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Sustainable city leadership 101

Corporate Knights

I believe that a movement of academics, students and city governments can make some pretty profound and needed change,” says David Miller , former chairman of C40, a global network of mayors tackling the climate crisis. Among its diverse activities, LSE Cities offers an academic course for city leaders to craft child-friendly policies.

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Celebrating the International Day of Education - How DP World Is Helping Prepare the Next Generation

3BL Media

In Ecuador, DP World has partnered with ESPOL University to deliver a port-focused technical qualification through the Academic Unit for Technical and Technological Training (AUFTT) in Posorja. Recognizing Academic Excellence Celebrating student success is just as important as creating opportunities.

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As corporate leaders pledge to embrace purpose beyond profit, are business schools keeping up?

Corporate Knights

As schools revamp curricula, calls mount to rethink traditional research and academic promotion practices. “We Amid some progress, he cites a peer-reviewed academic journal’s decision to accept scholarly papers on how marketing can contribute to a better world. Some academics successfully pivoted years ago.

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The rise of social metrics in ESG reporting

GreenBiz

Guiding Principles in 2016, included multiple data points at the macro level, perhaps to make up for sparse company-specific data. For example, the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business looked at more than 1,000 academic studies published between 2015 and 2020 on the correlation between financial and ESG performance.

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St. Philip's College Community Garden Grows With Retool Your School Grant

3BL Media

Philip’s College academic program coordinator, has been involved in the community garden from the very beginning. Philip’s College in 2015 and began working with the Garden Committee in Fall 2016,” says Paula. Paula Englebert, St. I transferred to St. When the garden moved to campus in 2019, I became co-chair of the garden.”.

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Mary Kay Inc Presents New Findings on Skin Care Advances and the Use of Computational Tools in Identifying Skin Sensitivity

3BL Media

Mary Kay's research into the effects of air pollution on skin, conducted through multiple academic collaborations since 2016, revealed that an antioxidant blend of resveratrol, niacinamide, and oligopeptide-1 protects natural skin surface lipids from oxidative damage caused by particulate matter (PM) and UV radiation, both alone and combined.

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Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition

GreenBiz

For example, more than 50 global leaders, including CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, policymakers, philanthropists, academics and other influential individuals, signed a joint statement in June calling for a transition to a circular economy in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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