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Breaking Down the EU's Latest Sustainable Business Benchmarks

The EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is a classification system that defines which economic activities contribute towards six essential environmental objectives.

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The Winners and Losers in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

A Senate plan to spend $550 billion on U.S. infrastructure stands to benefit industries heavily dependent on transportation, with companies including Amazon.com Inc., FedEx Corp. and Comcast Corp. among the biggest winners.

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How Automated Packaging Makes E-Commerce Better

Oversized boxes lead to lost capacity, higher transport costs and negative environmental impact.

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The Value of a Global Digitized Health Community

Join Iain Barton, Rene Berger, Chad Davenport, Cobus Rossouw, and Greg Brady for an insightful discussion on current challenges and new technologies and processes that will improve the distribution of humanitarian aid and disaster relief globally.

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AI Could Dramatically Speed Up Environmental Action

Artificial intelligence has big potential to help cut plenty of planet-warming emissions.

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Top Coffee, Sugar, Soy Ports Hunt Climate Clues to Stem Risks

As Brazil contends with its worst drought in almost 100 years, its ports and their regulator are intensifying efforts to quantify the risks of climate change for the nation’s sea hubs.

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Powering Procurement in the Electric Utility Industry

With the renewed emphasis on green energy, and a national net-zero greenhouse gas emission imperative planned for 2050 by the Biden Administration, significant investments must be undertaken to improve procurement processes.

World’s Food Supplies Get Slammed by Drought, Floods and Frost

Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and hunger is on the rise.

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Investors Back ClimateAi to Tackle $1.3 Trillion in Climate Risk Across Supply Chains

ClimateAi, a firm applying artificial intelligence to climate risk modeling, announced the launch of its Enterprise Climate Planning (ECP) platform.

Watch: Why Slavery in Supply Chains Grew During the Pandemic

Ingrid Verschuren, head of data strategy with Dow Jones, reveals the findings of research showing a surge in modern slavery during the lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why Slavery in Supply Chains Grew During the Pandemic

Here's When EU’s Carbon Rules Would Hit Oil Guzzling Industries, Like Shipping

The EU’s sweeping proposals to curb greenhouse emissions are likely to upend the continent’s oil demand over the years and decades to come. Here’s a run through the plans — and key timings — for aviation, shipping and makers of road-fuel.

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Driving Down Supply Chain Emissions Before Carbon Taxes Hit

With help from satellite data and machine learning, organizations can calculate and monitor their supply chain carbon emissions.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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