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Southern Company ATLANTA, January 16, 2025 /3BL/ - Southern Company Gas recently announced its board of directors has elected Stephen Edwards, chief executive officer and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, and A. Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, to join the company's board, effective Jan. 1, 2025. "We are honored to have Stephen and Ben join our board of directors," said Southern Company Gas Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Y.
Claims electric cooktops are vastly more expensive and more emissions intensive than cooking with gas are being called out as potentially misleading, as the fossil fight against home electrification ramps up. The post Gas industry cooks up a “culture war” as the electrification of everything gathers pace appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ingka Investments, the investments arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer representing 90% of IKEA sales, announced plans to invest 1 billion in companies enabling growth in recycling infrastructure. According to Ingka Group, the new initiative is aimed at supporting the transition to a circular economy, with the company noting that the global economy consumes 75% more natural resources than the Earth can regenerate, while less than 20% of waste is recycled.
For the eighth consecutive year, Lenovo employees have grown Lenovos Love on Month of Service, an annual, global volunteering initiative. In 2024, volunteers grew impact to nearly 68,000 beneficiaries (44% growth since 2023). The growth was driven by a wide range of volunteer experiences, from creating access to tech for people with disabilities in Tokyo and building wetland sustainability in Bengaluru to educational workshops on tech and sustainability in Paris and computer refurbishing in Rale
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.
Google announced that is has signed the largest-ever biochar-based carbon removal agreements, with two new 100,000 tonne deals to buy carbon removal credits from India-based Varaha and California-based Charm Industrial, for a total of 200,000 tonnes by 2030. Biochar, or biological charcoal, is produced by heating biomass, such as forest residue, wood or crop waste, in the absence of oxygen, creating a stable form of carbon, which when buried in soil enables centuries-long carbon sequestration, i
DOYLESTOWN, Penn., January 16, 2025 /3BL/ Bucks County Opportunity Council Inc. (BCOC) has received a $400,000 Community Impact Grant from KeyBank Foundation, the charitable foundation of KeyBank, aimed to increase food resources and improve health equity in Bucks County. The funding will be used to expand BCOCs network of food distribution sites, advocate for more collaboration on community efforts to address food insecurity, implement nutrition educational programs to drive healthier eating h
Investigations are underway following a turbine blade break at a huge new wind farm, with teams working to determine the cause of the incident and to how to detatch the affected blade. The post Turbine blade break under investigation at Australia’s biggest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Investigations are underway following a turbine blade break at a huge new wind farm, with teams working to determine the cause of the incident and to how to detatch the affected blade. The post Turbine blade break under investigation at Australia’s biggest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
JUNEAU, Alaska, January 16, 2025 /3BL/ - As the 2024 tour season in Alaska closes, Carnival Corporation proudly reflects on its significant environmental contributions. Last year, the land and sea operations for Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Line have made remarkable strides in promoting sustainability and reducing their environmental footprint across the Last Frontier.
Allied Green Ammonia celebrate signing the monumental deal with Plug Power that will form the core of its huge green hydrogen-to-ammonia plant in the NT. The post Australian outfit seals “monumental deal” to buy electrolysers for giga-scale green ammonia project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Key Points The Bluestone natural gas plant has become the only facility in the U.S. natural gas processing sector ever to achieve the EPAs ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. Bluestone, part of Marathon Petroleums midstream segment, MPLX, surpassed the requirement of lowering its energy intensity by 10% within a five-year period. This feat allowed Bluestone to host an ENERGY STAR Industrial Showcase to highlight its progress for stakeholders, legislators and members of other industries.
RACV says its newly launched virtual power plant is one of the first to compete with traditional generators in wholesale energy markets and it wants customers to join. The post RACV launches solar and battery VPP, asks commercial customers to join 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
Authored by Michael Patti , Darren Jones , Kevin Coonan , and Mark Ross In 2024, the healthcare industry found itself navigating a pivotal year of transformation and resilience. Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, a shifting regulatory environment, possible impacts from the presidential election, and the growing threat of cyberattacks underscore the urgency for strategic adaptability.
World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today that it has raised $2 billion in a new social bond offering, with proceeds aimed at funding projects supporting low-income communities in emerging markets. The offering was more than 5x oversubscribed, with an order book reaching $11 billion, the largest-ever for a single bond issuance by IFC, enabling the spread on the deal to be tightened from its initial price.
