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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

One goal of Closed Loop Partners (CLP), entering its ninth year, is to bring together institutional investors with strategic corporate investors who seek to build a circular economy for their supply chains while helping their sustainability goals. And in terms of how we integrate those with the rest of the decision process.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. We are using the newly developed Embodied Carbon for Construction Calculator (EC3) to support low-carbon procurement on structural steel, piles, rebar and concrete. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ).

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 11 - Spilling the Tea on Sustainability

3BL Media

Neiman Marcus Group is a female founded, female majority organization, and that definitely holds true in this building here at Bergdorf Goodman. Another thing that we're super proud of - our new commitment in terms of reducing embodied carbon by 40 percent by 2030. So today's topic is really important for us as a brand as well.

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The Business Imperatives of Sustainable Buildings

3BL Media

These social considerations and green building techniques apply to all stages of the project lifecycle and its supply chains, from planning and design to construction and throughout its operation. Going back to the report as a whole, what are the standout aspects for the construction industry?

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Urgent action on carbon measurement needed, according to academic group

Envirotec Magazine

The report, entitled ‘is our carbon wallet empty’, states that the infrastructure sector will miss legally binding carbon budgets that place restrictions on the total amount of greenhouse gases the UK can emit. The report makes four key recommendations: The adoption of an agreed carbon zero definition that can be clearly assessed.

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Ferguson encourages action towards a greener tomorrow??

Green Technology

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The tool enables industry professionals to think about their carbon impact at the time of definition and purchase. million barrels of oil, $37.5 million homes.