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How the IRA cuts costs and emissions from buildings

GreenBiz

Sponsored: EDF’s Victoria Mills interviews Katie McGinty of Johnson Controls to discuss how the IRA is taking on the often overlooked topic of building emissions.

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Here's why companies should assess double materiality

GreenBiz

After years of debate over the definition of materiality, 2020 has brought a consensus that materiality is double — meaning that businesses should report on financially material topics that influence enterprise value as well as topics material to the economy, environment and people. Take the topic of climate change.

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Collaborating for a Carbon Neutral Built Environment

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With the passage of the infrastructure bill and the urgent need to improve and expand our cities, it’s critical that we build in a way that is both resilient and sustainable. Among the topics: What sustainable and resilient infrastructure looks like in the future.

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How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment

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As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. Our current work aims to explore and develop responses to these impacts in collaboration with fashion companies and broader industry stakeholders.

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Can smart buildings be more equitable buildings?

GreenBiz

Can smart buildings be more equitable buildings? Fortunately, I work for a supportive company that requested modification from building management to convert a small conference room to a part-time pumping room. Many building standards developed decades ago have had only small incremental updates over the years.

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Recyclability vs Recycling Infrastructure: How to Engage Stakeholders and Align Solutions

GreenBiz

Best practices on identifying and building strategic and collaborative relationships along the value chain. Aligning strategy with infrastructure and considering product lifecycles.

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Celebrating 10 female leaders in sustainability

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Originally focused on leaders in the green building industry, the WSLA Alumnae Group last year became an independent organization. Gina Ciganik , CEO, Healthy Building Network. Rachel Hodgdon , president and CEO, International WELL Building Institute. This year’s awards were the first to be held since that development. .