GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
As private and public sector leaders met at Climate Week NYC to talk about the climate crisis, three ways sustainability professionals can take immediate action emerged.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Updated: Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia's demand at one stage on Saturday, as more records fall across the grid, including batteries, low coal and minimum demand. The post Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia demand in major new milestone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Banks are shelling out more than US$500 billion a year to finance the largest contributors to climate change in the Global South, a region that is especially vulnerable to the roiling weather disasters gripping the planet. That figure is more than 20 times the amount the region received in funding to combat climate change, according to a report released by ActionAid last week.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
A Case Study of Cooxupé by SCS Global Services Executive Summary Cooxupé, the world’s largest coffee cooperative, with over 18,000 members — more than 97% of whom are small producers who make their living from family farming — is Brazil’s largest exporter of coffee in the global market, with 6.8 million bags of coffee beans produced in 2022 alone. As global markets continue to push for more sustainable farming practices including worker safety, equity, and diversity, Cooxupé has risen to the cha
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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
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
There are increasing concerns that civil servants in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) are attempting to undermine the Prime Minister’s attempts to reset the UK’s net zero policies, says trade body the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA). In a briefing issued to the heating industry only hours after the PM’s net zero speech officials outlined their continuing approach to “encouraging” households to fit heat pumps, retaining unrealistic targets for heat pump installations
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
More than half of employees report being relatively unproductive at work. New research into six types of employees shows how companies can re-engage workers while amplifying the impact of star performers.
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Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Fire breaks out in Tesla Megapack module at new Bouldercombe battery in Queensland, prompting Chris Bowen to slap down Matt Canavan who led the predictable conservative backlash. The post Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe battery, sparks new energy war appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Canadian pension funds with hundreds of billions in assets are ignoring the threat to their members’ retirement security as the global climate tips into a new and more destructive phase. “There are some pretty ominous concerns that we’re approaching tipping points,” says Patrick DeRochie, senior manager with Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health, an educational and advocacy organization on Canadian pensions and climate.
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
By Aria Florant , Tonyel Edwards , Cora Daniels , Alexandra Williams & Maurice Asare Today in the United States, if the wealth of white households remained stagnant, it would take Black families 228 years to catch up. That is more than 10 generations. Let that sink in a moment. It is a simple data point with a profound implication. The consequence of centuries of history, with harms that will last for centuries to come without meaningful actions now.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A proposal on worker pay may have failed to pass, but shareholders continue to call for transparency and supply chain due diligence. Sportswear giant Nike is facing increasing pressure from investors on the effectiveness of its scrutiny of suppliers on social-related issues, following a shareholder proposal calling for transparency on working conditions in its supply chains.
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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
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Leading indicators show signs of a rebound—will it sustain? Confidence potentially returning but consumers remain cautious; inflation persistent in some countries; trade volumes still declining.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Innovators at the vanguard of the reuse movement agree on the key ingredients that will speed up the adoption of reuse.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
La Trobe University has announced plans to install what it claims to be the largest "urban solar farm" in Victoria, a 2.9MW ground-mounted PV array and 2.5MW battery. The post “Largest” urban solar farm and battery planned to power university campus appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
What happened to plant-based meats? Remember when they were supposed to save the planet? Pea-based Beyond Meat and soy-based Impossible Foods were meant to offer all the meaty mouth magic of their animal-based counterparts, while doing much less harm to the planet, the animals and our arteries. And they did, for a bit. But then something changed. No longer are media, investors or flexitarians rallying behind the novel products quite so fervently.
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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
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A new proposed California law that could require most large U.S. companies to disclose their full value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions passed the state’s Assembly, with lawmakers on Monday passing the bill in a 41-20 vote, marking a major step towards the establishment of the mandatory emissions reporting bill into law. The bill will now return to the Senate, where it already passed in May, and from there to the desk of Governor Newsom for a final decision on its passage into law.
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
By Christina J. Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. Tens of thousands of parents stopped receiving child care support and instead received letters demanding repayment of thousands of euros.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Generative AI can empower people—but only if leaders take a broad view of its capabilities and deeply consider its implications for the organization.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The portfolio will bring renewable electricity to low- and moderate-income communities in Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey.
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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.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
WA's first big battery comes to the rescue as rooftop solar provides record 76 pct of state generation and sends grid demand below crucial threshold. The post Big Battery to the rescue as rooftop PV pushes biggest isolated grid to record demand lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Fossil fuel demand falls 25% by 2030, fossil sector methane emissions drop by three-quarters, energy efficiency adoption doubles, global renewable energy capacity triples, and annual clean energy investment rises from US$1.8 trillion in 2023 to $4.5 trillion by the early 2030s in the latest net-zero roadmap published this morning by the International Energy Agency.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a new article. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%.
Stanford Social Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
By Jill Habig , Veena Dubal & Mishal Khan In 2018, a California house cleaner named Patricia Cris arrived for an appointment to clean an apartment in San Jose. No one was supposed to be home and she’d been given a key to get in. But when she knocked to announce herself, she told The New York Times , a completely naked man answered the door, as though he’d been waiting for her.
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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.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?️ Hop on today’s Call, “The employee-ownership edge.” Join Mosaic’s Ian Mohler, World Education Services’ Smitha Das, Apis & The post The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
One thing the finance community really needs to stimulate $100 billion in annual commitments: a better definition for what qualifies as climate projects.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The second of 22 shipments has arrived in Geelong with the first delivery of turbine blades for the 1.3GW Golden Plains wind farm. The post Enormous Golden Plains wind turbine blades land in Geelong appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. As the city’s only engineered landfill, Kpone had been collecting cast-off clothing from the United States and other wealthy countries for years. As they soaked up rain, the textiles trapped gases and chemicals that emanated from all that decomposing trash until, one day, the landfill exploded.
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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!
Just Capital
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Image via Amaterra Tech This Climate Week, The 776 Foundation and JUST Capital are spotlighting the next generation of climate leaders. This article was written by JUST Capital’s Shannon Cabral , Laura Thornton , and Marguerite Ward. When Pranav Myana made a trip to Telangana, India back in 2022, he was overcome with devastation and hopelessness upon learning from his family of the Sircilla Tragedy of the early 2000s, which he learned had impacted his relatives.
WWF Sustainability
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Spending the first 13 years of my life in some of the countries that are the hardest hit by climate change instilled in me a great sense of urgency to live as sustainably as possible.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Catalyst at large. When you put capital into the hands of women – as fund managers, as entrepreneurs, The post The Week in Impact Investing: Legacy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Starbucks is testing reusable cup models in more than 25 markets and plans to start a reusable cup program by the end of 2025.
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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.
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