3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

This is the second blog in our three-part series about Cisco Foundation climate grantees working in the Amazon and South America region. You can read our first blog, about how Cisco Foundation Grantees prioritize Indigenous leadership to protect the Amazon Basin.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

By Claire McCarthy | Global Director Sustainability & EHS. DESCRIPTION: Healthy ecosystems and biological diversity are important as they support and sustain life, are a source of food, water, and shelter, and help to clean the air and water. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies. On-site Wildlife. Keysight Beehives.

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3BL Media

MAY 18, 2022

At International Paper being a good corporate citizen is fundamental to who we are," said Sophie Beckham, Chief Sustainability Officer, International Paper. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to our Vision 2030 goals and our vision to be among the most successful, sustainable and responsible companies in the world.”.

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3BL Media

APRIL 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Series of Transformational Outcomes Funds Designed to Accelerate Progress Toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) By Linking Funding with Measurable Results. Mobilizing Results-Based Funding to BRAC, charity: water, The Global Fund, International Rescue Committee, and One Acre Fund.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 3, 2022

We’re also working with industry peers to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals of promoting health and safety, peace and security. Multi-stakeholder collaboration is crucial in achieving our shared goals, which include protecting health and safety, promoting peace and security, and creating economic opportunity.

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2022

Green Future is the fifth nonprofit organization to join the Sands Cares Accelerator program, launched by Sands in 2017 to help fast-track rising organizations on the tipping point of making a leap in community impact. Las Vegas Sands and Sands China Ltd. SOURCE: Las Vegas Sands.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 16, 2023

The pursuit of peace is at the core of the UN’s mission and part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with SDG 16 aiming to “promote peaceful, just, and inclusive societies for sustainable development.” *This article originally appeared in IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 20, 2023

Last fiscal year, Cisco set a goal to reach net zero across its value chain by 2040. As technical leads at Cisco, we share our thoughts on how CX can help our customers along their sustainability journey. — In 2015, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Stanford Social Innovation

JULY 5, 2023

Innovation across the United Nations system is essential for us to deliver at the scale and pace needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.”—UN ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . Sustainability must be a must have and not a nice to have.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Among other goals, 6G technology intends to merge the human, physical, and digital worlds. In doing so, there is a hope that 6G can significantly aid in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Who will use 6G technology and what are the use cases? What is 6G? The first area of improvement is speed.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

Humanitarian groups follow the meetings closely because their outcomes have the ability to affect overseas development aid, the fight against global poverty, and investment in climate action, among other things. G7 countries are economic, political heavyweights with the power to tackle urgent global issues. SOURCE: Global Citizen.

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3BL Media

JUNE 20, 2022

NBK Leaders Remain Committed To Improving Our Sustainability / ESG Performance. We take pride in the progress we have achieved in implementing the highest standards of corporate governance whilst embedding sustainability as an integral part of our corporate culture and operations. Caring for Our Environment.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I was very goal driven even as a young child thanks to people in my life,” says the Senior Manager in the Product and Technology Department at T-Mobile. “I I started setting goals for myself even at 7 years old, like that I was going to be a professional woman working alongside men in corporate America. SOURCE: T-Mobile.

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3BL Media

JULY 8, 2022

Equity investors who can find these “diversity leaders” will discover a promising source of return potential, especially in businesses that rely on human capital to drive innovation and business performance. The number dropped to 64% in 2020 and is expected to fall to about 53% as the next generation reaches adulthood (Display).

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

and Benefit Business and the Planet This article by Dr. Hao Liang is part of “The Basics” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics. Is sustainable finance a new field within finance?—?a My answer: Yes and no.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL CALLS FOR WORLD LEADERS TO EMPOWER GIRLS, CLOSE THE CLIMATE FINANCE GAP, ALLEVIATE THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS, AND RELIEVE CRUSHING DEBTS NOW. Tickets to the festivals are free and can be earned by downloading the Global Citizen app or visiting www.globalcitizen.org to take action on the campaign's issues.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

UN has defined Sustainable Development goal 6 which aims to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”. Source: UN’s Sustainable Development Page. By Rahul Darmwal. SOURCE: Ericsson.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2022

The goal of this project is to reforest land in Nicaragua by growing trees with smallholder farmers alongside or integrated with their existing farming practices. We do this by helping farmers build long term sustainable livelihoods from the trees they grow. “By DESCRIPTION: LINCOLN, Neb.,

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Watch the webinar recording: On November 21, 2022, SDSN and the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University (CSD) hosted the second of three webinars to discuss the Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s findings and recommendations, as presented in their final report: The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from COVID-19.

