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Australia’s biggest coal state breaks new ground in wind and solar output

Renew Economy

New South Wales has reached two remarkable renewable energy milestones that signal the growing contribution of solar power to the state's energy mix. The post Australia’s biggest coal state breaks new ground in wind and solar output appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Regeneration, Not Just Sustainability, Must Define Our Future

Green Project Management

At the beginning of 2024, I spoke about the need to embrace bold changes for a sustainable future. It was clear to me then, and its even clearer now, that sustainability is no longer just a goalits an expectation. Organizations and industries alike have begun to weave sustainable practices into their operations, treating them not […] The post Regeneration, Not Just Sustainability, Must Define Our Future appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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How Technology Is Revolutionizing Supply Chains: Advanced Analytics, AI, and Automation

3BL Media

The global supply chain has taken a beating in recent years. From pandemic-induced bottlenecks to geopolitical tensions and climate disasters, supply chains have become a stress test for how businesses adaptor crumbleunder pressure. But as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and supply chains are undergoing a technological glow-up of epic proportions.

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New method turns e-waste to gold

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, to organic materials.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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From engines to algorithms: Gen AI in automotive software development

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As the automotive and industrial sectors undergo major technological advancements, gen AIdriven operating models can allow companies to develop software more easily, safely, and innovatively.

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New Year begins with more solar records, as PV takes bigger bite out of coal’s holiday lunch

Renew Economy

As 2025 begins, Victoria is already making its mark on the energy landscape with a series of notable demand and rooftop PV share records. The post New Year begins with more solar records, as PV takes bigger bite out of coal’s holiday lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nasdaq Is a Triple Honoree at the 2024 Corporate Governance Awards, Including Best ESG Reporting (Large Cap)

3BL Media

Nasdaq The Corporate Governance Awards are hosted by Governance Intelligence, a digital content and events company, providing a forum where governance experts and service providers can share experiences, insights, and best practices on a range of topics. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements by governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) professionals across areas such as AGMs, compliance and ethics programs, ESG reporting, entity management, use of technology, proxy statements, investor enga

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Increased wildfire activity may be a feature of past periods of abrupt climate change

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age.

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Getting on board with shared autonomous mobility

McKinsey Sustainabilty

With technological hurdles falling, shared autonomous vehicles are no longer an experimental curiosity. What needs to happen to accelerate uptake?

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Five green finance questions for 2025

Financial Times: Moral Money

The new year will bring tough challenges for investors in the energy transition

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Nicor Gas - Nicor Gas celebrates its first renewable natural gas interconnection

Global Renewable News

Nicor Gas celebrated the opening of its first renewable natural gas (RNG) interconnection with Air Liquide's largest RNG facility in the world. The plant converts biogas from a nearby landfill.

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Leading the Way To Net-Zero: Lenovo’s Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets and 2050 Net-Zero Strategy

3BL Media

Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Lenovo has responded to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)s urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5C and net-zero through the Business Ambition for 1.5C campaign, an official partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.

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Dogs trained to sniff out spotted lanternflies could help reduce spread

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Growers and conservationists have a new weapon to detect invasive spotted lanternflies early and limit their spread: dogs trained to sniff out egg masses that overwinter in vineyards and forests.

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Software-defined hardware in the age of AI

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Software-defined hardware is reshaping multiple industries as advances in AI enable new capabilities and dramatically reduce development costs.

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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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Equinor Lands $3 Billion Financing Package for New York Offshore Wind Project

ESG Today

Norway-based energy company Equinor announced today that it has secured a project financing package in excess of $3 billion for the Empire Wind 1 project, reaching financial close for the 80,000 acre wind project off the coast of New York. Located 24 48 kilometers Southeast of Long Island, Empire Wind 1 is anticipated to be the first offshore wind project to connect into the New York City grid, powering 500,000 homes, with a contracted capacity of 810 MW.

