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Getting to Grips With Sustainability in the Supply Chain

3BL Media

As Nick Heine, Co-Founder and Head of Sustainability & Compliance with IntegrityNext, identified, there are digital solutions to help buyers and suppliers alike: “While the issue is complex, it is solvable. With digitalization, there are tools to help companies set up their database and track suppliers.

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Seminar explores how AI can help in the water sector

Envirotec Magazine

Speakers included Caroline Gregory director of IT, digital and estates at Ofwat, who discussed AI and the open data strategy; Jethro Yates from Thames Water, George Schley from engineering consultancy Jacobs and Tania Flasck, Byron Roelofszand Aidan Helmbold from ExploreAI, which builds AI-driven software and digital twins for global companies.

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Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Renewable Energy

3BL Media

In 2020, Aflac Japan began a three-year paperless initiative to digitalize operations. In October 2021, Aflac Japan participated in nature conservation activities of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and carried out forest conservation activities as a first step toward measures to address climate change in the future.

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Keys to Unlocking an Inclusive and Just Tech Future

Stanford Social Innovation

Designing Digital Platforms That Elevate the Knowledge of Historically Marginalized Communities. Our project has consisted of hosting an experiential learning course, one-on-one interviews and focus groups, surveys, student seminars, writing workshops, and system testing.

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Taking a Virtual Trip to the Last Mile: How an Innovative Program is Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance Progress Toward the SDGs

James Militzer

We’ve also curated VR content involving markets outside Indonesia, allowing viewers to witness the impacts of climate change in Fiji; meet a waste recycling community in Cairo; and explore the rural village of Huaichai in Laos, where families are working to overcome malnutrition by improving sanitation and hygiene.

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Reflections and Solutions from the Andean Region: An interview with Experts from Argentina, Ecuador and Chile

Sustainable Development Network

During the seminar, the impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 disease) pandemic was addressed, as they pertained to the webinar’s themes. The fifth session of the seminar was organized by SDSN Andes , and moderated by its Director, Dr. Jorge Gómez-Paredes. of what is happening at the moment."

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Hanyang University Researchers Discovered New Breakthrough Catalyst for Cheaper Green Hydrogen Production

Alternative Energy Mag

Hydrogen is one such clean energy source that has zero carbon content and stores much more energy by weight than gasoline. "This is an important step towards making large-scale green hydrogen production a reality, which will ultimately help in reducing global carbon emissions and mitigating climate change."