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An Emerging Priority in Climate Resilience: How Zambia’s Green Growth Strategy — And its Business Sector — Are Addressing the Risk of Climate-Induced Social Instability

James Militzer

The definitions we developed, in partnership with ACCORD, now serve as a foundation for understanding and addressing the complex interconnections between climate change and social stability in Zambia.

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Water Treatment Plant Optimization Becomes More Comprehensive

3BL Media

DeBarbadillo goes on to explain that under this broader definition of optimization, utilities are working to meet new environmental regulations, adjusting to workforce changes, and managing capital investments and operating costs.

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Data analytics application helps industry tackle emissions and make the shift towards predictive maintenance

Envirotec Magazine

ABB Ability™ Genix Datalyzer is a cloud-based data analytics solution for fleet-wide management and optimization of emissions monitoring equipment in highly regulated industries like cement, steel, chemicals and power generation. • Out-of-the-box actionable insights combined with self-service analytics help close the skills gap.

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Climate Concerns Intensify Nationally, But Recovery and Resiliency Vary by Region

3BL Media

Only 12 percent responded that resiliency is “probably not” or “definitely not” being given more consideration regarding their investment decisions ( Figure 15 ). Conversations with energy utility clients also have highlighted that more attention is necessary to unlock the power of data analytics for accurate climate modeling.

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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Social

3BL Media

Our team includes DE&I subject matter experts in learning and development, communications, program management, data analytics and procurement DE&I is a company-wide effort and we look at it the same way we approach every business imperative for CBRE and our clients: with an intentional focus on data, innovation, and outcomes.

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Smart Cities – Seeing the Invisible and Doing the Impossible

Daniel Burrus

By sheer definition, the word “impossible” connotes something that simply cannot be done. An everyday iteration of this concept is being seen in cities across the globe as data analytics and technological innovations are providing new levels of clarity when it comes to issues like sustainability, pollution, energy conservation, and crime.

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The Unintended Consequences of Data Standardization

Stanford Social Innovation

Be clear about definitions and operationalizations. In general, a lack of clear definitions is frustrating, but it becomes infinitely more important to address when creating standardized data and information used across various people and contexts. Is it the CEO, the founder, the board of governors, or the entire executive team?