GreenBiz

MARCH 13, 2020

It's time to embrace traits like collaboration, empathy and flexibility, no matter your gender.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 12, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 12 – The growth in impact investing and sustainable finance has corresponded to an historic bull market. As markets tumble into bear territory, investors want to know: How are sustainable funds weathering the coronavirus correction? “Concerns over performance of ESG funds in down markets appear to be unfounded,” notes Morningstar’s Jon Hale.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2020

A report released on 12 March by Amazon Watch reveals the involvement of five American and British financial institutions in billions of dollars in debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the western Amazon. Already, millions of acres of the western Amazon have been auctioned for oil extraction, with tens of millions more slated by the Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and Colombian governments.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 11, 2020

Technology-driven change will continue to accelerate at an exponential rate. Now that quantum computing has recently entered an early phase of application, exponential change will accelerate. Therefore, it is time to turn accelerating change into an advantage by leaning to anticipate and think exponentially! Anticipatory Mindset Takes Advantage of Exponential Tech.

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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.

Manufacturing

GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2020

Solar-plus-storage and microgrids are among the powerful tools to help cities withstand nature disasters.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 11, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 11 – After Hurricane Katrina, Jessica Norwood watched systems break down all around her community of Prichard, Alabama, a community of color where capital is scarce. Housing. Transportation. Food. “There’s nothing really left available to you other than the relationships and networks you have,” she says. She considered how to strengthen those networks so.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 12, 2020

This report, Low-Carbon Transition Strategies for the Southeast is the latest publication of the US Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, led by Evolved Energy Research and US DDPP Director Jim Williams. This study explores unique opportunities and challenges for the United States Southeast region including (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) in the broader context of the transformative changes to the U.S. energy system that are required to reduce carb

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2020

Experts around the world agree that there will be financial repercussions for companies that don't adequately address climate change, according to a new global study.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 11, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 11 – Africa’s healthcare systems are wrought with inefficiencies. The startup Field Intelligence is addressing the availability of pharmaceuticals with software that helps pharmacies forecast, manage and finance drug orders. The four-year-old company has raised $3.6 million in its first round of outside capital. Leading the round was Blue Haven Initiative, the family.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

A review of UKWIR’s National Failure Database for pipe assets is being carried out by Servelec Technologies. The work will examine the business case for continuing development and support of the NFD, which benchmarks failure rates for water distribution mains and sewers in the UK and Ireland. Data relating to characteristics such as pipe diameter and material are collated via the database, helping utilities better understand their assets.

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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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MSCI

MARCH 10, 2020

Green bonds tended to offer lower yields than comparable non-green corporate bonds. What could explain green bonds’ lower yields? And is there any relationship between green-bond issuers’ environmental scores and bond yields?

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Green Bonds 52

GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2020

Biodiversity crisis is gaining traction in the private sector but a big disparity still exists between knowledge and action on climate and biodiversity.

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Climate Change 408

Impact Alpha

MARCH 12, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 12 – A modest downturn in demand triggered a crash in oil prices that will strand billions of dollars in fossil fuel assets and, perhaps, signal a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions. That the inciting incident was a worldwide pandemic and not, say, the adoption of electric vehicles or the establishment of a. The post Is oil’s freefall the tipping point in the transition to a low-carbon economy?

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

A team led by environmental physicist Stefan Schreier at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna is attempting to build up a better picture of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the city. The work includes the first attempts to describe how this pollution is distributed in the vertical axis, from street-level upwards, as well as the use of data from satellite measurements.

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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.

Eco Coach

MARCH 10, 2020

“Sustainability has gone from a ‘nice to do’ to a must do’. It’s about what we do right here, right now and for the rest of our working lives.” - Steve Howard, CSO, Ikea It may be tough to believe, but sustainability and going green is STILL considered by many to be for tree huggers, not for ‘serious businesses’. Many sustainability and green champions and professionals have felt uncomfortable at some point selling sustainability.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2020

Local delivery fleets are ideal for electrification given their predictable routes and significant dwell times at the depot.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 11, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 11 – Chicago’s 36 impact investing funds and intermediaries comprise one of impact investing’s most active local ecosystems. Since the 1980’s, the group has made at least $10 billion in impact investments, according to a new survey from Impact Engine. Some are becoming household names: Iroquois Valley Farm REIT, Entrepreneurs of Color Fund.

