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Here's why companies should assess double materiality

GreenBiz

Here's why companies should assess double materiality. This is the first post in a four-part series on materiality. We also can call this "financial materiality" or "impacts inwards." This is covered by the SASB definition of materiality. This refers to "environmental and social materiality" or "impacts outwards."

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

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This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott. Thu, 12/03/2020 - 01:00.

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Companies are jumping aboard the federal packaging and recycling policy train

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Our role today is to answer the questions: What is the current landscape for proposed packaging and recycling legislation, and what are the roles of business to advance recycling?" The topic, which often goes hand-in-hand with the concept of a circular economy, weighed heavy throughout the discussion. . There is a need for reporting.

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Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments

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Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments. Applied, which specializes in materials engineering, sells equipment and services used in the production of virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Heather Clancy. Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:00. It generated more than $14.6

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DOE awards $43 million to support battery manufacturing innovations

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The DOE has announced a new $42.3-million million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002553 ) to support manufacturing innovations for energy technologies to drive reductions in carbon emissions.

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Over 50 webcasts on EV Engineering at next week’s Charged Virtual Conference

Charged

Just like the content Charged brings you every day, conference topics will span the entire EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit protection, wire and cable, EMI/EMC and more. Register now.

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Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery

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Given this big opportunity, it is imperative that when the nations of the world look to embark on infrastructure investment programs, they strive to provide infrastructure that is sustainable, technologically advanced and resilient. Economically, the case for technologically advanced, resilient and sustainable infrastructure is clear.