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White paper presents circular value chain solutions for textiles

Envirotec Magazine

While the worldwide textile market plays a crucial role in the global economy, the industry’s growth in production and consumption over the past two decades has placed immense pressure on our natural resources and adversely impacted the health of our planet.

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K-12 Students Inspire Hope for Global Health at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

3BL Media

Underscoring that a healthy population is essential for the global economy, Toronto-area K-12 students recently proposed promising ways technology such as AI could tackle public health issues at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

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Impact on Carbon: How the EcoVadis Network Supports Companies in Tackling Emissions

3BL Media

One recent study found that net zero commitments now cover at least 68% of the global economy. And while UN Secretary-General, António Guterres insisted that last November’s COP26 summit had succeeded in its principal aim of maintaining as viable the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C

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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

This will have a tremendous impact on nature that, in turn, will affect businesses and the global economy. The Financial Stability Board recognized that climate change presents a financial risk to the global economy. If the focus remains narrow, however, all other patterns of consumption will stay the same.

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CalSTRS Pledges to Cut GHG Emissions of $300 Billion Portfolio in Half by 2030

ESG Today

The new commitment follows the establishment last year by CalSTRS of a target to achieve a net zero emissions portfolio by 2050, and forms part of its newly implemented “total fund plan,” which recognizes that “climate change presents material risks to all sectors of the global economy and all asset classes.”.

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Deloitte: Policy Action, Investment in Workforce Required to Tap $43 Trillion Net Zero Transition Opportunity

ESG Today

The new Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress report, “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition,” presents a detailed look at the impacts of decarbonization, with a particular focus on the workforce.,

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More than Two Thirds of Companies Planning to Upskill Workforce for Climate Change Megatrend: PwC CEO Survey

ESG Today

Bob Moritz, Global Chair, PwC, said: “As business leaders are becoming less concerned about macroeconomic challenges, they are becoming more focused on disruptive forces within their industries. Moritz said: “This year’s data suggests a high degree of CEO uncertainty ahead, but CEOs are taking action.