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Sustainability Guide for Real Estate: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

With sustainability taking the forefront of many company agendas, the real estate industry is due for a seismic shift. Demand for real estate companies that practice sustainability is rapidly increasing and is expected to accelerate upwards as younger generations enter the housing market. Conduct Virtual Tours.

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How effective stakeholder engagement shaped Samsonite’s ESG strategy

GreenBiz

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Mon, 11/16/2020 - 01:00.

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NYPA approves three allocations of hydropower from Niagara Power Project

Renewable Energy World

MW of hydropower from NYPA’s Niagara Power Project in Lewiston are to Americold Real Estate in Chautauqua County, SGS Recovery in Niagara County and Sumitomo Rubber USA in Erie County. ” Americold Real Estate L.P.—which NYPA is the largest state public power organization in the U.S.,

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Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable

GreenBiz

Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable. Now, new breakthrough climate accounting technologies are emerging as solutions to track and verify energy and carbon emissions, and report energy purchases and consumption. Let’s consider a relatively simple market, such as commercial real estate.

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

Designed and executed with care, net-zero carbon goals can offer more than sustainability window dressing for commercial buildings in the decades to come. As we're moving from what was traditionally an avoidance of carbon emissions to avoid climate change, we're now moving much more into adaptation," she said. Risk and adaptation.

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Vertima’s environmental consulting helps businesses go green

AGreenLiving

Related: Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification The team at Vertima offers expert advice in its collaborations with real estate developers, manufacturers and training organizations. Vertima also guides businesses toward carbon-neutral practices and helps them become more eco-responsible.

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Greentown Labs Announces Location of New Incubator in Houston’s Innovation District

Greentown Labs

It joins a growing number of startup support organizations and startup companies already located or locating there, as well as Houston-based accelerator programs including MassChallenge (also founded in Greater Boston, Mass.), gener8tor, Impact Hub Houston, and others.