Tag: sustainability

  • Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

    Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

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    Climate change is a global issue that needs global solutions. Meaning every sector of society — taxpayers, national and local governments, corporations and businesses — has a part to play in limiting global temperature increase.  But there is very good news: More than 20% of the world’s biggest corporations have set a 2050 target of…

  • Local Motors Teams with door2door to Enable Autonomous 3D Printed Shuttles in Europe

    Local Motors Teams with door2door to Enable Autonomous 3D Printed Shuttles in Europe

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    Following getting a $15 million investment at 2020, Local Motors is continued to make progress with its 3D printed, autonomous shuttle, Olli 2.0. The firm has announced it was partnering with a Berlin-based mobility firm called door2door to create ride-pooling applications for the automobile in an effort to deliver Olli into Europe. Right now, the…

  • Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz says protecting wild habitats is imperative in preventing global health crises

    Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz says protecting wild habitats is imperative in preventing global health crises

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    Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz has been investigating threats against habitats and species such as elephants. Malaika Vaz Malaika Vaz is a 24-year-old National Geographic explorer, TV presenter, and wildlife filmmaker. Her work has highlighted the relationship between environmental conservation and public health. Vaz spoke with Insider about supporting biodiversity to achieve peaceful coexistence. Subscribe to…

  • The Brittle Spear IV: Incentives

    The Brittle Spear IV: Incentives

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    Publicly traded companies have a fiduciary responsibility to do what is best for their shareholders. It’s all good and well that management should be beholden to the owners of a firm. Management really should behave in the best interests of those whose mandates they are supposedly carrying out. This provides us a few perverse incentives,…

  • Fox Hall Passive Home in NY’s Hudson Valley by BarlisWedlick.

    Fox Hall Passive Home in NY’s Hudson Valley by BarlisWedlick.

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    Fox Hall House.   Against the farmland of Hudson Valley, just two hours north of New York City, stands a striking barn. Informing the passive design for the entire project, the 19th Century building was transported from a nearby property. With black siding and bright-red window frames, it feels simultaneously restrained and full of energy,…

  • Jim Mackey: Portrayal Of Amazon As Goliath “Is A Misconception Of What Capitalism Really Is”

    Jim Mackey: Portrayal Of Amazon As Goliath “Is A Misconception Of What Capitalism Really Is”

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    Whole Foods’ CEO Jim Mackey is a bit fed up with media portrayals of Amazon as “a monster, putting everybody out of business.” He likewise has little patience for critics of capitalism who believe it is defined by greed, inequality or a desire for world domination. In fact, not only is our free-market economy not…

  • From Whiskey to Wine, These Drinks Brands Are Giving Back to Areas in Crisis

    From Whiskey to Wine, These Drinks Brands Are Giving Back to Areas in Crisis

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    Back in January 2020, Gus Gluck, a co-founder of Quality Wines at London, started a wine market to raise cash for Australia’s wildfire victims. Over the weekend of Jan. 10-12, Gluck sold numerous nice and rare Australian wines, also benefiting the Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund and also WIRES Wildlife Rescue Emergency Fund.…

  • Best sustainable tech at CES 2020: New Tesla rival, meatless pork, and more

    Best sustainable tech at CES 2020: New Tesla rival, meatless pork, and more

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  • The Best of This Week

    The Best of This Week

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    An Agile Approach for Digital Projects Organizations that achieve the maximum success with jobs use systematic processes to simulate, test, and launch ideas. Procedures that allow for continuous learning and that support critical business goals can help you climb agile benefits. Big Tech’s Eccentric Uncle Is Now Its Loudest Critic He watched 200 Grateful Dead…