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“Sustainable Fashion” - Hot Button Issue in 2022

3BL Media

The industry is also responsible for 20% of global wastewater and in the U.S. million tonnes incinerated in 2017. The bill would also require disclosure of median wages for workers and policies to ensure responsible business conduct. alone, over 10 million metric tonnes of textiles ended up in landfills with another 2.9

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A corporate water strategy manifesto: We can and will do better

GreenBiz

We also believe that scale of investment in solving wicked water problems is grossly inadequate, whether at the watershed level, supply chain, operations or engagement on public policy and with civil society. The World Resources Institute has revised its predictions of the water supply-demand deficit to 56 percent by 2030.

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Illumina Interns Tell All: “You Will Learn Hard and Work Hard”

3BL Media

Anna: I completed my bachelor’s degree in 2017 studying chemistry at Barnard College of Columbia University, studying arsenic remediation. Throughout the summer, I am taking part in my team’s ongoing insourcing project of oligonucleotide to secure Illumina’s Oligo supply chain. What and where do you study?

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Afriagrimark: How small-scale farmers in Africa get goods to market through a unique platform

Cisco CSR

Since 2017, the competition has awarded $3.25 As my team and I spoke to other farmers and vendors, we understood exactly which points along the supply chain cause the most avoidable issues. million USD to 78 start-ups from 25 countries.

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What it Means to Work for a "Best" Company Today - One Employee's Perspective

3BL Media

By Michele Robinson-Pontbriand, Director Corporate Social Responsibility. And of course, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives, communities, companies, and supply chains around the world. It was October 2017 when the Tubbs fire broke out in northern California. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies.

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From the Archive: Talking Sustainable Investing at Holiday Parties

Jon Hale

Author’s Note: No holiday parties for us this year because of the Omicron variant, but I wrote this back in 2017 and I think it still applies today. It’s about how companies govern themselves to take into account the environment, how they treat their workers and oversee their supply chain, and the impact of their products.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Angelini manages the sustainability aspects of both Timberland’s partnership with Other Half Processing to build a more responsible leather supply chain, and its partnership with Terra Genesis International to build the world’s first regenerative rubber supply system for footwear.

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