GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Commercial real estate developers, owners and operators are embracing net zero for a competitive edge. Leaders from CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Transwestern weigh in.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
After 25 years using my creativity to solve problems in the fashion industry, I had developed a reputation for turnarounds – in the. The post Reimagining fashion production for a regenerative economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
By Abbe Ramanan, Clean Energy Group. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) punched a hole in the fossil fuel industry’s hydrogen hype bubble when they denied a Title V Air Permit to NRG Energy’s Astoria Gas Turbine Power Plant last Wednesday. Citing the project’s non-compliance with New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), DEC referred to the project’s own admission in its Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement that its plan to
TEDxInnovations
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
A net-zero future is possible, but first we need to flip a mental switch to truly understand that we can stop the climate crisis if we try, says Nobel laureate Al Gore. In this inspiring and essential talk, Gore shares examples of extreme climate events (think: fires, floods and atmospheric tsunamis), identifies the man-made systems holding us back from progress and invites us all to join the movement for climate justice: "the biggest emergent social movement in all of history," as he puts it.
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
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The First Movers Coalition launched at COP26 seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Optimizing for Impact. Want to learn more about Optimizing Impact for the Sustainable Development Goals? Over the next few weeks, ImpactAlpha will offer a. The post Optimizing for Impact: How investors can manage for impact on the SDGs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
by Sula E Vanderplank, San Diego State University The San Pedro River winds from rainforests in Guatemala through the Yucatan Peninsula in eastern Mexico. There, this peaceful river widens into a series of slow-flowing lakes.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
One of the world's biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
“As we sit comfortably here in this conference center in Glasgow, over two million of my fellow Kenyans are facing climate-related starvation,” 26-year-old. The post Agents of Impact: Young climate leaders appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Contributed by Gavin Peavoy, Managing Director – Americas at NES Fircroft. The energy sector is in the middle of a major transformation. Governments around the globe are putting pressure on companies to decarbonize, with a goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Big oil giants including BP, Shell, and most recently Chevron, have publicly made a net-zero carbon emissions commitment meaning that any emissions they produce will be offset by carbon capture technologies or other s
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
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Image credit: Annie Spratt / Unsplash. New scientific paper says we will not reach Paris Agreement without urgent ocean action. A scientific paper published in the peer review Journal, Aquatic Conservation says that measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is taken into account. Addressing leaders at the UNFCCC CoP26 being held in Glasgow the authors of the paper set out examples of how feedback loops between the ocean and climate are exa
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
1959 was before the moon landing, before the Beatles’ first single, before Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
ImpactAlpha, November 3 – Daily life is gradually returning to normal in Kenya 19 months into the pandemic. But businesses and jobs have. The post Investments in agtech, fintech and climate tech can speed Kenya’s COVID recovery appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. As the fossil fuel industry rages against the dying of the gas light, they continue to work to plant doubt about an economy centered around solar and wind paired with battery storage. Since it is hard to cast doubt on the abundance of sun and wind, they instead target battery storage and the components that make up much of today’s lithium-ion batteries.
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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.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
by Dan Lunt, University of Bristol and Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University Many numbers are swirling around the climate negotiations at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, COP26. These include global warming targets of 1.5? and 2.0?, recent warming of 1.1?, remaining CO? budget of 400 billion tonnes, or current atmospheric CO?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The country leads the world in terms of total wind and solar energy installed and is poised to be the primary supplier of the clean economy.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
ImpactAlpha, November 2 — India needs at least 50 million health care professionals. Of the 10 million health workers today, around 90% are. The post Virohan raises $1.3 million to build India’s allied health workforce appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Supported by funding from the U.S. Dept. of Energy, the Idaho National Laboratory will research microgrid technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide enhanced grid resiliency. The Net-Zero Microgrid program aims to accelerate the removal of carbon-emitting technologies, leveraging the expertise and platforms in INL's Energy Systems Laboratory and its nuclear energy research testbeds.
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
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
by Benjamin Franta, Stanford University Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change – and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas companies became aware of the problem, and what they knew about it.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The study found a positive correlation between more gender-diverse boards and company action across eight of the nine indicators.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Impact Briefing. On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken catches up on COP26 with ImpactAlpha’s Amy Cortese, who. The post The Week in impact investing: Planet appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Axis Communications Sustainability Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Networks are increasingly vulnerable. A combination of increasingly sophisticated and numerous cyberattacks and the exponential growth in connected devices – each of which creates another network endpoint open to attack – means that organizations are fighting a never-ending battle to keep networks secure. Historically, organizations have relied on ensuring that the corporate firewall is as robust as possible.
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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
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
by Hillary A. Brown, City College of New York and Daniel R. Brooks, University of Toronto Southern Italy’s rural Calabria region announced an innovative project in 2021 to breathe new life into its small towns.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
According to a new study the beef industry can make changes to decrease emissions by almost 50 percent. The question is will they.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
ImpactAlpha, November 4 — The round was co-led by Singapore’s Temasek, Brazilian financial services company Fit Participacoes and DNA Capital, a Sao Paulo-based. The post Brazil’s Memed scores $17.8 million to scale medical e-prescription platform appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Pine Gate Renewables will build Utah's first stand-alone battery storage project, the company announced this week. The.125 MW/.5 MWh battery energy storage system will provide grid stability for the City of Logan and will be integrated into the city's System Operational Control Center, which monitors the municipal electricity distribution system, power plants, power contracts, and call center.
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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.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Corvellec, H, Stowell, A, Johansson, N. “Critiques of the circular economy.” Journal of Industrial Ecology 2021; 1– 12. [link] [open access] Abstract: This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Circular economy models offer solutions for tackling emissions tied to extraction, processing, manufacturing and landfilling of goods.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
ImpactAlpha, November 4 — Nairobi-based Twiga Foods is “building a one-stop-shop for informal retailers and all their needs,” says Twiga’s Peter Njonjo. The. The post Twiga Foods secures $50 million to supply informal retailers in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
In Sweden, renewable energy firm HPSolartech has signed a deal with infrastructure funding company Sunspark for the construction of 40 land-based solar energy parks in the southern parts of the European country. Anna Werner, the CEO of solar energy association Svensk Solenergi, said: “In Sweden, we have most of the electricity production in the north and most of the energy consumption in the south.
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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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