Corporate Knights
MARCH 15, 2023
From Tofino, B.C., to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, people are grappling with the rising cost of food. A recent survey conducted by the University of Saskatchewan found that 31% of Canadians are eating less-healthy food due to inflation and that 5% had resorted to stealing food to survive. Food Banks Canada’s 2022 Hunger Count reports a 35% increase in visits since 2019.
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2023
In Minnesota alone, the value of metals and materials that could be mined from electronic waste has an estimated value of over $2.8 billion annually.
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Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2023
The first stage of what will be the biggest solar farm in Australia - at least for the time being - has been officially opened near Uralla in NSW. The post Australia’s biggest solar farm powers up to help replace New South Wales coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
MARCH 16, 2023
The European Commission announced today a series of proposals aimed at ensuring its place in the race to scale up clean tech industrial capacity for the net zero energy transition, including the launch of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), focused on the facilitation of clean technology industrial capabilities and capacity in Europe, and the European Critical Raw Materials Act, aimed at ensuring access to the raw materials necessary for the net zero, digital, aerospace and defense sectors.
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.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 15, 2023
Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021 , I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant , the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and services. Given my recent mini-rants on app-centric homes and Apple HomeKit not working well lately , I thought now is a good time to take a second look at Home Assistant.
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
CSOs could amplify their power with additional sticks and carrots, in deliberations of business strategy and broader corporate governance. It should be formally designated as a C-suite position.
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ESG Today
MARCH 17, 2023
Climate tech solutions startup Andes announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round, aimed at enabling the company to expand its microorganism-based carbon removal solution and commercialize its carbon removal credits. Alameda, California-based Andes uses microorganisms to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Through partnerships with farmers, the microorganisms are added to soil along with agricultural seeds, such as corn and wheat, and grow with the plan roo
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 13, 2023
Whisker Labs , the company behind the Ting sensor that plugs into homes and monitors for electrical faults to prevent fires, has expanded its network of residential sensors to the point where it can now start offering insights to utilities about the performance of the grid. The company, which sells about 50,000 Ting sensors each month through insurance companies, has managed to build an IoT business that’s sustainable, useful, and completely invisible to most consumers.
GreenBiz
MARCH 14, 2023
Battery electric, fuel cells running on green electricity or green hydrogen, and the trusty internal combustion engine have the potential to decarbonize the transport industry.
Renew Economy
MARCH 16, 2023
Study finds replacing 80% of town's gas power supply with a mix of solar and battery storage could deliver lifetime savings in the hundreds of millions. The post How switching out fossil gas for renewables could save this town $321 million appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 13, 2023
Decision making is simply the process of making a choice. But decision making often isn’t easy and can be particularly complex in an organizational context.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 16, 2023
We kick off this week’s show with a focus on generative AI and what new models such as GPT-4 and even things like Stable Diffusion could mean for the internet of things. Along the way we disagree with an article trying to compare digital assistants such as Siri with ChatGPT, and highlight some of the opportunities generative AI provides , especially when it comes to robots.
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
Amid the pushback, companies are staying the course but keeping their heads down.
Renew Economy
MARCH 16, 2023
Australia's trade partners - China, US, India, Japan and the EU – are making strategic public interventions at massive scale. Australia must act or lose out. The post EU piles pressure on Australia to seize once-in-a-century cleantech opportunity appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 16, 2023
Affordable broadband with wraparound support could expand access to cost-efficient virtual health for underserved communities. Seven actions could help state and local leaders unlock this opportunity.
Stacey Higginbotham
MARCH 16, 2023
On a recent Internet of Things Podcast , we took a voicemail from Brian on our podcast hotline. His mother is an assisted living facility and doesn’t always hear her phone ring so he’s looking for a solution to that problem. Brian asked if there’s some type of device he could connect to his mother’s television that would display text on the screen when her phone rings or when he texts her.
GreenBiz
MARCH 16, 2023
Google and LevelTen Energy are rethinking the clean energy procurement process to make it smarter and faster.
Renew Economy
MARCH 12, 2023
Genex Power marks "key milestone" for its first big battery, the 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe project near Rockhampton in Queensland. The post Genex takes delivery of all 40 Tesla Megapacks for Bouldercombe big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
ESG Today
MARCH 15, 2023
Solar industry-focused recycling startup SOLARCYCLE announced today that it has raised $30 million, including equity and infrastructure financing, with proceeds aimed at scaling the company’s solar panel recycling capacity, and expanding its materials remanufacturing capabilities. Founded last year “to create a more sustainable, domestic supply chain for the solar industry,” SOLARCYCLE has developed proprietary technology capable of extracting over 95% of the valuable materials in solar panels,
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 13, 2023
Investments in climate technology are still increasing, defying the headwinds that affected most capital markets. We identify eight factors for deploying capital in this resilient space.
GreenBiz
MARCH 15, 2023
Is geoengineering the answer to climate change, just part of the answer or dangerous science?
Renew Economy
MARCH 14, 2023
Consumers pay price of fossil fuel addiction with retail electricity prices set to jump again in July across all of the mainland NEM states. The post Consumers pay the hefty price of Australia’s fossil fuel addiction appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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
ESG Today
MARCH 16, 2023
Private equity investors are well ahead of their corporate peers in the process of integrating ESG considerations in the M&A dealmaking process, including being 3x more likely to conduct formal ESG due diligence, according to new poll results released by global professional services firm Deloitte. The survey of over 330 corporate M&A professionals and private equity investors also indicated that both group expect to significantly increase the integration of ESG factors in the M&A pro
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 13, 2023
Growth in China’s buoyant medtech market is tapering as policy uncertainties persist. Five approaches to refocus commercial operations can help navigate these challenges.
GreenBiz
MARCH 14, 2023
Sustainability strategy can be complicated. Here are five key elements to creating a successful one.
Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2023
Renewables and nuclear stepped up to power Britain through a difficult winter, slashing demand for imported gas by 66% and saving consumers billions. The post Renewables help slash gas demand over British winter, avoid £15bn in energy costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 16, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! It’s time for Metrics Madness. ImpactAlpha, in partnership with the Southern Reconstruction Fund, is kicking off a tournament to. The post The Brief: Metrics Madness, Fink’s fine line on ESG, embedded finance in emerging markets, climate tech in Los Angeles, solar recycling, top impact CEOs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
MARCH 17, 2023
Facing critical staff shortages, state Chief Administrative Officers are moving forward with newly invigorated strategies for attracting and retaining workers.
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2023
How a hole in the ground became an engineered solution to climate change
Renew Economy
MARCH 12, 2023
Head of Australia's biggest distributed network says electric vehicles are not about to blow up the grid, but is surprised by anti-EV talk in Australia. The post Electric vehicles won’t blow up the grid, says head of Australia’s biggest network company appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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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