels like we're constantly barraged with negative warnings that even our most valiant efforts might be in vain. So, virtually throwing their arms up in air, Reddit user "ExoticFailure" simply begged for an answer: "How do we save this f **g planet?

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 22, 2019

The Hyundai Kona EV and Kia Niro EV have won a lot of praise, as well as prestigious awards. The Kona EV even won the 2019 CleanTechnica Car of the Year award. These vehicles, as well as some other EV offerings from the companies, are stylish, offer long range, and come with creature comforts you'd expect in their price range.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 23, 2019

After a 23-year wind farm construction hiatus, work on a 2nd Cherokee County wind farm has begun. Developed by San Diego based EDF Renewables, the 200-megawatt (MW) Glaciers Edge Wind Project north of Marcus is scheduled to be on line by the end of 2019.

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 23, 2019

Yet another study predicts economic loss as the world gets hotter. And the richer nations will also feel the pain.

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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.