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Companies are slowly realizing their banks are adding to their carbon emissions

GreenBiz

Palo Alto Networks, Burton Snowboards, Lush Cosmetics and Seventh Generation are scrutinizing the impact financial services have on their climate goals.

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Queensland solar farm locks in supply deal for Australia’s biggest green hydrogen project

Renew Economy

Stanwell signs 15-year off take deal for all the output of another major solar project to supply its green hydrogen plans, in the second such deal of the past two weeks. The post Queensland solar farm locks in supply deal for Australia’s biggest green hydrogen project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The future of sustainable aviation fuel depends on the 2023 Farm Bill

GreenBiz

Sustainable aviation fuel is emerging as the most viable path forward for a decarbonized aviation industry, if the 2023 Farm Bill provides adequate funding.

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Climate “Australia’s next big employer:” Cannon-Brookes joins push for net zero workforce

Renew Economy

Cannon-Brookes joins industry led campaign to populate the millions of new climate and energy roles required for Australia to meet net zero by 2050. The post Climate “Australia’s next big employer:” Cannon-Brookes joins push for net zero workforce appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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The Journey From Recovery to Circularity for the Tire Industry

3BL Media

Originally published by TriplePundit Heaps of scrap tires were once a common sight in countries around the world, whether stockpiled, taking up space in landfills or illegally dumped. But the picture has improved over the years, thanks in part to the growth of new markets for scrap rubber and other components of end-of-life tires (known as ELT). Countries including Brazil and India now recover almost all of the ELT they produce, and recovery rates exceed 90 percent on average across the European

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“The SEC is back:” Victoria flicks switch on state-owned utility in push to 95 pct renewables

Renew Economy

Victoria re-boots the publicly owned State Electricity Commission, with plans to build 1.2GW of renewables and storage by 2025, generate thousands of green jobs. The post “The SEC is back:” Victoria flicks switch on state-owned utility in push to 95 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fortescue produces first “home grown” electrolysers as it lines up green hydrogen deals

Renew Economy

Fortescue producing first of its "home grown" electrolysers at new Gladstone gigafactory, which it sees as key to success in Hydrogen Headstart program after missing out on Whyalla tender. The post Fortescue produces first “home grown” electrolysers as it lines up green hydrogen deals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Medtronic LABS: SPICE Named Digital Public Good

3BL Media

Medtronic LABS is pioneering a bolder, outcomes-focused approach to digital health as we reimagine community and primary care to work for patients, health workers, and Ministries of Health. And now our open-source digital health platform , SPICE , has been named a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). The DPGA, a multi-stakeholder United Nations-endorsed initiative, promotes better collaboration among development partners and reduce barriers to the digitization o

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Australia’s “biggest” green hydrogen project given $69m in new round of funding

Renew Economy

Federal government tips $69.2 million into the 2.2GW Central Queensland Hydrogen Hub, described by the state government as the biggest in Australia. The post Australia’s “biggest” green hydrogen project given $69m in new round of funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Mary Kay Ash Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Domestic Violence Shelters During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

3BL Media

Home should be a haven. Unfortunately, the homes of millions of women and children are plagued by domestic violence. The Mary Kay Ash Foundation is committed to stopping the violence, breaking the silence, and making a difference for these women and their families. Since 2000, 2,700+ organizations advocating to eradicate domestic violence have received grants from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation, totaling over $56 million.

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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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Government snowed again, if it believes Snowy 2.0 is a commercial investment

Renew Economy

An independent probe might cut through Snowy 2.0’s woeful history of impossibly optimistic estimates. The government should start by releasing the reset report. The post Government snowed again, if it believes Snowy 2.0 is a commercial investment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nasdaq Celebrates New Milestones Helping Clients Navigate Corporate Sustainability

3BL Media

Nasdaq Nasdaq’s role as an exchange operator, public company and provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) focused marketplace solutions gives us a unique perspective on the challenges corporates and investors face in navigating corporate sustainability and a greener portfolio. We strive to be the bridge between these two parties, leveraging the financial markets to raise capital for corporates looking to execute sustainability initiatives, report their sustainability efforts to st

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DP Energy wins approval for major wind farm near broken coal generator in Queensland

Renew Economy

DP Energy says it has received planning approval for another major wind farm in central Queensland, which will be located near the broken Callide C coal generator. The post DP Energy wins approval for major wind farm near broken coal generator in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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K-12 Students Inspire Hope for Global Health at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

3BL Media

Underscoring that a healthy population is essential for the global economy, Toronto-area K-12 students recently proposed promising ways technology such as AI could tackle public health issues at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Prior to the October 15th race, more than 100 students represented by 30 teams competed in Tata Consultancy Services’ goIT Student Innovation Challenge, an annual contest that promotes STEM skills development and global citizenship.

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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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ARENA says industrial emissions key to climate gains from solar, EVs and batteries

Renew Economy

ARENA boss says clean technologies like solar batteries and EVs and heat pumps are not truly green unless the whole upstream supply chain is also green. The post ARENA says industrial emissions key to climate gains from solar, EVs and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Expanding Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Remains a Core Value at FedEx

3BL Media

Originally published in the 2022 FedEx Cares Report Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) continues to be at the core of our FedEx values as we work to lift up diverse voices and provide access to leadership, education, and employment for all. For nearly 50 years we have collaborated with nonprofits to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups.

