April, 2022

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Logistics gets on a sustainable track

GreenBiz

Moving target: A truckload of technologies, partnerships and global agreements comprise new solutions for the space.

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Australia’s biggest wind and solar hybrid plant begins production

Renew Economy

Australia's largest wind and solar hybrid facility begins production in South Australia, near the home of the state's last coal generator. The post Australia’s biggest wind and solar hybrid plant begins production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

Corporate Knights

Canada must make up for lost ground if it’s going to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% from 2005 levels by 2030. Among the 10 most developed G20 countries assessed by Corporate Knights’ Earth Index analysis , “Canada was the worst performing country of the whole group in 2019,” said Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights’ director of research.

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Expanding Environmental Commitments

3BL Media

SOURCE: Qualcomm. DESCRIPTION: We believe that climate change is a serious environmental, social and economic threat that calls for immediate and concerted action among all sectors of society. That’s why, in 2021, we expanded our commitment to reducing our operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in our value chain and ensured our new targets were aligned to the latest climate science by committing to and joining the Science Based Targets Initiative’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the United

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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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How climate change is disrupting the global supply chain

GreenBiz

Extreme weather, from floods to wildfires, is increasingly hammering ports, highways and factories worldwide.

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Large insurers say no to a major African oil pipeline despite the global oil shock

GreenBiz

Munich Re becomes the sixth large reinsurer to rule out underwriting the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

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How corporations can support 24/7 carbon-free energy

GreenBiz

In its most detailed policy roadmap to date, Google has published a blueprint for what it will take to get the power sector to 24/7, carbon-free energy.

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Solutions to the climate crisis will come from the multitudes

GreenBiz

Climate change is not just a systemic problem, it’s also a leadership crisis.

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Carbontech innovation is going ‘bonkers’

GreenBiz

As more money flows toward carbon removal startups, let’s celebrate those turning captured CO2 into a revenue stream.

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3 things learned from Microsoft’s carbon removal report

GreenBiz

The software and hardware maker’s carbon removal goals are among the most ambitious in the corporate world. Here are some of its early lessons.

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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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New geothermal plants could solve America’s lithium supply crunch

GreenBiz

New projects in California's Salton Sea could extract the metal — needed for electric vehicle batteries — at scale.

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Inside the new $100 million women-led climate tech fund

GreenBiz

The fund is led by managing partners Sierra Peterson and Sarah Sclarsic and supported a suite of investors and partners across the corporate, climate tech and environmental worlds including past or present CEOs of General Electric, Lyft and Shopify.

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Sustainable investing expert Alison Taylor on ESG misconceptions and why ethics are part of the equation

GreenBiz

The BSR advisor, NYU professor and executive director at Ethical Systems discusses what concerning orthodoxies she’s seeing begin to ossify, and what leadership in ESG investing should really be doing right now.

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EVs require mined minerals. What if Indigenous people say no to more mining?

GreenBiz

Governments and industry need to ramp up their partnership game to bring new minerals to market in time to be part of a net-zero solution.

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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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Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, Meta and McKinsey will spend almost $1 billion on carbon removal

GreenBiz

A new fund backed by Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, Meta and McKinsey will spend almost $1 billion on carbon removal.

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What we should be considering for circular building design

GreenBiz

Starting with circularity in mind requires close collaboration between product manufacturers, specifiers and the owners and developers of buildings.

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What’s brewing? AB InBev’s zero-emissions fleet recipe

GreenBiz

How the world’s biggest beer maker plans to build a sustainable future for the next 100 years.

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We need true nature-positive solutions to address climate change

GreenBiz

Generic actions of “nature-based solutions” and “natural climate solutions” leave too much room for greenwashing.

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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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From seed to store: Creating a sustainable food system

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Exploring a food company’s journey to increased sustainability by 2030.

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Where Do ESG and Sustainable Finance Go from Here?

GreenBiz

Date/Time: May 16, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) The finance and sustainability worlds are converging faster than ever before. For investors and companies, that means having a clear understanding of the key issues, both now and in the coming months, from setting targets and timetables to learning the language of Wall Street. It means having a shared understanding with internal stakeholders: the risk department, government relations, investor relations and those overseeing energy, emissions reduct

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On the road to wireless charging

GreenBiz

Electreon, WiTricity and others envision a network of strategic corridors with wireless, in-road charging that could gradually power vehicles along a route, rather than all at once at the destination.

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Why methane is a large and underestimated threat to climate goals

GreenBiz

Scientists say governments aren't factoring in the big short-term impact of rising methane emissions in meeting mid-century climate targets.

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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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A central theme of the latest IPCC report: Electrification

GreenBiz

For industry, transportation and buildings, the move from fossil fuel-powered machines to all-electric machines represents the largest potential to decarbonize from a demand perspective.

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The ‘Pivot’ to SME sustainability

GreenBiz

How tech and stories can drive sustainable business practices among small and midsize enterprises.

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Why savvy sustainable bonds are integrating a gender lens

GreenBiz

A number of private companies are already incorporating gender into their sustainability-linked bonds, as part of their broader ESG commitment.

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Illinois prioritizes equitable access to green jobs on its path to clean energy

GreenBiz

How will the Prairie State build a labor force the skills needed for the green jobs to get to 100 percent clean energy.

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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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The GreenFin Interview: The view of Wall Street, with State Street’s CFO and head of ESG

GreenBiz

What does it take to install trust in financial institutions these days? State Street seems to be trying.

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Driving systems change: Four questions to guide executive leaders

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Anthesis Executive Director Jason Pearson shares four guiding questions to activate system-focused leadership.

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In lobbyists vs. sustainability, the lobbyists are winning

GreenBiz

The insane thing about this lobbying — aside from the disregard it shows for, well, human civilization — is that companies need climate legislation to hit their targets.

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Costco and Walmart: A tale of two supply chains

GreenBiz

How are these two brick and mortar retail giants tackling Scope 3 emissions in their supply chains? The answer lies in what’s left unsaid as much as what’s disclosed.

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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.