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African MBA programs are reclaiming sustainability in business education

Corporate Knights

Addressing climate change impacts in Africa Europe’s colonial rule in Africa may have largely ended by the 1960s, but its legacy has profoundly influenced the continent’s modern education system. But now, African business schools are developing programs that move beyond colonial influences toward a more inclusive and relevant future.

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Are You Ready To Change the Way You Think About Climate Action?

3BL Media

The situation is becoming dire: climate change is one of the greatest threats facing people, wildlife and the planet. Tackling this crisis requires a shift in our mindset and practices to change the planet. Changing how we think about our planet is just as critical as building new sustainable technologies.

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Fashion Industry’s Role at COP27 in Driving Collective Action To Deliver on Decarbonization Targets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: SAN FRANCISCO, AMSTERDAM, and HONG KONG, November 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The recently concluded annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) brought delegates from all over the world to discuss the progress the world has made in the fight against climate change and the impact business is having on people and planet.

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Achieves 300+ Member Milestone

3BL Media

When Walmart and Patagonia joined forces with other key value chain partners in 2009, their vision was to develop a common approach to measuring sustainability. For 14 years, the SAC has focused on systems change, working collaboratively across supply chains in order to move the industry from silos to collective action.

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Employee Spotlight: How These Magenta Rock Stars Go Green

3BL Media

wireless industry to set science-based targets (SBTs) to significantly cut its carbon emissions by 2025 and help the company mitigate the risks of climate change. I have been in the field since 2009, with two sustainability-specific academic degrees and thousands of hours of training, and I still struggle to explain it.

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Rebrands As Cascale

3BL Media

Spanning over 300 retailers, brands, manufacturers, governments, academics, industry associations, and NGOs/nonprofits around the globe, Cascale’s members are united by a singular vision: To catalyze impact at scale and give back more than they take to the planet and its people.

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Debt-for-climate swaps can save the planet. Why aren’t they?

Stanford Social Innovation

By Jonas Gamso Around the world, most developing countries face two crises: climate change and debt. Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts.

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