Global Sustainability Assessment System

Thriving Infrastructure, Growing Demand: Qatar Facility Management Market Booms at 7.2% CAGR, Driven by Mega-Projects and Sustainability: Ken Research

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Research, AI, Traction, Artificial intelligence, Education, Service, Internet of things, Growth, Computer security, CBRE, Government, BMS, Building, Public–private partnership, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Automation, GSAS

Growing Awareness: Increased awareness among building owners and occupants about the benefits of professional FM is driving the adoption of these services.

Key Points: 
  • Growing Awareness: Increased awareness among building owners and occupants about the benefits of professional FM is driving the adoption of these services.
  • Sustainability Focus: The government's commitment to sustainability is encouraging the adoption of green FM practices, creating new opportunities for service providers.
  • Regional Powerhouses: Established local companies like Kahramaa and Qatar National Facilities Management Company offer local knowledge and cater to specific market needs.
  • Specialized Service Providers: Niche players focus on specific segments like sustainability consulting, smart FM technologies, or healthcare facility management.

Thriving Infrastructure, Growing Demand: Qatar Facility Management Market Booms at 7.2% CAGR, Driven by Mega-Projects and Sustainability: Ken Research

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 26, 2024
Research, AI, Traction, Artificial intelligence, Education, Service, Internet of things, Growth, Computer security, CBRE, Government, BMS, Building, Public–private partnership, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Automation, GSAS

Growing Awareness: Increased awareness among building owners and occupants about the benefits of professional FM is driving the adoption of these services.

Key Points: 
  • Growing Awareness: Increased awareness among building owners and occupants about the benefits of professional FM is driving the adoption of these services.
  • Sustainability Focus: The government's commitment to sustainability is encouraging the adoption of green FM practices, creating new opportunities for service providers.
  • Regional Powerhouses: Established local companies like Kahramaa and Qatar National Facilities Management Company offer local knowledge and cater to specific market needs.
  • Specialized Service Providers: Niche players focus on specific segments like sustainability consulting, smart FM technologies, or healthcare facility management.

Black & Veatch Collects Over 3,100 Pounds of Trash as Part of Global Water Cleanup Effort

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Environment, Construction & Property, Engineering, Environmental Health, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Philanthropy, Other Philanthropy, Other Construction & Property, Glass, Black, Organization, Volunteering, Black & Veatch, Pond, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Tourism, Ocean Conservancy

Global engineering and construction leader Black & Veatch joined organizations around the world this fall to participate in Ocean Conservancy’s annual International Coastal Cleanup.

Key Points: 
  • Global engineering and construction leader Black & Veatch joined organizations around the world this fall to participate in Ocean Conservancy’s annual International Coastal Cleanup.
  • More than 675 Black & Veatch employee-owners and their families participated in the global water cleanup effort at 31 sites worldwide.
  • The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 35 years ago to gather data on how much trash litters global waterways.
  • Black & Veatch International Coastal Cleanup teams cleared debris — including tires, laundry detergent containers, food wrappers and broken glass — from several global waterways, including beaches, ponds, riverbanks and creek banks.

Edgewell Personal Care Named by Newsweek as one of America's Most Responsible Companies in 2024

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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SHELTON, Conn., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) has been named one of Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies for the fifth year in a row. The annual list presented by Statista Inc. revealed the company's highest ranking yet, at 19 out of 500 total ranked organizations. Amongst the Consumer Goods organizations listed, Edgewell ranked 3rd out of 48 total companies. 

Key Points: 
  • SHELTON, Conn., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) has been named one of Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies for the fifth year in a row.
  • The annual list presented by Statista Inc. revealed the company's highest ranking yet, at 19 out of 500 total ranked organizations.
  • Amongst the Consumer Goods organizations listed, Edgewell ranked 3rd out of 48 total companies.
  • The selection process reviewed 2,000 total companies and ranked 500 based on their corporate social responsibility and critical performance indicators.

Kyndryl Collaborates with Microsoft and Finds Only 16% of Organizations Integrated Sustainability Into Their Strategies While Most View Technology as Key to Achieving Their Goals

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Monday, December 4, 2023
NYSE, Organization, KD, Workforce, Finance, Automation, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Carbon accounting, AI, Microsoft, Outline, ESG, Renewable energy, Management, Kyndryl

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, in collaboration with Microsoft, today released the findings of The Global Sustainability Barometer study. The study, conducted by Ecosystm, finds that while 85% of organizations place a high strategic level of importance on achieving their sustainability goals, only 16% have integrated sustainability into their strategies and data. 

