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Grants for home batteries could “save billions” in shift to renewables

Renew Economy

Incentivising households and landlords into renewable tech such as batteries and solar would save billions on large-scale infrastructure, new report says. The post Grants for home batteries could “save billions” in shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Canva is helping its printing partners buy solar power

GreenBiz

A unique contract allows companies that are typically too small to negotiate their own power contracts to fund new green energy projects.

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World-first 18MW wind turbine installed in China

Renew Economy

Battle to build, install, and operate the world’s largest wind turbines has seen another record fall after the installation of an 18MW behemoth in China. The post World-first 18MW wind turbine installed in China appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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1 in Every 10 Children in South Sudan Die Before They Turn 5. Here’s How To Help.

3BL Media

Akoi Dau Pawol was born and raised in a cattle camp in South Sudan. There, she would participate in activities like milking cows, dancing, and wearing traditional Dinka clothing and cultural symbols that celebrated her heritage. “I found great pleasure in caring for livestock, fishing, and dancing. We expressed ourselves through song and dance at the cattle camps and cultural events, in our traditional attire, jewelry, and beads.

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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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AGL buys into home solar, battery and EV management platform

Renew Economy

AGL takes stake in global energy software business with a management system designed to combine solar, batteries and EVs and deal with an energy "future you can't predict." The post AGL buys into home solar, battery and EV management platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Supporting the next generation of climate technologies

GreenBiz

Summary: Tencent’s CarbonX program bridges the gap between promising climate technologies and commercial viability, driving the shift to a low-carbon society.

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These designers are making the most of Africa’s fast fashion waste crisis

Corporate Knights

In the bustling marketplaces of East Africa, where vibrant hues of second-hand clothing are piled in heaps, lies a hidden account of globalization, economic survival and cultural transformation. Trade in mitumba – “bundles” in Swahili – is not merely a commercial enterprise but a phenomenon at the intersection of global consumer habits and local realities.

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Fossil fools and climate change, or Goldilocks and the Three Fears

Renew Economy

Just before the lights go out, here is a bedtime story about conservatives, vested interests, spin doctors and dog whistles. The post Fossil fools and climate change, or Goldilocks and the Three Fears appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Albertsons Companies Announces O Organics $30K in 30 Days Campaign

3BL Media

Albertsons Companies is excited to announce 30 days of giving to celebrate healthy futures! Throughout the month of June, Albertsons Companies Foundation and O Organics are giving away $1,000 a day to nonprofit partners that are making a difference and ensuring our neighbors have the food they need to live, grow, and succeed over the summer. These organizations received O Organics donations to fund their great work and are sharing the stories of how these grants are making a difference.

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How much storage? What’s the cost? Now you can build your own Integrated System Plan

Renew Economy

Worried about what will happen when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine? And the cost of filling those gaps? An online model allows you to build your own ISP. The post How much storage? What’s the cost? Now you can build your own Integrated System Plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Awarding Scholarships for Cyber Safety Skills

3BL Media

Gen Blog | Community Written By Kim Allman Head of Corporate Responsibility and Public Policy Young people from across the United States came together in San Diego in April for the 2024 National LifeSmarts Championship , an annual competition that allows middle and high school students to earn scholarships by demonstrating their critical thinking skills on real-world consumer issues.

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Dutton’s nuclear plan wouldn’t even meet net zero by 2050 target, report finds

Renew Economy

Coalition's nuclear plan would fail to deliver net zero emissions on the grid by 2050, new analysis shows. The post Dutton’s nuclear plan wouldn’t even meet net zero by 2050 target, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fécamp Begins Producing Clean, Green, Secure Energy off the French Coast

3BL Media

Herring. Cod. All manner of shellfish. And a rich shipbuilding history, to boot. For nearly a thousand years, right up to the 1970s, the French harbor city of Fécamp was associated primarily with the fishing industry. Now, there’s a new harvest underway. Today, in the small town situated on France’s northern coast in the presence of Roland Lescure, French Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, Enbridge and its partners inaugurated the Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm, Enbridge’s second offshore win

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20-year-old places her son for adoption and gets unexpectedly wholesome surprise from his new family

Good.is: Planet

The 20-year-old never thought she'd see her son again but life, but life had other plans.

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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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Discovery Education Offers Educators Free Professional Development Resources Addressing Key Topics

3BL Media

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 10, 2024 /3BL/ - Global edtech leader Discovery Education and a selection of corporate partners recently released an array of new, free professional development resources addressing key topics in teaching and learning that will help educators continue honing instructional practices all summer long. Discovery Education’s dynamic professional development content is designed to provide all teachers at all experience levels with innovative new strategies for integrating digital

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The case for doubling down on refinery reliability now

McKinsey Sustainabilty

With unplanned refinery outages at an all-time high, reliability fundamentals remain critical to capturing market opportunities, while digital tools can unlock further impact.

