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Companies risk greenwashing with their trade group activities, report says

GreenBiz

Unilever, BASF, Procter & Gamble, Walmart and Colgate-Palmolive aren't assessing this 'climate alignment', according to Planet Tracker.

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South Australia fast-tracks 100 pct renewables target to 2027

Renew Economy

South Australia fast tracks its target of "net 100 pct" renewables to 2027 - rather than 2030 - as a result of the state's new wind and solar developments and ambitious hydrogen plans. The post South Australia fast-tracks 100 pct renewables target to 2027 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What to do in the first 90 days as a chief sustainability officer

GreenBiz

The CSOs from Apollo Global Management, James Hardie building materials and Insulet medical devices provide advice and highlight pitfalls to avoid.

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Solar, electrification and a big battery: Report says Top End can thrive without gas

Renew Economy

Independent modelling proposes an economy run on sunshine that could recharge the Northern Territory and avoid environmental harm from taxpayer-subsidised gas. The post Solar, electrification and a big battery: Report says Top End can thrive without gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Gilead Sciences and Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Taking Action Toward Meaningful Change

3BL Media

This year’s theme for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is “Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities.” We spoke with C. Virginia Fields, President and CEO of National Black Leadership Commission on Health (Black Health), a Gilead grantee, about how together, we can take action toward meaningful change. We commend Virginia and our many community partners for continuing to honor and advance the decades of progress that Black communities have made in HIV.

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PepsiCo and ADM explain how they convince farmers to cut agricultural emissions

GreenBiz

Regenerative agriculture can succeed when farmers see the economic value in it, they say.

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Global Impact Investing Network on New Horizons for 2024

3BL Media

by Kate Walsh, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) For the last four years, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has engaged with faith-based organizations to increase their capacity to pursue impact through their investment strategies and align their financial choices with their organizational mission. The GIIN is the global champion of impact investing , dedicated to increasing its scale and effectiveness around the world.

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Landowners invited to host gigawatts of solar and wind along 930km “clean energy corridor”

Renew Economy

Landholders in Queensland are being invited to register interest in hosting renewables projects along the path of a 930km new transmission line. The post Landowners invited to host gigawatts of solar and wind along 930km “clean energy corridor” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How PepsiCo and ADM work with farmers to cut agricultural emissions

GreenBiz

Regenerative agriculture can succeed when farmers see the economic value in it, they say.

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French energy giant to build pumped hydro storage project in New England

Renew Economy

French energy giant EDF splans to build a pumped hydro project in the New England region of NSW after buying the asset from Walcha Energy. The post French energy giant to build pumped hydro storage project in New England 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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Ceres Welcomes New Roadmap From Colorado Gov. Jared Polis To Help State Achieve Ambitious Climate Goals

3BL Media

February 26, 2024 /3BL/ - Alli Gold Roberts, senior director, state policy, at Ceres, welcomed the release of the Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0. Gov. Jared Polis rolled out the updated plan, which lays out an all-of-government approach to meet the state’s climate goals. “Colorado’s updated Pollution Reduction Roadmap capitalizes on the nationwide boom in clean energy investment and will help the state maximize the opportunities of historic federal climate investments.

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Neoen lands $1.1 billion in finance as green bank backs its first four hour battery

Renew Economy

French renewables and battery developer says it has raised more than $1.1bn in new debt finance for its Australian assets, including the four-hour battery being built in Western Australia. The post Neoen lands $1.1 billion in finance as green bank backs its first four hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Helping Children SEE LOVE

3BL Media

Orbis is focused on saving the sight of children worldwide – and we are providing an opportunity for people around the world to send a letter of support to a child awaiting surgery. If you would like to join us in helping children worldwide SEE LOVE click here to send a message now. For more than 40 years FedEx has been helping Orbis deliver sight-saving care to communities around the world.

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EnergyAustralia says two four-hour battery projects competing for government contracts

Renew Economy

EnergyAustralia says both its proposed four-hour battery projects are competing in government's Capacity Investment Scheme. The post EnergyAustralia says two four-hour battery projects competing for government contracts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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El World Environment Center Y Sus Socios Premian a Organizaciones Innovadoras Y Sin Fines De Lucro a Través Del “Empower Innovation Challenge” (EIC)

3BL Media

Click HERE for English Version Más de un millón de dólares están siendo entregados por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos entre las organizaciones ganadoras cuyos proyectos son a beneficio de micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas lideradas por mujeres en Latinoamérica. February 26, 2024 /3BL/ - Representantes del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos a través del World Environment Center (WEC) y sus socios: el Núcleo de Biotecnología de Curauma (NBC) y Baastel, realizaron la pr

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CEC calls for big budget spend on renewables, and net zero grid by 2035

Renew Economy

Clean Energy Council calls on federal Labor to ramp up investment "with a view to.full decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2035." The post CEC calls for big budget spend on renewables, and net zero grid by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Panel Discussion Unveils Key Insights on Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape

3BL Media

Earlier this month GRI was involved in the thought-provoking panel discussion "Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape," during GreenBiz’24. The session brought in roughly 180 attendees, which made for a room with tables at capacity and additional attendees standing to hear the conversation. The session was moderated by GRI’s Head of North America, Matthew Rusk, and included two corporates, US Bank and Cisco, and two disclosure service providers, Pulsora and Alliance Advisors.