Key Points: 
  • The study, conducted by Ecosystm , finds that while 85% of organizations place a high strategic level of importance on achieving their sustainability goals, only 16% have integrated sustainability into their strategies and data.
  • "Many companies are at different stages of sustainability maturity," said Faith Taylor, Chief Sustainability and ESG Officer, Kyndryl.
  • "Companies are applying technology to unlock the full potential of sustainability.
  • They are thinking beyond regulatory compliance to pragmatically execute and advance their sustainability goals."

New Energy Blue launches farmer-owned business to supply clean, sustainable feedstock for its biomass refineries

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Carbon, Lignin, Plastic, Biomass, Research, New energy, Engineering, Midwestern United States, Farmer, Dow, United, Case, ISCC, Sugar, Aggregation, Ecosystem, Wind, Grain, Corle, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Soil, Certification, Environment, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Gasoline, Freedom

New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.

Key Points: 
  • New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.
  • Its purpose is to supply clean, sustainable feedstock to the New Energy Freedom Biomass Refinery, also in Mason City, and support the build-out of other New Energy Blue biomass refineries throughout Iowa and the American Midwest.
  • New Energy Blue has just completed the engineering of New Energy Freedom, scheduled to break ground early 2024 and begin operation late 2025.
  • "We're tenaciously focused on every impact to our supply chain, from soil to product," says Thomas Corle, CEO of New Energy Blue.

New Energy Blue launches farmer-owned business to supply clean, sustainable feedstock for its biomass refineries

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Carbon, Lignin, Plastic, Biomass, Research, New energy, Engineering, Midwestern United States, Farmer, Dow, United, Case, ISCC, Sugar, Aggregation, Ecosystem, Wind, Grain, Corle, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Soil, Certification, Environment, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Gasoline, Freedom

New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.

Key Points: 
  • New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.
  • Its purpose is to supply clean, sustainable feedstock to the New Energy Freedom Biomass Refinery, also in Mason City, and support the build-out of other New Energy Blue biomass refineries throughout Iowa and the American Midwest.
  • New Energy Blue has just completed the engineering of New Energy Freedom, scheduled to break ground early 2024 and begin operation late 2025.
  • "We're tenaciously focused on every impact to our supply chain, from soil to product," says Thomas Corle, CEO of New Energy Blue.

New Energy Blue launches farmer-owned business to supply clean, sustainable feedstock for its biomass refineries

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Sunday, December 3, 2023
Carbon, Lignin, Plastic, Biomass, Research, New energy, Engineering, Midwestern United States, Farmer, Dow, United, Case, ISCC, Sugar, Aggregation, Ecosystem, Wind, Grain, Corle, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Soil, Certification, Environment, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Gasoline, Freedom

New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.

Key Points: 
  • New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.
  • Its purpose is to supply clean, sustainable feedstock to the New Energy Freedom Biomass Refinery, also in Mason City, and support the build-out of other New Energy Blue biomass refineries throughout Iowa and the American Midwest.
  • New Energy Blue has just completed the engineering of New Energy Freedom, scheduled to break ground early 2024 and begin operation late 2025.
  • "We're tenaciously focused on every impact to our supply chain, from soil to product," says Thomas Corle, CEO of New Energy Blue.

New Energy Blue launches farmer-owned business to supply clean, sustainable feedstock for its biomass refineries

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Carbon, Lignin, Plastic, Biomass, Research, New energy, Engineering, Midwestern United States, Farmer, Dow, United, Case, ISCC, Sugar, Aggregation, Ecosystem, Wind, Grain, Corle, Global Sustainability Assessment System, Soil, Certification, Environment, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Gasoline, Freedom

New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.

Key Points: 
  • New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue.
  • Its purpose is to supply clean, sustainable feedstock to the New Energy Freedom Biomass Refinery, also in Mason City, and support the build-out of other New Energy Blue biomass refineries throughout Iowa and the American Midwest.
  • New Energy Blue has just completed the engineering of New Energy Freedom, scheduled to break ground early 2024 and begin operation late 2025.
  • "We're tenaciously focused on every impact to our supply chain, from soil to product," says Thomas Corle, CEO of New Energy Blue.

Topcon Positioning Systems announces new global sustainability initiatives

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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LIVERMORE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Topcon Positioning Systems announces a series of new developments and initiatives as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts.

Key Points: 
  • LIVERMORE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Topcon Positioning Systems announces a series of new developments and initiatives as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts.
  • First, the formation of a new global team dedicated to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been announced.
  • It will be led by Michael Gomes as vice president of Global Sustainability and CSR.
  • "Sustainability has long been a part of the fabric of Topcon and is something we take very seriously as we take actions to support our global initiatives," said Gomes.