Green Project Management
JUNE 14, 2018
Does big business care about sustainability and social responsibility? I often ask attendees to my courses and presentations this question. In general, the response is a strong negative: “NO big business couldn’t care less about sustainability or social responsibility!” GPM’s experience though is the exact opposite: YES big business aggressively cares about sustainability and social responsibility!
Sustainable Development Network
JUNE 27, 2018
In late 2017, SDSN and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) launched the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium to bring together leading research institutions more than 20 country and regional teams. Members of the consortium collaborate to develop integrated long-term pathways towards sustainable land-use and food systems consistent with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.
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AAEE
JUNE 12, 2018
At the University level, there are a lot of areas you can decide to develop a career on but none has proven to be as important or vital for a healthy earth than environmental engineering. Environmental engineering is a subset of engineering that is concerned with protecting the earth and its citizens from the harmful… The post Environmental Engineering: Why You Should Pursue It As A Career appeared first on AAEE.net - Environmental Engineering.
Daniel Burrus
JUNE 6, 2018
The technology change curve continues to steepen, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs developing innovative processes, services and products. When you create and drive growth on a global basis, it’s imperative that you capture and protect your intellectual property (IP). In fact, how well you protect your intellectual property could ultimately be a major key to success.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Corporate Sustainability Collabrorative
JUNE 11, 2018
The Corporate Sustainability Collaborative’s last Quarterly Meeting introduced us to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These broad goals can act as a framework on which to build a more socially responsible and sustainable business. Mike Wallace from BrownFlynn, an ERM Company, gave us the 30,000-foot view of the SDGs and how they compare to other measurement tools.
Green Technology
JUNE 7, 2018
Rush hour on the Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles, September 9, 2016. AP Photo/Richard Vogel. Nicholas Bryner , University of California, Los Angeles and Meredith Hankins , University of California, Los Angeles. Editor’s note: On April 2, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration plans to revise tailpipe emissions standards negotiated by the Obama administration for motor vehicles built between 2022 and 2025, saying the standards were set “t
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Sustainable Development Network
JUNE 23, 2018
To advance the SDG localization effort in France, SDSN and Université PSL co-hosted a public event on June 21, 2018, entitled “The Role of France and French Universities in Achieving the SDGs.” Prof. Edouard Husson, Vice-President of PSL, opened the event and reiterated the institution’s commitment to sustainable development: “we must develop through training, not only knowledge but also the skills to act tomorrow.
Sustainable Development Network
JUNE 15, 2018
On 11 June, the President of the General Assembly convened a high-level meeting on the topic of “Financing for SDGs: Breaking the Bottlenecks of Investment from Policy to Impact” at UN Headquarters in New York. The day-long event aimed to identify key challenges and obstacles along the investment chain to SDG achievement, from mobilizing funds to maximizing impact, and to formulate concrete solutions for policymakers and funders to overcome them.
Daniel Burrus
JUNE 27, 2018
Most everyone is familiar with postmortems, at least in a medical sense. With regard to medicine, a postmortem is conducted to determine why a person has died. Postmortems can be valuable in all sorts of ways, including research into disease and medications, and other important scientific goals. The problem is there’s just one person who doesn’t stand to benefit from a postmortem: The person lying on the table.
Sustainable Development Network
JUNE 7, 2018
Second Annual ‘U.S. Cities SDG Index’ Ranks American Cities Based on Sustainability Performance BOSTON – Today, at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 86 th Annual Meeting, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released the 2 nd Annual U.S. Cities Sustainable Development Goals Index. The report, titled “ Leaving No U.S. City Behind ,” shows that all U.S. cities, even those at the top of the Index, have far to go to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
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