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Embracing Sustainability: A Universal Responsibility Across Professions

Green Project Management

Since GPM launched 15 years ago, the landscape of sustainability has undergone a remarkable transformation. Back then, sustainability was often relegated to a niche corner at conferences, viewed through the lens of “trends” and “the future” – a promising yet distant consideration. Those days, however, are now firmly in the rearview mirror.

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How sustainability professionals can use their collective voice to speed climate progress

GreenBiz

Sustainability professionals can take meaningful action to push companies to align their policy goals and climate objectives.

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Rio signs Australia’s biggest wind energy deal to help power giant smelter and refineries

Renew Economy

Global mining giant Rio Tinto says it has signed the biggest renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) in Australia to help supply its huge smelting and refining operations in Gladstone. The post Rio signs Australia’s biggest wind energy deal to help power giant smelter and refineries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How the plastic industry lied about recycling for decades

Corporate Knights

For 40 years, plastic and petrochemical companies have tried to convince the public that plastics can be recycled. But they’ve known for just as long that plastics recycling would never work. A report released last week by the nonprofit Center for Climate Integrity, or CCI, chronicles a “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” from Big Oil and the plastics industry to promote recycling as a solution to the plastic pollution crisis.

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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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O-I Expanding Glass Recycling Ecosystems Through Glass4Good

3BL Media

Recycled glass is valuable for glass manufacturers. It is one of the four main ingredients in creating new glass bottles and jars. O-I Glass aspires to make glass recycling available in 100% of the communities where we operate. We are getting creative to build glass recycling programs to support our communities, and Glass4Good has been one of our most successful programs.

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Why North Face is changing where it gets its rubber and cotton

GreenBiz

With its latest cotton and rubber sourcing efforts, the retailer is pursuing regenerative materials.

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Get your copy of VIBE's guidance report – Navigating ESG Reporting Frameworks

VIBE

Get your copy of VIBE's guidance report – Navigating ESG Reporting Frameworks Updated: September 2022 Please download and share VIBE’s first guidance report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the myriad ESG reporting frameworks that have been developed to guide organizations' reporting of their sustainability-related impacts, performance, risks, opportunities, and strategies.

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GoDaddy’s Love & Business Series: Sweets & Meats BBQ

3BL Media

As originally published by GoDaddy on Instagram. There’s love in the air and GoDaddy is celebrating couples who brave the adventure of running a business together. Sweets & Meats BBQ was launched in 2014 by business partners and sweethearts, Kristen Bailey and Anton Gaffney. GoDaddy chatted with the pair about how they juggle a romantic relationship while also building their Sweets & Meets BBQ empire.

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CEO Doug McMillon: Walmart’s supply chain cut 1 billion tons of emissions 6 years ahead of schedule

GreenBiz

The world’s largest retailer persuaded 5,200 suppliers to improve their energy efficiency and redesign their packaging, among other measures.

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Massive NSW wind and battery project gets federal approval to replace coal, drought-proof farms

Renew Economy

The biggest wind farm in New South Wales and one of the biggest on the NEM has the green light from the federal government to go ahead. The post Massive NSW wind and battery project gets federal approval to replace coal, drought-proof farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Get your copy of VIBE's New Guidance Report – Green Certifications and Rating Systems: Building, Product, and Professional

VIBE

Get your copy of VIBE's New Guidance Report – Green Certifications and Rating Systems: Building, Product, and Professional Updated: February 15, 2024 Please download and share VIBE’s latest guidance report, which provides a comprehensive overview of major certifications and rating systems in three distinct categories: green buildings, green building products, and green building professionals.

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Rayonier Announces Additional Pore Space Lease Agreements With ExxonMobil

3BL Media

February 22, 2024 /3BL/ - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) announced that it has entered into additional underground pore space lease agreements with ExxonMobil covering approximately 33,000 acres of timberlands in the United States. These leases increase Rayonier’s total acres under pore space lease agreements with ExxonMobil to approximately 59,000 acres. ExxonMobil owns and operates the largest carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) pipeline network in the United States, enabling a cost-efficient transportation system th

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Tapping capital markets for corporate climate action

GreenBiz

Two tools funding decarbonization: Green bonds and supply chain financing programs.

