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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

To combat this issue, international agreements, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, finalized in 2001, have been established to control and phase out the production and use of these hazardous chemicals. The advancements in analytical methods are paving the way for a safer and healthier future.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. Rosalind Brewer is the first African-American and woman to steer the company’s Americas operations as well its global supply chain, product and store development. and globally by 2040. Company profile.

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AllianceBernstein: Investing Lessons From Climate School, Class of 2023

3BL Media

John Lin, Chief Investment Officer—China Equities, AllianceBernstein: A long-term–minded investor is able to find, we think, a lot of opportunities as China embarks on the green transition , spanning from areas like sustainable transportation, the most prominent of which is really the electric vehicle and its supply chain.

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How much do we know about countries preparedness to respond to pandemics? Insights from two country-level indices

Sustainable Development Network

COVID-19 | Analytics’. Europe Could Face More Drug Shortages as Coronavirus Squeezes Supplies’. Germany Would like to Localize Supply Chains, Nationalization Possible, Minister Says’. China Makes Massive Donation of Medical Supplies to Fight Coronavirus in Africa’, 23 March 2020. Olival, and Hongying Li. ‘A

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Inside Oklahoma’s Innovation Rush

Stanford Social Innovation

The cluster was formed by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber in response to BBBRC and is designed to foster a resilient biopharmaceutical supply chain and to encourage global competitiveness through innovation. For her part, Jackson is upgrading her coalition’s analytics infrastructure.

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Meet the 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada

Corporate Knights

The company was founded in 2001 to better match buildings’ electricity needs with the varying voltages coming from the power company. Along the way, LPS discovered that managing the electrical supply not only cuts a building’s energy bill, but optimizes the performance of the equipment inside – reducing maintenance and replacement costs.

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