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Color coordinating: How urban green infrastructure can build resilience

GreenBiz

We need to promote natural “green” infrastructure such as forests, wetlands, and urban green spaces that can reduce risks from natural disasters.

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Japanese investors push to take impact investing mainstream

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 9 – Japan is staking out a leadership position in sustainable investing. Sustainable investing assets under management quadrupled from 2016 to 2018 to 18% of managed assets. Japan is now the third-largest center for sustainable investing, after Europe and the U.S. The $1.6 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund, led by Hiro Mizuno, has The post Japanese investors push to take impact investing mainstream appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cleaning up a dirty industry

Envirotec Magazine

Venting storage tanks is essential for safety and reliability but is a practice that has long been poorly understood and regulated, according to tanks expert Assentech. The specification and maintenance of critical components here – breather valves – often falls short of what’s required, and tank leakage is a widespread problem. But change appears to be afoot, as Envirotec discovered.

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Australia hits 2020 large-scale renewables target

Renewable Energy World

The Clean Energy Regulator of Australia has approved enough capacity to guarantee that the large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 GWh of additional renewable energy will be met in 2020.

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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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Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis

GreenBiz

Although the global economy is increasingly wrapped in plastic, companies of all sizes are dramatically reducing their use of it.

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Cooks Venture secures $12 million to scale up regenerative animal farming

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, September 9 – Cooks Venture launched in April to provide consumers with better quality meat through the climate-friendly practice of “regenerative agriculture.” Unlike industrial livestock, poultry and crop farming, regenerative farming can have a positive environmental impact because it relies on a balanced ecosystem of animals and crops that nourish each other.

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Australia in planning for multiple massive battery projects

Renewable Energy World

France’s Neoen SA has outlined plans to build a giant renewables complex in South Australia, including battery storage with up to nine times more capacity than the Tesla Inc. design at its nearby Hornsdale plant, which is billed as the world’s largest lithium-ion battery.

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Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019

GreenBiz

State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion.

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Investing in the impact of powerful new voices in film and video games

Impact Alpha

“Creating Impact,” ImpactAlpha’s series of articles on impact media, is sponsored by Upstart Co-Lab, a national collaboration connecting artists with social entrepreneurs, impact investors, social enterprises and sustainable companies. ImpactAlpha, September 12 – Movie makers and video game producers have what mission-driven investors want: impact at scale.

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Microgrids are powering remote communities—and helping Southeast Asia's eco resorts live up to their name

Eco-Business

In a region where power demand is soaring, microgrids can increase renewable energy adoption and cut reliance on diesel. The most immediate impact, however, could be the ability to hear birdsong again.

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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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Clean energy investment set to hit $2.6 trillion this decade

Renewable Energy World

The global energy supply is turning greener.

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How Kohler turned production 'waste' into a new tile line

GreenBiz

It took more than three years of experimentation with industrial byproducts to hit on the right formula.

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Land Accelerator helps close financing gap for African soil startups

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 10 – Turning sugarcane waste into cooking fuel. Growing neem trees to make natural pesticides and insect repellants. Providing affordable piped water for smallholder farmers. These are some of the restorative services offered by the startups in this year’s Land Accelerator, a bootcamp program for African entrepreneurs working in sustainable agriculture and forestry.

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Are Asian corporations ready to strike for the climate?

Eco-Business

Western brands like Nike, Patagonia and Ben & Jerry's are getting louder in support of social and environmental issues. As thousands of people around the world prepare for Climate Strike, are Asian companies likely to join them?

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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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Fifth GE wind turbine collapse leaves worker injured

Renewable Energy World

A utility worker at the Delta 6 wind park in Brazil has been injured following yet another collapse of a General Electric (GE) turbine, bringing the total number of turbines to have failed in the America’s to five in 2019.

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The growing concern over stranded assets

GreenBiz

As with so many climate-related topics, the hypothetical is rapidly turning into the hypercritical.

