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In the beginning…there were the high-stakes / high-visibility crises events that are now part of corporate legend -- the ExxonValdez tanker oil spill in Alaskan waters (in resource-rich Prince William Sound) just as the fishing season got underway -- the deliberate poisoning of over-the-counter Tylenol pain relief pills, resulting in the tragic deaths of retail customers trusting in the product (the most recommended by physicians, it was said at the time). 

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News & Updates

December 6, 2019 Vineyard Wind: delayed project reveals bluster in US’s offshore wind ambitions

Source: Power-technology

The recent decision by the Interior Department to hit the pause button on plans to build the first major US offshore windfarm off the Massachusetts coast means the project now hangs in the balance. Amid federal agency infighting,...

December 6, 2019 Switching Your Bank Is One Of The Most Sustainable Things You Can Do

Source: Refinery29

Where, when and how we spend our money is often a point of contention (as well as guilt and stress) for so many of us. Are we indulging too much of our hard-earned cash on ourselves? Do we have enough of it? Should we be saving...

December 6, 2019 Salesforce Sustainability Cloud helps customers reduce their carbon footprint

Source: Tech Republic

Data visualization is a key component of Salesforce's Sustainability Cloud, which helps customers track their impact on the environment.

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Research & Insights

December 3, 2019 Hancock Natural Resource Group Successfully Completes Inaugural Sustainability Examination of Select Managed Agricultural Operations

Source: PR Newswire

The examination found the operations fully conform to a new sustainable agricultural standard (the Standard) for farmland management which is expected to launch more broadly in 2020. The Standard was developed by the Sustainable...

December 2, 2019 New study analyzes viability of sustainable fuels developed through new process

Source: PHYS.org

A technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and scaled up by Vertimass LLC to convert ethanol into fuels suitable for aviation, shipping and other heavy-duty applications can be...

November 29, 2019 A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe

Source: Science Daily

A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and nutrition, and includes...

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Commentary & Opinion

December 4, 2019 What a ‘no-deal’ U.S.-China trade scenario would mean for stocks and bonds

Source: MarketWatch

Imagine there’s no trade deal and that the U.S.-China battle is left to rumble on through most of next year instead.

November 29, 2019 The Fourth Industrial Revolution is redefining the economy as we know it

Source: World Economic Form

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) upends current economic frameworks. Who makes money - and how - has changed. Demographics have changed. Even the skills that brought our society to where we are today have changed. Leaders...

November 27, 2019 Opinion: Intel sticks some coal in Dell and HP’s Christmas stockings

Source: MarketWatch

HP Inc. HPQ, -0.45% and Dell Technologies Inc. DELL, -3.40% both admitted Tuesday that they expect a negative impact on their future results as a result of chip shortages for which Intel apologized last week.

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