Why AI is vital in the race to meet the SDGs
GreenBiz
JULY 27, 2022
Artificial intelligence can accelerate progress of the Sustainable Development Goals and help us get back on track to reaching them by 2030, but the devil's in the ethics details.
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Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables
Renew Economy
JULY 21, 2022
Labor restores ARENA's focus on renewables, ending years of Coalition attempts to redirect the agency's funding to CCS and gas projects. The post Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Europe won't need Canada's LNG
Corporate Knights
JULY 15, 2022
The European Union’s need for natural gas will peak in about three years and begin declining before any new, fixed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals can be brought online, and EU countries are deliberately trying to avoid the kind of long-term supply contracts that Canadian gas producers are looking for, a UK-based fossil fuel specialist says. The continent can fully free itself from Russian gas by 2025 with no new gas import infrastructure, and is already showing signs of much slower demand
Quick Start: Prep Your Dev Environment for Kubernetes
Cisco CSR
JULY 29, 2022
Getting started on a new platform, especially containers and Kubernetes, can appear overwhelming. But with the right setup and tools, you’re much more likely to get ramped up quickly. Let’s take a look at a good lineup of tools to install on your developer environment to get started with Kubernetes. All of the tools used listed here are tested and run Windows 10 Pro, MacOS Monterey, and Ubuntu 20.04.
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.
The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 13, 2022
People keep quitting at record levels, yet companies are still trying to attract and retain them the same old ways. New research identifies five types of workers that employers can reach to fill jobs.
The Most Critical Ingredient in Leadership
Stanford Social Innovation
JULY 6, 2022
By Jacqueline Novogratz & Anne Welsh McNulty. Patrick Awuah escaped life under military dictatorship in Ghana and left his home to attend college in the United States. He settled in Seattle, built a successful career as a Microsoft program manager, married an American, and started a family. He had left Ghana behind and resolved never to return. A few years later, however, Patrick’s first child was born, triggering a latent restlessness.
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US energy secretary says switch to wind and solar “could be greatest peace plan of all”
Renew Economy
JULY 11, 2022
"No country has ever been held hostage to access to the sun." US energy secretary says switch to renewables could be world's best peace plan. The post US energy secretary says switch to wind and solar “could be greatest peace plan of all” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ECB Calls for Urgent Action by Banks to Measure and Manage Climate Risk Following Stress Test
ESG Today
JULY 8, 2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the results of its climate stress test, indicating that banks urgently need to accelerate the incorporation of climate risk into their risk management frameworks, and that banks remain heavily exposed to emissions-intensive industries. The ECB launched the stress test early this year , aiming to assess banks’ preparedness for dealing with financial and economic shocks stemming from climate risk.
Cisco Certified CyberOps Professional, CBRFIR, and Proactive Network Protection
Cisco CSR
JULY 15, 2022
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing. The networks that connect our world are targets, and the adversaries targeting them are evolving. Every day, new methods for infiltration and disruption are developed and put into effect against the systems we rely on. This means we must change how we think about security in several ways: Security must be foundational to every decision we make when designing and implementing a network.
Best of both worlds: Balancing digital and physical channels in retail banking
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 13, 2022
Banking distribution needs to account for the evolving interdependencies between channels. Accelerating digital and upgrading the physical experience to “phygital” offers a viable solution.
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
Energy Transition: More Than Low Cost in Renewables Is Needed
Impakter
JULY 17, 2022
Impakter. Energy Transition: More Than Low Cost in Renewables Is Needed. Adding to the list of novelties of our times, we now have the first global energy crisis. And it comes at a time in which we still struggle to make the switch to renewables that is necessary for international energy security. That’s what the International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol told the Sydney Energy […].
What Rotterdam teaches about the power of green roofs
GreenBiz
JULY 19, 2022
Here are lessons from one Dutch city on building rooftop spaces that benefit all and combat urban heat islands.
The madness of cutting down forests to grow food crops for supersonic aircraft biofuels
Renew Economy
JULY 13, 2022
The idea that the US government would subsidise the feeding of supersonic jets, rather than people, beggars belief. The post The madness of cutting down forests to grow food crops for supersonic aircraft biofuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Texas narrowly avoids rolling blackouts after 2nd conservation plea by ERCOT this week
Utiliity Dive
JULY 14, 2022
Gas and coal outages were higher than the Texas grid operator had anticipated. “The thermal fleet is not as reliable as people would have you think,” said Grid Lab Executive Director Ric O’Connell.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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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.
New Performance-Based Lab Exam Items Build Opportunities
Cisco CSR
JULY 7, 2022
A new type of performance-based lab exam item is giving Cisco Associate and Professional Certification exam candidates more opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. These lab items complement the more traditional multiple-choice and drag-and-drop item types, which are particularly suited to measure skills related to theory, knowledge, and conceptual comprehension.
Should US banks be moving to next-generation core banking platforms?
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 26, 2022
Banks today urgently need a new core platform, but building one is time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain. It may help to think strategically and pursue a two-track process.