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Works begin on giant Queensland Tesla battery at site of former coal plant

Renew Economy

Construction starts on 250MW, two-hour big battery that will store solar generated by Ipswich rooftops and help wean the Queensland grid off coal. The post Works begin on giant Queensland Tesla battery at site of former coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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The equity story you need for the long-term investors you want

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Sophisticated investors are more likely to afford a company more time to let its strategy play out, even during volatility. But first, they need a clear equity story.

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Living Our Purpose – Ivelisse Lugo

3BL Media

As the Chairman, CEO, and President of Quest Diagnostics, Jim Davis receives plenty of messages from various customers, business partners, and patients. But a note he recently received caught his attention. A Quest patient named Burton has been going to our Patient Service Center (PSC) in Ruskin, Florida, every three months for 30 years. One of his most recent visits was so memorable, he sent a letter over to Jim about his experience with Patient Services Representative Ivelisse Lugo.

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Want to stop greenhushing? Make sustainability a strategic growth decision

GreenBiz

Purpose plays an important role, too.

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Concrete pours and modules arrive for South Australia’s biggest battery storage project

Renew Economy

Concrete pours have been completed and the first of battery modules have arrived on the site of South Australia's biggest battery project. The post Concrete pours and modules arrive for South Australia’s biggest battery storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Adopting AI at speed and scale: The 4IR push to stay competitive

McKinsey Sustainabilty

AI has brought the Fourth Industrial Revolution to an inflection point, and manufacturers must choose a path forward: innovate, accelerate, or follow fast.

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Quest Diagnostics and Instacart Collaborate To Reduce Food Insecurity Across the United States With Integrated Patient Health Coaching and Nutritious Grocery Delivery

3BL Media

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and SAN FRANCISCO, February 21, 2024 /3BL/ - Pack Health , a Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) company specializing in patient engagement, and Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced a collaboration aimed at improving both food access and healthy eating habits for underserved communities across the United States.

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How Klarna put an internal price on carbon

GreenBiz

Establishing a system of internal payments for greenhouse gas emissions builds a shared sense of responsibility and puts downward pressure on emissions, practitioners say.

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Queensland unveils $571m plan to make Sunshine state the “battery capital” of Australia

Renew Economy

"If we're going to use them, we should make them." Queensland Labor unveils five-year, $571 million Battery Industry Strategy. The post Queensland unveils $571m plan to make Sunshine state the “battery capital” of Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Deploying generative AI in US state governments: Pilot, scale, adopt

McKinsey Sustainabilty

States could have much to gain from using generative AI tools in their operations. A low-risk strategy may be to test some applications while preparing a longer-term implementation plan.

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Ukraine: Two Years of Conflict and Displacement

3BL Media

It’s been two years since war broke out in Ukraine, and millions are still affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Families across the country are facing unprecedented poverty, rising food prices, and widespread disease—not to mention daily barrages of missiles and drone attacks. The violent conflict has cut them off from food, water, healthcare, and critical resources.

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5 climate policy updates you need to know this week

GreenBiz

Chicago sues ExxonMobil, European executives call for new industrial deal, Senate to examine microplastics in water, and more

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Here we go again: Coalition adds rooftop solar to its “disrupt and delay” handbook

Renew Economy

Here we go again – the latest salvo from the climate luddites of National Party designed to disrupt and delay Australia's accelerating clean energy revolution. The post Here we go again: Coalition adds rooftop solar to its “disrupt and delay” handbook appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, January 2024

McKinsey Sustainabilty

The global economy was more resilient than anticipated in 2023, but there were patchy bright spots; 2024 brings further ambiguity.

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CNH Expands Sustainable Innovation Through Investment in AI Company Bem Agro

3BL Media

CNH continues to strengthen its tech stack with Ag Tech solutions that make farming easier, more efficient, and more sustainable for farmers around the globe. CNH Ventures , the investment arm of the company, has taken a minority stake in Bem Agro – a Brazilian startup and existing supplier to CNH. Bem Agro uses AI to convert any type of aerial field image – including those taken from machines, drones and satellites – into Agronomic Mapping Reports.

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The multiplier effect: 5 tips to create effective partnerships

GreenBiz

Organizations must work in tandem toward common goals to achieve scalable transformation and amplify sustainability impact.

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Bowen unveils new offshore wind zone with room for up to 20GW of turbines

Renew Economy

Federal government launches consultation on sixth and final offshore wind energy development zone, an area off the coast of Bunbury in south-western Western Australia. The post Bowen unveils new offshore wind zone with room for up to 20GW of turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.