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Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable economies like these can help us to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable economies like these can help us to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the U.S. What are the major economic systems?

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Chris Hall

MAY 15, 2024

The fight to end deforestation is at a critical juncture ahead of a UN-backed recommendation for reaching net zero commodity-driven deforestation by 2025, as part of efforts to keep global warming below 1.5°C. The financial sector is seen as key to meeting this goal, but commitment is patchy – even amongst climate leaders.

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Stanford Social Innovation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When a special commission investigated why it hadn’t been foreseen and prevented, they concluded that while there was identifiable negligence on the part of individuals, “ the most important lessons to draw from these events are about weak social structures, political culture, and public institutions. By Conor Seyle.

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2023

Focused on the Amazon, the Earth Bank of Codes is assembling a genomic library of every species to spur innovation—from new drugs to efficient manufacturing—while promising to share commercial windfalls with Indigenous peoples who care for this immense ecosystem. Consider these examples.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Metrics are hazy, and linking individual actions to broader jurisdictional biodiversity goals and commitments remains a challenge. Metrics are hazy, and linking individual actions to broader jurisdictional biodiversity goals and commitments remains a challenge. Our planet, and our profits, hinge on it.”

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But as much as private sector wealth and influence have been a cause of the sickness, multilateral development banks are resolute that they are also the cure. But as much as private sector wealth and influence have been a cause of the sickness, multilateral development banks are resolute that they are also the cure.

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B the Change

JUNE 27, 2022

Throughout this work, I’ve developed a deeper interest in entrepreneurship as a vehicle for social impact and economic mobility. Social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter are bearing witness to the gradual but undeniable rise in women of color who are launching new ventures. It launched as a pilot in 2021.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, according to a new Lancet COVID-19 Commission report.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The UN recently warned that our efforts are insufficient to avoid catastrophic climate change. By Christian Seelos Social problems are like Hydra heads: cut one off, and more appear. This is the frustrating reality that organizations in the philanthropic sector face every day. Real progress seems elusive. The problem has gotten worse.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2023

More asset owners and managers aim to map their investments’ impact on biodiversity, collaborate to hold investee companies accountable and commit to ambitious action on nature loss via the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation pledge.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

C pathway which is essential to sustaining human livelihoods in coastal communities, according to the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a global initiative joining world leaders.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Federated Hermes, Finance Earth, BlackRock, SSEF, Advantage Capital and the IKEA Foundation. . It will also will invest in impactful businesses operating across the nature restoration value chain.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2022

Aligning investment portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement requires engagement with the real economy, said Claudia Bolli, Head of Responsible Investing, Swiss Re. Speaking at the City Week financial services symposium in London, she echoed the views of the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) that 1.5°C

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to CNBC , most money managers who use ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors in their investment analysis have focused on the E, or climate change, as their leading criteria for their decisions. But what about the S, or social dimension of corporate impact? By Jason Saul. So, what can be done to improve S data?

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Chris Hall

JULY 11, 2022

Labelling gas and nuclear energy as sustainable muddies the waters for net zero-focused investors. . In response, sustainable finance experts say asset owners will need to use new rules to obtain more transparency from investee companies to minimise portfolio emissions, while managers will need to reappraise fund disclosures. .

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. This explainer looks at how attitudes and guidelines around the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investing are changing. What are fiduciary duties?

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

This demographic is demanding greater corporate sustainability and willing to pay more for sustainable products, services, and experiences. As Millennials drive the trend towards sustainability and responsible consumerism across multiple areas, it is no surprise that they are also making a bigger name for investing responsibly.

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