3BL Media

OCTOBER 17, 2022

percent of the global economy is circular. The quest for more sustainable business models is louder than ever, and in recent years, it is increasingly present in the telecom industry as well, with good reason. This is where the concept of circular economy enters the stage. SOURCE: Ericsson. Currently, only 8.6

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

and SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, November 30, 2023 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces its first export operations at its new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. At present, 60-70% of the cargo consists of perishables, primarily fruits and vegetables.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

PARIS, November 16, 2023 /3BL/ - The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action has today released its first baseline report , presenting operational food surplus and waste aggregated data from sixteen of its retailer and manufacturer members. Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 4.6

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Key risks and opportunities include: Increased frequency and severity of storms, floods, and heatwaves that can disrupt supply chains, damage infrastructure, and impact workforce availability. This assessment is crucial for understanding how climate change impacts could affect your operations, supply chains, and market positioning.

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ESG Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Canada unveiled its response to the emerging global race to scale up green energy and clean tech manufacturing capacity, with proposals for over $60 billion in tax credits and an additional $20 billion in sustainable infrastructure investments in its 2023 budget, presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Companies face a growing array of climate risks more immediate and severe than previously believed, from extreme weather events disrupting supply chains to rising climate litigation and regulations against carbon-intensive industries. Mispricing presents an additional threat of under-estimating risk.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Lenovo is committed to achieving Net-Zero emissions by 2050 and our sustainability efforts start with our own manufacturing and supply chain. However, measuring the impact of sustainability initiatives at the manufacturing site presented some tough challenges. Download a PDF of the full story.

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James Militzer

JUNE 27, 2024

Though many analysts have concerns about its potential to make some professions obsolete, others point out that AI and other tech jobs that support remote work can also be a source of new, stable jobs for many in the Global South — especially in rapidly growing countries in Africa, home to many of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. These disasters impact supply chains, products, and the services on which consumers rely, and the impacts will only increase without dramatic action.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 27, 2021

The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. The analysis is presented in BNEF’s latest report, 1H 2021 Corporate Energy Market Outlook. South Korean companies face similar supply chain pressures to those in Taiwan.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The CSRD, successor to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), presents a powerful lens through which companies must disclose their environmental and social impacts, assess their strategic and financial implications, and communicate their responses. Severe impacts of extreme weather events worldwide (e.g.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Such restrictions can create barriers and hinder economic growth, affecting supply chains and market access. This escalation of conflict has a profound impact on the global economy, with conflict estimated to have a 12.9 percent impact on global GDP.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It categorizes nature on a user-friendly scale from 100% (the naturally present biodiversity remains intact), down to 0% (where none of the species remaining in the location were naturally found there), with the index representing the biodiversity makeup of a specific terrestrial area in comparison to a pristine area with minimal human interference.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The risks to global economies, natural systems, and communities are beyond catastrophic if urgent action isn’t taken in the near term to reverse climate change. DESCRIPTION: COP27 provides a critical moment to build upon historic U.S. November 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ - ?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

Mobilising new capital and working to re-direct existing capital is a vital part of efforts to create a Brazilian – and global economy – that is fit for the long term. For example, Brazilian meatpacker JBS has set science-based climate targets and are aiming to have full supply chain traceability by 2025.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This can contribute to the development of AMR, when bacteria naturally present in water and soil are exposed to antibacterial ingredients that can trigger the emergence and/or selection of resistance genes which consequently may increase AMR. Brands, McDonald’s Corp and Restaurant Brands International Inc (RBI).

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In this article, I’ll summarise key sustainability events defining 2021 and then present four sustainable ESG trends that will settle companies’ environment in 2022. Complex Supply Chains designed to run efficiently failed under the pandemic. ESG trends in 2022: Sustainable Supply Chains.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The transition to the use of low GWP refrigerants is one of the trends that will define the present and future sustainability of the HVACR industry in Mexico and the world. We are excited to provide Bohn de Mexico with our Opteon™ XL refrigerant solutions for their new line of Ecoflex refrigeration systems.".

