September, 2018

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A Strategic Imperative for Anticipatory Leaders Is Cognitive Performance

Daniel Burrus

By Daniel Burrus and Neil Smith. (In this blog series on how elevating cognitive performance is a game changer for organizations, I’ve invited Neil Smith, CTO at Think Outcomes , to join me in writing on this important topic due to his expertise and the cognitive performance software his firm has created.). AI and cognitive computing have grabbed headlines.

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West-facing panels help solve solar energy’s main problem

Edouard Stenger

These days if you read renewable energy news, everything is shining for solar photovoltaic: it is fast becoming the cheapest energy source, technology is getting better every year and it is wildly successful from the US to Asia, from Europe to Africa. Analysts are predicting in could become the first source of electricity globally by mid-century. However, solar energy’s greatest challenge could dampen some of this enthusiasm.

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Photo Gallery – The Land-Energy Nexus In Climate Change Mitigation

Sustainable Development Network

The Land-Energy Nexus in Climate Change Mitigation event was a special edition of the Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) alongside the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) on September 11, 2018 in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley Lab and the University of San Francisco in addition to other local partners. The event is brought to you with support from Enel.

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How would your business choose Sustainable Development Goals? Start with our ideas:

Corporate Sustainability Collabrorative

The language of sustainability can seem like an alphabet soup of acronyms, making the very personal work we do feel rather impersonal. SDG. UN. GRI. SRS. Despite the jargon, these are acronyms that connect businesses back to one central goal – make the world a more just and secure place for all. The Corporate Sustainability Collaborative (CSC, just to add one more acronym to the heap) hosted its Quarterly Meeting in early September, focusing on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (S

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Tsinghua University and the University of Geneva Welcome the First Cohort of Dual Master’s Program on the SDGs

Sustainable Development Network

Being a pioneer in implementing UN SDGs in education, the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM), Tsinghua University (THU) and the Geneva School of Social Science (G3S), the University of Geneva (UNIGE) recently welcomed their initial cohort of SDG dual master’s students from a variety of different universities globally and a broad range of backgrounds.

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SDSN and GEIDCO Announce Collaboration to Promote Clean Energy

Sustainable Development Network

New York City, September 18 – The Sustainable Development Solutions Network ( SDSN ) is pleased to announce a collaboration with the nongovernmental organization Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization ( GEIDCO ) to promote global energy interconnection (GEI), a unified electricity network with worldwide reach. Through this partnership, GEIDCO and SDSN will combine efforts to meet global power demand with clean and green alternatives and become members of each othe

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Boosting the Shopping Experience

Daniel Burrus

Estimates hold that more data will be produced in 2018 than in all years previously. Much of that is consumer-focused—what we buy, how we buy it and why we buy it, among other information. Thanks to the leverage and insight afforded by big data analytics, retailers of all sorts have the ability to enjoy an enormous opportunity to better focus and improve their customers’ overall shopping experience.

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Subnational Governments and Private Business step up for Climate Action

Sustainable Development Network

As UN climate negotiators work to define and articulate the rules to implement the Paris Climate Agreement ahead of COP24 later this year, thousands of civic, business, state, and NGO climate experts descended on San Francisco to attend the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). The goal was to inspire bold commitments, share innovative approaches, and address the key gaps in transitioning from a fossil fuel based economy.