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Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia's biggest energy consumers. The post Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Whole Foods Market Foundation Announces $230,000 To Fund Projects Focused on Innovative Savings Methods

3BL Media

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12, 2025 /3BL/ - Whole Foods Market Foundation, in partnership with the Kasperick Foundation, is excited to approve $230,000 in funding across five projects that promote and broaden access to innovative savings mechanisms through their High Impact Program. Since 2013, Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, has authorized $1.75M, with the goal of improving their ability to meet their clients needs and provide new, more or better products and services.

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Huge eight-hour battery project, one of biggest in Australia, locks in supplier

Renew Economy

One of the biggest batteries under development in Australia and one of the first eight-hour batteries to be underwritten by NSW government has locked in a supplier. The post Huge eight-hour battery project, one of biggest in Australia, locks in supplier appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Baker Tilly’s Insights on the Top 7 Factors To Consider When Outsourcing HR and Payroll Services

3BL Media

When considering outsourcing your human resources (HR) and payroll functions for your growing business or organization, there are several key factors you should evaluate to ensure you make the best decision for your company. Here are the top seven factors to consider: 1. Provider type evaluation When evaluating the types of providers, it's essential to understand the differences between professional employer organizations (PEOs) and traditional HR consulting firms.

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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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TotalEnergies, RWE Sign 15-Year Green Hydrogen Deal to Decarbonize Refineries

ESG Today

French energy giant TotalEnergies announced today a new agreement with the German power producer RWE to supply 30,000 tons of green hydrogen annually to the Leuna refinery for 15 years, beginning in 2030. The deal is in line with a commitment by TotalEnergies to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, the company said. The green hydrogen will be produced by a 300 MW electrolyzer, to be built and operated by RWE in Lingen, Germany.

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AEG Receives 2025 Handshake Early Talent Award

3BL Media

AEG , the worlds leading sports and entertainment company, has received a 2025 Handshake Early Talent Award (ETA), recognizing it as a top employer for Gen Z talent. With Gen Z making up 27% of todays workforce and projected to reach 30% by 2030, this award highlights AEGs commitment to fostering early career opportunities and professional development.

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Mary Kay Inc. Names Dr. Lucy Gildea Chief Brand and Scientific Officer

3BL Media

DALLAS, March 12, 2025 /3BL/ - To empower future growth , iconic beauty and entrepreneurship company Mary Kay Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Lucy Gildea as Chief Brand and Scientific Officer. Gildea and her freshly designed cross-functional team will pioneer a new operating model to power up Mary Kays global brand and science aiming for growth and customer loyalty in over 40 markets.

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Vast Energy secures $180m grant for first-of-a-kind solar thermal hub at Port Augusta

Renew Economy

Vast's latest ARENA grant will underwrite at least half of what it needs to build the concentrated solar project. The post Vast Energy secures $180m grant for first-of-a-kind solar thermal hub at Port Augusta appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Buffalo Named KeyBank’s “Market of the Year” for 2024

3BL Media

KeyBank s Buffalo market has been named the banks 2024 Market of the Year. This award recognizes the service teammates provide to clients and acknowledges the Buffalo market as the top performer among the 27 markets in the companys footprint. This is the second time in the past decade that Buffalo has been named Keys Market of the Year. The market received the award in 2016 following KeyCorps acquisition of Buffalo based First Niagara Financial Group.

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LEGO Group Nearly Triples Renewable Materials in Bricks in 2024

ESG Today

The LEGO Group revealed significant progress in its efforts to increase the use of sustainable materials in its products, announcing that its LEGO bricks in 2024 consisted of an estimated 33% material from renewable sources, nearly tripling year-over-year. The new data was released with LEGO Groups 2024 Sustainability Statement, outlining the companys progress towards its sustainability targets.

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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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Scottish businesses crippled by soaring energy costs – and back zonal pricing to fix it

Envirotec Magazine

Shops on Buchanan Street, Glasgow in 2024 (image credit: Graeme J Baty / Shutterstock.com). Scottish businesses are feeling the squeeze from rising energy costs, with nearly nine in ten (88%) saying it has impacted them and 62% reporting a significant impact. New research* conducted by Diffley Partnership and Stratcom UK commissioned by Octopus Energy suggests a stark reality for businesses across Scotland.

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BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform

ESG Today

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the creation of a new entity, the Venture and Impact platform, within its Private Assets division. Launched with 800 million (USD$879 million) in assets under management, and dedicated to innovation and venture capital, the new platform combines the activities of BNPP AMs Ecological Transition and Impact, Fintech and the Solar Impulse Venture Fund.

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Meghan Farren Promoted to President of Taco Bell North America

3BL Media

Originally published on Nation's Restaurant News Meghan Farren has been named president of Taco Bell North America, effective Feb. 10. She has served as general manager of KFC UK and Ireland (UK&I) since September 2022.

