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How global plastic policies could slash virgin plastic production by 30 percent by 2040

GreenBiz

A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?

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VIBE was a sponsor and had a booth at the Net Zero Conference in Los Angeles on September 14 2023

VIBE

The Net Zero Conference showcased the latest advancements in carbon reduction, climate action, and sustainability across industries. We're all working toward a common goal: a sustainable, equitable, and thriving future. It was an honor for VIBE to be among the sponsors and host a booth at the recent annual Net Zero Conference. VIBE connected with industry leaders and mingled in the expo hall with every conversation reaffirming the urgency of our mission: tackling climate change, limiting global

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The top carbon-credit rating agencies are often inconsistent and inaccurate, watchdog claims

GreenBiz

Rating the raters: Carbon Market Watch said agencies don't accurately reflect the benefits they’re supposed to be reviewing.

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How One Food-Delivery App Cut Single-Use Plastic With a Tweak

3BL Media

A tweak to Ele.me’s interface cut single-use cutlery by 648% between 2019-2020: study Academics urge widespread adoption of such green nudges to reduce plastic waste Small lifestyle changes can make a big impact when adopted at scale. In China, the country of big numbers, the results can be dramatic when consumers make greener choices. Economists explored how businesses in the world’s second-biggest economy can gently “nudge” online shoppers to become eco-friendlier without losing out to polluti

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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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Asia on the cusp of a new era

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Asia will be the furnace in which a new era is forged—and may experience heightened versions of global challenges.

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Forging a Path to Net Zero

3BL Media

Todd Brady, chief sustainability officer at Intel, joins Mandi McReynolds for the final episode in the ESG Talk Climate Week series. Todd sheds light on Intel's pursuit of net-zero emissions, emphasizing the importance of energy efficiency and how technology fosters disclosure and accountability for a more sustainable world. Listen Now Looking for more?

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The Home Depot Receives Green Power Leadership Award From the EPA

3BL Media

Originally published on Built From Scratch For more than 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ( EPA ) annual Green Power Leadership Awards have recognized America’s leading green power users for their commitment to using renewable electricity and advancing the nation’s green power market. This year, the EPA presented Home Depot with a Green Power Leadership Award for outstanding clean energy initiatives and impact on the green power market.

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Small steps, big vision: Scaling a purpose-driven business at CoachHub

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Matti Niebelschütz, cofounder and CEO of CoachHub, reflects on the company’s journey from scrappy start-up to global leader in digital coaching.

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Major Companies Applaud U.S. Governors for New Clean Building Collaboration and Commitment

3BL Media

September 22, 2023 /3BL/ - Major U.S. companies and business groups are celebrating the new collaboration and commitments among more than two-dozen U.S. governors, who have pledged to work together to advance strategies that eliminate emissions from buildings and collectively quadruple heat pump installations by the end of the decade. Following the announcement today by the 25 governors in the U.S.

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The Week in Impact Investing: Legacy

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Catalyst at large. When you put capital into the hands of women – as fund managers, as entrepreneurs, The post The Week in Impact Investing: Legacy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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Full Circle Moment: A Captain Gives Back to His Community Through Mentorship

3BL Media

For as long as Quincy Pulliam could remember, he gazed up at the sky to watch the airplanes fly by at his mother’s beauty salon. Located in Euless, Texas, it was perfectly positioned near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to watch planes land and take off. It was also at that salon where Quincy formed strong connections that led him to discover his passion for aviation and find support through lifelong mentors and where he began his journey to become a pilot.

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Strategies for Asian business navigating a new era

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Asian business leaders are optimistic about a new era, but most see the need for major strategic change.

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The McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship Program Grants Half a Million Dollars to 31 Exceptional Hispanic Students Across the U.S.

3BL Media

CHICAGO, September 22, 2023 /3BL/ - Thirty-one Hispanic students from all over the country are confidently embarking on their college journey after being awarded a combined half a million dollars as recipients of the McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship. Founded in 1985, HACER® has become one of the largest programs committed to providing college scholarships and resources for Hispanics, awarding more than $33 million in scholarships to more than 17,000 students nationwide.

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Global Insurance Report 2023: Capturing growth in Latin America

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Latin America’s insurance market is booming—both in premium growth and complexity. The opportunities available to global, regional, and local insurers are immense.

