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Services PMI® at 52.6%; February 2024 Services ISM® Report On Business®

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Retail, Real estate, Political moderate, Labour, Entertainment, Backlog, Renting, Growth, Public utility, Index, CFPM, Commodity, Season, Inventory, Forestry, Education minister, Science, Welfare, Business, Foodservice, Brass, CPSM, Employment, Transport, Service, Public administration, Arms industry

TEMPE, Ariz., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services sector expanded in February for the 14th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 52.6 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector has grown in 44 of the last 45 months, with the lone contraction in December 2022.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services sector expanded in February for the 14th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 52.6 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®.
  • "The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 48.9 percent, 3.5 percentage points lower than the 52.4 percent recorded in January.
  • The index returned to contraction — indicating that supplier delivery performance was faster after one month in expansion (or 'slower') territory.
  • Now that we have absorbed changes and restructured strategic plans, we are on a course for a successful 2024."

Groundbreaking lawsuit takes aim at U.S. Forest Service's timber targets

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
National Forest, Multimedia, Coal, Climate, Government, District court, Risk, Carbon, Water quality, Climate change, Health, Safety, Water, Tree, Recreation, Policy, Atmosphere, Forest service, Environment, Wildfire, Forestry

The case centers around the Forest Service's alleged failure to properly study the massive environmental and climate impacts of its timber targets and the logging projects it designs to fulfill them.

Key Points: 
  • The case centers around the Forest Service's alleged failure to properly study the massive environmental and climate impacts of its timber targets and the logging projects it designs to fulfill them.
  • Each year, the Forest Service and Department of Agriculture set timber targets, which the Forest Service is required to meet through logging on public lands.
  • But rising timber targets push the agency to clearcut forests and log carbon-dense mature and old-growth forests.
  • Internal Forest Service documents show that achieving timber targets is the agency's "#1 priority."

Onwards and upwards: Sedus on course for sustained growth

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Workplace, Wood, Growth, Futura, Gold, Social responsibility, Geseke, Certification, Accreditation, Forestry, SA8000

This was well above the overall level of growth in its sector, which was up 0.6% compared to the previous year.

Key Points: 
  • This was well above the overall level of growth in its sector, which was up 0.6% compared to the previous year.
  • "Sedus Stoll AG grew profitably last year," explains Daniel Kittner, spokesman of the board of Sedus Stoll AG.
  • This is reflected in Sedus Stoll Group's sales growth in 2023.
  • "We are proud that Sedus is one of only 14 companies in Germany to be certified with SA8000," says Kittner.

Empowering key regional environmental groups to protect habitats and species at risk in Quebec and across Canada

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Schedule 1, Indigenous peoples, Biodiversity loss, Chimney swift, Biodiversity, Least bittern, Risk, Climate change, Lechenaultia divaricata, Government, CIME, Water, Organization, Ecosystem, Environment, Mortality, Forestry

This funding will support 56 conservation projects across Canada, led by communities, individuals, and non-government organizations taking action to recover species at risk in their communities.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 56 conservation projects across Canada, led by communities, individuals, and non-government organizations taking action to recover species at risk in their communities.
  • The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk plays an important role in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act through the conservation of land-based species at risk.
  • That is why, across the country, individuals, organizations, and communities are doing their part to protect nature, biodiversity, species at risk, and their habitats.
  • The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk contributes to Canada's biodiversity and conservation goals by protecting and restoring habitats of species at risk.

TIAA Institute Honors Syracuse University's Kent Syverud with Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Central New York, Economic development, American Council, College, Law School Admission Council, Vet, Interdisciplinarity, Syracuse University, ACE, Sightline Media Group, Scouting in New York, Arch, Law school, Health, Forestry, University, Environmental science, Hesburgh Award, Law, Orientation, Micron Technology, TIAA, Commissioner, Housing, Student

NEW YORK, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After 11 years of award-winning work that has helped veterans and their families, as well as his campus and his community, Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud has received the 2024 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence.

Key Points: 
  • It's presented to a current college or university president or chancellor for outstanding leadership of their institution and broad impact on higher education and society.
  • "The TIAA Institute is proud to recognize Chancellor Syverud for all the ways his leadership has benefitted his school, his community and higher education as a whole," said Surya Kolluri, head of the TIAA Institute.
  • "I am honored to receive this award, in particular because it honors Father Hesburgh, who was a higher education hero and who was born and raised in Syracuse," Syverud said.
  • Established in 1993, the Hesburgh Award recognizes leadership and commitment to higher education and contributions to the greater good.

FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to receive ISCC CORSIA Low LUC Risk certification for SAF production

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Carbon, Sustainability, Certification, FS, Ethanol, Aviation, Transport, International Civil Aviation Organization, Low, Biomass, SAF, ISCC, Risk, Corn oil, GGF, ICAO, Biofuel, Forestry, Aviation biofuel, GHG, Environment, Agriculture

SÃO PAULO, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FS, one of the largest ethanol and animal nutrition producers in Brazil, is the first Brazilian corn ethanol industry to receive the ISCC international certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification), attesting that its production process meets international requirements for the production and supply of ethanol and corn oil for the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group. 

