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41% of Businesses Avoid Carbon Offsets Due to Trust Issues, Despite Critical Net-Zero Role

LONDON, January 17, 2023–The majority of businesses will struggle to meet net-zero goals without the use of carbon credits, but a lack of trust in the tool is stalling uptake and pushing corporate net-zero plans off track. This is one of the striking findings from a global survey of over 500 senior sustainability officers, commissioned by AiDash, a leading provider of vegetation management and other satellite- and AI-powered operations, maintenance, and sustainability solutions.
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Technology Convergence Driving the Development of Sustainable Crop Protection Solutions

The agricultural industry’s ongoing changes—rapid climate change and biodiversity loss—have created a lucrative growth opportunity for agrochemical technology developers. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent report on the sustainable agrochemicals crop protection market, the need to protect crops and reduce agricultural-related emissions encourages technology developers to create solutions that allow farmers to sustainably increase agricultural productivity. Furthermore, government strategies,
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Indian companies prioritise climate change, step up sustainability investments, says survey

As far as climate actions are concerned, Indian executives are more likely to be focussed on increasing the efficiency of energy use, using more sustainable materials, training employees, and making operations/supply chains more climate resilient, in comparison with their global peers
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JD.com and APEC Women Leadership Forum Co-Launch Report on Women’s Contributions to Sustainable Consumption and Production

APEC Women Leadership Forum, the premier platform on fostering women’s economic empowerment among the 21 economies of the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and JD.com co-launched the “APEC Report:Observation of Women’s Value in Sustainable Consumption and Production,” which adopted extensive surveys and consumption data to examine the role of women as both producers and consumers in advancing sustainability.
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How to harness the power of 1 billion people to accelerate sustainable change

Companies have a massive role to play in creating options for consumers to be able to consume more sustainable products
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These papier-mâché lamps combine craft with sustainability

Sustainability and fine art are the driving inspirations behind ‘resolutely maximalist’ London lighting designer Rowena Morgan-Cox of Palefire
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Arcadis and Mott MacDonald help bring digital solutions, sustainability and equitable access to East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project in Los Angeles

Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, together with its joint venture partner Mott MacDonald, is pleased to announce the team will be providing construction management support services for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LA Metro) progressive design-build delivery team for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project.
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Davos 2023: Country’s road to development needs to be designed with sustainability in mind, says India Inc

With 75% of India’s districts being potential hotspots for extreme climate events, the country will need to develop a development roadmap that is different from what advanced economies followed in the past, says an expert
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‘We’re designing a fully sustainable environment’: Ontario Place redesign boasts beach, spa, garden and new wetlands

Therme Canada and the team working behind the controversial development of Toronto’s historic Ontario Place site insist the project is for the greater good of the city, and will resort and revitalize parts of the landscape that are crumbling apart.
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Commentary: I spent S$6 to fix my sofa instead of throwing it away

It’s common for people to throw away things as they spring clean and declutter ahead of Chinese New Year. Repair Kopitiam’s Danny Lim almost tossed out his favourite sofa, then decided to repair it himself.