Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Coalition's nuclear power plan would be a disaster for the climate, for energy bills, and large scale renewables, but the biggest losers would be Australia's four million-and-counting solar households. The post Biggest losers from Coalition’s nuclear plan will be Australia’s 4 million solar households, industry says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The circularity of products is playing an increasingly important role in the economy. The chemical company Chemours has also taken this into account in EVOLVE 2030 2.0: In the further developed methodology for the sustainability assessment of products, the circularity of materials and packaging is now a defined and central factor. Chemours chemistry is essential for our everyday lives, be it in the refrigeration needed to preserve food and medicine, or in the critical components in our electroni
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Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry responsible for about one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
By Candace Higginbotham Ever heard of the benefits cliff? Its a term to describe the impact of a sudden or gradual decrease in public benefits that occurs when a familys income exceeds the eligibility threshold for an assistance program. People who participate in programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or receive childcare subsidies or child tax credits can face a benefits cliff when they get a raise, take a new job or simply w
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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health thousands of miles away. Researchers found that medical visits for heart and lung problems rose by nearly 20 percent during six days in June, 2023, when smoke from Western Canadian wildfires drifted across the country, leading to very poor air quality days in Baltimore and the surrounding region.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
We know what goes into our products is important to consumers, which is why using ingredients that are both effective and safe is a top priority. Cloroxs recognition in the seventh Chemical Footprint Project Report , led by Clean Production Action , reflects our commitment to enhancing chemical management while advancing transparency and safer alternatives.
ESG Impact Zone brings together the best content for ESG professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Southern Company The ANNIKA Womens All Pro Tour has rapidly established itself as a springboard for emerging stars in womens professional golf. In 2024, legendary golfer Annika Srenstam and the ANNIKA Foundation forged a strategic partnership with the Tour, aiming to develop, empower, and advance the careers of the next generation of womens professional golfers.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Our interviews with top CROs reveal practices risk leaders at financial institutions can use to expand their influence and build greater resilience in their organizations amid unrelenting change.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
In this latest blog Cascales Editorial Director Kaley Roshitsh shares insight on the global significance of Californias new climate regulations. Roshitsh shares key takeaways for companies, and how these regulations could set a new benchmark for global transparency.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
We might all be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to copper nanoclusters that can help us reduce carbon emissions through an electrochemical reaction.
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
DECEMBER 13, 2024
December has a unique quality that inspires togetherness, positive reflection, and a sense of renewal in the year to come. People from around the world celebrate meaningful traditions and important holidays, including International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Established on December 3, 1992, the United Nations dedicated this day to ensuring the recognition of the neurodivergent and disabled communities, destigmatizing different levels of ability, and reminding us that everyone should be tr
ESG Today
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced that it has purchased 50,250 tonnes of certified carbon dioxide removals (CDRs)through CDR portfolio manager ClimeFi, to be delivered over the next two years, and spanning a broad set of carbon removal technologies. The agreement marks the second largest CDR purchase to date for BCG, following the companys commitment to neutralize 100% of its emissions through high-quality carbon removal credits by 2030 and to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Written by Scott Brady, PE, National Manager - Technical Application Support, Eaton To encourage safer electrical systems, the 2023 update to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70B shifted from a Recommended Practice to a Standard that contains mandatory requirements for the development, implementation and operation of an electrical maintenance program (EMP).
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Glaciologists used sound waves to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results suggest that the landforms were produced about 1 million years ago, when an ice sheet centered over Norway extended towards the British Isles.
