Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
When compared to fossil fuel and nuclear options, solar PV’s global costs in 2023 were 56 per cent lower, while onshore wind’s costs were even lower. The post Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 30, 2024 /3BL/ - SCS Global Services (SCS), an international leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, has been approved as a verification body for offset projects under the state of Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program. Established by the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), Cap-and-Invest sets a limit on overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state and requires businesses to obtain allowances equal to their covered emissions.
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Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The UK was the first country to build a coal fired power station and has now become the first major economy to exit coal power. The post Last coal power station in UK shuts down, bring coal era to end after 143 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 30, 2024 /3BL/ - Truist Foundation today announced it will donate an additional $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in communities most impacted by the historic destruction from Hurricane Helene, including Western North Carolina, making its total contributions $1 million. The funds will be distributed to IT Disaster Resource Center , United Way Worldwide , the American Red Cross and Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund.
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.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The instantaneous share of renewable energy in Australia’s main grid has reached new highs for the second day in a row, steadily nudging out fossil fuels in preparation for the day that coal generation might be switched off completely, as occurred in the earlier today. As Joshua Hill writes here, the last coal-fired power generator […] The post Renewable records tumble for second day in a row, pushing fossil fuels to new lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Aligned organizations Cascale and Worldly held a first-ever joint event during New York Climate Week. Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition) is the global nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry; Worldly is the exclusive platform for Cascale’s Higg Index and the most comprehensive sustainability data and insights platform. At the co-hosted “Chatting Climate & Consumer Goods” event held in New York City’s Garment District, speakers and attendees delivered deep supply
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3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Mastercard Business travel is continuing to rebound faster than predicted — and with net zero deadlines looming, it’s even more important to reduce travel’s carbon footprint. The task is complicated and tricky, but data analytics supercharged by artificial intelligence can make it easier for companies to track travel-related carbon emissions and offer precise insights for more sustainable travel practices.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Local communities are getting behind what is expected to be Queensland’s first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), following over 1,000 in-depth conversations centred on delivering better local outcomes. The post Local communities back state’s first renewable energy zone to offer future beyond coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
We partnered with 93.7 WSTW to support the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program, which provides healthy food packs to kids in need during weekends and school breaks. As the proud presenting sponsor of 93.7 WSTW’s Radiothon, we helped raise money for this initiative, which partners with nearly 200 organizations throughout Delaware to distribute between 4,000-6,000 bags weekly to students in need.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Final bids for the biggest tender for wind and solar capacity closed last week, and it seems that those with big battery proposals may have the best chances. The post Battery hybrids favoured as wind and solar shortlisted projects make final bids in biggest ever tender 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
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Verizon Terry Beltrán meets with Ask the Latina app user Melissa Enciso in the Mexicantown neighborhood of Detroit. When Terry Beltrán was a student at Michigan State University, she remembers being the only Latina in her industrial engineering program. In difficult moments, she felt she could have benefited from more support. “I always look back and think, had I had a role model that looked like me, it would have made a difference,” Beltrán says.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Energy providers to aim for their highest share of renewables to meet green expectations suitable for a town that is the gateway to a world heritage site. The post Exmouth, gateway to Ningaloo, to go 80 per cent renewables with help of solar and battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Key Points Marathon Petroleum’s Los Angeles refinery hosted open houses at its Wilmington and Carson sites and welcomed hundreds of community members. The events provided an inside look at the refinery’s operations and its impact on the local community. The refinery hopes this event will become an annual tradition Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles refinery recently hosted open houses at its Wilmington and Carson sites, drawing hundreds of attendees to meet with refinery staff and learn more about
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Wind farms proposed for development in Queensland will have to meet a number of new environmental, logistical and acoustic criteria, as part of an ongoing review of the state's renewable energy planning rules. The post Nature, noise, rehab: Queensland tightens wind farm planning rules in renewables regulation overhaul appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Originally published on Aflac Newsroom It all started nearly three decades ago with a $3 million pledge to establish the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center — the first step in a long-standing commitment to supporting the treatment and cure of childhood cancer and blood disorders. Fast forward to today, and that commitment has grown to include more than $184 million in donations, more than 32,000 My Special Aflac Ducks ® delivered to pediatric cancer and sickle cell patients, and countless i
