“People care about the diversity because diversity makes teams stronger. And, and this is research based. And so they can say what they want, but those who know that there is strength in diversity, they’ll continue on in spite of the, you know, the outcry on the other end….There’s research that shows that when the… Continue reading Mobilizing Women’s Influence – Paula Noble Fellingham
“1% for the planet…the way it works is that we have businesses who are our members, and they’re actually supporting environmental partners at the level of 1% of revenues….You invest in the things that matter and the planet matters.…(to) drive impact at scale. And so, in terms of that scale, last year we certified US$100million… Continue reading A Creative Leverage For Good – Kate Williams, 1% For The Planet
“One of the other important things about tech humanism to me is that the three-way relationship between business humans and tech is primarily about the relationship between business objectives and human outcomes and using technological capability to amplify that alignment, as opposed to using technology to amplify only the business objective side of that relationship.… Continue reading What’s a ‘Tech Humanist’? – Kate O’Neill, CEO of KO Insights at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
“(B)efore we’re even thinking about AI, it’s actually thinking about how are we using our technology effectively and is it part of our processes? Does it complicate things or does it simplify things? And the advice that I always give them is like, before you start bringing in new technology and new processes and having… Continue reading How Design & Tech Are Transforming Cities – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
The World Bank reports that, “today, more than half of the world’s population – over 4 billion people – lives in cities.” It also estimates that this shift is going to continue, in fact to DOUBLE to nearly 70% – or 7 out of every 10 people will live in cities by 2050. That’s only… Continue reading Unique Practical Urban Climate Actions – Joan’s Panel of International City Innovators from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
“(Climate modelling)…it’s being used in things like insurance companies. It’s being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about… Continue reading How Climate Modeling Affects Everything – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory
“We were the first to lightweight our bottles. So, if you think about a typical bottle of soda, it’s about 27 grams of plastic. Our bottles, this year, I think they’re coming in at 6.6 grams. So it’s incredibly lightweight. I always say, you know, it’s a Niagara bottle if it crinkles…We’ve created label-less bottles… Continue reading What America’s Largest Bottler Thinks About Plastic – Ann Canela, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water
“What we’re seeing is, as the new carbon economy moves forward – and this is critical to businesses to operate in the future, in the next five, 10 years – it’s colliding with the digital transformation and financial transformation. And so, I think one of the essential things our customers are asking is. ‘how do… Continue reading Leveraging AI For Sustainability – with Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva
“Essentially what carbon accounting is doing is it’s using a mathematical equation to come up with a standardized unit of measure that we call a carbon dioxide equivalent of how you can, um, measure and track all of the different greenhouse gases that your business emits through various activities. There’s actually seven distinct greenhouse gases… Continue reading Carbon Accounting 101 – with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva
“We did do a study where we shared the story of the careful thought that went into products that were better for people and the planet … Then we administered the standard guest satisfaction survey, and what we found, Joan, was 150% increase in satisfaction, loyalty numbers… Why?…They equated it to service. They said, a… Continue reading Hotel Rooms Affect Your Health & The Planet – JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick
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