Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Spanish wind giant is proposing a 3 gigawatt wind project in the south-west corner of Western Australia to help replace the state's last coal generators when they close at the end of the decade. The post Australia’s biggest wind farm proposed to fill gap as last coal generators exit grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CSR Hub
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
KATONAH, NY (Sept. 26, 2024) - CSRHub is excited to announce the launch of its new product, the CSRHub ESG Roadmap. This benchmarking and stakeholder diagnostic takes minutes to prepare, saving companies resources and providing business intelligence for sustainable growth. The sustainability landscape is a complex environment. ESG Roadmap provides the directions companies need to navigate towards improved ESG performance and impact.
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3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Originally published on Illumina News Center As you read this, a white box the size of a refrigerator is hurtling through space at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kph), shooting four lasers at the Earth 242 times a second. It’s called the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation sensor, or GEDI. GEDI laser beams travel 250 miles (400 km) down to a forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and strike a precisely targeted square of trees just 98 feet (30 m) across.
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Earlier this month, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers publicly criticized the federal government’s new greenwashing rules, saying they “effectively silence” climate discussion, impeding companies from speaking to Canadians about their projects’ green credentials. This was the most recent of a series of public criticisms by lobby groups and pundits of the new rules, which require companies to have evidence to substantiate their green claims.
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
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Cerulean Ventures, a climate tech venture capital firm in Santa Barbara, Calif,, closed a $10 million pre-seed fund to work with founders in four startups focused on carbon removal, global renewable energy credits, sustainable supply chains and a global blockchain to protect endangered natural resources. The post Cerulean Ventures closes $10 million early-stage fund for decarbonization appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake domestic coal and gas jobs. The post Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
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 you’re looking for a quick win.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The Italian Competition Authority announced that it has launched a investigation into global fashion online retailer Shein’s website operator Infinite Styles Services Co over possibly misleading advertising claims made on the site regarding the environmental sustainability of Shein branded clothing. According to the regulator, the investigation is focused on the possible misleading nature of environmental claims in several sections of the website, including “#SHEINTHEKNOW”, “evoluSHEIN” and “Soc
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Climate Week NYC Carbon markets fall short as a climate solution, but go far in. The post The Brief: A carbon market for financing sustainable development appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Andrew Forrest unveils detailed plans to eliminate gas and diesel at his giant iron ore operations by 2030. "When will companies stop burning fossil fuels," he said. The post “Net zero is a con:” Forrest outlines how Fortescue mines will eliminate fossil fuels by end of decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Exposure to certain pollutants, like fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during pregnancy and childhood is associated with differences in the microstructure of the brain s white matter, and some of these effects persist throughout adolescence.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
In a new report released on 24 September, close to 50% of global businesses surveyed say they are prepared to pay a premium for lower emission steel and concrete, signaling a powerful and growing demand for more sustainable materials. With steel and concrete emissions said to be responsible for 15% of global emissions, their urgent decarbonization is critical to meeting the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The IFRS Foundation announced today the publication of a new guide aimed at helping companies to voluntarily apply the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) recently issued climate and sustainability-related disclosure standards and communicate their progress to investors. The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board was launched in November 2021 , with the goal to develop IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards to provide investors with information about
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The voluntary market for carbon credits has been haunted by low quality projects and greenwashing. Prices for the credits, which enable companies to. The post Carbon markets fall short as a climate solution, but go far in financing sustainable development appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Federal Labor green lights three major thermal coal mine expansions, in a move that lays bare the blatant disregard of climate change in Australia's environmental laws. The post “Shocking, shameful, abhorrent:” Coal mine approvals slammed for reckless disregard of climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Wrist-based activity sensors worn by individuals with depression and those without over the course of two weeks provided evidence for the relationship between daily sunlight exposure and physical activity, according to a new study.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Across disease types, patients with disabilities experience inequities all along the care pathway—with consequently worse outcomes. Inclusive pathway designs and targeted interventions could help.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Corporate boards have been seeing a declining focus on ESG issues, with slightly less than half including ESG as part of their regular agenda, as most directors report ambiguity into the meaning of ESG, many viewing it as a charged term, and less than one in ten agreeing that ESG means the same thing as sustainability, according to the new U.S.-focused Annual Corporate Directors Survey released by global professional services firm PwC.
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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
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Greetings, Agents of Impact! September’s edition of ImpactAlpha Latin America drops later today. As an ImpactAlpha subscriber, you get the top stories first. The post The Brief: Backing female founders to find climate solutions in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Latest data from the Clean Energy Council finds Australia hurtling towards a major new milestone for rooftop solar capacity and adding batteries to the mix at a record rate. The post Australians are installing batteries at a record rate, as rooftop solar heads for major new milestone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research. Rare earth elements are found in smartphones, flat screen TVs, magnets, and even trains and missiles. They are also vital to the development of electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines.
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) announced that it will restart TMI Unit 1 to provide 835 MW of carbon emission free nuclear power. Under an agreement with Microsoft, the computer system giant will purchase power from the restarted plant over a 20 year period in a deal worth an estimated at $16 billion over the life of the agreement. According to news media reports, all of the.
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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.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Microsoft announced a new purchase agreement with enhanced rock weathering (ERW)-focused carbon removal project developer UNDO, for the permanent removal of 15,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere using rocks and soil. Founded in 2022, London-based UNDO develops carbon removal projects based on enhanced rock weathering. The company’s technology accelerates the natural geological process of weathering by spreading crushed silicate rock onto agricultural land, where plants and microbes in the soi
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Biodegradable plastics made from invasive sargassum. Seaweed-based biofibers to decarbonize global fashion. Water-insulated panels and nature-based construction materials. Women-led companies from Mexico to. The post Female founders power climate entrepreneurship in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The last coal-fired power station in the UK will close within days, nearly 143 years after the world’s first coal-fired power station began operating in nearby London. The post Last coal power station in UK prepares to close appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A new study could change the way scientists view microbial processes in the deep ocean. The unexpected findings expand our understanding of the impacts of climate change, including how and where the ocean stores carbon.
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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
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Some of these doodles depict sinister ritual scenes like decapitated human heads. 'They are scenes of human sacrifice,' study's lead scientist said.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
This week in ESG news: ING ends financing for companies developing new oil and gas projects; Deloitte launches sustainability and AI workforce upskilling academies; MSCI launches carbon credit ratings; report finds companies are quietly accelerating climate action; Apple reduces carbon footprint of iPhone; investor coalition calls for mandatory climate reporting policies; Google, Microsoft, Meta announce carbon removal purchase deals; BlackRock and Microsoft partnership looks to raise $30 billio
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Climate Week NYC Needed: Climate tech exits to keep the ‘circular capital economy’ spinning. All. The post The Brief: Abundance of startups, scarcity of exits at Climate Week NYC appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Dutton accused of not understanding the energy system by federal energy minister Chris Bowen, while former state energy minister Matt Kean also says nuclear not a suitable companion to renewables. The post Dutton’s baseload nuclear plan shows he does not understand energy systems, Bowen says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
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