Key Points: 
  • Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group.
  • "This certification is an important validation that Brazilian second-crop corn ethanol is a low-carbon feedstock for the production of biofuels on hard to abate sectors , like aviation.
  • Airlines will now be able to count on our ethanol as a competitive and highly scalable source to serve this market globally", explains FS' CEO, Rafael Abud.
  • FS's ethanol certification process ranged from the agricultural phase and its inputs, through biofuel production to transportation to SAF producers.

FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to receive ISCC CORSIA Low LUC Risk certification for SAF production

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Carbon, Sustainability, Certification, Multimedia, FS, Ethanol, Aviation, Transport, International Civil Aviation Organization, Low, Biomass, SAF, ISCC, Risk, Corn oil, GGF, ICAO, Biofuel, Forestry, Aviation biofuel, GHG, Environment, Agriculture

SÃO PAULO, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FS, one of the largest ethanol and animal nutrition producers in Brazil, is the first Brazilian corn ethanol industry to receive the ISCC international certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification), attesting that its production process meets international requirements for the production and supply of ethanol and corn oil for the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group. 

Key Points: 
  • Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group.
  • "This certification is an important validation that Brazilian second-crop corn ethanol is a low-carbon feedstock for the production of biofuels on hard to abate sectors , like aviation.
  • Airlines will now be able to count on our ethanol as a competitive and highly scalable source to serve this market globally", explains FS' CEO, Rafael Abud.
  • FS's ethanol certification process ranged from the agricultural phase and its inputs, through biofuel production to transportation to SAF producers.

Socha Companies Wins 2023 Cornerstone Award for Best Multifamily Construction Market Rate at The Timbers Community

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Criterion, Lumber, Creativity, Forestry

MANCHESTER, N.H., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Socha Companies has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Cornerstone Award for Best Multifamily Construction Market Rate. Presented by the NH Home Builders Association, the Cornerstone Awards recognize excellence in the building industry, celebrating the finest achievements in residential construction markets. This year was the 36th Annual Cornerstone Awards and featured 28 different award categories.

Key Points: 
  • Socha Companies has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Cornerstone Award for Best Multifamily Construction Market Rate.
  • MANCHESTER, N.H., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Socha Companies has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Cornerstone Award for Best Multifamily Construction Market Rate.
  • The Timbers is a meticulously crafted townhouse community designed and managed by Socha Companies.
  • "We are honored to receive the 2023 Cornerstone Award for Best Multifamily Construction Market Rate for The Timbers community," said Sheila Socha, Chief Operating Officer of Socha Companies.

Global Biochar Market Analysis & Outlook 2024-2034, with Profiles of 100+ Biochar Manufacturers and Developers Globally Including Production Capacities and Latest Expansions

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Soil, Filtration, Granularity, Atmosphere, Intelligence, Building material, Investment, Growth, Biomass, Carbon, Health, Climate change, Heat, Nutrient, Pyrolysis, Policy, Biochar, Charcoal, Economics, Agriculture, Market, BECCS, Forestry, Competition, Manure, DACCS

The porous carbon-rich material generated, resembling charcoal, can then be incorporated into soil as a means of long-term carbon sequestration.

Key Points: 
  • The porous carbon-rich material generated, resembling charcoal, can then be incorporated into soil as a means of long-term carbon sequestration.
  • Unlike normal charcoal that readily decomposes, biochar can persist in soil for hundreds to thousands of years.
  • This makes it a uniquely stable conduit for capturing carbon dioxide emitted from biomass that would otherwise return back to the atmosphere.
  • The Global Market for Biochar 2024-2034 provides an in-depth analysis on the global biochar industry across feedstocks, production technologies, applications, demand trends and leading companies.

Global Environmental Remediation Technology Analysis Report 2023-2028: Insights into Soil, Groundwater, and Air Remediation as Industrial Applications Drive Growth

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Soil, Air pollution, Atmosphere, USD, Mining, International finance, Porter's five forces analysis, ESG, HDR, Inc., Groundwater, Clean Harbors, Pollution, Health, PESTLE, Water, Environmental remediation, DEME, Market, Forestry, Environment

DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Markets for Environmental Remediation Technologies 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Markets for Environmental Remediation Technologies 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Environmental remediation eliminates toxins or contamination from different ecological media such as soil, groundwater, silt, surface water and air.
  • Within this global context, the report discusses specific growth drivers and the challenges related to the evolution of the remediation technologies market.
  • Overview of the technologies and emerging developments for applications of remediation techniques, and an analysis of new and existing patents on environmental remediation.