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Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout

Envirotec Magazine

Pallets are being produced at three sites – York, Burton, and Peterborough – and fitted with RFID tags, which will enable pallet tracking. From the outset, everyone agreed change was needed and that the current linear way of working is out of kilter with the industry’s net carbon zero and zero waste objective.

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Peers sought to build urban resilience platform

Envirotec Magazine

Isle’s technology consultant Sylvia Schuster explains why she believes managing the effects of climate change requires urban transformation. European cities need to transform their infrastructure if they are to meet the emerging challenges posed by the effects of anthropogenic climate change. Best practice.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. financial system. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. Sub-systemic shocks.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Recent research by Leaders Arena ESG Advisory Services finds that institutional investors managing more than $7 trillion in equity assets consider biodiversity issues to some extent, including Allianz Global Investors, BNP Paribas Asset Management and California Public Employees’ Retirement System, better known as CalPERS.

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Startup Phood tackles food waste at the top of the food chain

GreenBiz

The system uses that information to recommend changes within foodservice operations aimed at reducing food waste. . The Phood system is integrated directly with the inventory system so it can use the data to calculate waste compared to the sold volume. Phood becomes a centralized system that connects each step.

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Recurrent and Black Book aim to make used EV values more precise

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Seattle-based startup Recurrent aims to change that, by providing independent reports on the condition of used EV batteries. Now the company is collaborating with the vehicle data and analytics firm Black Book to create an EV-specific valuation system that’s influenced by battery condition. Source: Black Book.

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Engaging Students in Energy Conservation

Green Technology

Behavior change is essential to realizing the potential of upgrades to lightning and HVAC systems. link] entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Environmental Literacy , Solar Energy , Student Engagement. Improving energy efficiency isn’t just a matter of replacing equipment. Bookmark the permalink.