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The Global Aid Industry is Repeating the Mistakes that Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis: A Warning from a Former Leader at Lehman Brothers

James Militzer

In 2008, the failure of a single institution, Lehman Brothers, triggered a global financial crisis. Elon Musks narrow-sighted, possibly vindictive decision to shut down USAID, including cutting off the roughly $25 billion in funding the agency delivers to other development organizations, might seem like just a callous budget decision.

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Beijing 2022 Builds on 2008 Legacy

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are being staged in the first city to host both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games, and have capitalised on the legacy created by the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, already delivering wide-ranging benefits to the host regions. IOCMedia [link] #Beijing2022.

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A New Way of Developing Affordable Housing Through Partnerships

3BL Media

The major causes of this supply crisis include restrictive zoning that leaves most housing development near job centers illegal, soaring construction costs, and a backlog of under-development due to the 2008 financial crisis. Housing cost increases drive increases in construction labor, making development more expensive.

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State of the Profession 2022 Report

GreenBiz

What wasn’t clear was whether the pandemic would negatively affect corporate sustainability efforts in the same way as during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis. Developed in collaboration with Weinreb Group, the report highlights the emerging opportunities in the sustainability profession.

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This acquisition could help make sustainable packaging the norm 

GreenBiz

Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. Now, L’Oreal is working with Ecologic to develop paper packaging for its professional-level products that are used in hair salons. Across the U.S. Rendering of Redken eco.bottle.

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Edge Environment

GreenBiz

We were founded in 2008 and our teams are based in Australia, Chile, and the United States. Edge Environment. taylor flores. Wed, 07/14/2021 - 09:37. Edge is an international sustainability consultancy focused on serving clients based in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

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DP World Expands Sustainable Development Impact Efforts in Emerging Markets

3BL Media

In a significant step toward sustainable development, DP World has expanded its Sustainable Development Impact Disclosure (SDID) to include Brazil, Senegal, and South Africa. In Brazil, for example, DP World is collaborating with Rumo, a leading Brazilian logistics company, to develop a terminal in Santos capable of handling 12.5