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The time to act on gender inequality in the workplace is now

Corporate Knights

Another term, “double shift,” has been used to refer to women’s combined paid an unpaid labour, as has been documented by Statistics Canada. The pandemic compounded the impossibility of women’s professional lives — especially those of professionals and academics, like myself, who are mothers.

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8 Leaders at Davos 2022 Explain How Business Can Deliver on ESG Promises

3BL Media

Academics at MIT Sloan School of Management say the lack of standardization on ESG scoring is leading to “aggregate confusion,” according to a recent report. Document the financial impact of non-financial indicators'. This calls for greater attention to how the data underlying ESG ratings is generated.

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Five Takeaways From Climate Week NYC 2024

3BL Media

Sustainability leaders in business, governments, civil society and the academic community all gathered to discuss the most pressing issues in the fight against climate change under the theme: “It’s Time!” Climate Week NYC is not one event, but a collision of more than 900 events at multiple venues across the New York metro area.

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Roads and digital innovation: White paper presents highlights from local authority project leads

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly ground-breaking government-funded initiative to accelerate innovation in the roads sector has published its latest white paper, looking at the role of digital tools, platforms and data in this area, and some of the outstanding challenges. The first white paper covered the mobilisation phase of the projects.

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Meet the Teacher Empowering Visually Impaired Students With Next-Gen Tech

3BL Media

These not only help students access the curriculum, but also help them develop critical digital and “soft” skills they’ll need to succeed in the future. At Morehead, a leafy 67-acre campus with red brick buildings that date from 1845, students study not only academics, but also life skills. White canes to water quality.

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Cisco: Building Resilience, in Tech, Skills, and Security

3BL Media

The use cases for AI are clearer and more outcome-focused this year -- evolving from just productivity to how it can help people, organizations and countries create better and more fulfilling lives -- and how we can use AI to help close the digital divide. The other thing that always has to go hand in hand with AI, is cybersecurity.

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Unpacking the Multifaceted Climate Impact of ICT: Rebound and Other Effects

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: How can we efficiently assess the impact – both positive and negative – of digital technologies on the climate? Why does it matter how we assess the impacts of digital technologies? SOURCE: Ericsson. by Pernilla Bergmark, Principal Researcher.