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Right skills, right person, right role

McKinsey Sustainabilty

A shift from credential-based to skills-based hiring could be a key to filling technical roles amid talent shortages.

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Banks Are Fighting for Every Climate Expert | With Commentary From Acre’s Harco Leertouwer

3BL Media

​Acre’s Harco J. Leertouwer recently spoke with Het Financieele Dagblad regarding the rapidly increasing need for banks and financial institutions to hire climate experts. Legislators, regulators, companies and society are all struggling with the climate agenda. “As far as I’m concerned, companies can’t move fast enough.” Wetgevers, toezichthouders, bedrijven en maatschappij worstelen allemaal met de klimaatagenda.

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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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Choosing AI’s Impact on the Future of Work

Stanford Social Innovation

By Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson In November 2022, OpenAI grabbed headlines by releasing ChatGPT, and “generative AI” became a term used in households around the world. According to Open AI CEO Sam Altman , “A lot of people working on AI pretend that it’s only going to be good; it’s only going to be a supplement; no one is ever going to be replaced.

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Case Study: A Lifecycle Approach to Energy Infrastructure

3BL Media

Originally published in Enbridge's 2022 Sustainability Report When the ground thaws above the 50th parallel in Saskatchewan in the spring of 2023, an Enbridge crew will be seeding a swath of farmland. At a site where our wind turbines produced clean energy for two decades, agricultural production is about to resume. The turbines at this Saskatchewan wind farm were Enbridge’s first renewable energy investment, back in 2002—the beginning of an $8 billion program of renewable energy development to

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How a defined risk appetite can improve nonfinancial risk management

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Costly and disruptive, nonfinancial risks are an ever-present concern in the financial services industry. A defined risk appetite strategy can mitigate the problem.

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Can Health Tech Be the Most Helpful Technology of All?

3BL Media

Abbott Right now, someone, somewhere, just created something no one else has thought of before. Human civilization is advancing in ways our ancestors could never have dreamed. It’s a great time to be alive. But it doesn’t always feel that way, does it? Just look at how we treat our health. Is our high-tech society truly helping us understand it? At an individual level?

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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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Brazil to Require Mandatory Sustainability Reporting from 2026

ESG Today

Public companies in Brazil will be required to provide annual sustainability and climate-related disclosures, starting in 2026, according to a new announcement from Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and Ministry of Finance. According to the CVM, the new reporting requirements will be based on the recently published sustainability and climate-related disclosure standards issued by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

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DEI@Cadence: Small Changes Adding to a Big Change

3BL Media

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just words but values that are exemplified through our One Cadence—One Team culture and the importance of sustaining it as we learn from diverse perspectives. "What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day.” - "The Power of Small Wins” by Teresa M.

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Switzerland to Introduce Labelling and Disclosure Rules for Sustainable Investment Products

ESG Today

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) announced today that it will proceed with plans to propose regulations to address greenwashing in the financial sector, including investment and disclosure rules for financial products using labels such as ‘sustainable,’ green,’ or ‘ESG.’ The announcement follows the release in December 2022 of a paper by the Swiss Federal Council outlining its position on the prevention of greenwashing, or the risk of having a financial product falsely or mislea

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Fifth Third Sponsors National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference

3BL Media

Fifth Third is proud to be a vanguard sponsor of the 2023 NMSDC Conference & Exchange on Oct. 22-25 in Baltimore, Maryland. The title of this year’s conference is Closing the Equity Gap. With a mission to “act now, accelerate growth and achieve equity,” the NMSDC and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will lead a full agenda of relevant topics, speakers and discussions to facilitate the inclusion and development of thousands of minority business enterprises into the U.S. economy

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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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From Trash Barriers to ‘Sky Latrines’: Leveraging Entrepreneurship to Address WASH-Related Challenges in Cambodia’s Floating Villages

James Militzer

Navigating her traditional long boat between the houses in this floating Cambodian village, trash collector Nov Saroeun (pictured above) cuts a striking figure. She pulls alongside each awkward wooden structure before squeaking a toy horn, alerting the family inside to her presence. If a household hands her a haul of empty plastic water bottles, she will give them a modest payment based on the bottles’ weight, and then make a small profit when she sells them at the collection point of a private

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KeyBank Announces KeyBank Foundation Grants to Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Nonprofits

3BL Media

HARTFORD, Conn., October 25, 2023 /3BL/ – KeyBank announces (25) twenty-five charitable donations made by KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations in throughout its Connecticut and Western Massachusetts market. The gifts focus support to address homelessness, financial literacy, education, job creation and workforce development, and more.

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Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed. The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023 warns of six risk tipping points ahead of us: Accelerating extinctions; Groundwater depletion; Mountain glaciers melting; Space debris; Unbearable heat; and an Uninsurable future.

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Collaborating With Communities at Dow

3BL Media

Originally published in Dow's 2022 Progress Report Dow is committed to building resilient communities to address unmet needs while keeping our employees and our communities safe. UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS’ NEEDS We provide resources to listen to community needs and collaborate with community organizations to create social impact and achieve shared goals.

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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.