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Uber goes full-throttle on electric vehicles

GreenBiz

Sponsored: With electric vehicle driver incentives and a number of car-free options for riders, Uber is paving the road for sustainable transportation.

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Canada bans some single-use plastics; are takeout containers enough?

Corporate Knights

Two and a half years of pandemic living has left the planet with a major plastic hangover. Much of the eight million tonnes of COVID-related trash churned out globally in the first two years of the pandemic was medical waste, but in the sweatpants-clad blur of back-to-back lockdowns, there was also a sharp rise in the single-use plastics involved in getting burrito bowls, groceries and all-things-Amazon delivered to our front doors. .

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Kean goes deep green with budget that links climate action with future prosperity

Renew Economy

With his first state budget, NSW treasurer Matt Kean shows green energy technologies and future prosperity will go hand-in-hand. The post Kean goes deep green with budget that links climate action with future prosperity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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2022 National Latino Leaders To Be Honored at the 7th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

3BL Media

SOURCE: National Diversity Council. DESCRIPTION: MIAMI, June 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Seventh Annual National Latino Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20th and Wednesday, Sept. 21st, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.in Miami, Florida. The hybrid event will also offer a partial virtual live-stream eastern standard time for non-physical participants.

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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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To decarbonize, the materials industry must embrace the circular economy

GreenBiz

Companies that manufacture steel, aluminum, cement and chemicals, can turn to new business models and technologies to cut emissions.

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When Indigenous people do well economically, so does Canada

Corporate Knights

Tabatha Bull is president & CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. It takes courage, persistence and steadfast determination when you are fighting for equality, especially when it seems like there are endless obstacles blocking the path. Indigenous people from across Canada have been fighting for acceptance and their place at the economic table for centuries.

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THE PICTURE: Koch Employees Start Nonprofit to Help Student Entrepreneurs

3BL Media

SOURCE: Koch Industries. DESCRIPTION: As another school year ends, many high school and college students will transition to summer jobs. Student Startup, a nonprofit organization in Wichita, Kansas, is preparing young scholars to launch their own businesses. Joe Woodward and Abe Rodriguez co-founded Student Startup after learning about Principled Entrepreneurship™ as employees at Koch Industries.

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The invasion of second-hand clothes in Africa

GreenBiz

Part of what the West decides not to wear is sent with a one-way ticket to Africa, which is good for the environment, but not for the local economy.

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Banks missing two key steps in making ‘just transition’ part of net-zero plans

Corporate Knights

Julie Segal is the senior manager of climate finance at Environmental Defence and a 2021 Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader. . In early April, Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs and environmentalists looked to attend the Royal Bank of Canada’s annual general meeting, hoping to speak with the bank’s CEO, David McKay. They wanted to engage with him on RBC’s support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline construction across unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, despite the

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Labor tips $45m into Australian pursuit of “ultra low cost” solar

Renew Economy

Albanese government commits $45 million to the push to cheaper and more efficient solar technologies, led by Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics. The post Labor tips $45m into Australian pursuit of “ultra low cost” solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Arrow Electronics Rewards Innovative Girl Scout With Ride in SAM Car

3BL Media

SOURCE: Arrow Electronics. DESCRIPTION: CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 24, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Arrow Electronics has a well-established reputation of teaming with the world’s top innovators to improve life and inspire change. Now the company can add a Colorado 12-year-old to that list. Girl Scout Myla Clemetsen captured the top prize in the Arrow-sponsored Cookie Box Innovation Challenge - a competition that encouraged members of the Girls Scouts of Colorado to use recycled materials to develop prototyp

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The appeal of fuel-agnostic power generation

GreenBiz

Linear generators from Mainspring Energy are capable of running on pure hydrogen or ammonia. Power engine maker Cummins is also talking fuel flexibility.

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Sustainable and inclusive growth: A weekly briefing

McKinsey Sustainabilty

A new era is possible—one that sees growth and societal benefits as complementary goals that reinforce each other. Our weekly digest of McKinsey insights explores the topic.

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Renewables relieve price pressure as AEMO brings market back with training wheels

Renew Economy

AEMO starts staged return of National Electricity Market, with renewables providing some relief from the heavy cost of fossil fuels. The post Renewables relieve price pressure as AEMO brings market back with training wheels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Schneider Electric's Guide to ESG Reporting

3BL Media

SOURCE: Schneider Electric. DESCRIPTION: ESG reporting is a must for organizations around the world. But it doesn’t have to be a burden. Schneider Electric’s new guide to corporate ESG reporting was developed to provide a practical resource to help businesses understand the state of ESG reporting and make an action plan to build or mature their ESG reporting practice.

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How to engage employees on your net zero goal

GreenBiz

Employees are a key part of your company's net-zero plan and sustainability professions should be taking advantage of them.

