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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

GreenBiz

Earlier this year, Akamai’s sustainability organization teamed up with its wellness team, corporate foundation and employee resource groups to create a platform, managed with WeSpire software, that is used to share information and manage engagement. . To support those efforts, Microsoft has organized access to a number of resources. .

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Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy

AGreenLiving

The piece is a redesign of the company’s Calatea chair, originally developed in 2017, with new, eco-friendly materials and organic aesthetics for a greener version of the classic chair. The legs are made of FSC-certified ash wood sourced from responsibly managed forests with controlled logging.

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Sustainable Construction Materials: 5 Eco-Friendly Options Revolutionizing The Industry

Green Business Bureau

Companies that use these certifications are committed to advancing the practice of sustainable logging and promoting forest productivity and regrowth after they harvest the wood. Organic Materials. UpCycle – Austin, Texas. Other sustainable sources of lumber are salvaged lumber and reclaimed wood.

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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

AGreenLiving

Earlier this year, Akamai’s sustainability organization teamed up with its wellness team, corporate foundation and employee resource groups to create a platform, managed with WeSpire software, that is used to share information and manage engagement. To support those efforts, Microsoft has organized access to a number of resources.

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Lithos Carbon rocks agricultural carbon capture

Business Green

The waste dust is what we're upcycling. Yap: One key thing to know about our process is that it's different from storing organic soil carbon, where you're trying to keep carbon in the ground. Clouse: How do you convince farmers to use your technology? Do you sell it as an income stream from the sale of carbon credits?

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How to Declutter Your Life and Lower Stress Levels

The Environmental Blog

Trash: If the item in question is damaged beyond repair and can’t be donated, upcycled, or recycled, toss it in the trash. Needless to say, you want to keep your closet as organized as possible so that you don’t need to declutter it again for years to come. Swap out single-use items with reusable versions.

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Eco-innovations tackling food waste at every level

AGreenLiving

While we can be more vigilant at home by making a meal plan, only buying foods we need, making use of scraps and focusing on proper storage so foods last longer, larger organizations with substantial impacts are stepping up to reduce consumption and focus on smarter acquisition of foods.

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