Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
A network of battery-backed mini solar farms installed on Australia's commercial and industrial rooftops could help usher out coal, and remove the need for big transmission upgrades. The post Business power: Batteries and solar could help kick out coal with less new transmission, if price is right appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Originally published on bloomberg.com August 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Bloomberg has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: ESG Data and Analytics Providers, Q3 2024. Bloomberg received the highest scores possible in 19 out of the 25 criteria evaluated. This Forrester Wave™ evaluates Leaders, Strong Performers, Contenders, and Challengers, based on 25 criteria to assess their current ESG offering and strategy.
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Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Form Energy gets funds for groundbreaking 8.5 GWh iron-air battery, which will be capable of up to 100 hours of storage and will be the world's biggest battery. The post Low-cost iron-air technology to feature in world’s biggest battery project in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
MILWAUKEE, August 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Northwestern Mutual , through its Foundation, is furthering its commitment to investing in high-quality education and funding more opportunities for teachers and students in Milwaukee by pledging $3.9 million to support more than 50 Milwaukee-based schools and nonprofits. This brings the company's total investment in quality education to more than $67 million over the last 30 years.
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.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Owner of the biggest wind farm in Western Australia says more than 1.7 GW of new capacity is planned across five different projects. The post Owner of W.A.’s biggest wind farm eyes another 1.7 GW across five new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Originally published in Quest Diagnostics' 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report I’m pleased to share our 2023 Quest Diagnostics Corporate Responsibility Report. The theme of this year’s report is “Care at Our Core,” which builds on our Purpose of working together to create a healthier world, one life at time. Whether it’s our clinical franchises innovating to expand our disease-state testing portfolio, our professional lab services business helping hospitals operate more efficiently, our phlebot
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3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
International Olympic Committee news Throughout the Paris 2024 Games, representatives from future Olympic Summer and Winter Games Organising Committees are gaining a valuable behind-the-scenes look at the day-to-day operational demands of hosting this global event. Offered as part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s long-term Information, Knowledge and Games Learning (IKL) programme to support the planning, delivery and legacy for upcoming Olympic Games hosts, the Observers Programme
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
The biggest battery project in South Australia has been licensed and registered, paving the way for testing and commissioning. The post South Australia’s biggest battery achieves key registration and licence approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Challenge Henry Ford Health, Michigan’s leading healthcare provider, aims to develop one of the nation’s first net zero hospital campuses. The challenge will be operating without generating greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining reliable service for their patients. They will need innovative technologies and strategies to address energy consumption and waste management.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Transmission giant expresses doubt about offshore wind, says big remote inland renewable zones away from population centres might be better idea. The post Network giant says huge inland renewable zones might be better idea than floating offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
By NRG Editorial Voices Listen to the podcast here We sat down with our experts, Megan Owen, Senior Energy Efficiency Manager, and Greg Kandankulam, Director of Sustainability, to discuss how businesses can stay compliant with local and federal policies and capitalize on available government incentives, all while plotting a course for a more sustainable future.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Alex Wonhas, the former head of engineering and system design at AMEO, says a rethink of the way we use big batteries could help get the energy transition back on track. The post “We need to think differently about storage:” How big batteries can ease the transmission burden appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
When Kate Warrington ’s busy job in higher education slowed down during the pandemic, she took the opportunity to reflect on what she wanted in her career. Despite climbing the ladder in her field, she had felt “itchy” in her career for years. After some reflection, she realized, “I want to do something every day that has a global impact and to know that my work impacts the wellbeing of others.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Melbourne-based industry fund has tipped more than $2 billion into renewables over the past two years, but the investments have all been in overseas markets, not in Australia. The post One of our biggest asset managers is tipping billions into renewables – but not in Australia 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.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
By Kim Borges | July 9, 2024 You could call being the first U.S. city to end childhood hunger an audacious goal. But Kids’ Meals , a Houston nonprofit focused on feeding children aged five and younger whose families face economic challenges, is confident they’re up to the task. And, in June, the organization took a huge step toward achieving it with the groundbreaking of a new location thanks to an investment by Regions Bank’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) team.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
