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Veolia and New Orleans Launch the First Innovative Digital Control Center to Transform Wastewater Treatment in the U.S.

3BL Media

The control center is the first location in the United States to use Veolia’s Hubgrade suite of digital tools for wastewater treatment, which have successfully been deployed in other global cities to provide advanced monitoring and control systems. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., billion in 2023.

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Mirova Raises $233 Million for Environmental Solutions Impact Private Equity Fund

ESG Today

The fund targets five main themes, including smart cities, natural resources, agri-agro technologies, circular economy and clean energy, investing in companies that directly address at least one of the targeted SDGs, with proven business models and mature innovative solutions and technologies.

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Increased Energy Consumption Requires Cleaner, More Efficient Sources and Distribution Methods

3BL Media

Membrane technology reduces wasted energy and facilitates clean hydrogen production. However, energy production methods are critical to protecting our planet—and wasteful energy generation processes can contribute to climate change. Addressing Climate Change with New Energy Sources.

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Acer Shares Earthion Sustainability Mission Milestones on Acer Green Day

3BL Media

Innovations in smart city solutions to help lower carbon footprint and promote sustainable living. With the growing number of natural disasters around the world triggered by climate change, constructive and collective action is needed to address the pressing issues. Responsible Manufacturing and Logistics Systems.

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Cleaning up cities with machine learning, AI

Sustainability Matters

In 2018–19, Australia generated an estimated 27 million tons of waste from the construction and demolition sector — 44% of the total national waste. The sector’s contribution to waste has grown by 32% per capita over the previous 13 years. The construction industry produces an enormous amount of waste. Image: Daniel Yu.

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How surveillance technology can help cities achieve their sustainability goals

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

The increasing sophistication of video surveillance technology – particularly related to video analytics and the ability to link data from sensors of multiple types, including video cameras – means that it can support a number of the challenges facing cities and specifically the SDGs smart cities are looking to accomplish.

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How surveillance technology can help cities achieve their sustainability goals

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

The research found that the cities making best progress towards the SDGs were also leaders in using technology, data, and partnerships to achieve their social, environmental, and economic goals. Today, the largest investments are being made in cloud (87% of cities), mobile (85%), IoT (81%), biometrics (72%), and AI (66%).