GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be. Heather Clancy. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:00. One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective carbon sequestration solutions. .
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 13, 2021
After years of signaling its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the United States made the decision official. The post What the U.S. return to the Paris Agreement means for investors appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2021
Water flea (Moina macrocopa) under microscope view. Prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of the weedkiller Roundup causes significant harm to keystone species according to new research at the University of Birmingham. A team in the University’s School of Biosciences used waterfleas, or Daphnia , to test the effects prolonged exposure to concentrations of Roundup deemed safe by regulatory agencies.
Daniel Burrus
JANUARY 13, 2021
In the United States, manufacturing is a huge sector. Its importance to our national and global economy is evident in how many white- and blue-collar jobs are integral in each process. From plastic injection molding to hydraulic valve assembly, manufacturing is likely found in nearly every industry. With such an all-encompassing sector, it’s no surprise that disruptions run rampant, though even during COVID-19, many manufacturing businesses were deemed essential, keeping their doors open and emp
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
JANUARY 13, 2021
GM's electric delivery foray, plus other mobility trends headlining CES. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 01:30. For the first time in its 54-year history, the world's largest tech show — the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — kicked off this week as an all-virtual event, cramming a week of keynotes, press conferences and over 1,000 exhibitor booths onto the screens of our laptops and from the comfort of our homes. .
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 13, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 13 – Small, privately-run clinics are often the only providers of essential health services in remote and low-income parts of Africa. The post Medical Credit Fund blends $19.2 million to finance Africa’s frontline health clinics appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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Sense and Sustainability
JANUARY 13, 2021
Editor’s note: This article was first published on the Global Solutions Initiative blog. It has been republished here with the author’s permission. With a background in International Management, German Young Global Changer (YGC) Sebastian Woller currently serves in the Task-Force of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union Council. His life path to date has been interesting, if not a little unusual.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 15, 2021
5 radical visions for a 2050 food system. Jim Giles. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 01:30. Just over a year ago, the Rockefeller Foundation put out a global call for proposals for radical reform of our food systems. More than 1,300 teams from 119 countries responded. The pile of submissions was whittled down to 79 semifinalists and then, last week, to 10 "bold ideas for tackling some of the world’s most pressing food systems challenges.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 14, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 14 – Last January, some 170,000 attendees and 4,400 exhibitors flocked to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The. The post Sustainability is the new new thing at the Consumer Electronics Show appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2021
The National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme recently celebrated three years in operation. It was introduced in November 2017, with the intention of providing a user-friendly method for old hard hats to bypass traditional waste disposal routes, thereby ensuring end-of-life hats could go directly into reprocessing. The group behind the scheme, Yes Recycling , initially launched it as a scheme for the construction industry.
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
Sustainable Development Network
JANUARY 11, 2021
It’s time to get the globe back on track It is now clear that Covid-19 presents a major setback for the SDGs. At the time of writing, the virus has claimed almost a million lives and disrupted the entire world, sparing no region. An estimated 71 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty this year and as many as an additional 132 million people may go hungry.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 12, 2021
What’s in store for the future of commuting? Marian Jones. Tue, 01/12/2021 - 01:00. Despite being in a global pandemic, essential low-wage workers, healthcare providers, knowledge workers and many others have continued to work. However, since the start of lockdowns in March 2020, some 42 percent of the U.S. workforce has been from working home full-time.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 11, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 11 – Bangalore-based CropIn helps farmers analyze crop yields and risks with satellites, sensors and weather data. The 10-year-old company says it. The post Indian agtech venture CropIn raises $20 million appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2021
Salesforce tower in downtown San Francisco: The software firm was lauded for its support for blackwater reuse in a commercial high-rise building. Organisations that have embraced innovation to protect and enhance water supplies have been recognised for their pioneering work by the foundation behind the recent documentary film Brave Blue World. Corporations including Apple, Nike and Facebook, along with utilities such as South East Water, Australia, have been named as recipients of the inaugural
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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.
