Biophysical environment

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Environment, Climate Change, Other Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Coal, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Nuclear, FEED, The Company, Growth, Face, Biophysical environment, Webcast, Internet, Research, Sale, Transport, Carbon, Hydrogen, Atmosphere, GAAP, ID, Depreciation, Babcock & Wilcox, Work, Engineering

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. ("B&W" or the "Company") (NYSE: BW) announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.

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  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. ("B&W" or the "Company") (NYSE: BW) announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Renewable segment revenues were $62.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, a decrease of 33% compared to $92.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Environmental segment revenues were $68.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 58% compared to $43.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Thermal segment revenues were $115.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 9% compared to $105.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Convergent Energy and Power Releases 2023 Sustainability and Impact Report

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Other Energy, Professional Services, Environmental Policy, Utilities, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Other Professional Services, Green Technology, Climate Change, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Annual report, Convergent, Biophysical environment, Risk, ESG, Research, Sustainalytics, CO2, Safety, ESS, Renewable energy

Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America, today announced the publication of its 2023 Sustainability and Impact Report.

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  • Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America, today announced the publication of its 2023 Sustainability and Impact Report.
  • “This report documents our demonstrated leadership in the renewable energy sector but also our commitment to improve in the year ahead.
  • We’re proud to be in the business of accelerating the clean energy transition through AI-powered energy storage.
  • As of April 2023, Sustainalytics rated Convergent as the seventh-lowest risk company out of 706 companies rated within the utilities sector.

New MHI and Deloitte Report Focuses on Collaborative Supply Chains that are Tech-Forward and Human-Centric

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Robotics, Data Management, Data Analytics, Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Retail, Blockchain, Autonomous Driving, Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Services, Automotive, IOT (Internet of Things), Transport, Software, Other Manufacturing, Networks, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Internet, Hardware, MHI, Transparency, Culture, Automation, Organization, Face, Biophysical environment, Intelligence, ESG, AI, Engineering management, Management, Creativity, Safety

Supply chain leaders play a pivotal role in creating and enhancing this balance between technology-driven and human-centric approaches.

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  • Supply chain leaders play a pivotal role in creating and enhancing this balance between technology-driven and human-centric approaches.
  • But supply chains are run by people, and human-centricity is the key,” said John Paxton, CEO of MHI.
  • However, this was followed closely by the talent shortage (52%), customer demands (51%), insight into customer behavior (50%), and supply chain disruptions/shortages (50%).
  • These key trends impacting supply chains are:
    Supply Chain Agility as geopolitical concerns and ongoing risks are impacting operations.

Banyan Botanicals and Peers Announce Collaboration to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Herbal Supply Chain

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Environmental Health, Professional Services, Fitness & Nutrition, Data Analytics, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Alternative Medicine, Climate Change, Health, Alternative Energy, Energy, Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Environment, Environmental Issues, Yogi, Ayurveda, Climate change, Biophysical environment, Carbon accounting, Nature, Carbon, Plant, CO2, Botany, Medicinal plants

The group’s primary objective is to reduce carbon emissions in the herbal supply chain and improve environmental standards for the industry.

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  • The group’s primary objective is to reduce carbon emissions in the herbal supply chain and improve environmental standards for the industry.
  • Facilitated by the Sustainable Herbs Program , this pre-competitive group working to establish accurate Scope 3 emissions data for herbal ingredients includes seven member companies: Banyan Botanicals, Nature’s Sunshine , Pure Synergy , Pukka Tea , Traditional Medicinals , Pacific Botanicals and Yogi .
  • What we do to the planet, we do to ourselves,” said Erin Douglas, Senior Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager at Banyan Botanicals.
  • This initiative also serves the broader goal of creating an accessible, scalable and standardized model for measuring herbal emissions across the industry.

U.S. Department of Defense Selects Allonnia to Remediate PFAS

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Environment, Technology, Chemicals, Plastics, Other Technology, Military, Manufacturing, Green Technology, Government Technology, Recycling, Defense, EPOC, AFFF, SAFF, Biotechnology, PFAS, Biophysical environment, Partnership, Research, Metal, Groundwater, Defense Innovation Unit, EPA, CO2, Plastic, Water, Soil, Mining, Environmental remediation

The project is an effort to deploy EPOC Enviro’s SAFF units at a DoD military installation in Pennsylvania and remediate PFAS in impacted water sources.

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  • The project is an effort to deploy EPOC Enviro’s SAFF units at a DoD military installation in Pennsylvania and remediate PFAS in impacted water sources.
  • This project will use SAFF to treat PFAS-impacted groundwater and generate small volumes of PFAS concentrate, which will then be used for the demonstration of multiple destruction technologies.
  • This project will evaluate the extent to which SAFF is a cost-effective, commercial, off-the-shelf treatment system for PFAS-impacted water relative to alternative technologies.
  • Since 2011, ESTCP has funded hundreds of research and demonstration projects to address this issue and develop potential commercial treatment solutions.