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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
DECEMBER 13, 2024
In this episode, ESG Talk revisits key segments from the Climate Week series, spotlighting actionable solutions and industry insights. First, join hosts Steve Soter, Andie Wood, and Alyssa Zucker as they demystify greenhouse gas emissions and explore practical approaches to carbon accounting. Then, hear from Amelia DeLuca, Delta Air Lines chief sustainability officer, as she discusses Deltas innovative strategies for reducing direct carbon emissions and advancing sustainable aviation fuel produc
ESG Today
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The Government of Canada announced a new climate goal, setting a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% to 50% by 2035, on a 2005 basis. While the government described the new goal as the next step in achieving its net zero by 2050, the target would represent only a minor reduction compared to Canadas current 2030 goal, and falls below the 50% – 55% ambition recommended by the government-appointed Net-Zero Advisory Body as required to achieve the 2050 target.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY, December 13, 2024 /3BL/ - KeyBank has awarded a $225,000 grant to NeighborWorks Salt Lake (NWSL), a Utah-based nonprofit organization that strengthens community neighborhoods through housing, resident leadership, youth, and economic development opportunities. KeyBanks grant will bolster NWSLs CareerWorks program, which creates medical career readiness employment opportunities for diverse populations in the Salt Lake community.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in losses every day, as was seen in the 2011 tsunami that hit the Tohoku Region. To better assess the ripple effect a tsunami could cause to shipping lanes in the South China Sea, a group of international researchers carried out 104 tsunami simulations.
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
DECEMBER 13, 2024
How can a more engaged, participatory approach to philanthropy help make a real impact on climate solutions and equity in Georgia? By embracing its position in the messy middle between funders and the many organizations striving to solve for climate, the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice believes that philanthropy is significantly more impactful when funders adopt a collaborative approach with grantees.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The distribution of traditional wild food sources in the Republic of Sakha could change significantly, affecting the diets and incomes of Indigenous rural communities who depend on them.
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) administers the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), which represent a cooperative relationship to encourage excellence in worksite-based safety and health. VPP sets performance-based criteria for the safety and health system at worksites operated by private industry and federal agencies and, after a worksite applies for admission to the program, OSHA assesses the worksite against these criteria.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
DECEMBER 13, 2024
A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and thrive, with populations fragmented and reliant on protected areas.
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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
DECEMBER 13, 2024
VS&Co has been a long-time partner of the Pacific Links Foundation (PAL), an organization that seeks to prevent trafficking by empowering Vietnams most vulnerable populations with economic opportunities by investing in and educating at-risk youth and helping survivors to build new lives. We know the supply chain work we do also affects the communities where we operate.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
DECEMBER 13, 2024
US transit agencies face a daunting moment in which revenue and funding struggle to keep pace with the escalating costs of growth and innovation. How can balance sheets get back on track?
3BL Media
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Watch video: Support Local Charities When You Get a New Subaru During the 2024 Subaru Share the Love Event Subaru and our retailers are committed to sharing the love with our communities during the 2024 Subaru Share the Love Event. For every new vehicle purchased or leased, Subaru and our retailers donate to local charities across the country. Through the Subaru Share the Love Event, Subaru and our retailers are proud to have supported nearly 2,300 hometown charities, and by the end of this year
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Margot Kane, Chief Investment Officer at Spring Point Partners, argues that lasting climate solutions require addressing wealth inequality and empowering marginalised communities. Sustainability is generally interpreted in corporate and ESG parlance as related to environmental sustainability rather than societal, but the reality is, you cannot solve one without the other.
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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
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Baker Tilly's podcast series specifically for professionals in the multifamily housing industry On this special post-election episode of BuzzHouse, Don Bernards sits down with David Gasson , executive director of the Housing Advisory Group , a national advocacy organization that works on behalf of the LIHTC, as well as broader housing issues. David provides insight on the implications of the 2024 election on the world of affordable housing including leadership in housing policy-related Congress
McKinsey Sustainabilty
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Copy.ai co-founder and CEO Paul Yacoubian discusses his approach to growth, expanding product offerings, and using analytics to give customers exactly what they need.
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Short-termist approach revealed in EY survey leaves institutional investors missing out on opportunities presented by climate action. By prioritising short-term performance of investee firms, institutional investors are undermining their long-term sustainability goals and ambitions, according to a survey of 350 asset managers, wealth managers, insurers and pension funds.
Good.is: Planet
DECEMBER 13, 2024
$7 for a bag in moderate condition seemed like a fair deal, but she also received a bonus.
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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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