3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In doing so, there is a hope that 6G can significantly aid in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. What is 6G? While 5G will act as a building block for some aspects of 6G, other aspects need to be new for it to meet the technical demands required to revolutionize the way we connect to the world in a fashion.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. Even though the foundation is a separate entity, there is a close link between its mission and the company’s sustainability goals, according to senior executives. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy. What has it done?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

Owner Hayden Holbert cleared space in a corner of his barn and created a tiny fulfillment center, the back-end operation for an online store and delivery service that he had quickly set up. Consumers like to connect directly with farmers and to feel more confident about what they’re buying. That might have been the end for Avrom.

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3BL Media

JULY 18, 2023

Originally published on Illumina News Center The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples asserts “the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services.” But most of the genomic data currently available comes from people of European ancestry.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2022

As the scientists of the Global Footprint Network who host and calculate Earth Overshoot Day point out, it can be overwhelming to think about exceeding our planet’s limits and demanding more ecological resources and services than what Earth can regenerate within a given year. Read more: [link]. KEYWORDS: SAP, NYSE:SAP.

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 22, 2022

At MWC, Cisco’s Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group (MIG) took center stage to focus on the power of Wi-Fi, Private 5G, and IoT together. It’s exactly what service providers and enterprises alike have been asking for. It definitely took center stage at OFC! The (inclusive) future of connectivity is wireless.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 22, 2022

By Alison Fenton-Willock | Director, Sustainable Investing. We have already benefited from our members’ expertise and counsel on key ESG issues, including climate; diversity, equity, and inclusion; labor and workforce; governance and transparency; and data responsibility. SOURCE: KKR.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

as a food and beverage manufacturer, may be concerned with its footprint related to the transportation of goods, storage and manufacturing, while Google may be concerned with the footprint of its data centers and facilities, which require large amounts of energy to maintain its services. Pepsi Co., Instill Trust with Transparency.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . What’s up in the worlds of the 120 alumni from past lists? We asked them to consider two questions: With the world turned upside down, what is your focus at work?

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ESG Today

MAY 23, 2023

Manufacturers Need to Act Now to Close the Sustainability Demand Gap By: Jared Connors, Director, Sustainability at Assent You wouldn’t start training for a marathon one week before the big race, so why do so many organizations put off ESG management until the last possible minute? Do Your Sustainability Claims Hold Water?

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3BL Media

JULY 6, 2023

The survey conducted for CRB’s 2023 Horizons: Alternative Proteins report uncovered three big industry trends: increasing scalability, chasing sustainability, and pulling back on capital investment. For example, scalability remains a key priority and challenge, though we’ve helped clients make progress in that area.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 19, 2022

He offers three steps to move forward: First, and most importantly, companies should start reporting S impact data consistently. Second, ESG investors should start asking for S impact data and making it a requirement. S impact data is complex; it cannot be simply captured in a one-dimensional box-ticking survey.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For this occasion, I sat down with SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Daniel Schmid and Stephanie Raabe, human rights officer at SAP, to explore what role enterprises including SAP play, what’s new in the company’s recently updated human rights commitment statement, and what trends and challenges both see for human rights in business.

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

To vote, scroll to the bottom of this page and make your selection. Preparing Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future Sandra L. You can also vote at the bottom of any individual article in the contest. 22 to Jan.

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Stacey Higginbotham

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This week’s IoT news was compiled and written by Kevin C. The Pixel Tablet morphs into a Nest Hub: Along with the Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, and new Nest products, Google this week showed off the Pixel Tablet. To find out more about what this all means and what to expect, check out Stacey’s detailed write-up.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

How to Ensure Your Company’s Sustainability Claims Are Accurate and Meaningful for the Planet By Noémi Nemes, Maya Fischhoff, and Abby Litchfield People don’t like bad news. Data show that humans are pushing the limits of our planet’s operating systems. What Is Greenwashing? Greenwashing is a big problem.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JUNE 27, 2023

McKinsey points out that while a few companies have adopted digital automation wholesale through new construction, most factories have added new technology piecemeal. This makes sense given that companies have historically built factories around a process that would operate the same way on the same machines for a few decades.

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Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 14, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S. Critical anchors of a multi-racial democracy, from the classroom to the ballot box, have come under sustained attack. The bad news? The good news? How Has Education Philanthropy Responded?

