James Militzer

APRIL 4, 2024

This revolution is driven by the growth in internet access across the continent, since borders have become less of an obstacle and African businesses can now sell and compete globally. Africa’s e-commerce landscape is in the midst of an ongoing revolution, and the opportunities it presents are nothing short of transformational.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective carbon sequestration solutions. . Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be.

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2022

I once calculated that staff time devoted to just one board meeting cost $17,688.48 (in 2019 dollars). Was my job to figure out how to solve the global sustainability challenge or only to keep 20 board members happy and engaged? Time is just too short. But we can imagine a different future, if we make time to imagine it.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast Get timely insights from industry leaders, policy experts, and newsmakers about current marketplace conditions, new legislation, and innovations impacting businesses today. Find out how to take on big challenges, propel your business forward, and THRIVE. Here's your host, Gene Marks.

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Stacey Higginbotham

JANUARY 17, 2022

I had thought this showdown was going to be the biggest story of 2021 (Matter was my other big story for 2021, so I’m 0 for 2 here). Instead, we’ll see coverage expand and devices that use each network launch in 2022. LPWANs provide coverage for connected devices that don’t need to send a lot of data.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, the world is already 1.1°C Currently, more than 40% of the world’s largest publicly traded companies have made net-zero commitments as of the end of 2022, up from 20% in December 2020 5. Keeping warming to 1.5°C Keeping warming to 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Davies is also the UK’s special envoy on antimicrobial resistance. Abigail Herron, Global Head of ESG and Strategic Partnerships at UK-based Aviva Investors, credits a 2015 BBC documentary on the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs that featured Davies for opening her eyes to the scale and severity of the problem.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Steering well-informed strategic decisions with a near-real-time view of the environmental, social, and governance performance of the manufacturing site. Challenge: Gathering Fine-Grained Insights Hundreds of different factors contribute to the overall sustainability of Lenovo’s operations.

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Just Capital

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Bank of America launches a sabbatical program for long-tenured employees, beginning at six paid weeks in addition to vacation days for those with the firm for 15 years. Climate Week and the U.N. General Assembly brought the usual mix of chaos, canapés, conversation, and commitments to New York City this week. degree Science-Based Target.

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3BL Media

APRIL 1, 2022

Lack of access to reliable water sources is one of the biggest issues facing humanity. With little government support and challenging accessibility to remote rural communities, these water systems are difficult to maintain. SOURCE: Cisco Systems Inc. Almost an entire third of the global population (up to 2.9

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

We are rapidly out of time to see appropriate policy steps taken to keep a 1.5°C C may still be on life support, but Sharm El Sheikh nevertheless saw progress on many fronts. . However, progress in some areas was limited by compromise in others, resulting in a disappointing final text issued in the early hours of Sunday morning. .

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The road she had traversed just days before through Kelowna was now consumed by raging flames. Indigenous-led climate solutions are needed more now than ever.” Rita Steele had planned a West Coast summer road trip as a respite from the demands of her sustainability work at Simon Fraser University.

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

It’s always a privilege to stand before this conference, to recognize your efforts and to provide some insights into the various aspects of our world, from what’s happening on the global stage to what’s happening in our own communities and workplaces. But while our world changes, the reason we gather remains constant.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 1, 2023

Imagine a world where consumers have access to affordable, locally grown plant-based foods every day. A world without unnecessary disposable plastic, where cities harvest heat from the earth, and where waste from food, farms and landfills is up-cycled into clean-burning biogas. Case in point: the no.

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Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 27, 2022

Such a shift couldn’t come at a more important time for organizations addressing acute threats to climate, health, our social fabric, and world democracy. Such a shift couldn’t come at a more important time for organizations addressing acute threats to climate, health, our social fabric, and world democracy.

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Development 97

Cisco CSR

MARCH 22, 2022

Lack of access to reliable water sources is one of the biggest issues facing humanity. With little government support and challenging accessibility to remote rural communities, these water systems are difficult to maintain. Almost an entire third of the global population (up to 2.9 Years of research and design.

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3BL Media

JUNE 1, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The carrot on your plate might seem like the most simple thing in the world – a hardy root that has nourished humans, from kings to peasants, for generations. While individually, the changes can be minor, over time, that process has radically reshaped what we put on our plates. SOURCE: Bayer. Modern Problems.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2022

As SDG-aligned impact investing grows, methods for measuring real-world outcomes are proliferating. . Time is running out to fulfil the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure an equitable world for the next generation. But the next step is more difficult.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It’s an understatement to say A LOT has happened in that time. We had just launched our first unlimited nationwide 4G data plan. We were focused on prepaid and our “challenger strategy” in urban areas — and just starting to firm up plans for a new groundbreaking Un-carrier approach that would change wireless as we knew it.

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Development 130

GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

Since it was founded nearly a decade ago, Grove has raised a total of $436 million in capital, according to data acquired by WasteDive. I just believe so much that corporations, for better or worse, are the fundamental organizing force of our time in history outside of the nuclear family. Thu, 04/29/2021 - 01:30. Plastic-free by 2025.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. In this summary article, ESG Investor covers some of the areas with the biggest implications for asset owners. After the sound , fury and compromises, what will investors remember COP28 for?

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

When it comes to stewardship, “every process, every commitment and every initiative is based on the assumption that asset owners will have adequate resources in place”, according to Emmet McNamee, Head of Stewardship at the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Activity levels suggest these resources are working hard.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

But daunting challenges bring out the best in people. Our objective was to identify outstanding Canadian entrepreneurs and companies that are gaining significant traction in the fight against carbon – with exciting new solutions that most of the world hasn’t discovered yet. In Squamish, B.C., Bill Gates is an investor. .

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Waste Development Net Zero Manufacturing 363

Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2022

The rich countries of western Europe no longer want to buy Valdimir Putin’s oil and are scaling up their deployment of renewable energy technologies much quicker than planned, accelerating the transition to a low-carbon world. Managing demand is as much a part of food (or, indeed, energy) security as guaranteeing sustainable supply.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

2021 proved to be a bumper year for global M&A, which according to Refinitiv Data, surpassed $5.8 The Rockefellers were effectively trying to create the Standard Oil of the philanthropic world, observed one reporter at the time. By Gil Pereg. trillion last year. The drivers, of course, differ by each deal.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

At the UN Biodiversity Conference ( COP 15 ), held in December in Montreal, leaders agreed a global deal to protect the ecosystems that support the world economy, and prevent the further loss of already severely damaged plant and animal populations – including what many have termed the “ insect apocalypse ”.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 02:00. Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year. . The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S. reaches back to 1909.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

If you're looking for the light of inspiration during one of the darkest periods the world has seen in decades, you've come to the right place. Others are making waves in the business world from other perches, including government, consultancies, startups and environmental justice advocacy groups. The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.

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