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Art Outreach Singapore’s HEARTH Program Thrives in the Sands Cares Accelerator

3BL Media

Las Vegas Sands The newest graduate of the Sands Cares Accelerator, Art Outreach Singapore, completed its journey in the exclusive developmental program for nonprofit organizations at the end of 2023. During that time, the arts appreciation nonprofit has established what was once a temporary offering to promote Singaporean artists into a powerhouse program that has presented 44 art showcases and supported 183 practitioners.

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New EU Sustainable Fund Naming Rules Could Lead to $40 Billion Divestments: Morningstar

ESG Today

Two-thirds of funds in the EU labelled with sustainable or ESG-related terms may need to sell assets or change their names to align with new anti-greenwashing rules, with stock divestments of as much as $40 billion if all were to keep their names, according to a new report released by investment research firm Morningstar. The new report follows the release last month by EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of its finalized guidelines for the use of ESG and

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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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Digital First: Delivering Hybrid Care for Service Members and Their Families

3BL Media

The Leidos Partnership of Defense Health (LPDH) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) are working together to transform DHA’s care delivery into a new, hybrid care enablement model. Named My Military Health, the model envisions patient-centered care for service members and their families through accessible, convenient, personalized, effective, and whole health engagement.

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Solving the Educational Disparity in India: A Scalable Solution Leverages AI and Behavior Change to Reach Underserved Communities

James Militzer

Rani, a 29-year-old mother of two, lives with her family of four in a cramped 100-square foot room in Manesar, in the northern Indian state of Haryana. “The room is small but has everything we need,” she says. Rani dropped out of school when she was 13 and is now a full-time homemaker. Her husband works as a daily wage labourer at the tyre manufacturing shop near their home.

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Bloomberg 2023 Impact Report: Reducing Our Emissions

3BL Media

Originally published in Bloomberg's 2023 Impact Report Bloomberg strives to decouple company growth from environmental impact while increasing the efficiency and resiliency of our operations. Our environmental performance targets are aligned with multinational efforts to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and avoid the most severe impacts from climate change.

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Early life exposure to weed pollen could increase childhood asthma risk

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A study has found children who are exposed to tree and weed pollen in urban environments are at increased risk of respiratory health problems, including asthma. While green areas in urban settings decrease exposure to air pollution, allow kids to be active, and offer positive contact to a diverse microbiota -- which in turn may help the positive development of a child's immune system -- they can also lead to the development of childhood asthma.

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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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Celebrating Collaboration, Community Building, and ERG’s With Kohler

3BL Media

At Seramount ’s May 2024 EmERGe conference in New York City, Kohler Co's incredible business resource groups were named 2023 ERG Impact Award honorees in the ERG Collaboration category. The award recognizes their commitment to driving positive change in diversity, equity, and inclusion through partnership, particularly the inaugural Kohler Women’s Leadership Summit which was a collaborative effort across all groups.

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Fine-tuning leaf angle with CRISPR improves sugarcane yield

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A CABBI research team has used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to optimize leaf angle in sugarcane, increasing the amount of sunlight it captures and the amount of biomass it produces.

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It’s Cool To Fly American Celebrates a Decade

3BL Media

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the It’s Cool to Fly American (ICTFA) program, an initiative centered around preparing children and their families for air travel through mock travel experiences managed by American’s Abilities Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG). The program partners with the HollyRod Foundation and several local organizations to raise awareness and provide resources to families with a loved one living with autism.

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Foresight Raises €300 Million for Article 9 Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

ESG Today

Real assets-focused investment manager Foresight Group announced that it has raised €300 million in commitments at the first close of its energy transition fund, Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II. Focused on long-term value creation, FEIP II is classified as an Article 9 fund under the EU’s SFDR regulation, and aims to invest in strategic energy assets that eliminate bottlenecks to the energy transition.

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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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Quest Diagnostics Elects Robert B. Carter, CIO of FedEx Corporation, to Board of Directors

3BL Media

SECAUCUS, N.J., June 10, 2024 /3BL/ - Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert (Rob) B. Carter, a seasoned technology executive, to serve as a director. Including Mr. Carter, the company's Board has 10 members. Mr. Carter, 64, is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at FedEx Corporation, where he is responsible for setting the technology direction of the FedEx application

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GRI Launches Update of Standards to Report on Impact on Workers

ESG Today

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the launch of a new review of all of its labor-related standards, aimed at enabling companies to report on their impacts on workers, and improving transparency on workplace labor and human rights. GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are one of the most commonly accepted global standards for sustainability reporting by companies, developed to enable consistent reporting across companies and industries, providing clearer communication regard

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3M Named Official Respiratory Protection Sponsor for Direct Relief, Pledges 5 Million N95 Respirators Ahead of Hurricane, Wildfire Season

3BL Media

Originally published on 3M News Center 3M pledge meets Direct Relief’s entire forecasted annual need for N95 respirators In a significant step towards bolstering emergency preparedness and response efforts, 3M and Direct Relief are launching a global Respiratory Protection initiative to increase preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season.

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Study estimates that between 1980 and 2020, 135 million premature deaths could be linked to fine particulate matter pollution

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A study has revealed that fine particulate matter from 1980 to 2020 was associated with approximately 135 million premature deaths globally.

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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.