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Socioeconomic Disparities in Exposures to PFAS and Other Unregulated Industrial Drinking Water Contaminants in US Public Water Systems

Environmental News Bits

Maruzzo, A. J., Hernandez, A. B., Swartz, C. H., Liddie, J. M., & Schaider, L. A. (2025). Socioeconomic Disparities in Exposures to PFAS and Other Unregulated Industrial Drinking Water Contaminants in US Public Water Systems. Environmental Health Perspectives, 133(1), 017002.

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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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North Sea collision: What the initial reports say

Envirotec Magazine

The quantity of aviation fuel spilled from the Stena Immaculate is not yet known (note: image shown is generic). Speculation was continuing on the morning of Wednesday 12 March into the cause and likely impacts of the North Sea collision. The 183-m oil tanker Stena Immaculate had been anchored off Withernsea, near Kingston-upon-Hull, when she was struck by the container ship MV Solong at a speed of around 18 knots (33 km/h) at 9.48am on Monday.

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The Storm is Here: Public Libraries’ Role in Disaster Preparedness and Community Recovery

Environmental News Bits

Antonelli, M., Aldrich, R., Tanner, R., & Ho, A. (2025). The Storm is Here: Public Libraries Role in Disaster Preparedness and Community Recovery. Electronic Green Journal, 1(51).

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Micro-pollutant removal product picks up Aquatech Innovation Award

Envirotec Magazine

A product for the removal of micro-pollutants from wastewater is the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2025. Aurea from consulting engineers Royal HaskoningDHV was developed in the Netherlands, and its selection for this award followed an independent review led by jury chairman Professor Cees Buisman, Scientific Director of Wetsus, a European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology.

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How climate change affects rain and floods

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events -- namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours, and longer-term events that last several days. In each case, climate change has a different impact.

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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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European Energy A/S - European Energy produces first e-methanol at Kassø

Global Renewable News

European Energy has successfully produced the first e-methanol at the Kass Power-to-X facility. The methanol was produced in the first methanol line out of 2 at the facility and was achieved usi.

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Ricoh partners with PrintReleaf carbon offset platform

Sustainability Matters

Ricoh hasannounced a new partnership in Australia with PrintReleaf, an industry sustainability solution provider, delivered by wholesale solution supplier Dynamic Software Solutions (DSS). PrintReleaf is a platform that is claimed to automatically convertan organisations paper footprint into new trees. As paper is consumed in printers, either an equivalent volume of trees (biomass) is planted in targeted forests or the emissions associated with the paper consumption are offset through verified p

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TotalEnergies - Germany: TotalEnergies and RWE Join Forces on Green Hydrogen to Decarbonize the Leuna Refinery

Global Renewable News

Highlights 30,000 tons a year of green hydrogen supplied to TotalEnergies' Leuna refinery 300,000 tons a year of CO2 emissions prevented at the Leuna refinery The largest green hydro.

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State lawmakers grapple with energy demand for data centers

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at E&E News. Legislators in states where the U.S. data center boom is about to kick into higher gear are considering bills that could force developers to pony up to connect their power-hungry loads to the grid.

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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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Enefit Green - Enefit Green production data - February 2025

Global Renewable News

In February, Enefit Green produced 136.3 GWh of electricity, which is 14% less than a year ago. The wind speeds measured in Estonian and Lithuanian wind farms were significantly lower in February than.

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‘Growing Impact’ discusses environmental contaminants, human health

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Penn State. The latest episode of Growing Impact discusses how environmental contaminants affect human health, a research focus for Penn State professors Andrew Patterson and Costas Maranas.

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8 Rivers Capital, LLC - 8 Rivers and Wood Sign Pre-FEED Agreement for Wyoming Carbon Capture Project

Global Renewable News

8 Rivers Capital, LLC, a world-leading decarbonization technology developer, has awarded Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, an agreement for the preliminary front end engineering and.

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Melbourne and Bandung join forces to tackle food waste

Sustainability Matters

Innovators from Melbourne and Bandung, Indonesia will join forces to tackle food waste and potentially accelerate the transition to a circular food system. Applications are now open for the Melbourne-Bandung Food Waste Challenge , delivered in partnership between the City of Melbourne, Rocket Seeder and the City of Bandung. Our partner-city relationships are crucial to help us learn and tackle global issues on a local level and with the City of Bandung, were giving some of our best minds the op

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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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Eversource Energy - Eversource Statement on DPU Order Revising the Massachusetts 2025-2027 Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Plan

Global Renewable News

Following an order this afternoon from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities' directing a reduction in the proposed Massachusetts 2025-2027 Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Plan,

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'Doomsday Clock' and patterns of mortality and mental health in the United States

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock.

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Voltalia - Voltalia signs a power sales agreement for its 526-megawatt hybrid project in Uzbekistan

Global Renewable News

Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energy, announces the signing of a power sales agreement (PPA) for its hybrid project in Uzbekistan. The agreem.

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Scientists develop solar-powered method to convert sewage sludge into green hydrogen and animal feed

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Scientists have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludge -- a by-product of wastewater treatment -- into green hydrogen for clean energy and single-cell protein for animal feed.

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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.