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“Pivotal moment:” Wind and solar overtake coal in China in historic first

Renew Economy

Total capacity of wind and solar in China has overtaken coal for the first time, and solar alone is predicted to overtake coal within two years. The post “Pivotal moment:” Wind and solar overtake coal in China in historic first appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Supporting Diversity While Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

3BL Media

Jo Justice decided to forgo earning a traditional high school diploma in favor of a GED. Working with computers had long attracted her, so Jo then attended a technical trade school to earn her associate degree in network administration.

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Big renewables need big support: Local Energy Hubs can help us through the change 

Renew Economy

These hubs would help communities to understand and participate in the shift to renewables, from the small stuff to the big stuff, and serve as crucial touchpoints for developers. The post Big renewables need big support: Local Energy Hubs can help us through the change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Insights From Women at the Forefront of Crises in Burundi

3BL Media

Judith Nijimbere and her family of twelve face multiple challenges, including flooding that has destroyed her house.

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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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One of Australia’s biggest and worst performing wind farms back on line after near two month outage

Renew Economy

What was once Australia's biggest wind farm is back on line after a transformer was repaired, but its overall performance has been poor. The post One of Australia’s biggest and worst performing wind farms back on line after near two month outage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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National Grid Announces Sally Librera To Lead New York Business

3BL Media

National Grid today announced that Sally Librera will join National Grid as President of its New York business, and sit on the Group Executive Committee, further strengthening National Grid’s leadership team and reinforcing its credentials as a leader in the energy transition.

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New Holland Unveil Flagship CR10 Combine Harvester

3BL Media

New Holland, a brand of CNH, has unveiled the new flagship CR10 combine harvester.

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Back on the solar-coaster: Rooftop PV market rebounds from June lull to record July

Renew Economy

Australia's rooftop solar market is again the focus of attention with "worsening lows and improving highs" harking back to the industry's bumpy formative years. The post Back on the solar-coaster: Rooftop PV market rebounds from June lull to record July appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Comprehensive ESG Strategy Drives Progress on Key Issues and Positions American Airlines for Long-Term Success

3BL Media

Sustainability at American includes protecting the safety of our team members and customers, attracting and developing the talent we need, providing our customers with a world-class travel experience and positioning American to compete in a low-carbon economy.

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Regulator signs off on contested HumeLink transmission link, but trims budget by $300 million

Renew Economy

Regulator approves final costs for contested Humelink project, but trims the allowed budget by around $300 million. The post Regulator signs off on contested HumeLink transmission link, but trims budget by $300 million 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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New Documentary Sheds Light on the Surprising Scope of Soy’s Sustainability Benefits

3BL Media

From food to fuel to plastic, soy is making the Earth more sustainable in thousands of surprising ways. In the years ahead, it might even do the same on Mars.

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Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate's effect on the global ice

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers have uncovered evidence that the high-altitude tropical ice fields are likely smaller than they've been at any time since the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

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Experiencing the Magic of the ‘Gooooal’ With the Patients of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

3BL Media

In June, Aflac spent an entire afternoon at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami with Adamari López, the renowned TV personality who, as a breast cancer survivor, understands the importance of smiling during challenging moments.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Here comes the sun

Renew Economy

Andy McCarthy on setting up a solar business in the heart of coal country more than a decade ago, when a 1 kW system cost $8,000. And what the industry can learn from that as it struggles for social licence. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Here comes the sun 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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Sustainability Communications in 2024, So Far: Trends, Numbers & Narratives

3BL Media

The first half of 2024 has been a whirlwind of activity and growth, especially in corporate sustainability and social impact communication.

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Opportunity@Work: Addressing the opportunity gap and improving workforce equity outcomes

McKinsey Sustainabilty

The cofounder and CEO of Opportunity@Work talks about the nonprofit’s mission to broaden equitable access to career opportunities for workers skilled through alternative routes.

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From Bronze Medalist to Employee-Partner: How Passion Richardson Applies Her Winning Skills to Cintas

3BL Media

Passion Richardson waited anxiously, sitting in the middle of a sea of red, white and blue. She listened to the faint chants of thousands of people calling out their country’s names until it was her turn.

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Five differentiators of outperforming family-owned businesses in India

McKinsey Sustainabilty

India has many family-owned businesses, but only a few can boast of sustained success for generations. We explore five points of difference between the best and the rest.

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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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Key Strategies for Building a Positive Safety Culture in Your Workplace

3BL Media

A workplace culture that treats safety as a shared commitment by every member of the organization, from top leadership on down, benefits both individual well-being and organizational success.

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Tackling Eco-Anxiety Through Experiential Education

Stanford Social Innovation

By Zoey England Today’s college students are coming of age in a warming world, growing up as climate change has accelerated into an intensifying crisis that leaves no community untouched. Research shows many young people are experiencing adverse psychological and emotional impacts as a result. What might educators do to counter this trend? A university program I led over the past academic year offers some promising insights into supporting students through a combination of career preparation, co

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The Promise and Challenges of Ammonia in the Global Energy Transition

3BL Media

Amid the global shift towards sustainable energy sources, ammonia has emerged as a compelling candidate for hydrogen production, but this potential comes with critical considerations for safe production, storage, and utilization practices.

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Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate, according to new research.

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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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Stacy-Marie Ishmael on Why Every Journalist Needs “A Really Good Group Text”

3BL Media

In this article, adapted from an interview that originally appeared on TheMuse.com, Ishmael talks about what drew her to journalism, the value of diverse newsrooms, and why she loves working at Bloomberg.

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Towards smart cities: Predicting soil liquefaction risk using artificial intelligence

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Soil liquefaction that results in infrastructure damage has long been a point of contention for urban planners and engineers. Accurately predicting the soil liquefaction risk of a region could help overcome this challenge. Accordingly, researchers applied artificial intelligence to generate soil liquefaction risk maps, superseding already published risk maps.

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Quest Diagnostics Named a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for Seventh Straight Year

3BL Media

Quest achieves top score of 100 on 2024 Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

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Engineering researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency and durability

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Photovoltaic (PV) technologies, which convert light into electricity, are increasingly applied worldwide to generate renewable energy. Researchers have now developed a molecular treatment that significantly enhances the efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells. Their breakthrough will potentially accelerate the large-scale production of this clean energy.

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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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Essity 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

3BL Media

Conducting Essity’s business in a socially responsible way is part of our corporate DNA. We have a zero-tolerance approach to unethical business behavior and violations of human rights in the value chains where we exercise control.

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Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimized if warming is swiftly reversed

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping of critical Earth system elements, even if temperatures return to below 1.5 C of global warming after a period of overshoot. A new study indicates that this risk can be minimized if the warming is swiftly reversed. That is why reducing emissions in the current decade is crucial for the stability of the Earth systems functions, researchers write.

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Students and Illumina Employees Come Together for a STEM Boot Camp

3BL Media

Samantha Goldbaum, age 16, runs a STEM club at her charter high school in Chula Vista, California, 7.5 miles from the US-Mexico border. The club, and her school, are both very small, and she finds it difficult to share her interest in science with others in her community.

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Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new 3D printing method developed by engineers is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work has the potential to make materials manufacturing more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

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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.