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Lessons in frontier finance from 40 impact investments

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 11 – The big opportunity in “frontier finance” for small and growing businesses: solving large problems for large populations. Omnivore, an India-based venture fund, for example, invested in Delhi-based Skymet Weather Services in 2011 to generate better weather data necessary for crop insurance and lines of credit for India’s small farmers.

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Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' on climate change

Eco-Business

Juice Media, an Australian film and media company known for churning out "honest government ads" dripping with satire, published a video last week that took a jab at long standing political inaction over climate change.

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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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Xcel Energy seeks changes as ‘value of solar’ rate spike looms in Minnesota

Renewable Energy World

Minnesota’s largest utility wants to change how the state calculates its trailblazing “value of solar” rate as it faces a potential spike in payments to community solar operators.

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How the Business Roundtable’s big green shift creates opportunity

GreenBiz

What does it mean that America’s largest and most powerful corporations are now endorsing fair labor practices, ethical treatment of suppliers, sustainability and transparency?

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Agent of Impact: Laura Callanan of Upstart Co-Lab

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, September 13 – Laura Callanan was President Obama’s senior deputy chair for the National Endowment for the Arts, but it was only after she launched Upstart Co-Lab in 2015 that she discovered the sisterhood of artists among leaders in impact investing and community finance. Her list includes Heron’s Clara Miller, Calvert’s Jenn Pryce, MacArthur Foundation’s Debra Schwartz, CultureBank’s Penelope Douglas and The post Agent of Impact: Laura Callanan of Upstart Co-Lab appeared first on

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Philippines Climate Change Commission launches consortium for climate-smart leadership, governance

Eco-Business

PANDAN, ANTIQUE, The Philippines September 11, 2019-Northern Panay in the Philippines' Visayas island will be the first region in the country to benefit from a climate knowledge-sharing, support and advocacy consortium of national government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and higher education institutions (HEIs).

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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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Holtec, Eos create battery manufacturing JV

Renewable Energy World

Eos Energy Storage and energy equipment firm Holtec International are creating a joint venture to produce Eos’ next generation of large-scale zinc batteries.

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4 reasons why urban landscapes are a linchpin for climate resilience

GreenBiz

Properly designed and managed using sustainable landscape strategies, outdoor areas can help communities significantly.

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11 Black-owned tech startups join Durham’s Black Founders Exchange

Impact Alpha

Eleven ventures from across the country will participate in the Black Founders Exchange, an immersive program for founders of color kicking off this month in Durham, NC. The program, launched in 2016 by Google for Startups and American Underground, a Durham, NC-based startup hub, is designed to help participants overcome barriers commonly faced by founders The post 11 Black-owned tech startups join Durham’s Black Founders Exchange appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?

Eco-Business

If Asia is to rise to the clean energy challenge then sharing energy between countries will be one way to deal with intermittency issues. But political obstacles aside, how will it work?

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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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UK closes in on first geothermal power after successful drilling outcome

Renewable Energy World

The U.K. could be producing electricity from a geothermal plant for the first time early next decade after drilling at a site in southwest England showed it could become a viable part of the renewable energy mix.

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Will anyone eat a plant-based Big Mac? Behavioral science says yes

GreenBiz

It's not impossible to get consumers to shift away from meat. Here are five strategies.

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Zebras dazzle as unicorns falter

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 10 – WeWork’s troubled initial public offering may come to represent the “absolute limit case of unicorn craziness.” The loss-making co-working (and so much more) company slashed its valuation by a cool $20 billion and its IPO still may yet be shelved. As unicorns lose their magic, a type of startup of a distinctly The post Zebras dazzle as unicorns falter appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Climate change is degrading the liveability of developing Asia's cities

Eco-Business

Deteriorating air quality, heat waves and drought have driven down poorer Asian cities in a ranking of the world's most liveable cities. Sydney has risen up the ranks but Singapore and Hong Kong fall.

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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.