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Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. In Taiwan, where I live and work, a large percentage of companies occupy an important position in the global economy as major suppliers of goods across the industrial spectrum. José Miguel Salazar. Wed, 01/20/2021 - 01:00.

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Geopolitical uncertainty, trade restrictions and divergence on AI ‘biggest risks’ to growth for global companies

Envirotec Magazine

Such restrictions can create barriers and hinder economic growth, affecting supply chains and market access. This escalation of conflict has a profound impact on the global economy, with conflict estimated to have a 12.9 percent impact on global GDP.

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What’s the True Cost of Your Food? True Price Incorporates Social and Environmental Impact

B the Change

To help these companies, Michel Scholte co-founded True Price , a Netherlands-based organization that aims to reduce food insecurity and shape a sustainable global economy through a pricing system that incorporates the cost of negative social and environmental impacts. “We Can any sort of company then apply this to their supply chain?

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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Is the Circular Economy?

3BL Media

The 2023 edition of the Circularity Gap Report , an annual study of circularity adoption worldwide by Circle Economy, states that the global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. The authors estimate that the global economy is only about 7.2% circular, down from 9.1% In that same year, 4.9

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DP World Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability by Enrolling Three Additional Terminals in Green Marine

3BL Media

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, November 19, 2024 – DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has deepened its commitment to environmental stewardship by enrolling three additional Canadian terminals – Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Saint John – in the Green Marine program.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Companies release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to their operations and supply chain.

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

3BL Media

That loss would be a massive hit to the global economy. is not a party to the convention, but that matters little in these days of the global economy and the multinational companies many of you work for or the international supply chains you are all part of. I have to clarify that the U.S. and 45 in Mexico.