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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation

The kick-off article to this series shared a startling statistic: Forty percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and most of the people in this group live in the countries least responsible for causing it.

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U.S. Building Performance Standards in 2023 and Beyond

3BL Media

Over the past decade, these mandatory Building Performance Standards (BPS) policies have gained momentum, as an increasing number of local jurisdictions act to mitigate climate change impacts and support building decarbonization. In 2023, 10 more local jurisdictions across the country joined the growing list of BPS implementation.

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Enterprises’ role in tackling the rising tide of e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainability has become an increasingly important factor in many organisations’ efforts to influence social change through corporate social responsibility (CSR) best practices. Concurrent to the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing concerns around climate change. A new environment creates new pressures.

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

Reem is hopeful that, “Cisco is driving around the digital divide, moving towards net zero carbon emissions, and building prosperity around the world.”.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

We've rolled out, as part of the climate goal, a really well-done employee training program specific to our employees to help them understand the role of us as a company, and then the role of them as individuals. What can they do to mitigate climate change? Corporate Strategy. Corporate Social Responsibility.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.