… the SDGs last year, making commitments that span safe working conditions and responsible resource management. Some breakout discussions around this topic stressed that companies should … strategy should dispel this belief. Instead, publically aligning with the SDGs can be a source of competitive advantage. D - Dedicate resources according to materiality Conducting a … into business that achieves social good. The apparel sector employs more than 75 million people globally—mostly women—and is well-positioned to create shared value that promotes …
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… are going to allow the world to sustainably and responsibly feed the expected 10 billion people by 2050. Plant-based foods currently compose a $3.7 billion market, according to the … overfishing. Sharing her hope for the future of plant-based and clean seafoods replacing our current status quo around seafood that does not consider what we take out of the system, … so concerned about climate change and the atmosphere, to be so ignorant and neglectful of our oceans is deeply troubling. However, having woken up to this living disaster …it’s not …
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… Our national production of food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural … crops requiring huge capital investments and granting market and capital access to those people who need it, the government can help thousands of farmers become competitive. … the University of Pennsylvania, finds that urban farms are linked to increased feelings of community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and …
… arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional sources, but it is not available all the time. If consumers can shift the bulk of their … of almost two years of effort, and it was a clear high point of her time at Yale. “So many people had touched PowerHouse at that time that it was so cool to bring it all home,” she …
… across a range of companies to campus to discuss their work and professional journeys. The conference reinforced many of the themes that have arisen in that series, while … Development Goals (SDGs) were a frequent topic of discussion and the subject of a four-hour tutorial. The SDGs are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets that the world aims to … sector. Though sustainability teams are relatively tiny at large corporations—a few dozen people out of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of employees—these teams tend to be …