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The promise and peril of digital urban mobility

Corporate Knights

In 2015, a Helsinki start-up unveiled a plan for something it called “mobility-as-a-service,” or MaaS, based on ideas that had been developed in a 2014 masters' thesis at a Finnish university.

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COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning

GreenBiz

COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning. Proponents of 3D printing technology and digital manufacturing solutions have been seeking their breakthrough moment for years. The company’s gift to employees last Christmas: the 2002 book " Cradle to Cradle ," which it hopes will spur innovation from the bottom up.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biometrics, her Aadhaar. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment.

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Our 10 Must-Read ESG and Sustainability Books for 2022

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Did your New Year’s resolution include spending less time on-screen and more time curled up with a good book or audiobook? We asked our experts as well as polled Antea Group clients and friends about their favorite books on the topics of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and sustainability.

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Lessons in THRIVING: Key Takeaways From the New Breakthrough Book

3BL Media

I call it THRIVING and I tell the positive story of this bubbling revolution in my book of the same title. In this short article, I summarise some of the most important lessons from the book. Nor is Thriving is a self-help book for spiritual enlightenment. But I won’t lie – we are in a race for our lives. It aims to. It aims to.

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A Win-Win-Win: Urban Arts Alumni Uplift the Next Class and Earn Money for College As Teaching Assistants, Thanks to Funding From KeyBank Foundation

3BL Media

Yet Urban Arts, a national nonprofit that teaches digital game design to underrepresented high school students as a pathway to college and career advancement, is generating real maneuverability for its graduates. In 2022-2023, the average cost of books and supplies for a first-year college student was $1,212 1. It adds up.”

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Research Reveals Technology and Digitalization Are Key to Leading a Sustainable Lifestyle to More Than Two-Thirds of Consumers

3BL Media

More than seven in ten surveyed consumers (71%) regard digitalization as a key enabler to adopt sustainable lifestyles with top believers from emerging Asian markets, including Indonesia (90%), Philippines (87%) and Thailand (85%). Digital technology is a valuable tool for individuals and organizations to engage in actionable sustainability.