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KS Orka - Commitment to Increase Clean Electricity Supply Sorik Marapi Geothermal Power Plant Successfully Ran Unit Rated Capacity Test of Unit-5 33 Megawatt

Global Renewable News

Highlights Sorik Marapi Geothermal Power Plant, located in Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra Province, successfully completed the Unit Rated Capacity (URC) test for Unit-5 of Sorik Mara.

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Eaton Vehicle-To-Home Charging Capabilities Enable Customers to Keep the Power on at Home and Will Be Featured at CES 2025

3BL Media

AbleEdge home energy management system transforms electric vehicle batteries into energy assets to keep power on and reduce energy spend Eaton delivers industry-leading interoperability and cybersecurity, advancing vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid technologies to be used with any DER Collaboration with Treehouse enables high-quality, cost-effective electrification programs at scale for automotive OEMs, utilities and hardware manufacturers CLEVELAND Intelligent power management company Eaton

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Climate extremes in 2024 'wreaking havoc' on the global water cycle

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report shows. The report found rising temperatures are changing the way water moves around the planet, 'wreaking havoc' on the water cycle.

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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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The McKinsey Crossword: Get Cracking | No. 213

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if youre looking for a quick win.

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Funders, Do Your !!@%@#! Job.

Stanford Social Innovation

By Kevin Starr The other day, I read an excellent article by two social entrepreneurs who shut down their family planning project in Ghana when they realized it wasnt working and never would. How and why they pulled the plug makes for fascinating reading, but what really struck me was their take on why it is so rare for ineffective NGOs to go out of business: In the nonprofit world, organizations are accountable to their donors, not their beneficiaries.

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Google Inc. - Unlocking Australia's geothermal energy potential, with the Digital Future Initiative

Global Renewable News

Australia has abundant sunshine and wind, and could it also hold vast reserves of clean energy deep underground? Geothermal energy, the Earth's natural heat, is a clean, round-the-clock, sta.

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Gildan Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index for the 12th Consecutive Year

3BL Media

MONTREAL, January 6, 2025 /3BL/ - Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) (Gildan or the Company) is pleased to share that it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) 1 , one of the worlds leading ESG performance rankings for publicly traded companies. This marks the 12 th consecutive year the Company has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

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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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Oldest-known evolutionary 'arms race'

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study presents what is believed to be the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey interactions occurred in the ocean covering what is now South Australia between a small, shelled animal distantly related to brachiopods and an unknown marine animal capable of piercing its shell.

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How beauty players can scale gen AI in 2025

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Beauty brands and retailers have already begun testing gen AI. To scale these experiments quickly, beauty players should focus on high-value use cases and customize gen AI tools to meet their needs.

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Tesla, BYD, and a two-speed global transition

Financial Times: Moral Money

China is far outpacing the west in the shift to electric vehicles

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International Hydropower Association - Ngonye Falls HPP Becomes Africa's First HSS-certified Hydropower Project

Global Renewable News

The Ngonye Falls Hydroelectric Project in Zambia has been awarded Gold certification after being assessed under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard (HSS).The project excelled in several areas.

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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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U.S. Bank Provides $9 Million in Community Possible Grants

3BL Media

Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog A safe, affordable home helps children, families and communities thrive. Thats why the U.S. Bank Community Possible program supports nonprofit organizations focused on creating stable, healthy home environments as part of its unified giving and employee engagement platform. The U.S. Bank Foundation recently distributed more than $9 million in Community Possible grants to 400+ nonprofits.

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Big leap forward for environmentally friendly 'e-textiles' technology

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A research team has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and biodegradable.

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Remote-driving services: The next disruption in mobility innovation?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

A new survey shows high interest in remote-driving services that let another person control the car.

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Solar-Powered Charging Tech Breakthrough

Green Tech Gazette

In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers from South Korea have developed a self-charging energy storage device that combines supercapacitors with solar cells. This innovative technology, led by Senior Researcher Jeongmin Kim at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) and Damin Lee from Kyungpook National University, promises to revolutionize sustainable energy solutions.

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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.