GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2023

Peggy Brannigan discusses her plans to leverage the LinkedIn platform’s "superpowers" to help protect the planet and support green economic growth.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 19, 2023

Fast-food chains have drawn a line in the plastic-strewn sand. With the muscle of the Big Mac machine behind them, a coalition of some of the biggest brands in quick-service cuisine have taken aim at Europe’s latest attempt to curb the rising tide of packaging and packaging waste. The Together for Sustainable Packaging alliance – which includes McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baskin Robbins – is pushing back against reuse regulations with marketing campaigns that suggest that the sweet simpli

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2023

We chat with Charles Conn, co-founder of venture firm Monograph.bio, board chair of Patagonia and co-author of “The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 19, 2023

Rising cap rates could erode CRE’s power to outperform amid inflation. Real estate players can still take steps to thrive.

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2023

New action plan from Sustainable Hospitality Alliance comes a year after the industry group published its vision to become 'net positive.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 19, 2023

Inflation remains high while trending down; the International Monetary Fund lowered global growth projections to 2.8% for 2023; US banking sector challenges persist; output indicators in services stay strong.

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Banking 124

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 19, 2023

The plant will have the potential to produce 1 GW of energy using 25 SMRs.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Image credit: André Künzelmann/UFZ. A new German study uses the liver of wild boar to map PFAS contamination in the habitat of these animals. The study focused on 66 PFAS compounds, which can be grouped into three categories: 1) PFAS groups that have been regulated for some time; 2) new PFAS that industry uses as substitutes for regulated PFAS; and 3) precursors that can degrade to other, more persistent PFAS.

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ESG Today

MAY 19, 2023

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier announced its first large-scale offtake deal, a $53 million agreement with startup Charm Industrial to capture and permanently store 112,000 tons of CO2 underground. Launched in April 2022 with $925 million in commitments by tech companies Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify and Meta and global management consulting firm McKinsey, Frontier is an advance market commitment to buy permanent carbon removal, aimed at accelerating the development of carbon removal technol

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TEDxInnovations

MAY 19, 2023

AI-generated media that looks and sounds exactly like the real world will soon permeate our lives. How should we prepare for it? AI developer Tom Graham discusses the extraordinary power of this rapidly advancing technology, demoing cutting-edge examples -- including real-time face swaps and voice cloning -- live from the TED stage. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Graham digs into the creative potential of this hyperreal content (often referred to as "deepfakes") as well as its

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

The new Horizon Europe 2020 programme Pathways2Resilience (P2R) has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest , “marking a first step toward multiple open call cycles through which successful applicants will receive up to €300,000 in sub-grants to develop collaborative climate resilience pathways and help fulfil the EU’s Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.” A total of €21 million will be awarded across 100 European local and regional governments for “advancing climate ch

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 19, 2023

As cities are densified at a fast pace, there is now construction very close to roads and thoroughfares. It is already known that noise can have a negative impact on human health, but new research shows that as little as 40 decibels of traffic noise -- the typical level of background noise in an office environment or kitchen -- has a detrimental effect on cognitive performance.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. DSM Nutritional Products (UK) Limited, based in Dalry in Ayrshire, received the first penalty to be issued in Scotland under the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (

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Cisco CSR

MAY 19, 2023

This guest post was authored by Cisco Designated VIP David Peñaloza Seijas. One of the main features used in Cisco SD-WAN is Application Aware Routing (AAR).

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

Manufacturing

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Used pods and examples of parts produced by 3D printing (image credit: Bruno Campos Janegitz/UFSCar). The plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, according to British and Brazilian researchers who claim to have successfully tested a process to do so. The solution appears in a new article published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering “We produced new conductive and non-conductive filaments from waste polylactic acid [ PLA ] from used

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Cisco CSR

MAY 19, 2023

Introduction: The Evolution of Hybrid Work While hybrid work is not a new concept, it continues to evolve as we gather more information about employee work preferences and customers’ workplace and r… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Alternative Energy Mag

MAY 19, 2023

Applications to present on key solar, storage, and clean energy topics open until June 30, 2023

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Cisco CSR

MAY 19, 2023

We have already shared a lot about the beehives at Cisco’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) North Carolina campus on this blog.

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Utiliity Dive

MAY 19, 2023

Capacity prices fell to $2/MW-day to $15/MW-day depending on the season from $236.66/MW-day a year ago across the grid operator’s central and northern regions.

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Cisco CSR

MAY 19, 2023

The cloud has become a vital tool for businesses of all sizes, providing flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness that are necessary to compete in today’s fast-paced digital landscape.

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Digitalization 98

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 19, 2023

3M’s venture capital arm raised $318 million to manufacture Svante’s carbon capture and removal technology.

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Development Manufacturing 98

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient could see their mortgage rate cut under a new government-backed pilot. Perenna Bank will receive more than £193,000 in government funding to help develop their long-term, fixed-rate mortgage that will incentivise customers to make their homes more energy efficient by offering to reduce their mortgage rate.

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Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

Supply Chains

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 19, 2023

The culmination of these initiatives bring the goal of sustainable energy transitions closer.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 19, 2023

An international team of researchers identifies engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known building plans to The archaeological finds are 8,000 to 9,000 years old and depict nearby desert dragons -- huge prehistoric megastructures used. The findings will help us understand how desert dragons were conceived and built.

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Alternative Energy Mag

MAY 19, 2023

Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) a leading manufacturer of dry-type transformers, reactors and power quality products, has announced the appointment of Dan Ebben as Director of US Distribution Sales effective April 28, 2023. Ebben will succeed Fred Rampone who is retiring at the end of the year.

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Manufacturing 95

Utiliity Dive

MAY 19, 2023

EV truck makers Hyliion and Lion Electric believe many states will adopt similar regulations to those drawing industry concerns.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MAY 19, 2023

New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa suggests that Stone Age humans may have been more widespread across the continent than previously thought.

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Utiliity Dive

MAY 19, 2023

“There's some good news here,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Acting Chairman Willie Phillips said Thursday. “I think we're seeing things trending in the right direction over last year.

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Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 19, 2023

An overview of Latch devices and services. Image courtesy of Latch. Latch’s deal for Jamie Siminoff’s startup is a $20M acqui-hire : This week, Latch acquired Honest Day’s Work, a stealthy startup founded by Jamie Siminoff. Siminoff, who founded Ring and then sold it to Amazon in 2018, will become the CEO of Latch once the deal goes through.

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Alternative Energy Mag

MAY 19, 2023

The market for energy storage systems was estimated at US$ 210.92 billion in 2021 and is projected to increase at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2022 to 2030, reaching US$ 435.32 billion. The market for energy storage systems is expanding quickly due to the rising need for dependable, environmentally friendly, and affordable energy storage solutions.

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