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Become the Oracle of the Network with Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE)

Cisco CSR

Maintaining a network that hosts thousands of users requires constant information. But as the needs of the user base continue to grow, the strain on the network grows as well. Keeping up with that growth means understanding the ways in which traffic and load affect the network and the users who rely upon it, as well as expanding the infrastructure that enables the growth.

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AEMO suspends new wind and solar projects as it battles to deal with market crisis

Renew Economy

Some wind and solar farm developers told that commissioning and approvals have been suspended in the current energy market crisis. The post AEMO suspends new wind and solar projects as it battles to deal with market crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Black Is Excellence Honors Unsung Local Hometown Heroes

3BL Media

Cincinnati Office of Human Relations, Fifth Third Bank Collaborate with Community Advocate to Celebrate Achievements of Local African Americans. SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp. DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI, June 23, 2022 /3BL Media/ – In recognition of Juneteenth, the City of Cincinnati’s Office of Human Relations is collaborating with resident and community advocate Kai Stoudemire-Williams on the third annual citywide marketing campaign, Black is Excellence.

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A closer look at P&G’s ‘water positive’ pledge

GreenBiz

The consumer products leader is vowing to restore more water than it uses, with a focus on 18 ‘water-stressed’ regions. Does it go far enough?

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Today’s high speed optical links would fail if not for this technology (Part 1)

Cisco CSR

Written by Vasanta Rao, Technical Marketing Engineer, Transceiver Modules Group (Cisco Optics). Understanding FEC Part 1: The Basics of FEC. In part one of this two-part blog post, we review the basics of forward-error correction (FEC). In part two, we will discuss implementation and the impact of FEC on performance. Today’s insatiable demand for bandwidth is pushing network speeds higher and higher.

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Sun Cable clears new hurdle for world’s biggest solar and battery project

Renew Economy

Massive solar and battery project backed by Australia's two richest men gets a ringing endorsement of its economic merits from Infrastructure Australia. The post Sun Cable clears new hurdle for world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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SAIC's Equality Alliance Leads the Way in Celebrating Pride While Driving LGBTQ+ Equality and Community Well-Being

3BL Media

SOURCE: Science Applications International Corp. DESCRIPTION: The SAIC Equality Alliance Employee Resource Group (ERG) has been a champion for SAIC’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other employees, raising LGBTQ+ awareness and promoting equality and understanding. Driven by the ERG's mission to support the well-being of the communities SAIC serves, Equity Alliance members act as responsible corporate citizens and help ensure that the company continues to be a great place to work

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3 missing ingredients for scaling regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

Better messagers for technical advice, better standards and more diversification will help farmers move into more regenerative practices.

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Smarter sensors can save on power and add new capabilities

Stacey Higginbotham

This story was published in the Stacey on IoT newsletter on Friday June 17, 2021. . The quest for more context in the smart home has driven the electronics industry to embrace new forms of sensing — think Ecobee’s decision to put radar into its latest thermostat to better detect people in a home, or Apple’s embrace of ultra-wideband to provide centimeter-level location accuracy for finding items.

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Infinite Green lays out wind, solar and battery plans for renewable hydrogen project

Renew Economy

Infinite Green Energy lays out plans to build up to 235MW of wind and solar to produce green hydrogen at its Arrowsmith project in Western Australia. The post Infinite Green lays out wind, solar and battery plans for renewable hydrogen project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Global Robotics Community FIRST Prepares Students To Thrive as Adults in a Rapidly Changing World

3BL Media

By Tod Perry. SOURCE: Qualcomm. DESCRIPTION: FIRST is a global nonprofit that provides robotics-based programs and mentorship from adult volunteers such as educators and STEM professionals to students ages 4 to 18. FIRST is a mission-based robotics community that aims to get kids excited about STEM and allows them to build these talents, along with critical life skills such as communication and leadership, through team-based robotics competitions.

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Why climate litigators may be coming for your company

GreenBiz

A new era of climate- and sustainability-related lawsuits against companies is on the docket.

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A New Model for Saving Lives on Roads Around the World

Stanford Social Innovation

By Krishen Mehta & Piyush Tewari. During the early hours of January 30, 2022, an SUV on India’s National Highway 48 jumped over the median and rammed head-on into an approaching truck. The driver had fallen asleep at the wheel and, with no crash barrier to stop the vehicle, all five occupants were killed. Traffic crashes like this one claim more than 1.35 million lives globally each year, but low- and middle-income countries shoulder 93 percent of these deaths (despite being home to on

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Huge NSW wind project locks in offtake deal with Snowy Hydro

Renew Economy

Construction of a 414MW wind farm in central western NSW to go ahead later this year after signing a PPA with gen-tailer Snowy Hydro. The post Huge NSW wind project locks in offtake deal with Snowy Hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.