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Sustainable Business News #13
Welcome to the latest edition of Globant’s Sustainable Business News. From Green IT to the new rules introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission, our recent Sustainable Newsletter has arrived. 🌱 |
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Destination Earth
Destination Earth is a new initiative of the European Commission that aims to develop – on a global scale - a highly accurate digital model of the Earth to monitor and predict the interaction between natural phenomena and human activities.
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The best cities for low carbon emissions aren’t the tallest
A dense urban layout of low-rise buildings is more climate-friendly than one packed with skyscrapers, a new study says.
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The IPCC’s sixth assessment on how to tackle climate change
Limiting global warming to 1.5C or 2C would mean “rapid and deep” emissions reductions in “all sectors” of the global economy, says the latest report from the United Nations’ IPCC.
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Elena Morettini on Green IT
During the latest sustainability breakfast in Madrid, Elena Morettini was discussing Green IT and the importance for companies of having their Climate Risks identified.
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Climate risk is not the only environmental risk companies should disclose
On March 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate risk.
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| The 3 to follow
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Elisa DĂaz-MartĂnez
As a highly experienced public affairs and government relations international executive Elisa has a large experience building corporate reputation and successful and impactful strategies, across Europe and North America. |
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Emily Kirsch
Emily is a Founder and Managing Partner at Powerhouse Ventures & Founder and CEO at Powerhouse, with a deep professional and personal commitment to having the greatest positive impact possible.
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Madison Freeman
Madison Freeman focuses on emerging decarbonization technologies and how to scale them to solve our most pressing climate challenges. She is currently a research and strategy associate at Energy Impact Partners. |
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Infographic - Climate change costs life and money
Over the past 40 years, Europe has seen a sharp increase in temperatures. Warmer temperatures have exacerbated extreme weather events across the continent, with dire consequences for large numbers of people and the economy.
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| The Sustainability Agenda - Dates to look forward to:
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World Earth Day
The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet.” The key point here is to act in a bold way, innovate in a broad way, and implement in an equitable manner.
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Sustainable Leaders Forum
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Online
A meeting in a hybrid format, that makes leadership the cornerstone of sustainable and social transformation.
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