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Finance & Sustainability Professional Education Platform xUnlocked Raises $6 Million

ESG Today

Professional education platform xUnlocked announced today that it has raised £5 million (USD$6.1 million) to support its growth, through a Series A investment by professional and vocational education company BPP Education Group.

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A corporate water strategy manifesto: We can and will do better

GreenBiz

Globally, it is likely that over 80 percent of wastewater is released to the environment without adequate treatment ( UNESCO, 2017 ). Too often, we sustainability professionals at NGOs, businesses and trade organizations get bogged down with labor-intensive marketing and communication efforts instead of focusing on execution.

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How do PGE, Columbia Sportswear and New Seasons do sustainability reporting?

Corporate Sustainability Collabrorative

Let’s imagine you’re a new sustainability professional in your first few months at a company. You hear from the executive team that they want you to research and create the company’s first Sustainability Report. Where do you begin? You’re not the first person in our network to face this daunting question.

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Future of business travel up in the air: overseas trips could be cut by at least a third

Envirotec Magazine

The majority of sustainability professionals (89%) think their company’s overseas travel in the next two to three years will be significantly reduced compared to pre COVID-19 levels. A cautious estimate based on the Climate Group’s analysis indicates a potential average decline in international business trips of up to 40%.

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Is COVID-19 slowing progress toward the SDGs? Yes, say experts.

GreenBiz

As we move into a crucial decade of action on achieving serious progress on sustainability, many are hoping the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession will serve to reset our priorities toward a greener future in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Project Coordinator, District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility; Washington D.C. . If you’ve seen Catherine Nabukalu’s name before, it may be because she was an Emerging Leader at GreenBiz Group’s 2017 VERGE conference. Sustainability Analyst, City of Charlotte, North Carolina. LinkedIn .

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

She took matters into her own hands in 2017, when she founded the reusable underwear line Pantys , the first of its kind in Latin America. Essentially, sustainable fashion meets women’s health. But what really got me interested in sustainability was back in investments," Collins recalls. . But she’s determined.

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