GID Industrial selected as Gold Green Lease Leader by the Institute for Market Transformation and the Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Organization, Built environment, Growth, Biophysical environment, Partnership, ESG, IMT, Gold, Language, DOE, GID

DALLAS, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GID Industrial Advisers LLC has been awarded the Green Lease Leaders Award at the Gold level.

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  • DALLAS, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GID Industrial Advisers LLC has been awarded the Green Lease Leaders Award at the Gold level.
  • Launched in 2014, the Green Lease Leaders Award was developed by the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings Alliance, to acknowledge the exemplary achievements of organizations in facilitating sustainability through leasing practices.
  • Among the distinguished recipients of this year's Green Lease Leaders Awards were companies that demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation in implementing green leasing strategies.
  • GID Industrial's ongoing partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge includes pursuing mutual sustainability goals across our shared portfolio, with green lease integration being an essential component.

Growing Collaboration of Global Automakers and Suppliers Driving Carbon Reporting and Reduction through Supply Chain

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
SP, Environment, Organization, Biophysical environment, Carbon accounting, Toyota Motor North America, Ford Motor Company, Sustainability, Toyota, Carbon, Proxima, DENSO, Targets, General Motors, Renewable energy

"Effectively engaging stakeholders across the supply chain is key as companies in the automotive industry work toward long-term decarbonization goals.

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  • "Effectively engaging stakeholders across the supply chain is key as companies in the automotive industry work toward long-term decarbonization goals.
  • "Toyota is working to reduce carbon emissions across the vehicle life cycle as part of our Environmental Challenge 2050, which includes engaging with our suppliers in the drive toward carbon neutrality.
  • M2030's platform provides valuable tools for energy reduction and manufacturing excellence supporting Magna's Science Based Targets initiative net-zero targets."
  • Cross-sector collaboration is critical to reducing duplication and increasing the efficiency of reporting, enabling more suppliers up and down the value chain to focus efforts on reducing emissions in line with science-based carbon reduction targets."

Major Milestone Reached in $3 Billion Conservation Campaign for Wildlife, People

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Wetland, Organization, Biophysical environment, Climate, Continent, Food, Legacy, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Taiga, Biodiversity, Plant, Water quality, Water, Animal, Duck, Hunting

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A historic international fundraising campaign to protect and restore wetland habitats across North America has reached the $2 billion mark. The campaign, "Conservation For a Continent. Our Wetlands. Our Legacy" aims to raise $3 billion by 2026 to provide cleaner water for communities and wildlife.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A historic international fundraising campaign to protect and restore wetland habitats across North America has reached the $2 billion mark.
  • Our Legacy " aims to raise $3 billion by 2026 to provide cleaner water for communities and wildlife.
  • Conservation For a Continent is one of the largest fundraising efforts launched in North America devoted to landscape conservation and the future of our outdoors heritage.
  • "This $2 billion milestone speaks to the trust our supporters have in these organizations to deliver new heights of conservation," said Ducks Unlimited President Chuck Smith.

Meet the Woman Executive Leading Public Policy Discussions for Diversity and Gender Equality in Business for the G20

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Global Payments, B20, Social, Woman, Biophysical environment, Business, Working Group, ESG, DNA, Interview, Private sector, CBN, Empowerment, Radio, GDP, Summit, World Bank, McKinsey & Company, Grupo Globo, Nursing

Its primary goals include proposing policies that create inclusive workplaces where all individuals can thrive, promote equity and diversity in leadership positions, and ensure that businesses actively advance diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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  • Its primary goals include proposing policies that create inclusive workplaces where all individuals can thrive, promote equity and diversity in leadership positions, and ensure that businesses actively advance diversity and inclusion initiatives.
  • "The responsibility is immense because we will be proposing policies to the G20 countries, which have a significant representation in the global GDP.
  • Gender equality in the labor market is among the most discussed topics in the B20 Action Council.
  • During B20 meetings, Paula has gone even further by emphasizing in all discussions the role that equality plays in technological development.

Azenta Publishes its 2023 Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Report

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Monday, April 1, 2024
GHG, ESG, Azenta, Farm, Biophysical environment, Ultra, Safety

The report includes ESG data for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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  • The report includes ESG data for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.
  • The report offers a comprehensive look at the Company's ESG approach and showcases accomplishments in three main pillars:
    Environmental Protection: We understand the broad impact of our operations and the potential to impact the world.
  • We are committed to evaluating ways to reduce our environmental footprint while continuing to expand our business.
  • To learn more about Azenta's commitment to ESG efforts, view the report in full at https://investors.azenta.com/esg .