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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

The solid waste industry accounts for 5% of global greenhouse emissions, which, as Franklin-Wallis notes is more than the shipping and aviation industries combined. The supply chain that takes apart our stuff is sometimes just as complicated as the ones making them in the first place,” he said.

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Creating a More Sustainable World With SAP's Focus on Green Customer Experiences

3BL Media

Connecting demand – supply chain – and delivery is the first step, but evolving a great customer experience takes it a step further and puts sustainability front and center. Many organizations are implementing technology to connect commerce, marketing, sales, and service data in order to create engaging customer experiences (CX).

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Complex Supply Chains designed to run efficiently failed under the pandemic. Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. ESG trends in 2022: Sustainable Supply Chains.

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Maintaining Sustainability Efforts

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

As we work toward waste-conscious packaging or distribution and shipping options reducing carbon footprints, businesses are also reducing landfill waste, energy consumption, and vehicle emissions. How far did it have to travel to get to me? Is the packaging minimal and recyclable? Who made this product, and are they paid properly?

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

Transport and Shipping: Land, Air, Water This session was moderated by Renato Mazzoncini, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanics at Politecnico di Milano who highlighted that decarbonization of the transportation sector is dependent upon new technologies, specifically around batteries and alternative fuels.

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Net Zero Scrutiny Intensifies at COP27 

Chris Hall

The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued its recommendations for eliminating ‘greenwashing’ from net zero pledges, which emphasised the need for “significant near- and medium- emission reductions” in 2050 decarbonisation plans. .

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

Tripling renewables means addressing land use and planning, threats to biodiversity, and supply chain-related issues,” he says. The breakthroughs outline sustainable pathways for marine conservation, ocean renewable energy, shipping, aquatic food, and coastal tourism. Efforts are gathering pace across jurisdictions.