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Scores and dashboards are presented in proportional terms that allow comparison across countries with very different sizes, usually in per capita units, and also in absolute terms to identify which coun­tries are having the greatest absolute impacts on the Global Commons.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 27, 2020

Srinath Reddy , head of the Public Health Foundation of India and Co-Chair of SDSN’s Health for All Network, presented the experience of India, while Dr. Patrick Aboagye , Director General of the Ghana Health Service, shared Ghana's experience. A third panel explored how COVID-19 responses can promote equity and reduce inequality.

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James Militzer

MARCH 14, 2023

This has important indirect effects on economy-wide productivity, since this leads many non-importing firms to upgrade their technology as well, just due to the fact of being in the same supply chains as firms that are importing and exporting. What Does the Future Hold for Globalization?

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

If we don’t respond, not only will a massive array of the rural and vulnerable poor not have access to key resources, but nor will the rest of the global economy,” says Wendy Elliott, Deputy Practice Leader and Innovation Lead for Wildlife at WWF Kenya.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

In a letter to the Commission, WindEurope explained how low volumes of permitted projects have impacted Europe’s wind turbine manufacturers and wider supply chain. The rising cost of fossil fuels presents an opportunity for the EU to establish more energy independence and for investors to shift capital into renewables.

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Sense and Sustainability

MARCH 3, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the second of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. When companies interact in a holistic way by incorporating this ethos into their supply chains, products, employment practices and more, you can be sure they are not greenwashing. How to Avoid Greenwashing?

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. Examples are the Swiss art 964 and the German supply chain act. Figure 3: Calculated impacts of company A for the fiscal year 2019 (own operations and upstream supply chain).

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

Businesses, as the linchpin of the global economy, are vital actors in ensuring the world meets its shared goals for climate action. At present, voluntary investments in carbon markets are not recognised by leading standard-setters for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting or for the achievement of corporate sustainability targets.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“For me, this was the main outcome from COP26 because it shifted the onus from the politicians and regulators towards the real economy.”. We quickly went from the positivity of COP26 into 2022, which has presented a range of challenges for us all,” said Neil Brown, head of equities at GIB Asset Management. Beast from the east.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The lab’s key objective is to make the resulting information more trusted, actionable and discoverable, in support of better sustainability decisions that lead to more positive outcomes for people, the planet and the global economy.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

For private sector issuers, relevant considerations for selecting KPIs include information on leadership; employees; supply chain and products. These sustainable bonds present an opportunity for capital to close the equality gap between genders, a positive outcome for community as well as the business world.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 30, 2020

Equity & Well-being A pivotal aspect of sustainable happiness highlighted in several presentations was the importance of equity and well-being. Paul Polman, Chair of the International Chambers of Commerce and the UN Global Compact, and Co-Founder of IMAGINE, said, “ Happiness and the Sustainable Development Goals are nearly the same….

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Chris Hall

JULY 28, 2023

It is also clear that companies and investors should consider the risks, as well as the opportunities, that climate change presents. Likewise, the EV market is growing rapidly, but as the graphic shows, the sheer complexity of its supply chains calls for deep research to identify where long-term value really lies.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

Decarbonising the shipping industry is expected to cost over US$1 trillion by 2050, according to a report published by maritime consultancy firm UMAS and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions. “The global economy is hugely dependent on shipping, so it’s an especially important sector to get right,” says Mark Lutes, Senior Global Climate Policy (..)

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

Instead of being confined to a single product, the circular economy tries to apply this principle to as many products and commodities as is practically feasible. Better yet, there is an additional step to approach full circularity. Third, we see particular value in specialist solutions companies exposed to highly polluting industries.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The initiative will benefit the Dominican Republic’s local economy and contribute positively to the broader Caribbean economy. This presented unique challenges that were expertly navigated by each DP World team around the globe as the cars made their journey.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 20, 2020

This paper presents a first comparison between two country-level indices that aim to measure countries’ preparedness to face epidemics. Still the key messages and the conceptual framework presented in the November 2019 GHS are highly relevant in the Covid-19 context. Policy Responses to COVID19’, 23 March 2020. ‘How

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

Despite investor pressure, the UK is losing its leadership position, as Australia and the US progress on laws to eradicate modern slavery from supply chains. Carlsson says if there are areas of high risk linked to a certain product or supply chain, this should be considered in the reporting process. .

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2023

John OMaoileoin, Group Global Sustainability Director of CANPACK , said: “When a circular economy is developed and implemented properly, it benefits society, the environment, and the global economy.

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