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An African Approach to Online Education: An Innovative Platform Aims to Prepare the Continent’s Youth for the Jobs of the Future

James Militzer

In 2018, I embarked on a six-month journey through Europe, where I connected with Africans employed in global tech companies. While speaking with these tech workers, the revelation that an African professional could leverage their skills and contribute to global companies worldwide astounded me. Listening to these diverse software engineers’ stories, it dawned on me that other Africans could find similar work abroad, if they could more easily access these opportunities and acquire the nec

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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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Qurate Retail Group Earns Top Score in 2023-2024 LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Index

3BL Media

WEST CHESTER, Pa., February 26, 2024 /3BL/ - Qurate Retail Group, which includes retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road®, today announced it has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

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Technology and telecommunications B2B customer buying trends: Bright horizons with some warning signs

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Our latest Pulse survey of tech and telecommunications B2B decision makers reveals a generally optimistic investment outlook. But shifting market dynamics could turn different groups of vendors into new winners or losers.

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Paving the Way for Sustainable Landscape Management: Lessons From CLIF in Ghana

3BL Media

Unsustainable land-use practices, including expansive agriculture and forest encroachment, pose a significant threat to landscapes, leading to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction. Sustainable finance mechanisms at the landscape level, like the Cocoa Landscape Investment Facility (CLIF) in Ghana, can help steer countries, companies, and local producers toward sustainable landscape management.

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Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Among the vast expanse of Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier, the world's widest glacier measuring about 80 miles on the western edge of the continent. Despite its size, the massive landform is losing about 50 billion tons of ice more than it is receiving in snowfall, which places it in a precarious position in respect to its stability. Accelerating ice loss has been observed since the 1970s, but it is unclear when this significant melting initiated -- until now.

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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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Entergy CEO Advocates for ALICE Households at United Way Summit

3BL Media

The United Way of Northern New Jersey invited Entergy's CEO Drew Marsh to be a keynote panelist at the National ALICE Summit that was held last month in New Orleans. The summit focused on supporting Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed individuals. ALICE represents the growing number of families who earn a little more than the federal poverty level but still struggle to afford basic needs like food, housing, childcare transportation, health care and technology.

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Vattenfall - Offshore wind continues to play major role in energy transition

Global Renewable News

By Vattenfall Media Relations Jonas van Mansfeld, we read in the papers that the development of offshore wind farms is not easy. Projects have been shelved or stopped, or ther.

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Baker Hughes’ Chief Culture & DEI Officer Champions Diversity in Energy

3BL Media

Tune in to the latest episode of the ‘DE&I in Energy Podcast’ featuring our Chief Culture & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Officer, Nicole M. Durham to hear her share her journey, successes, and challenges in creating an inclusive culture in the energy sector. She dives into her mission of fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes respect, belonging, high performance, and innovation and our team’s proactive approach to staying ahead of the curve.

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp. - Clean Energy Turns DFW Area into a Renewable Natural Gas Hub

Global Renewable News

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced the opening of two new fueling stations that offer heavy-duty truck and other fleet vehicles renewable natural gas (RNG), one of the only fuels that r.

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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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COP28 Takes On ESG Complexity

3BL Media

Originally published by Forbes The adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other such regulations entail major changes that are causing much uncertainty. Regulations are continuously evolving, and while still in its infancy, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory landscape is already mired in complexity.

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Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen - Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) Signs Joint Letter from All Seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) to U.S. Department of Treasury, White House Raising Concerns on Proposed Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (45V) Guidance

Global Renewable News

Narrowly proposed 45V guidance will have significant impact on H2Hubs projects throughout the country; MachH2 also issued its own specific recommendations to revise the draft guidanceToday (Fe.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Is Taking Action To Reduce Business Environmental Impact

3BL Media

Walgreens Boots Alliance remains committed and focused to the ambitious but very necessary targets set in the areas of carbon emissions reduction, plastic reduction and food waste reduction. Details on our progress against our emissions reduction goals can be found in our 2023 Environmental, Social & Governance Report. At WBA, we believe there is an inextricable link between the health of our planet and the health of our communities, whether impacted by extreme temperatures, natural disaster

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory - New Wave Energy Testing Platform Could Save Developers Time and Money

Global Renewable News

By Caitlin McDermott-MurphyPlatform Combines Theoretical Data and Real-World Machinery To Better Understand How Technologies, Including a Jellyfish-Like Device, Might Fare at SeaMark Murph.

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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.