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The country's first 2GWh big battery is clearly focused on eliminating the growing solar duck curve in Western Australia. The post Australia’s first 2GWh battery is aimed at eliminating a very big solar duck curve appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The home of the New York striploin is coming for your meat. Food accounts for 20% of the Big Apple’s greenhouse gas emissions – parking it in third spot, greenhouse gas–wise, behind the city’s traffic jams and drafty old buildings. “But all food is not created equal,” said Mayor Eric Adams in a press release. “The vast majority of food that is contributing to the emissions crisis lies in meat and dairy products.
The city and Washington state’s support of closed loop economic models through public-private partnerships and grant programs is inspiring entrepreneurs throughout the region.
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When our standards team was reworking the P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management, we started writing an element for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We felt strongly that the impact element we used in version 2, diversity and equal opportunity, should be separated, given their own focus, and expanded on. Since DEI has is […] The post Dignity.
Our friends at SIGWATCH track the views of non-government organizations (NGOs) on company sustainability. They recently dramatically expanded their coverage. They have shared information on more than 17,000 of the 38,467 entities they track. We have ratings for almost 15,000 of the entities we received data on.
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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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