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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

The behemoth task of changing UN policy Figueress predecessor, Yvo de Boer, who helmed the UNFCCC from 2006 through 2010, sees it differently. They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. If we didnt have this space, wed have to create it. Is it perfect?

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How This IoT Device From Charity: Water Could Advance Water Access for Billions

3BL Media

Founded in 2006, nonprofit charity: water has shown an incredible commitment to ensure that more people have access to enough clean water. In late November 2021, charity: water shipped over 390 India Mark II sensors to Uganda. It’s already overcome the challenges of deployment at scale in very rugged environments.

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Aircraft Fuel Conservation and Fleet Modernization at FedEx

3BL Media

A global increase in shipping volume, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, delayed the retirement of certain older aircraft and led us to fall short of our goal. Since the program’s founding in 2006, we have implemented 70 fuel-saving initiatives, saving 948 million gallons of jet fuel and avoiding 9.3 FedEx Fuel Sense.

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One Acre Fund: How a Mobile App Prepares Smallholder Farmers for a Successful Harvest

3BL Media

With the audacious goal of solving global poverty in mind, One Acre Fund (OAF) has been working since 2006 to supply smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa with the resources they need to improve their harvests, raise their incomes, adopt environmentally friendly farming practices and diversify crops to increase resilience to disasters.

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DP World Callao Receives Corporate Diversity Award for 2024

3BL Media

CALLAO, Peru, October 15, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has been awarded the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) Corporate Diversity Award for 2024.

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(Mountain) Lions, Jaguars, and Bears…Oh My!

3BL Media

From transporting animals through in-kind shipping to providing support for the Zoo to Community (ZTC) program, FedEx is proud to support the Oakland Zoo’s conservation and education efforts. FedEx and the Oakland Zoo have collaborated on multiple projects for over ten years.

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How this IoT device from charity: water could advance water access for billions

Cisco CSR

Founded in 2006, nonprofit charity: water has shown an incredible commitment to ensure that more people have access to enough clean water. In late November 2021, charity: water shipped over 390 India Mark II sensors to Uganda. It’s already overcome the challenges of deployment at scale in very rugged environments.

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