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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog

GreenBiz

The flip side to this rosy view is that there are plenty of ethical concerns to consider. While much of the panel (which I helped organize) was highly technical, here are four of my high-level takeaways for those thinking about harnessing AI for climate solutions. Although progress is being made, he reiterated that warning last week.

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

GreenBiz

What’s been less chronicled is the arduous journey companies go through to clean up their mica supply chain, including the often-grueling work it takes to trace the mineral from its source all the way to products, then make the necessary changes to ensure it meets a company’s ethical and performance standards. On the ground.

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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

GreenBiz

While many companies have stepped up in some fashion to address the urgency of the moment, few have done so in ways that could help advance the kinds of long-term structural changes needed to ensure that the organization's lofty statement has enduring impact. But their 2019 statement is unlikely to lead us in that direction.

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: What’s the Difference?

Green Business Bureau

In 2019, the Governance Accountability Institute (G&A) announced that 90% of large companies (S&P 500 Index) published sustainability and responsibility reports. Yes, good CSR practices can create a socially sustainable organization. Sustainability and CSR Trends. The benefits of CSR.

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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs

Grist

When Weatherly Oil and Gas filed for bankruptcy in February 2019, the company was walking away from several hundred Texas wells. The volatility of the oil market hasn’t helped: Price fluctuations and a long-term market slump caused a spike in bankruptcies in 2019, and sagging demand due to the pandemic accelerated the pace.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.) For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Bill Powell stands in a lab at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry in 2019. government.