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Successfully integrate sustainability into the value chain

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Three components that can help businesses successfully integrate sustainability into their value chains.

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Landmark connection deal allows battery to be added to biggest wind farm in NSW

Renew Economy

CWP gets approval for the first big battery to be retrofitted to an existing wind or solar farm with the same connection point. It's a big deal. The post Landmark connection deal allows battery to be added to biggest wind farm in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Seven ways to reduce economic inequality  

Corporate Knights

The litany of inequality is stark: Canada’s 87 richest families ?own 4,448 times more wealth than the typical family, and while Canada’s top 1% own a quarter of the country’s wealth, the least-wealthy 40% own just 1.2%. . Meanwhile rising inflation is driving growing discontent, as a third of us are unable to pay our bills on time, and polls show that 39% are worried about the rising cost of living.

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Franklin Templeton Celebrates 75th Anniversary With $75K Donation and Week of Volunteering

3BL Media

SOURCE: Franklin Templeton. DESCRIPTION: The week of November 14 marked Franklin Templeton’s 75th Anniversary and, as a key part of the celebration, the company organized an Impact Week to focus on community service. During the special week, several global “75”- themed charitable initiatives were introduced for employees to engage with colleagues and in their communities.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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Four lessons from a journey to be forest positive

GreenBiz

Sponsored: We all depend on healthy forests — and so does our economy. Here are key lessons from a company aiming to counteract deforestation for their products.

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Huge wind farm that Angus Taylor rejected marks its official opening

Renew Economy

The 227MW Collector wind farm has celebrated its official opening in the New South Wales Tablelands. Local MP Angus Taylor did not attend. The post Huge wind farm that Angus Taylor rejected marks its official opening appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JetBlue and Fidelis New Energy Sign Agreement for 92 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

3BL Media

SOURCE: JetBlue Airways. SUMMARY: --Grön Fuels GigaSystem™ to Produce Carbon Negative Sustainable Aviation Fuel Through Diverse Slate of Renewable Feedstocks and the Incorporation of Biomass Energy, Carbon Capture & Storage --. --JetBlue Continues to Build Promising SAF Partnerships as It Advances Its Goal to Reach 10% SAF by 2030--. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, December 2, 2022 /3BL Media/ - JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) and Fidelis New Energy, LLC (Fidelis) today announced a memorandum of understandin

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Nature is taking center stage

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Climate targets demand biodiversity and agriculture interventions. While funding has been far less than needed, that may not be the case for long.

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Net-zero solar panels? WA renewable hydrogen project spurs green glass potential

Renew Economy

Plans for an up to 1GW green hydrogen plant in WA’s Mid-West region could lead to the manufacture of net-zero glass – and may be solar panels. The post Net-zero solar panels? WA renewable hydrogen project spurs green glass potential appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco Catalyst 9200CX now orderable!

Cisco CSR

Now is the time to make sure your network is ready for a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place. Extending the power of the secure network as close to the edge as possible helps you to better respond to the unexpected…. transforming the challenges of hybrid work into opportunities for innovation.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

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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Rockwell Automation Honored for Supporting Veterans in Wisconsin

3BL Media

SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. DESCRIPTION: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has recognized Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) with a Vets Ready Silver Medallion Award. "This initiative encourages employers to build a support system within their workplace, hire and retain more veterans, and connect to veterans and their families in the community," said Wisconsin Gov.

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'All the pieces are in place': IEA tips global heat pump market for rapid growth

GreenBiz

A new report reveals heat pump sales rose 15 percent worldwide in 2021 and are doubling year on year in some markets.

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Australia’s first wind, solar and hydro storage project just got a lot bigger

Renew Economy

Genex boosts the wind component of what will be the country's biggest hybrid project by almost a third, and chooses a turbine maker. The post Australia’s first wind, solar and hydro storage project just got a lot bigger appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Accelerating innovation and improving Australia’s long-term digital economic resilience

Cisco CSR

I have spent the past decade promoting the importance of university-industry collaboration in helping Australia accelerate digital innovation and improve its economic resilience. Digital innovation has a particularly important role to play given it cuts across every industry sector, impacts companies large and small, and has the potential to deliver immediate benefits.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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KeyBank Supports TECH CORPS Hackathon in Cleveland

3BL Media

SOURCE: KeyBank. DESCRIPTION: Eight Northeast Ohio high school students earned first place at the 2022 TECH CORPS Hackathon sponsored by KeyBank and CoverMyMeds. More than 75 high school students participated in the statewide competition held in Cleveland on November 12. The 12-hour Cleveland event was hosted at Cuyahoga Community College and culminated with the students’ presentation of their app.

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Will Big Tech downsize clean energy commitments?

GreenBiz

The golden age of tech is ending. What does that mean for climate initiatives?

