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Webinar Recap: The PFAS Risk Game

3BL Media

Most industries don’t know where or how much PFAS is in their supply chain. Multiple Definitions. First, there are multiple definitions of PFAS. There are at least 9 different definitions, and what is defined as a PFAS varies depending on who you ask. Eliminate PFAS in your supply chain including subcontractors.

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The Role of Advanced Environmental Forensics in Addressing Emerging Contaminants

3BL Media

This includes examining historical and current land use, neighboring properties, supply chains, wastewater, air emissions, and fire suppression systems. Standard EPA methods help understand chemical nature and extent, while modified forensic methods provide more detailed analysis.

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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. According to the EPA , transition risks are related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, while physical risks are associated to the physical impacts of climate change. Let’s get into it.

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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. So that’s just a couple of, a flavor for decarbonization elements in our supply chain. [00:13:10 The White House, Department of Energy, EPA, we want to hear from you.

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[Podcast Series] Internet of Things (IoT) Powering Smart and Sustainable Homes of the Future

3BL Media

Enterprises are increasingly interrogating their manufacturing processes and examining their supply chain to make them greener. Yan: Yeah Yeah definitely, sensors will play a major in enabling the smart and sustainable homes to happen. They are reimagining packaging thru reduce waste. link] #LifeIsOn.

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5 Must-Have Capabilities for Sustainability and ESG Software

Sphera

Staying up to date with peers and regulatory changes is made easier through our integrated impact libraries, which offer emission factors from external data sources such as Defra, IEA, EPA, IPCC and GHG Protocol, as well as Sphera LCA databases (GaBi), which are the largest, most comprehensive and consistent datasets available.

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Persistence is key: Unpacking the PFAS remediation conundrum

Envirotec Magazine

1 And that’s not yet touching upon the costs of removing it from supply chains and manufactured products, a legal Everest whose scale is only just beginning to be appraised. 5 Of growing concern is the narrow definition applied to PFAS substances in legislation. The price tag is unprecedented: remediation costs alone (i.e.,

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