Renew Economy
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The combination of solar farming and sheep grazing does not have a negative affect on wool production, and could even improve the quality of wool produced, new study finds. The post Grazing sheep among solar panels could produce higher quality wool, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 30, 2024
An international research team has investigated how nanoplastic particles deposited in the body affect the effectiveness of antibiotics. The study showed that the plastic particles not only impair the effect of the drugs, but could also promote the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Complicated times demand great leaders. Here’s an overview of traits and practices required to succeed as a leader today and a look at the factory model that can help aspiring managers ascend.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Ujala Qadir, Director of Strategic Programmes at the Climate Bonds Initiative, explains why the organisation has expanded its green bond taxonomy to cover climate resilience. As the impacts of climate change increasingly affect businesses worldwide, adaptation needs are mounting each year – but investments clearly labelled as incorporating adaptation and resilience remain limited.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The UK’s annual Recycle Week launches today (15 October) with a warning that households are wasting over one billion items every year that could be recycled. New statistics reveal millions of recyclable bottles, sprays and toilet roll tubes are facing incineration, or landfill (words: WRAP). Britain’s most binned items include: 845 million cleaning product bottles 526 million aerosols 7.4 million yoghurt pots* 6 million aftershave and perfume bottles Toilet roll tubes** Recent figures show UK re
Joan Michelson
OCTOBER 31, 2024
"Remember the Ladies." Seems to be a theme in this election - as early voting begins in huge numbers. With 64% of women saying climate is a big issue as well as rights.
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Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 17, 2024
A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal forests.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Creating effective teams depends on multiple factors, including high levels of trust and communication, and understanding team context. A new approach helps elevate performance and create value.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Regulation and education are being touted as solutions to the imbalance between investment consultants and pension trustees exposed by climate risks. UK pension fund trustees have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders, with multiple tasks required to ensure members’ benefits are paid in full when they are due. Their day-to-day work includes accounting for and mitigating all material risks that could impact the pension scheme’s financial returns in the longer-term.
Good.is: Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2024
This expedition illuminated new details about the ancient Egyptian city Thonis-Heracleion which got submerged underwater due to earthquakes.
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
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Upper Baram forest conservation project was cancelled by Sarawak's forestry department due to "interference from NGOs". Civic society groups had objected to logging activity in the project area.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Neoen formally opens first stage of what will be Australia's biggest battery, soaking up rooftop solar and helping ease the last coal generators out of the grid. The post First stage of Australia’s biggest battery project switched on, well ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. New study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities for developing bacteria-based engineering solutions to help clean up difficult-to-remove plastic waste.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The rise of AI is driving data center demand and shifting power market dynamics. With European demand predicted to more than triple by 2030, significant investments are needed to realize this growth.
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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.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 15, 2024
With the technology moving fast and policymakers struggling to stay apace, investors can help to regulate the space. It’s no secret that the pace of rulemaking is oftentimes slow compared to the speed at which markets evolve. But this is perhaps truer than ever in the case of AI. As such, experts have been pointing out the key role that investors can play in keeping companies accountable, ensuring that technological progress isn’t being made at the cost of fundamental rights and protections. “ T
Good.is: Planet
OCTOBER 3, 2024
“Girls play basketball too and it's not any more important for boys than girls,” she wrote.
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence suggests governments will need to do the heavy lifting when it comes to repairing nature.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 29, 2024
AEMO reports significant increase in the capacity of new wind, solar and storage projects seeking a grid connection, with the total now exceeding 45 gigawatts for the first time. The post Big batteries lead renewable charge as record 45 gigawatts of new capacity seeks grid connection 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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC's latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming are to be taken seriously.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist whose findings helped launch behavioral economics, passed away this March. The encouraging words he shared with me offer good news for organizations.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Money doesn’t grow on trees, but in the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, salmon do. After swimming upriver to spawn, the fish are fed upon by bears and birds and other predators who litter the forest floor with half-eaten carcasses; these fertilize Sitka spruce and Douglas fir and literally become part of the forest itself – scientists have found salmon-specific nitrogen isotopes in the uppermost needles of coastal conifers.
Good.is: Planet
OCTOBER 27, 2024
The artifacts uncovered belong to a time when the Aswan city was destroyed by an enormous flood.
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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
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 15, 2024
In an exclusive interview, Eco-Business asked the minister how necessary checks and balances, environmental rights, and climate adaptation can be provided for within the upcoming Climate Change Act.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Broken Hill battery finally charges up to support power supplies in the storm damaged region, but why was the technology to support a micro-grid deliberately disabled in the first place? The post Broken Hill battery charges up to create local micro-grid, but why was it disabled in the first place? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment. The research is expected to improve Earth system simulations that scientists use to predict the future climate, and spotlights the importance of natural carbon sequestration for greenhouse gas mitigation.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Soaring demand for AI-ready data centers offers many opportunities for companies and investors across the value chain. How quickly they grasp them could determine the pace at which AI is deployed.
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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.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The city of Toronto has passed a motion aiming to restrict fossil fuel advertising on municipal property, one of several recent efforts to curtail fossil fuel advertising in major Canadian cities. The motion passed on Thursday, October 10, giving Toronto city councillors one year to come up with a draft of the proposed legislation. The effort comes as transit agencies in Canada’s largest cities have either implemented or are considering similar restrictions on using public transit to advertise
Good.is: Planet
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The material is specifically colored in a way that the hotel blends in with the desert.
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 13, 2024
A new carbon capture and storage bill is due to be tabled next month at “record speed”, amid plans to import carbon dioxide from Japan and South Korea. Environmental advocates have called CCUS an ineffective decarbonisation lever.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Ten days after Broken Hill was isolated when storms below down transmission lines - and a day after Renew Economy asked what's going on - the local big battery will finally start doing what it is supposed to do. The post Agreement finally reached to switch on Broken Hill battery, nearly 10 days after storm blows down power lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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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