Increasing amounts of technology means Australian schools are consuming energy at an ever-increasing rate. Rob Bruer, the co-founder and CEO of Solar Schools, outlines a case for installing solar and batteries in every school. The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Why solar and batteries should be installed in every school appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Originally published on 3M News Center Heman Bekele, who won 3M’s Young Scientist Challenge in 2023 after inventing a soap that could someday help treat and prevent skin cancer, has been named TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year. TIME said it was Heman’s “ambition” and “selflessness” that earned him the recognition. “I’m really passionate about skin-cancer research,” Heman told TIME.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 19, 2024
New "headroom" study suggests nearly 2 GW of extra wind, solar and battery capacity can be hosted in Australia's first renewable energy zone. The post NSW says an extra 2 GW of wind, solar and storage could be hosted in first renewable energy zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
When Cheuk Lun joined Otis working in Hong Kong SAR, he wasn’t certain about his career choice, but having mentors early in his career helped guide him to success. “I felt overwhelmed when I first started working in the industry. My mentors played a key role in helping me navigate this new world, grow, and finally foster a passion for pursuing a career in the elevator industry,” said Cheuk Lun, who now works as a service mechanic in Hong Kong.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
AUGUST 19, 2024
Leaders benefit from seeking out diverse experiences, displaying deep curiosity, and knowing when to speak up.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
HOUSTON, August 19, 2024 /3BL/ - The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday two grants in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the 2024-25 academic year: a $200,000 grant to Texas Southern University (TSU) and a $200,000 grant to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The donations are part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 19, 2024
Researchers report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens biodiversity and water supply in African montane forests.
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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
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
With comprehensive disclosure requirements now applying to tens of thousands of companies under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), what does it mean for the many organizations that already report their impacts using the GRI Standards? As an in-depth new publication from GRI explores, a high degree of interoperability has been achieved between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the widely used GRI Standards.
ESG Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
Over two thirds of large companies in the U.S. have put in place dedicated budgets for sustainability reporting, and nearly all plan to increase spending on sustainability and compliance reporting, and would advance their sustainability efforts even in the absence of climate and sustainability regulations, viewing sustainability as a company value driver, according to a new survey by ESG and EHS solutions provider EcoOnline.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Cascale’s upcoming Annual Meeting, September 9-11 in Munich, Germany, will unite hundreds of consumer goods industry leaders to accelerate climate action and catalyze impact at scale through a unified approach to sustainability. With the industry behind on progress to achieve a minimum 45-percent emissions reduction target by 2030, the event will provide a vital forum for members from around the world to come together and accelerate practical solutions to help the industry decarbonize.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 19, 2024
The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of increasingly severe floods brought on by climate change. Researchers look at buildings and other urban structures as physicists consider elements in complex material systems. With this insight, the researchers have developed a new approach to urban flood modelling and found their results helpful in analyzing city-to-city variations in flood risk globally.
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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.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog For the third year in a row this August, Micae Brown can be found leading a team of U.S. Bank employees and others across Chicago to meet with the business owners she serves. “This is about building connections and strengthening community,” said Brown, who is a U.S. Bank Business Access Advisor serving Chicago and Milwaukee.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 19, 2024
A multidisciplinary team has developed an action plan to help patients with respiratory diseases mitigate the consequences of poor air quality from wildfires.
3BL Media
AUGUST 19, 2024
Originally published on Women We Admire Nira Johri Chief Sustainability Officer, KFC Nira Johri is the Chief Sustainability Officer of KFC. She first joined the company in 2023. KFC is an iconic brand that has been making world-famous fried chicken since 1952, now serving chicken and delighting customers at more than 28,000 restaurants in 150 countries and territories around the world.
Stanford Social Innovation
AUGUST 19, 2024
By Joan Garry Crisis management is one of the most important and yet least discussed topics in the broader social sector. Talking about worst-case scenarios can be uncomfortable. But the public profile of your organization—and the need to be impactful—require you to have those conversations. When I do crisis management work, I encourage boards and staff to develop a list of the most devastating headlines that could appear on the front page of their local paper and to develop both a proactive and
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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.
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