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Fired up: Meet 30 youth leaders sparking change

Corporate Knights

Rita Steele had planned a West Coast summer road trip as a respite from the demands of her sustainability work at Simon Fraser University. The 28-year-old climate-action instructor and sustainable-operations manager was hoping for a blissful escape before the new academic year. “Instead, I found myself in the thick of climate change’s brutal reality,” she says.

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Gas peaking plant edges ahead with target of 35% renewable hydrogen mix by 2026

Renew Economy

CS Energy locks in key equipment supply deal for "hydrogen ready" gas peaking plant at Kogan Creek, which it plans to transition to 100% renewables. The post Gas peaking plant edges ahead with target of 35% renewable hydrogen mix by 2026 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green to the core? Top business schools are drilling sustainability into their core curricula

Corporate Knights

When Eban Goodstein earned his PhD in economics at the University of Michigan in 1989, sustainability had not yet entered the vocabulary of his field. When Stephanie Schleimer was a young aspiring academic, preparing to teach her first course on corporate strategy, she couldn’t find a single textbook that mentioned values, well-being or sustainability.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation

By Narges Baniasadi , Michelle de Haaff & Pedram Afshar In a community just a few miles from the headquarters of Google, Apple, and Tesla, a young woman, we will call her Elisa, lives with her kids in a small apartment. Each day, Elisa takes two buses and 70 minutes to get to work. Her kids walk to and from school, down the street from their home.

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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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Are MBA programs teaching social purpose?

Corporate Knights

In partnership with Coast Capital and the Canadian Purpose Economy Project In 2022, Corporate Knights published The Social Purpose Transition Pathway , a report that graded companies on how well they were implementing their social purpose. This year, we have carried the social purpose theme to the educational realm. A social purpose business model goes beyond focusing on profit and considers the value that is being generated for society.

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How Fintech is Enabling Progress Toward the SDGs — And Why it’s Time for Investors to Double Down

James Militzer

Global economic policy over the last two years has been all about recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Governments started by lowering interest rates and implementing quantitative easing to boost their economies during the crisis. Then, as the pandemic subsided, these policies combined with pandemic-related disruptions in supply chains and labour markets, the war in Ukraine, and other factors to lead to an increase in inflation — causing central banks around the world to raise

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The Brief: Climate + gender portfolio, Candide’s just transition fund, Gresham House’s forest strategy, Black-led inclusion tech, PE’s impact tailwinds

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! ⚡ TODAY: Get Plugged In. VertueLab’s Aina Abiodun joins host Sherrell Dorsey on LinkedIn Live to discuss centering local. The post The Brief: Climate + gender portfolio, Candide’s just transition fund, Gresham House’s forest strategy, Black-led inclusion tech, PE’s impact tailwinds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cultural artifacts serve as 'cognitive fossils,' helping uncover the psychology of the past

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

No two societies in history think exactly alike. In fact, the mindset of a given society throughout history can help historians unpack important clues about the effects of psychological shifts -- such as more social trust or more openness. Researchers explain how modern computing methods like text mining, face detection algorithms, and melodic extraction programs can enable large-scale analysis of cultural artifacts such as paintings, stories, or clothing to uncover this psychological data.

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Finance & Sustainability Professional Education Platform xUnlocked Raises $6 Million

ESG Today

Professional education platform xUnlocked announced today that it has raised £5 million (USD$6.1 million) to support its growth, through a Series A investment by professional and vocational education company BPP Education Group. Founded in 2017, UK-based xUnlocked provides training for professionals through its platforms Finance Unlocked , focused on financial training and development for business professionals, and Sustainability Unlocked , launched by the company in 2021, which provides on-dem

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Will big bets on critical minerals pay off?

Financial Times: Moral Money

Investors must survive wild market swings to reap rewards

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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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LGIM Launches New Series of Government Bond ESG Funds

ESG Today

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of Europe’s largest asset managers, announced the launch of the L&G Future World ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond Local Currency Index Fund, the first in a series of new funds aimed at providing investors with exposure to an enhanced sovereign ESG framework, and the integration of ESG across sovereign debt.

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Ceres - Ceres' green hydrogen programme hits key milestone

Global Renewable News

Highlights First-of-a-kind 1-MW scale electrolyser demonstrator in final stages of commissioning Delivers green hydrogen at.