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Impact Investing 109

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

The changing state of particulate pollution (PM2.5) around the world is revealed by IQ Air’s latest World Air Quality Report, and its most polluted cities ranking. Jakarta (pictured) and Hanoi have overtaken Beijing for the first time, as the world’s premier PM2.5 pollution hotspots. The new dataset highlights elevated air pollution levels as a result of climate change events, such as sandstorms and wildfires, and pollution gains from the rapid urbanization of cities, in regions such

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Climate Change 96

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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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 8, 2020

The SDSN Caribbean and the SDG Center for Latin America the Caribbean held the 4th SDG Center International Seminar on Climate Action on March 4 and 5, 2020, at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. Over thirty participants and presenters discussed climate adaptation and resilience strategies in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) and vulnerable farming communities in Latin America.

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Development 52

GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2020

Companies large and small are leaning into sustainability, but consumers remain stubbornly out of step. Here's how to flip the script.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 13, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 13 – Sports leagues can suspend seasons. Tech workers can go remote, Schools can shutter classrooms. And politicians can flinch. Doctors and nurses and other healthcare workers are facing the pandemic directly. The virus has claimed Li Wenliang, the Wuhan doctor who first warned of the outbreak; thousands of other medical workers in.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

Research at Oregon State University is working towards the development of an electronic “nose” capable of monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats, and measuring gases in a patient’s breath. The approach uses metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – a class of compounds comprising a metal ion or cluster of metal ions and an organic molecule – exploiting their tiny features and selective adsorption properties to gather detailed information.

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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

MARCH 12, 2020

Won't firms use offsetting to avoid reducing their plastic use? Tom Peacock-Nazil, founder of ocean clean-up firm Seven Clean Seas, says plastic offsetting is a crucial cog in a circular economy that does not exist yet.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2020

The following is adapted from State of Green Business 2020, published by GreenBiz in partnership with Trucost, part of financial information and analytics giant S&P Global.Having moved from fringe, mostly academic conversations into the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and the halls of parliament around the world, the idea of a circular economy is growing up fast.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 9, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 9 – Expanding women’s access to education, healthcare and economic opportunities is the key to ending poverty and strengthening communities, especially in emerging markets. Who can help do that? Female fund managers, who are apt to invest in female entrepreneurs, who have been shown to deliver greater impact on women and their communities.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

When properly contained and controlled, mercury can be used safely. Gas instrumentation manufacturer Ion Science says its Mercury Vapour Indicator (MVI) can provide rapid and reliable mercury detection during decommissioning, demolition, repurposing or refurbishment of industrial plant, laboratories and other premises. Environmental pressures and legislation to control hazardous substances have resulted in a sharp decline in the use of mercury although it remains an important chemical in many in

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Manufacturing 93

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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.

Eco-Business

MARCH 10, 2020

Policy gaps that make illegal waste trade seem legitimate are to blame for continued flooding of plastic waste in the Philippines, a new Greenpeace report has found. Do its Southeast Asian neighbours suffer the same legal loopholes?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2020

A conversation with Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, who is helping the tech giant support emerging technologies that could make a positive impact in health, education, economic opportunity and empowerment, environmental protection and conservation.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 10, 2020

ImpactAlpha, March 10 – In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, local leaders are being forced to sacrifice local economic activity in the national interest. On Friday, Austin canceled SXSW, the tech and culture fest that contributes some $350 million to the local economy – and let go of a third of the festival’s full-time employees. The post Backstopping local economies and small businesses in a global pandemic appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

T he economics of plastic waste recycling are rapidly changing, pointing to a future where both incumbent and advanced technologies will be used, but decisive advantages for certain technologies will emerge in particular regions depending on waste streams and legislation, according to a recent Lux Research report. Titled “ The Future of Plastic Recycling ,” the report looks at four of the main plastic waste recycling processes – mechanical recycling, depolymerization, pyrolysis, and solvent-base

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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.