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE Melbourne, Australia – Monday 30 September GreenForms Trading, a leading online platform for trading Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), is excited to announce its relaunch with renewed backing from premier Australian Green-Tech-Tailor, Next Green Group. “Our platform is designed to be user-friendly, efficient, and secure, making it easy for customers to trade STCs,” says […] The post GreenForms Trading relaunches with enhanced support from Next Green Grou
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Originally published on 3M News Center To help combat climate change, the world needs more people at all skill levels to join the green economy. With more than 300 million new “green jobs” possible by 2050, 3M is intensifying its commitment to climate innovation, using cutting-edge materials science to advance decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure and more.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The StB Giga Factory has started making the equivalent of about 30,000 lithium iron phosphate home battery systems a year, with plans to scale that to 2GWh a year by 2030. The post St Baker battery giga factory starts commercial production in the Philippines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
This spring in Michigan, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi, or Gun Lake Tribe, received $4 million from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience program, an initiative that aims to help tribes prepare for climate change. The money will be used to buy a fleet of electric vehicles, help the nation manage a gray water system, and install a solar array that will cut the tribe’s electricity bills by around 80 percent and make the nation more self-sufficient.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
In support of Major League Soccer’s Kick Childhood Cancer campaign, which aims to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research and treatment, AEG’s LA Galaxy, in partnership with adidas, hosted 11 cancer patients from The Jessie Ress Foundation: Never Ever Give Up at the club’s second annual Boot Making Lab, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of 'stranded assets' as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers warn.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
As the fall approaches with cooler days, many people are swapping their wardrobes for warmer attire. Likewise, those interested in fashion are already looking at the latest collections for next year, which were recently unveiled at Fashion Weeks all over the world. In our Top Stories this issue, we see that the fashion industry is currently eyeing sustainability as well as style.
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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
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Our September obituaries also include a legal trailblazer, an innovative ophthalmologist, and a publishing pioneer who forged a path for women authors.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Yang Lu – who was recently promoted to Tapestry’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) – has also been named one of the "50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business" by the Asian American Business Development Center ! This prestigious honor is a testament to Yang's leadership role in spearheading technology integrations and modernizations across our organization, and also recognizes her passion for our Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity initiatives.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East [M1] via extensive trade networks.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Earlier this year, Xfinity joined forces with World Champion and U.S. Olympian, Breaking, Victor Montalvo, to launch our newest Hispanic advertising campaign, “ Light the Way ,” which airs nationwide on Telemundo and NBC. A tribute to our Hispanic heritage , the ad depicts Victor at different stages of his life and tells the story of his journey to become a World Champion B-Boy and the support he received from his Latino family and community along the way.
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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.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states, opening infringement procedures with the states over their failure to communicate that they have fully transposed the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into their national laws. The CSRD is a major update to the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), the previous EU sustainability reporting framework, significantly expanding the number of companies required to provide sustainability d
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
SAVANNAH RIVER WATERSHED, S.C., September 30, 2024 /3BL/ - In honor of World Rivers Day, International Paper (IP) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are celebrating their longstanding collaboration through the Forestland Stewards Partnership. This partnership, supporting grantees like The Longleaf Alliance, underscores the critical intersection of water quality and sustainable forestry management to maintain healthy ecosystems for people and wildlife.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A look at how 2024 is unfolding in private markets can help companies plan ahead and find new growth avenues.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Pizza Hut Indonesia Pizza Hut Indonesia Advancing Sustainability! As part of our Pizza Hut Peduli 8P -- Renewable Energy initiative, we're excited to announce our new collaboration with Voltron to install electric vehicle charging stations at selected Pizza Hut restaurants. This milestone was marked by the MoU Signing Ceremony with Boy Lukito, CEO of Pizza Hut Indonesia, Abdul Rahman Elly, Founder & CEO of Voltron Indonesia, and Hariyadi Kaimuddin, CEO of HAKA AUTO.
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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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