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Edmond de Rothschild Appoints Nathalie Wallace as Chief Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Private banking and asset management company Edmond de Rothschild announced today the appointment of Nathalie Wallace as Chief Sustainability Officer. Based in Paris, Wallace will oversee all the group’s sustainability initiatives, in both asset management and private banking, and further develop the firm’s ESG strategic focus, working with the investment teams to ensure sustainability objectives are met, and help to advance the firm’s objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emi

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Iberdrola - Iberdrola closes the sale of three mini-hydro assets to Kelag, a leading renewable energy operator in Austria

Global Renewable News

Highlights The agreement between the two companies could be expanded to include more mini-hydro assets in the future The divestment operation is part of the asset rotation plan announced at.

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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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Why Those Bank Emissions Numbers Are So Rosy

Alaistair Marsh

Read the footnotes and you’ll discover many claimed reductions are due to factors outside of their control.

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United Renewables Limited - United Renewables Amplifies Ecologist's Strategy United Renewables Amplifies Ecologist's Strategy to Harness Nature in Climate Change Battle

Global Renewable News

In an inspiring episode of the "Conversations.

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Scientists one step closer to re-writing world's first synthetic yeast genome, unravelling the fundamental building blocks of life

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Scientists have engineered a chromosome entirely from scratch that will contribute to the production of the world's first synthetic yeast.

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Orsted - Ørsted recognized by Texan by Nature for its Conservation Efforts in TexasClean energy leader named one of 20 companies leading sustainability and conservation efforts in the state

Global Renewable News

Ørsted, a U.S. leader in clean energy, was honored this week by Texan by Nature as one of the top 20 companies leading sustainability and conservation efforts in the state. Texan by Nature was found.

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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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21st century Total Wars will enlist technologies in ways we don't yet understand

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

As new technologies like artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as drones and so-called 'cyberweapons' such as malware and Internet-based disinformation campaigns become integral to our daily lives, researchers are working to grasp the role they will play in warfare.

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Ameren Corporation - Take a Safety-First Approach with Electronics Around Your Home This Fall

Global Renewable News

As temperatures begin to dip, local families are pulling out their electric blankets and twinkle lights to add a little comfort to their home. But embracing the autumn season also means being aware of.

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Climate commitment, collaboration, and policy are keys to scaling decarbonized fuels

WWF Sustainability

Early success stories are essential to accelerating the growth of new technologies and nascent markets—and we heard many of them at the Renewable Thermal Collaborative’s recent Annual Summit.

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Arevon - Arevon Completes Financing on Nation's First Utility-Scale Solar Peaker Project Using the IRA's Transferability Provision

Global Renewable News

Vikings solar-plus-storage project financing driven by Arevon's innovative approach to combine the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credit transferability provisions with debt in a $529 million f.

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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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A different take on phosphorus: Bacteria use organic phosphorus and release methane in the process

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Some bacteria are able to tap into unusual sources of nutrients in the surface water of the oceans. This enables them to increase their primary production and extract more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In doing so, however, they release the potent greenhouse gas methane.

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Nexans - First American Made export cable installed at South Fork Offshore Wind Farm

Global Renewable News

Highlights Nexans' export cable for Ørsted and Eversource's South Fork Wind Farm off Long Island, NY has been installed and the site acceptance test successfully performed. The s.

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Southern Alaska's national forests key to meeting climate, conservation goals

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Analyses of U.S. national forests shows that increased protections for two Alaskan forests is a key to meeting climate and biodiversity goals.

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Aker Solutions ASA - Aker Solutions awarded Limited Notice to Proceed for the next step of the Norfolk offshore wind project

Global Renewable News

Aker Solutions has been awarded a limited notice to proceed contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard West Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The contract has a balanced risk-rew.

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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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Yawning ESG trust discounts offer opportunities, say analysts

Financial Times: Moral Money

Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent

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Fluence - Fluence Wins the Gold Award for Battery Storage Project of the Year at Asian Power Awards 2023

Global Renewable News

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WWF Elevates Plastic Waste Solutions on Capitol Hill

WWF Sustainability

WWF recently had a packed day on Capitol Hill showcasing how consumers, policymakers and businesses can work together to achieve our goal of no new plastics in nature.

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Voltalia - Commissioning of the Montclar solar farm

Global Renewable News

Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces the start of production of the Montclar solar farm, located in the commune of the same name.

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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.