Eco-Business
JANUARY 14, 2021
Donations of ventilators and supplies are part of a ‘classic tactic’ by the industry to get close to governments and try to undermine health policies, say public health advocates. Should tobacco firms’ CSR activities be allowed?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders stepping up.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 11, 2021
Small and growing businesses are significant actors in economic production, employment, and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the OECD, The post Where to invest to support an inclusive business recovery in Latin America appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2021
Efforts to improve the water quality of England’s rivers, lakes and waterways are faltering – and unless policymakers recommit to the hard work of regular testing and monitoring, they risk losing control of this battle completely. Instrumentation firm Elementar UK is calling for all of those responsible for looking after the purity of England’s surface water bodies to pay close attention to recent data trends, which show that water quality across the country is failing to meet the necessar
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
Eco-Business
JANUARY 14, 2021
In a year plagued by a deadly pandemic, people were more worried about climate change than contracting the virus that has killed almost 2 million people, a global study by public relations firm Edelman has found.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
5 circular economy questions for 2021. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 01:00. As I begin to think about the year of content and coverage ahead, I thought I’d start things off by sharing some big questions I’ll be asking in 2021 — plus some predictions on how they might be answered. . 1. Will companies align circular economy initiatives with climate goals, or continue to treat these as discrete initiatives?
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 13, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Jan 13 – First came solar and wind energy. Then batteries and storage. Now, a raft of better, cheaper and more sustainable. The post Jigar Shah: Deployment, deployment, deployment are keywords for sustainable infrastructure in 2021 (podcast) appeared first on Impact Alpha.
MSCI
JANUARY 14, 2021
Joe Biden is targeting net-zero carbon emissions in the United States by 2050, but the target date for electricity generation would come 15 years sooner. Are the U.S. utilities sector and investors prepared for net-zero emissions by 2035?
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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
Eco-Business
JANUARY 12, 2021
With nearly 400 million people in Asia suffering from undernourishment, fortifying staple foods such as rice with micronutrients can be a powerful and sustainable way to improve public health.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 14, 2021
Q4 2020: Amazon, AT&T, McDonald's and Starbucks lead the way as clean energy procurement matures. Sarah Golden. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 04:11. After a strange year, corporate renewable procurement deals ended on a high note, with corporations inking some of the biggest, most complex transactions to date. The result was a blockbuster fourth quarter, with more than 7.3 gigawatts of contracts inked — more than any other single quarter since the start of the GreenBiz deal tracker. .
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 12, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 12 — Columbus, Ohio-based East Chop Capital, founded by a pair of Black real estate investors and developers, has rallied Black. The post Black-led real estate firm East Chop Capital closes $4 million fund appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Michael Connor
JANUARY 14, 2021
Now the lawyer who wrote the rules that gave Wall Street insiders a big financial incentive to report crimes to the SEC is suing the government for changing them. by Lydia DePillis , ProPublica. After agonizing about the decision, the top financial adviser had finally gone to the Securities and Exchange Commission with proof of wrongdoing at his firm.
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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.
Eco-Business
JANUARY 12, 2021
Pacific International Lines faces a fine of US$3 million and imprisonment for the engineers responsible for an act known as bilge dumping. It is the second Singapore shipping company to be charged for the pollution offence in two months.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 14, 2021
How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy. Bob Kerr. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:00. For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. It has now proposed a new vision for a "toxic-free environment" and published a strategy for moving the EU towards that goal.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 14, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 14 – Healthy coral reefs foster biodiversity and provide food, income and protection for more than 500 million people. But pollution and. The post Coral Vita secures $2 million to help corals adapt to climate change appeared first on Impact Alpha.
CleanTechnica
JANUARY 15, 2021
Fleet electrification at pilot scale is relatively simple: buy a vehicle, buy an inexpensive Level 2 charger, and you’re done. But as fleet managers start electrifying a large share of their fleet vehicles, a more difficult set of challenges awaits and they will need to begin planning now.
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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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