BRICS Expansion: Five New Members in 2023?
Impakter
JULY 17, 2022
Impakter. BRICS Expansion: Five New Members in 2023? Just over two weeks after Russian state media announced that Iran and Argentina filed their official applications to join BRICS, alliance President Purnima Anand revealed that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt began the process of making the same move. NEW: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt may join BRICS soon[link] — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 15, 2022 […].
It’s high time for the cannabis industry to embrace sustainability
GreenBiz
JULY 18, 2022
Cannabis companies are getting a free pass despite their many social and environmental challenges.
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
New coal and gas projects will erase Albo’s climate gains several times over
Renew Economy
JULY 26, 2022
Australia's massive pipeline for new coal and gas projects will cause more emissions than avoided by Labor's climate policies. This is very bad. The post New coal and gas projects will erase Albo’s climate gains several times over appeared first on RenewEconomy.
US energy storage capacity tripled in 2021: EIA
Utiliity Dive
JULY 12, 2022
The increase in storage capacity was accompanied by changes in how the batteries are used, with applications shifting away from traditional ancillary services.
WLAN/SSID Security Migration into 6GHz Networks
Cisco CSR
JULY 25, 2022
With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E/6GHz, there is a huge increase in available RF space, multiplying the overall total capacity of any wireless network, and at the same time, removing sources of interference and noise. This increase in performance and quality of the wireless connections will be really exciting and bring multiple opportunities, but this will come with the price of new and better security requirements for our WLAN/SSID configuration migration.
Heineken Says Suppliers Representing 80% of Packaging Carbon Footprint are Committing to Science-Based Emissions Targets
ESG Today
JULY 21, 2022
Beer company Heineken revealed today that suppliers representing 80% of the company’s packaging carbon footprint have committed to or are in the process of setting science-based climate targets with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to address its supply chain climate impact. SBTi is one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action with the global goals of addressing and limiting cli
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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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
UnaBiz has a nice plan for Sigfox
Stacey Higginbotham
JULY 11, 2022
Bonjour! This week I am in Paris at the LoRaWAN World Expo, where the LoRa Alliance invited me to give a talk about open infrastructure. One of my goals while I’m here this week was to find out what UnaBiz, the company that purchased Sigfox’s assets out of receivership earlier this year, plans to do with those assets. So I sat down with Philippe Chiu, the co-CEO and co-founder of UnaBiz, to find out.
Hybrid working models can leverage talent and skills across industries
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 15, 2022
Digital technologies and advanced analytics are here to stay. Cognitive, digital, and self-leadership skills can help hybrid working models thrive in metals and mining and heavy industries.
Solar panel recycling market to be worth billions by 2030, say researchers
Renew Economy
JULY 6, 2022
As solar PV waste grows to tens of millions tonnes a year by 2040, researchers say the recycling market will boom – as will demand for recycled components. The post Solar panel recycling market to be worth billions by 2030, say researchers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Co-Powering an Emergent Horizon
Stanford Social Innovation
JULY 14, 2022
By Michelle Shevin , Aasim Shabazz & Marika Pfefferkorn. Something peculiar happened three years ago in Ramsey County, Minnesota. In a little-told tale of two grants , a progressive district attorney’s office had embarked on two externally funded and functionally separate interventions to the school-to-prison pipeline : deep community engagement (funded by a local family foundation) on the one hand, and the development of a data-driven predictive model to flag at-risk kids (funded by a
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
Networking Demystified: Protecting Endpoints is Job #1
Cisco CSR
JULY 7, 2022
Enterprise networking is a constantly evolving set of technology solutions. From an engineering perspective, it presents an endless series of fascinating problems to solve as we strive to connect more people, devices, and applications around the world. Cisco customers also have a seemingly endless list of use cases that they need our help in solving as they progress through their own digital transformations.
Australia Moves to Enshrine Climate Targets into Law
ESG Today
JULY 27, 2022
Australia’s new government, in its first parliamentary session since the election in May of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, introduced a bill that would for the first time set the country’s emissions reduction targets into law. Targets under the proposed legislation include greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 43% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels – reflecting the government’s recently updated Nationally Determined Contribution commitment under the Paris Agreement – and the achievement of net
What’s the best hardware to learn IoT programming?
Stacey Higginbotham
JULY 12, 2022
On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Brent left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. He’s interested in learning to code some IoT projects. Brent knows about Arduino and Raspberry Pi products but he’s wondering if there’s anything new in this space. Right off the bat, I’d say you can’t go wrong with either a recent Arduino or Raspberry Pi for IoT programming.
Forward Thinking on the sustainability revolution in textiles and the fashion industry with Edwin Keh
McKinsey Sustainabilty
JULY 27, 2022
The leader of a cutting-edge institute talks about innovative new materials that “eat” carbon and may enable cotton growing without irrigation, as well as the potential for building the world’s shortest supply chain in two 40-foot containers.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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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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