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Australia’s biggest wind project to double in size to create first 2GW precinct

Renew Economy

Australia's biggest wind project - already at more than 1GW - will double in size to become one of the biggest onshore wind precincts in the world. The post Australia’s biggest wind project to double in size to create first 2GW precinct appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Can a Digital Culture Create Patient Value in Healthcare?

Cisco CSR

As part of the Digital Innovation Hub at La Trobe University, Cisco’s Innovation Central Melbourne set out to define digital literacy for healthcare. With this initiative, Cisco and La Trobe University examined how the healthcare workforce can become more digitally driven, with data and technology creating valuable insights, enhanced clinical efficiencies and knowledge-flow-to-value for patients.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

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.

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On the Road to Breaking the Energy Curve

3BL Media

A key building block for a Net Zero future. SOURCE: Ericsson. DESCRIPTION: Network energy performance. 5G has been deployed globally in over 200 live networks. As we move towards 2025, Ericsson believes it is possible to scale up 5G, while simultaneously reducing total network energy consumption. Enabling Net Zero. The demand on mobile networks will continue to grow and without action, energy use and related emissions will too.

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Greta Thunberg Sues Right-Wing Swedish Government over Climate Inaction

Impakter

Impakter. Greta Thunberg Sues Right-Wing Swedish Government over Climate Inaction. Greta Thunberg and more than 600 other young climate activists are suing the Swedish government for failing to take adequate measures to stop climate change. The class action lawsuit, which was filed on Friday November 25 in Stockholm, is asking courts to demand that the Swedish government take greater climate responsibility.

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Court ruling on Clive Palmer’s enormous coal mine heralds new era for climate cases

Renew Economy

Queensland court rules Palmer-owned Galilee Basin coal project should not go ahead, due to impacts on climate, environment and human rights. The post Court ruling on Clive Palmer’s enormous coal mine heralds new era for climate cases appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco Joins the Launch of Amazon Security Lake

Cisco CSR

Cisco supports the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework and is a launch partner of AWS Security Lake. The Cisco Secure Technical Alliance supports the open ecosystem and AWS is a valued technology alliance partner, with integrations across the Cisco Secure portfolio, including SecureX, Secure Firewall, Secure Cloud Analytics, Duo, Umbrella, Web Security Appliance, Secure Workload, Secure Endpoint, Identity Services Engine, and more.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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Bath & Body Works Appoints Global Personal Care and Beauty Industry Veteran Gina Boswell as Chief Executive Officer

3BL Media

Boswell Brings 30+ Years of Experience Across Global Brands. SOURCE: Bath & Body Works. DESCRIPTION: COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 30, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE: BBWI) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has voted unanimously to appoint Gina Boswell Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective December 1, 2022.

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EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Legislation Adopted

ESG Today

The EU Council on Monday announced its final approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), marking the last major step in the overhaul and expansion of corporate sustainability reporting in the EU. With today’s approval and the recent passage of the rules by the European Parliament , the legislative act has now been adopted. The rules will begin applying from the beginning of 2024 for large public-interest companies with over 500 employees, followed by companies with more

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“Goodbye to them:” Victoria votes to end coal and make radical shift to renewables

Renew Economy

"S-E-C, S-E-C." Victorians reject fossil fuel dogma and chant name of the public utility that will lead the transition from dirty brown coal to renewables. The post “Goodbye to them:” Victoria votes to end coal and make radical shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Securing a Resilient Financial Services Enterprise

Cisco CSR

The functioning of global economies is partially reliant on a secure and protected financial services infrastructure. It is the reason why financial services is one of the most highly regulated and highly fortified industries. Therefore financial institutions require a more resilient operating model, one that has the capability to reduce risk at scale and protect the business amidst unpredictable change.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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.

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Tracing Pathogens To Improve Global Health at the Intersection of Computation and Biology

3BL Media

SOURCE: AMD. DESCRIPTION: The AMD High Performance Compute (HPC) Fund puts more computational power in the hands of those conducting groundbreaking research to accelerate solutions to the world’s toughest challenges. Originally established in 2020 with a focus on powering research to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund has now been broadened to include other medical and social good research. 1.

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How will the space economy change the world?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now may gain a first-mover advantage.

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NuScale’s small modular reactor design draft application has several ‘significant’ issues, NRC staff says

Utiliity Dive

One critic of the company's SMR anchor project in Utah expects it will be delayed, but NuScale officials say they remain on track to file a stanadard design application later this year.

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Defeating Complexity with Cisco Enterprise Networking Innovations

Cisco CSR

This blog is a collaboration co-authored with Kamden Schewitz, Product Marketing Specialist. The IT industry is fast-paced and chaotic, a place where unpredictable business challenges often arise faster than they can be solved. Every day brings a new challenge, and the weight of connecting and securing that business lies heavy on the backs of IT professionals everywhere.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

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