GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
The LEO Project, which includes BMW, Levi Strauss, H&M and Marks & Spencer, proposes using a commonly found paper production byproduct as the source of maritime fuel.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A site in Birmingham cleared for work on HS2, in December 2019. Transport Secretary’s announcement of preferred route for East West Rail timely reminder of HS2’s failure to protect environment, says conservation group. Responding to the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapp’s announcement on 30 January of the preferred route for the proposed East West Rail connection between Oxford and Cambridge, the RSPB has said the scheme highlights the environmental shortcomings of its more (in)famous
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Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 3 – Filling theaters for the new justice and redemption movie Just Mercy isn’t the end game for executive producer Scott Budnick. “It’s where we start,” he says. The true story of lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson, who has helped hundreds of wrongfully convicted death row inmates gain their freedom, Just Mercy stars Michael The post How ‘Just Mercy’ producer Scott Budnick is leveraging box-office appeal for social impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Daniel Burrus
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
When the competition launches a new product, how you react says a lot about you as a professional and your company as an organization. But it is likely that you act quickly and decisively to address the changing factors and conditions after they’ve occurred. This is called agility, and we often utilize agility to change directions and head the competition off at the pass.
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.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
It will take concerted action on the part of both public and private actors.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
The report expresses a fear of legislative shortfalls, such as a lack of provisions to ensure hedgerows are not cut during the bird nesting season, a measure important to the protection of birds like yellowhammers and small mammals such as hedgehogs. No clear plans on how regulation gaps will be plugged to protect nature. A report published on 30 January – commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF – highlights big gaps in environmental protections post-EU Exit and argues that a new syste
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MSCI
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Of all the threats to the environment from climate change, sea-level rise may be one of the most devastating and permanent. The question for global equity investors is how coastal-flooding risks may affect their portfolios.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and forks may not solve the plastic crisis.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Vantaanjoki, Finland, one of three river basins used in case-study form in the 18-minute film. Launch of documentary on innovations for recycling nutrients from agriculture and wastewater. A short film Sea of Opportunity , launched on 30 January, presents three innovative technologies that can recapture phosphorus and nitrogen for reuse in agriculture: BioPhree, from Aquacare in the Netherlands; Ultra from TerraNova in Germany; and Ravita from HSY in Finland.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The keyword of the year in climate action: scale. Pension funds and other large asset owners are putting pressure on their asset and fund managers to get on board the low carbon economy in a big way. “What’s materially different from the past is that almost everybody is realizing we have now hit inflection,” Equilibrium The post Institutional Shift: Calling the inflection point, and other trends to watch in 2020 (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A chemical formula billed as an eco solution to plastic waste, pests and livestock nutrition, has been challenged by former business partners to be 'fraudulent' after tests. The solution has been trialed in three countries in the region.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Companies need biodiversity. Most are just recognizing that.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Dr Duong says he has developed a low cost system using drones that can fly over large areas, taking real-time measurements and providing information about weather conditions. A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has invented a low cost telecommunication system using drones which provides early warning on natural disasters and acts as a wifi ‘hotspot’ when phone signal is disrupted during extreme weather such as earthquakes, tsunamis or hurricanes.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
ImpactAlpha, February 4 – CDC Group, the U.K. development finance institution, has promised to spur global development by taking a more catalytic approach from its often risk-adverse DFI peers (see, “An investor’s journey: How CDC Group is innovating with catalytic capital”). In Africa, the latest demonstration of its Catalytic Strategies amounts to $275 million in The post CDC Group backs Africa’s banks to ratchet up small business finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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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-Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
The field of gender lens investing is rapidly growing in Asia, where women are on the cusp of wielding immense investing power. However, challenges remain when it comes to women's leadership and creating safe spaces for women.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Sales of products marketed as sustainable are growing 5.6 times faster than conventionally marketed products.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Iain Gulland, chief executive of Zero Waste Scotland. We need to go “beyond net-zero” to combat the climate crisis by tackling our huge consumption habit, said Zero Waste Scotland’s chief executive Iain Gulland speaking at a conference on sustainability in the public sector at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh headquarters on 4 February. The group set out what it believes to be the next key steps needed to meet the Scottish Government’s landmark pledge to end Scotland’s contribution t
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
ImpactAlpha, February 6 – The Seattle metro area offers an object lesson in how tech wealth has fueled the U.S. housing affordability crisis. L.A.-based Turner Impact Capital, which buys, preserves and upgrades middle- and low-income rental properties, made its first investment in the area, buying the Sunset View complex in Renton, Wash. The deal adds 240 units The post Turner Impact Capital invests in workforce housing in Seattle appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Around the world, communities are using “Rights of Nature” laws to defend waterways, species and more from human threats.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
A rich set of conversations, from animal welfare expert Temple Grandin to corporate philanthropy visionary Daniel Lee.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Soil Nitrogen Promotes Rice Branching: Nitrogen fertilizers (High N, right) increase the number of rice plant flowering branches (compared with Low N, left), thus boosting grain yield. The researchers say they have now discovered the underlying gene that controls this nitrogen-responsive increase in branch number (Photo credit: Kun Wu/Xiangdong Fu, Chinese Academy of Sciences).
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 5 – Generate Capital, founded in 2014 by Jigar Shah and other renewable energy veterans, builds, owns and operates green power, transportation, water and waste management facilities and sells the services to Walmart, Whole Foods, New York City and other customers. San Francisco-based Generate raises long-term balance-sheet capital to match the task at The post Generate Capital raises $1 billion to scale sustainable infrastructure-as-a-service appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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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
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Here's how smallholder fish farmers in rural Indonesia are turning towards sustainability—with some help from an agribusiness company.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Cultivating a culture of inclusion is easier said than done even in organizations with mature programs. And with the workforce shifting dramatically in recent years given the rise in technology and four generations learning to work together, the task remains for most diversity and inclusion leaders, quite monumental.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Tree-planting gained President Trump’s support in late January as a tool to fight climate change. But done wrong, it could hurt people and the environment, say the authors of a new paper from the University of Oxford, which provides much-needed clarity on the potential and challenges of this and other ‘nature-based solutions’. The concept of nature-based solutions broadly refers to working with and enhancing nature to address major challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and poverty
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ImpactAlpha Podcast: Institutional Shift Calling the inflection point, and other trends to watch in 2020 (podcast). The keyword of the year in climate action: scale. Pension funds and other large asset owners are putting pressure on their asset and fund managers to get on board the low-carbon economy in a big way. The post The Brief: Calling the inflection point (podcast), affordable-ish housing, LA’s clean tech fund, Baltimore’s local blueprint, ESG cash appeared fi
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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
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Industry observers hope H&M’s new CEO, Helena Helmersson, will push for more durable fashion and steer the company away from overproduction.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
From Brazil to Denmark and India to Turkey, nations around the world are strategizing to decarbonize.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
A simple surfboard has been turned into a state-of-the-art automated inspection device to gather information on the condition of infrastructure vital to the supply of Edinburgh’s drinking water, according to Scottish Water. The utility says it worked with partners to develop the unique device to make it significantly safer, quicker, easier, and cheaper to detect and analyse cracks and other faults on hard-to-reach assets.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Catalyst seeks to demonstrate positive impact with initial Opportunity Zone investments. Critics of Opportunity Zones capital-gains tax breaks have seized on examples of dubious projects such as luxury condos and storage spaces located in markets where funding was already flowing or in neighborhoods at risk of gentrification and dislocation.
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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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