Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A 260MW, under construction solar farm that will graze sheep among its panels has landed a deal to sell 50% of its energy output to Telstra. The post Telstra signs up to buy half the output from big Riverina solar farm, sheep not included appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Dangerous mixtures: pesticides in combination can have unexpected effects on the development of honeybees. This is shown by a new study in which the last neonicotinoid still approved in the European Union was combined with two fungicides.
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The authors of a new book on the journey of leadership explain why this era of unprecedented global change demands a new style of leadership—one that reflects the inner world of the CEO along with the needs of organizations and employees.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Australia’s House of Representatives voted today to pass the Treasury Laws Amendment bill, including new introduce mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large and medium sized companies, including disclosures on climate-related risks and opportunities, and on greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, starting as soon as 2025 for the largest companies.
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
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A Victorian farm hosting 13 wind turbines from the Mortlake South wind farm is up for sale – and the turbines are a key selling point. The post Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a 200 meter (650 foot) mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study. The study concluded that this movement of water was the cause of a mysterious, global seismic signal that lasted for nine days and puzzled seismologists in September 2023.
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Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: ImpactAlpha Latin America Meeting of ‘impact minds’ in Oaxaca aims to catalyze capital for Latin. The post The Brief: Indigenous communities, the creative economy, and the future of finance in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A massive solar farm proposed for Victorian coal country has been given the green light by the state planning department, with provisions for an equally massive four-hour battery. The post Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Most rechargeable batteries that power portable devices, such as toys, handheld vacuums and e-bikes, use lithium-ion technology. But these batteries can have short lifetimes and may catch fire when damaged. To address stability and safety issues, researchers have designed a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that features an improved iron sulfide cathode.
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
This article was first published on Civil Notion In the melee that marks the 2024 election year, it is easy to lose focus on down-ballot candidates that have as much—perhaps more—influence over US climate policy as the presidential contenders. Who are these influencers? Naturally, they’re the lawyers! But not just any lawyers. I’m speaking here of state attorneys.
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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.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Celebrities including Rihanna and Madonna descended on New York City for Fashion Week, where venues from the Guggenheim Museum to basketball courts in. The post Ethical and inclusive are in style at New York Fashion Week appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Investigations underway after small turbine blade parts detached and fell from turbines at the 756MW stage one of Golden Plains wind farm. The post Investigations underway after turbine blade parts detach at Golden Plains wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts risk of mental illness in youth a little more, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of 10,000 9 to 11 year olds.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Sustainability is falling behind other pressing issues on the prioritization list of CEOs globally, at the same time that consumers become increasingly focused on climate change and personal impact, and as corporate buyers are shifting their buying preferences to more sustainable products and suppliers, according to a new report released by global management consultancy Bain & Company.
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
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Back to School Business-school funds give MBA students a jump on careers in and out. The post The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Leading thinkers call for Australia to stop relying on selling emissions-laden resources for prosperity and turn the focus to renewables, hydrogen and science-backed action. The post “We’re going to have to innovate the s**t out of this:” Forum urges fresh thinking on climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared, a new report shows.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Interoperability is key to ensuring investors and corporates are aligned, says IFVI chief, ahead of finalising GHG-based methodology. A new partnership between the International Foundation for Valuing Impact (IFVI) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aims to encourage widespread adoption of impact management and accounting by corporates and investors through greater standards interoperability.
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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
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
WIC Capital backed Wood Packaging Industry, which uses sustainably sourced wood for locally-made pallets for moving goods and shipping. Wood Packaging Industry company. The post WIC Capital invests in sustainable carpentry company in Côte d’Ivoire appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Big Three gentailer tips more money into Australian redox flow battery hopeful whose up to 12-hour energy storage technology is being trialled at Origin's Eraring coal plant. The post Origin Energy boosts its bet on the 12-hour battery technology that could help kick out coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on why the effects of rapid climate change in the Permian-Triassic warming were so devastating for all forms of life in the sea and on land.
Cisco CSR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
AI is everywhere. Especially in sales. But how do you separate the hype from reality? Ignacio Castroverde, Senior Director within Global Virtual Sales, shares what Cisco is doing with AI to help our sellers become faster, more creative, and more helpful to our customers and partners.
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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
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Hi there, Agent of Impact! I’m on location at Latimpacto’s confab of Latin American capital providers in Oaxaca, Mexico. And ImpactAlpha’s Amy Cortese will be sniffing out. The post ImpactAlpha Open: Sustainable fashion disruptors + African capital for African infrastructure appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The the world’s largest coal port has completed the installation of its first major rooftop solar system, delivering around $9,000 a year in electricity savings. The post World’s largest coal port installs solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A new psychology study shows that framing the need to address climate change as patriotic and as necessary to preserve the American 'way of life' can increase belief in climate change and support for pro-environmental policies among both groups.
Cisco CSR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Cisco Nexus 9300 Series switches and Cisco NX-OS allow you to perform scheduled maintenance and non-scheduled maintenance without impacting production traffic and critical systems.
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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.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Technology continues to change how we work, and gen AI is the latest, greatest disruptor. But real productivity happens only when companies holistically rethink how they do business.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Victoria's biggest electricity network has published its draft five-year plan for the 2026-31 regulatory period. And there's a lot going on. The post Lots of EVs, even more rooftop solar, a gas exodus – and no sun tax: Network sets out 5-year plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Researchers can harvest protein and vitamin B9 from microbes by feeding them nothing much more than hydrogen, oxygen, and CO2. The technology runs on renewable energy to produce a sustainable, micronutrient-enriched protein alternative that may one day make it to our plates.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Technology giant Microsoft on Wednesday announced the purchase of 234,000 Rainforest Restoration Carbon Removal Credits from Mexico-based Toroto, a company that develops projects to enhance and restore ecosystems and reduce the impact of climate change. The nature-based carbon credits were generated by a project removing atmospheric carbon dioxide in the state of Campeche, in the Calakmul region of southeastern Mexico.
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Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.
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