GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In December, COP15 ended with a landmark agreement to protect nature. Here’s what the private sector has been up to since.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Solar set a new generation share record in South Australia, and pushed operational demand and coal output to new lows in NSW. Even Tasmania celebrated a new solar milestone. The post Solar reaches new peak of 126.7 pct of South Australia demand, NSW coal at record low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From speaking truth to power to ‘wondering around,’ advice for how experienced professionals can have an outsized impact.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The first fully operational turbine at world's largest offshore wind farm has started sending power to the British grid. The post “Mind boggling:” World’s largest offshore wind farm powers up, with lessons for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Chemours Corpus Christi announced it is providing Ingleside Independent School District (ISD) with a $90,000 grant to advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education throughout the district. The grant, funded through Chemours’ Vibrant Communities initiative, will support four robotics teams at schools of every age level from elementary/primary to high school and new curriculum for high school robotics and engineering pathways.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Osaka-based Ex-Fusion will set up a wholly owned subsidiary in SA by the end of the year, to further develop its laser technology. The post Japan laser fusion start-up sets up base in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Federal government formally opens the tender process for the $2 billion hydrogen head-start program as Australia tries to keep pace in the global green energy arms race. The post Australia opens $2 billion tender to support massive green hydrogen projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Originally published on TriplePundit It’s no secret that the adoption of advanced technologies is accelerating in agriculture and construction. Machines today are more powerful, precise and easy to use than they have ever been, making them more efficient, productive and sustainable. Sustainability is top of mind for many businesses, and for agriculture and construction, it is an opportunity to transform how we manage our natural resources to grow food and build communities.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Right-wing politicians and anti-solar campaigners claim that a major UK solar project would produce more greenhouse gases than it is able to save. The post Factcheck: Do large solar projects produce more CO2 than they save? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 9, 2023 /3BL/ - To help educators and students nationwide observe World Mental Health Day, Discovery Education is offering a variety of new, free high-quality digital learning resources. Established in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health, World Mental Health Day seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

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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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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

ACCC says Brookfield's plans to spend $30 billion on renewables and storage outweighs fears it could frustrate rival projects through its ownership of network assets. The post Brookfield’s huge wind and solar plans sway regulator on Origin bid, despite network fears appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Originally published by Progressive Grocer By Emily Crowe Albertsons Cos. is making it easier for those with opioid use disorder to get treatment through its pharmacies. The grocer’s collaboration with Bicycle Health , the nation’s largest provider of telemedicine treatment for opioid use disorder, will make buprenorphine extended release injections (known as Sublocade) available to patients in 17 states.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

First wind farms inaugurated in United Arab Emirates, across four locations and using special low wind speed technology, in time for COP28. The post Masdar powers up UAE’s first wind farms, using low wind speed technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A finger lickin’ success for education initiatives in Orleans Parish This year’s National Fried Chicken Festival brought together thousands of people around a shared love of great food, music and culture – and amongst many of those festivalgoers were public school educators. As part of Entergy’s ongoing commitment to investing in our communities, we hosted the first-ever complimentary Teacher’s Lounge – an exclusive area at the festival for teachers and staff to enjoy VIP seating, live music, fo

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plans to develop critical offshore wind port infrastructure in Victoria to handle the massive wind turbines have been submitted for environmental assessment. The post Victoria port submits plans for Australia’s offshore wind terminal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Despite monumental strides, equitable access to quality education remains both a North American and global challenge. According to UNICEF, 264 million children and adolescents around the world do not have the opportunity to enter or complete school, and the United Nations estimates that by 2030, 300 million students will not have basic numeracy and literacy skills needed to succeed— unless additional measures are taken now.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

South Australia-based Yes Group has received a $70 million boost to its plans to roll out up to 30 small solar and battery projects in regional Australia. The post Global giants back network of small scale solar and battery projects in regional Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It’s hard for companies to significantly beat long-term market TSR, harder still for the largest corporations, and hardest of all in the face of low growth. But industry endowment needn’t be destiny.

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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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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The European Council today announced the adoption of two pieces of legislation today, including a directive to nearly double the share of renewable energy consumption in the EU by 2030, and a law aimed at decarbonizing the aviation sector by accelerating the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Council’s adoption of the new rules marks the last major step in the completion of two of the final pieces of the European Commission’s “ Fit for 55” roadmap – the EU’s proposed strategy to cu

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As the imperative to achieve net-zero emissions grows, semiconductor companies are increasingly focused on supplier emissions.

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Green Project Management

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Over the past 40 years, a slew of treatises, accords, charters, and goals have emerged, spotlighting crucial global challenges. People genuinely want to help, some just want to be seen as wanting to help, but that is a topic for another article… We gather at CoP meetings, climate weeks, and various awareness days, among other […] The post Human Sustainability: our Focus is all Wrong. appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new landmark climate-related disclosure bills on Saturday, which will require large companies to disclose their value chain emissions and report on climate-related financial risks, but has signaled that the bills’ timelines will be pushed out and cost impacts on businesses addressed before the new laws are implemented.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The use of cash for payments is dwindling globally, accounting for only 18% of point-of-sale transaction value in 2021. At the same time, the electronic payments industry is burgeoning, with transactions growing by 19% that same year, in line with pre-pandemic rates. In Africa, while cash remains king at 93-95% of transactions (as of 2020), its dominance is gradually diminishing as the use of mobile money and other electronic payment forms increases.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland’s coast have discovered the source of previously unquantified nitrogen and phosphorus having a profound environmental impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Groundwater discharge accounted for approximately one-third of new nitrogen and two-thirds of phosphorus inputs, indicating that nearly twice the amount of nitrogen enters the Reef from groundwater compared to river waters.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plastics, chemicals, and refining company LyondellBasell announced a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with solar developer Lightsource bp for the delivery of approximately 284,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually in Spain. Under the new agreement, LyondellBasell will secure 149 MW of capacity from Lightsource bp’s solar project in Spain, beginning in 2026, with the energy delivered roughly equal to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 78,000 European homes.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will be exposed to heat and humidity so extreme they will be unable to naturally cool themselves, according to interdisciplinary research. Results indicated that warming of the planet beyond 1.5 C above preindustrial levels will be increasingly devastating for human health across the planet.

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial services and solutions provider Apex Group announced today an expansion of its ESG & Sustainability solutions, with the launch of an enhanced set of ESG solutions targeting investors, asset managers and corporates. The expanded offering follows Apex’s completion earlier this year of asset management service provider MJ Hudson’s Data & Analytics business, which included the firm’s ESG & Sustainability advisory services and platforms.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps. The radiocarbon spike was caused by a massive solar storm, the biggest ever identified. A similar solar storm today would be catastrophic for modern technological society – potentially wiping out telecommunications and satellite systems, causing massive electricity grid blackouts, and costing us billions.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, has launched a new facility at its Trzebinia refinery to produce biocomponents from used cooking oils and animal fats. UCO FAME will deliver 30,000 t.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Companies are fleeing Florida as covering property becomes more expensive

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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.