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Design as Nature: A Call for Regenerative Leadership

Green Project Management

We Build Against Nature. Its Costing Us. Our cities flood, our buildings consume vast amounts of energy, and our supply chains accelerate biodiversity loss. These crises arent inevitablethey are the result of design choices that ignore natures intelligence. The past few years have made it painfully clear that the way we build, produce, and consume […] The post Design as Nature: A Call for Regenerative Leadership appeared first on The GPM Blog.

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Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks

Renew Economy

The growth of big battery projects – fuelled by falling costs and growing needs – is one of the dominant features of the Australian green energy transition, and with each passing quarter their impact on the grid is becoming increasingly obvious. It has now emerged that big batteries have already become the second biggest player […] The post Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Arrow Electronics Helps the N50 Project Expand Access to Technology Through New Digital Lab in Guadalajara, Mexico

3BL Media

CENTENNIAL, Colo., January 30, 2025 /3BL/ - Arrow Electronics is helping The N50 Project a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to technology fulfill its mission by supporting the launch of a new connected, digital lab in a primary school in Guadalajara, Mexico. The N50 Project estimates that nearly half the worlds schools are unable to provide reliable online services, and 1.3 billion students still cant access the Internet at home.

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Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

The study helps explain why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures.

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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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Unlocking the next frontier of personalized marketing

McKinsey Sustainabilty

As more consumers seek tailored online interactions, companies can turn to AI and generative AI to better scale their ability to personalize experiences.

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Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages

Renew Economy

Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states. The post Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Global sea level very likely to rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100 under high-emissions scenario

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100. The high end of this projection's range is 90 centimeters higher than the latest United Nations' global projection of 0.6 to 1.0 meters.

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Strengthening the Cisco-Nutanix Partnership: Unlocking Innovation with Seamless Integration

Cisco CSR

Unlock the power of Cisco and Nutanix with this new integration. Simplify HCI management with unified dashboard, detailed insights, and proactive alerts.

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Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid

Renew Economy

Scale of battery and solar projects seeking grid connection soars, and capacity of new projects actually working through registration and commissioning has also more than doubled. The post Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Children’s Hospital Colorado Delivers Precision Medicine to Kids

3BL Media

Orginally published on Illumina News Center Over the last 20 years, precision medicine has become the standard of care, but for many hospitals, the complexity of the process has made it challenging to integrate or manage efficiently and at scale. To be successful, health care organizations need to think about how to educate physicians and staff system-wide, how to manage large datasets, and how to deliver results in a consistent way.

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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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Polar bear population decline the direct result of extended 'energy deficit' due to lack of food

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

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2025: Connecting Everything with Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform

Cisco CSR

By partnering with Cisco and harnessing the power of our Mobility Services Platform, CSPs elevate their connectivity to deliver end-to-end enterprise value and use cases that solve real-world business problems.

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Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto boss says renewables are essential for the future of its assets. But the new Queensland LNP state government may stand in its way. The post Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Cisco TechBeat: Talking Food 4 Education, a Revolutionary School-Feeding Program, With Wawira Njiru and Brian Tippens

3BL Media

Wawira Njiru serves as the President and CEO of Food 4 Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating childhood hunger in Kenya by providing meals to over 500,000 students annually. In this insightful discussion, AB engages with Wawira and Brian Tippens, Cisco's Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer, to explore the significance of community-driven initiatives, the implementation of sustainable practices in tackling the global food crisis, the crucial

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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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Low-level traffic air pollution linked to liver damage and fatty liver disease

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.

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Reimagining Data Center Networking with Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric

Cisco CSR

With Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric, scale data center fabrics to anywhere and any size with this cloud-managed solution. Teams of all skill levels can use it to simplify complex tasks and boost efficiency.

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Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave

Renew Economy

Wind and solar set new output records in NSW and across the main grid amid the latest heatwaves to sweep the eastern states. The post Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Veolia North America's Engineered Fuels Solution Works

3BL Media

Veolia North America Sustainability Report 2024 Veolia North Americas engineered fuels program evaluates non-hazardous industrial byproducts like plastics, packaging scraps, debris and more, then shreds and decontaminates the materials to use them as an alternative fuel in cement kilns. This is a 100% closed-loop circular economy solution, as the ash is integrated into the product and not sent to a landfill.

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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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Fostering better decisions through holistic ROI estimates

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Net present value is the bedrock of ROI estimates, but adding other factors to the analyses can help business leaders see how projects can advance corporate priorities beyond financial returns.

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Recycling lithium-ion batteries cuts emissions and strengthens supply chain

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy use.

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Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough

Renew Economy

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough. The post Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Advancing Laboratory Sustainability: My Green Lab Launches Certification 2.0

3BL Media

SAN DIEGO, January 30, 2025 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the global nonprofit organization advancing the sustainability of laboratory research, is proud to announce the launch of My Green Lab Certification 2.0. This enhanced certification program sets a new standard for sustainability in science, featuring advanced tools and resources designed to drive measurable environmental and financial impact in laboratories worldwide.

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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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Learn to Troubleshoot Like a Pro on Cisco U.

Cisco CSR

The Troubleshooting Cisco Enterprise Networking Solutions (ENTSH) Learning Path is now available in Cisco U., born from the popular TSHOOT course of pre-2020.

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Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By reinterpreting previous excavations and conducting new surveys, the team believe they have located a power center belonging to Harold Godwinson, who was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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“We need renewables and storage now” to cut costs and grow economy, says US energy giant

Renew Economy

The owner of the biggest electric utility in the US says renewables and storage needed "right now" to meet demand and keep prices down. The post “We need renewables and storage now” to cut costs and grow economy, says US energy giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bridging the Sustainability Gap: Five Key Strategies From Top Performing Companies

3BL Media

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability has become a critical focus for companies worldwide. Pressure from investors, regulators and the general public has led to companies setting bold 5-, 10- and 20-year sustainability goals. But with some 5-year commitments coming to an end in 2025, where are these companies on their journey?

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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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Improving government productivity: A systemwide approach

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Improving public sector productivity has rarely been easy, but implementing change in three areas could have a considerable impact.

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Everything You Want to Know About Cisco U. Capture the Flag Challenges

Cisco CSR

Cisco U. adds Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges with domain-specific ethical hacking scenarios, enabling candidates to earn completion badges that demonstrate their skills in real-world applications.

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State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget

Renew Economy

When you do the work you would have to be an absolute nutter to conclude anything other than that the quality of life for future generations is at risk from climate change. The post State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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From Bullet Trains to Green Buildings: Innovators Take Cue From Nature Through Biomimicry

3BL Media

Originally published on Reuters When Japanese engineer Eiji Nakatsu was designing the new 500-series Shinkansen bullet train in the 1990s, he was looking for ways to reduce the explosive boom made by the train when it rocketed out of tunnels travelling at 320km an hour. As well as being an engineer, Nakatsu was a bird lover. And after observing how kingfisher birds slice through the air and dive into the water while hardly making a splash, his team re-designed the trains nose, shaping it to mimi

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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.