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Which Is More Sustainable: Stainless Steel or Single-Use Systems?

3BL Media

The answer largely depends on how your company defines sustainability and what your goals entail, but this article will help you understand the various consumption and waste implications of both. Supply chain vulnerability: Unlike stainless steel, single-use systems require a steady stream of consumables, such as tubing and bags.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. COVID-19 has kicked open the door."

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Ferguson encourages action towards a greener tomorrow??

Green Technology

Newly designed high-efficiency fixtures and systems provide the same comforts as their wasteful counterparts. HVAC and plumbing professionals can consider keeping their own items in their truck instead of using plastic items to reduce unnecessary waste. Let’s not forget plastic tableware. million barrels of oil, $37.5 million homes.

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Embracing Energy Efficiency in Open RAN Architecture

3BL Media

These days our customers – and their customers – rightly expect us to make every effort to ensure that no energy goes to waste, and everything Ericsson does at the moment is governed by that demand, with sustainability in mind.

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How Can We Decarbonize Labs, Without Compromising Science?

3BL Media

To begin, there’s the embodied carbon in the building’s construction and component materials – labs typically use large amounts of concrete, steel and glass. There’s also the matter of operational carbon, which looms especially large in labs that run 24/7 and must meet strict scientific protocols.

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With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, scientists suggest fundamental policy changes

Envirotec Magazine

But more importantly, we need to factor in the massive emissions of the construction industry and supply chain, when calculating the climate impact of buildings. Transitioning to a circular economy would not only allow to reduce resource consumption and carbon footprint, but also address the waste problem. says Norton.

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. The eyes of traditional investors are widening to the landscape as well.