CALGARY, Alberta, January 16, 2025 /3BL/ - Benevity, Inc. , the market-leading global provider of social impact software, today released The Executive CSR Report , detailing new research that shows increased executive commitments to corporate social responsibility in the year to come. The report from Benevitys research hub, Benevity Impact Labs , shows that 76% of executives plan to increase investment, despite growing public scrutiny around CSR and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) co
India-based global climate tech startup Varaha and Google announced today a new offtake agreement, with Google agreeing to purchase 100,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits by 2030 from Varahas biochar-based facility in Gujarat, India. The deal marks one of the largest purchases to-date of biochar carbon removal credits, and establishes Google as the catalytic first buyer of biochar credits produced by the facility.
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.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $100 million in a new affordable build-to-rent (BTR) strategy managed by AXA IM Alts , which aims tobring the benefits of clean energy technologies to sustainable, affordable homes across Australias largest cities. In its initial stages, the strategy is targeting as many as 3000 apartments in key worker employment hubs, with at least 50% offered at a discounted rate to equivalent market rents for means-tested tenants.
Energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) announced today a new partnership, with Schneider Electric becoming the first global sustainability consultants to join the PCAF accredited partnership program, aimed at supporting banks and investors to measure and report financed emissions.
Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by the release of large volumes of sulfur from rocks within the Chicxulub impact crater 66 million years ago. A new study questions this scenario. Using groundbreaking empirical measurements of sulfur within the related Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary layer, the international team has demonstrated that the role of sulfur during the extinction has been overestimated.
London-based carbon credit ratings startup BeZero Carbon said it had raised $32 million, with proceeds aimed at enabling the company to expand into new markets, and to grow its capabilities and its team. Founded in 2020, BeZero is a ratings agency for carbon markets, providing carbon ratings, research and data products, backed by a team of climate scientists, earth observation specialists, data scientists and financial analysts.
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
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today published its 2024 Sustainability Report , which highlights the companys sustainability strategy, outcomes, and progress to help build sustainable customers, a sustainable company, and sustainable communities. We are proud of our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts, which provide the foundation for creating a more sustainable future, said Rockwell Chairman and CEO Blake Moret.
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced today the appointment of Alastair Child as its new Chief Sustainability Officer. Child takes on the new role after more than 23 years at Mars, including most recently serving as Vice President of Global Sustainability, Mars Snacking, leading the business strategy to embed sustainability. Andy Pharoah, VP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability and member of the Mars Leadership Team said: Alastair has established himself as a strong, we
The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives -- a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) and ice cores from Greenland -- offers new insights into the chronology of abrupt climate changes in Central Europe. According to the analysis, the devastating eruption of the Laacher See volcano in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate occurred earlier than previously assumed and hence could not have triggered the sudden-onset cold period of approximately 13,000 years ago, g
ASX-listed battery materials hopeful Novonix says it has raised well in excess of the $5 million target the company had originally hoped for. The post Brisbane-based battery upstart celebrates heavily oversubscribed share purchase plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding the environmental impact of human-induced climate change. It also detected previously 'overlooked' events.
Ahead of the second reading of the Sunshine Bill on Friday 17 January, renewable energy firms were spotlighting the open goal opportunity for solar that awaits in commercial car parks across the UK, and urging the government to take it up. If legislation were to mandate solar car ports canopies with solar PV panels that cover car parking spaces it would unlock significant energy production in land already used for car parking, said Damian Baker, Managing Director of renewable energy firm RenEn
Yue, Q., Wen, J., Zhou, Y., & Zheng, Y. (2025). Resource utilization of waste solar photovoltaic panels for preparation of microporous silicon nanoparticles. Waste Management, 193, 495505. [link] Abstract With the exponential growth of global photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity, the quantity of discarded PV modules continues to rise.
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot -- and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.
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.
by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan An Arctic blast hitting the central and eastern U.S. in early January 2025 has been creating fiercely cold conditions in many places. Parts of North Dakota dipped to more than 20 degrees below zero, and people as far south as Texas woke up to temperatures in the … Continue reading That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than normal is it really?
In an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study, an international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions associated with thawing permafrost. They identified five key risks related to infrastructure, transport and supply, water quality, food security and health. The scientists found that the thawing permafrost posed an increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases and release of contaminants, and interruptions of supply routes.
by Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University Last year, Earth experienced its hottest year on record for the fourth year in a row. Rising temperatures are changing the way water moves around our planet, wreaking havoc on the water cycle.
A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research paper.
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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