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MAY 16, 2022

When I co-founded DataKind in 2011 to connect volunteer data scientists with nonprofits looking to increase their impact, I did so with a vision of data science and AI being used, first and foremost, in the service of humanity. Or to shun data science and AI in the social sector as more harm than good? By Jake Porway.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Innovations across form-factors, hybrid work technology, and Metaverse showcased at Lenovo’s flagship annual tech event Tech World ’22 – focused on making life better, work more productive, and the planet more sustainable. Edge and AI technologies Enabling Next-gen Data Processing. AI Solutions.

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Stanford Social Innovation

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of progress has been made: using randomized, controlled experiments; making “evidence-based” decisions; and generating rigorous data. This is particularly important in social impact, where we need evidence to make decisions related to policy, funding, and programs, so we can solve intractable problems.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Chemicals that belong to the family of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are back in the news as a study published by the American Chemical Society found PFAS is globally present in rainwater , often exceeding safe maximums set by the EPA and other governing bodies. What are PFAS chemicals and why are they a risk?

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Center for Global Franchise Excellence, at the University of Louisville College of Business. Center for Global Franchise Excellence’s franchising curriculum; one-of-a-kind mentorship from some of Yum! Brands’ Louisville Restaurant Support Center; and a number of unique curated franchising professional experiences during the semester.

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Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 11, 2023

The second is sustainability, where an organization struggles when the influx of new money ends. ” With the right mindset and careful planning, however, nonprofit leaders can safeguard their organizations against performance and sustainability risks while seeding future success. Over what time frame?

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 9, 2023

As we celebrate and honor Black Philanthropy Month , we need to see this alarm for what it is. If we as a society want to realize transformative change, we need to think critically about what it means to sustain Black women as human beings, imagining and creating bold change not just for today, but for 20, 30, 40 years from now.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Just like the governments in Europe, many businesses are being forced to evaluate their energy plans and look toward a more sustainable future for their company. While ESG sensitive clients were already increasing their use of sustainable energy, the current crisis won’t be fixed in such a short time frame by private initiative.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

C above pre-industrial levels requires deep, rapid and sustained greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in all sectors. Corporate sustainability leaders have taken action. C above pre-industrial levels requires deep, rapid and sustained GHG emissions reductions in all sectors. Keeping warming to 1.5°C

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Enviva had built its first North Carolina plant there two years before. .

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Since it was launched in 2006, thousands of corporations and organizations have signed the “Principles for Responsible Investment” (PRI), committing to “incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes,” more commonly known as ESG integration. ” What kind of impact?

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

By Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network. An annual greenhouse gas inventory released last week for 2018 — the latest available data — showed vehicle exhaust remains the state’s largest problem, but the sharpest year-over-year increase came in the residential sector. Activists met the news with incredulity. It’s complicated’.

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B the Change

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Looking at news headlines, you might think that there’s a dramatic rise in refugees escaping war, conflict, and climate change. We are scholars working on this issue with many others who care about what migration means for society and business. That’s the argument we make, for businesses and society. fleeing persecution).

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Rita Steele had planned a West Coast summer road trip as a respite from the demands of her sustainability work at Simon Fraser University. The 28-year-old climate-action instructor and sustainable-operations manager was hoping for a blissful escape before the new academic year. I set out to create art that did just that.”

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Originally published on Illumina News Center Methane is 28 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide: It’s responsible for a third of global warming. Their digestive systems do what they can with the food we allot them. Given all this, what can researchers do to mitigate bovine belching?

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3BL Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Sustainability. But what does “sustainability” even mean today? Edward Palmieiri | Meta | Global Head of Sustainability. Amanda Gardiner | Meta | Sustainability Innovation & Engagement. Marlo Tablante | Meta | Sustainability Transparency & Positioning. SOPHIA LI: Sustainability.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Given the general sense of chaos surrounding all of us, Sustainability Veterans members discussed how we stay centered and focused on the mission while not ignoring the news. He consults on leading sustainable change through Alexander & Associates and climate change action through Plan C Advisors.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Kimberly-Clark ’s Kotex®, creator of the period care category, is marking International Women’s Day (March 8) by releasing eye-opening data from a study around how women worldwide feel about progress. The powerful #ProgressFeelsLike film speaks to the data unearthed in Kotex’s study. Because period or not, She Can.”

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Changing the way therapies work, and the changing work of making therapies. It was available under emergency use authorization before, and now it’s here to stay—so what? For those of us inside the life sciences industry, though, the “so what” is significant. SOURCE: CRB. Get your copy of the report here. already raised.

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