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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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KeyBank Partnership With Operation HOPE Marks Beginning of New Era in Homebuyer & Financial Education in Buffalo

3BL Media

KeyBank and Operation HOPE , Inc., a national non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, celebrated the beginning of a new era in homebuyer and financial education in Buffalo. KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Chris Gorman, and Operation HOPE Chairman John Hope Bryant took part in a celebration at KeyBank’s East Delavan branch located at 752 East Delavan Avenue.

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4 Ways Auto Sector Jobs Are Changing, According To A Top GM Executive

Joan Michelson

Striking UAW workers say the transition to electric vehicles risks their jobs. Here are 4 ways these jobs are changing, due to more than EVs, from a top GM executive.

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Sowing Seeds for Future Wealth

3BL Media

By Dana Obrist At a time when stock prices are slumping and inflation is soaring, farmland looks to be an appealing investment, according to a 2022 article from Barron’s. The story notes that farmland is a real asset that performs well in inflationary environments, delivers stable returns over long holding periods, and exhibits low correlation to financial assets.

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KPMG Launches ESG Academy to Train Businesses on Key Sustainability Topics

ESG Today

Global professional services firm KPMG announced today the launch of the KPMG ESG Academy, aimed at delivering learning to businesses on a wide range of ESG topics and disciplines and support their sustainability initiatives. Courses featured in the digital academy include content and lectures developed by ESG specialists from leading universities in collaboration with KPMG sustainability subject matter professionals, across ESG areas ranging from corporate sustainability transformations and ESG

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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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Integration of Social Issues Critical to Confront Climate Change

Chris Hall

Investors limited by lack of data and tools to incorporate social factors into sustainable finance strategies due to an “overwhelming focus” on environmental issues. Experts have backed United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) call to recognise the interconnectedness of environmental and social-related issues in tackling climate change. Delilah Rothenberg, Executive Director of the Predistribution Initiative (PDI), told ESG Investor that many institutional investors may “sense that ineq

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DHL Invests $85 Million in Biomethane Production to Power Trucks

ESG Today

DHL Group’s contract logistics division DHL Supply Chain announced an €80 million (USD$85 million) investment into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, Ireland, run by biogas developer Stream BioEnergy. DHL said that it will begin operating biomethane-fueled trucks, and has committed to a 10-year deal with Stream BioEnergy, with the new facility providing fuel for up to 150 trucks.

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A Measured Approach

Chris Hall

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. According to Oscar Wilde, a cynic is a man who “knows the price of everything but the value of nothing”. Sir Ronald Cohen is a man who wants to know the price of everything a company does to impact society and the environment, because this will mean those impacts are valued by all, including investors, but also governments.

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Sunak spikes the punch at Climate Week

Financial Times: Moral Money

Also in today’s newsletter, California’s catalytic role in climate action

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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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Stimulus funding deadlines loom: How are K–12 schools adjusting their priorities?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

COVID-19 relief funding for schools expires next year. Our survey shows that districts are prioritizing teacher retention and student well-being as they try to tackle the lingering effects of the pandemic.

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Global Hydrogen Projects | IEA

Energy Central

Global Hydrogen Projects | IEA [link] Global Hydrogen Insight

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Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little further north, researchers have observed that these birds can give their chicks a better start in life.

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Why Isn’t Every Building and Homeowner Switching to Heat Pumps?

Energy Central

Heat pumps are more efficient than conventional furnaces or baseboard electric heating. Their output is measured in coefficients of performance (COP), which is typically 4 times greater than the energy needed for their operation, outperforming conventional fossil-fuel heating systems that use natural gas or oil. And if the electricity used to power them comes from renewable sources, heat pumps.

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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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Science for good: How Genentech’s mission yields innovation and growth

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As healthcare gets ever more personalized, Genentech is expanding innovation from the lab into marketing, in service of “science for good.” The biotech pioneer’s chief marketing officer tells how.

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Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study appearing in Science Advances compares Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, to the oldest archeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region. The researchers use the 'remarkable evidence' to tell a compelling story from 45,000-50,000 years ago with new detail: how the first humans migrated across Europe and Asia.

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‘Sustainable’ debt pioneer ditches controversial ‘blue bond’ label

Financial Times: Moral Money

The Nature Conservancy drops term that has been criticised for suggesting all money raised goes to marine conservation

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Re-wetting is key for boosting CO2 storage in southern US peatlands

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Maintaining a water level between 20 and 30 centimeters below the local water table will boost southern peatlands' carbon storage and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they release back into the atmosphere during dry periods by up to 90%, a new study finds. Applying this guideline on 100,000 acres of restored or partially restored peatlands across the Southeast could reduce U.S. carbon losses by 2% to 3% of our total national goal.

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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.