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Sustainable Futurist: Editor, Journalist, Speaker, Chair. Interested in: Climate, Energy, Built Environment, Cities, Circular Economy, CSR & ESG. #Sustainability Magazine: sustmeme.com Free Weekly Newsletter: buff.ly/3WiTOEW

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
🏙 Crowd management in #cities;
🚲 Check-in at #mobility hotel;
🌅 #Solar thermal on London icon;
⛓ #Blockchain first for traceability; +
📆 Events & Diary.
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All change! The UK finally has a new Government. So, in this quick-take guest blog for Mitsubishi, I ask:
• What does it mean for biz and the built environment?
• Who are the new (and old) names to know?
• What should you expect from first 100 days?
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News: Indian city of #Varanasi invites innovators around the world to pitch tech-driven people-centred crowd management solutions for ancient pilgrimage site of Kashi — full story on Toyota Mobility Foundation #SustainableCitiesChallenge up on SustMeme, along with some great images: buff.ly/3zFbkvOe

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
👣 Demystifying #carbon reporting;
🔐 Certainty in an uncertain world;
✈ Planes, cars and #chargepoints;
📈 #Heatpumps are new metric;
📆 Events & Diary.
Read + sign-up for free here: buff.ly/3RS1BbX

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
🔌 Is #energy transition stalling?
🛣 Mapping #biodiversity highways;
♻ Drinks can recycling in US;
🌵VCs back plant-based #textiles;
🛒 What next for #procurement?
📆 Events & Diary.
buff.ly/3REYap7

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
🔌 Is #energy transition stalling?
🛣 Mapping #biodiversity highways;
♻ Drinks can recycling in US;
🌵VCs back plant-based #textiles;
🛒 What next for #procurement?
📆 Events & Diary.
buff.ly/3REYap7

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Is the #energytransition stalling?
News: Despite record renewables, report warns energy transition is stalling, held back by regional disparities and inaction on heat and fuel — story on research from REN21 on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel, with comment, stats and data: buff.ly/3VuhWEN

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Richly deserved — congrats! 👏

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now — featuring stories new and old:
🏷 Ecolabel first for #solar industry;
🎸 Call for black vinyl to go #green;
🌬 Healthy #airquality on only 7 countries;
♻ Recycling boost for #bioplastics;
🏖 Why regenerative #tourism?
📆 Events & Diary.
buff.ly/3XnuBMg

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now — featuring stories new and old:
🏷 Ecolabel first for #solar industry;
🎸 Call for black vinyl to go #green;
🌬 Healthy #airquality on only 7 countries;
♻ Recycling boost for #bioplastics;
🏖 Why regenerative #tourism?
📆 Events & Diary.
buff.ly/3XnuBMg

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Keep cool + stay in the loop this summer:
The SustMeme weekly e-bulletin is straight editorial:
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Check out last week's issue here:
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News: Helping identify embodied carbon in clean tech, leading #ecolabel for electronics adds first #solar PV modules to product list from industry climate champions — full story on recognition for First Solar from GEC under its EPEAT Climate+ designation: buff.ly/4ejZs2b

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
🚲 Check-in time at #Mobility Hotel 🇸🇪;
🥊 Heavyweight #FightforLight;
♻ Fibre reuse in #circular workwear;
🛰 Illegal shipping detected from space;
🏭 Manufacturing a diverse workforce; +
📆 Events & Diary >;>
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News: From bike repair to battery swap, Mobility Hotel in one of Sweden’s largest shopping and business centres drives green transport agenda — full story on pioneering EU-funded project on SustMeme Transport & Mobility Channel: buff.ly/3ReIIQl 🇸🇪

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Of the total water consumed by Meta in 2022, they're consuming about half of that again to build new data centres

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now — stories new and old:
🎲 Certainty in an uncertain world;
🌊 Milestone for #ocean cleanup;
🐛 Good #bacteria on the menu;
🔎 Traceability solution for #cotton;
🏭 Fossil-free future for #steel; +
📆 Events & Diary.
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We’re looking for an intern for up to six months, based in Berlin and help build the clean, reliable, and equitable energy system of the future.

Great opportunity for people wanting to get a sense of what’s going on in energy policy in Europe and beyond!

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Opinion: Global events have made a mockery of many a business plan. In my latest blog for Mitsubishi on 'The Hub', I ask: How can we find certainty in an uncertain world? buff.ly/3yxf2qU

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Cleanup pioneer has now extracted 10 million kg of polluting #ocean #plastic and trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch and world rivers — story on work of TheOceanCleanup led by Founder Boyan Slat now published on SustMeme Circular Economy Channel: buff.ly/3UI8oqn #GPGP

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News: Planning approval granted for what is set to become world’s biggest floating offshore wind farm off coast of Scotland — full story on Green Volt project on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel: buff.ly/44ez3P2

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Opinion: Timing when to call a General Election is often a tactical gamble. So, in my latest article for 'The Hub', I ask: What is the best bet for business? buff.ly/4b1Rjxf
Plus, I offer an 'unsexy' but sustainable suggestion for a smart management strategy!

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News: World’s first net-zero motorsport series signs renewable energy deal to power cars and circuits, using biofuels, solar and batteries — full story on FIA Formula E link-up with mobile modular power experts Aggreko now live on SustMeme Transport & Mobility Channel: buff.ly/4cVTmoj

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News: Reusing fibres from worn-out garments to make new ones, leading Swedish workwear manufacturer Fristads AB is pioneering a method of circular production — full story now published on SustMeme Circular Economy Channel, with Dow Packaging: buff.ly/4amGYM8

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Sustainability stories: The SustMeme Magazine weekly newsletter has an open rate of over 60%, which is almost DOUBLE the industry average (31%), according to Intuit Mailchimp analytics. So, why not check out the latest issue below and sign-up for free, if you like what you see? Happy reading!

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Take a deep breath... ?
News: Data from global air quality report reveals pollution hotspots and inequality, with only 7 countries meeting world health standards — full story on IQAir analysis, now on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel: buff.ly/3TLQ6mL

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News: Global tech giant offers funding and support in call for ideas on resilient #cities from government and non-profit organisations — full story on IBM Sustainability Accelerator 2024, now open for submissions, up on SustMeme: buff.ly/3v9kW02

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Fields of change: Insightful Op-Ed from Alia Malik at Better Cotton explores gender issues in #cotton production, struggle for sustainable livelihoods and equality for women workers, plus what change looks like, on the ground: buff.ly/4a1GgDr

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Guest Blog: Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, Chief Commercial Officer at RepRisk explores what the delay on ESRS means for #ESG reporting and why impact assessment is the way forward — read insights and opinion in full on SustMeme now: buff.ly/4caMJOn

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Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine out now:
🚢 Innovation for green shipping;
💸 Are green budgets history?
♻️ #Recycling for bioplastics;
🚴‍♀️ Kinetic energy play;
🟩 Greenwash in #ESG;
🛒 Sustainable #procurement; +
🌻 Poll winner for our next news topic... !
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News: Design of new fuel system for green #methanol shows how innovation is helping shrink carbon footprint of commercial #shipping — story on engineering solution from Eltronic FuelTech, inspired by Maersk, now on SustMeme #Transport & Mobility Channel: buff.ly/49PyZGQ

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Today is your last chance to vote!
It takes just a couple of clicks, no registration — so, please take a few seconds to let us know what you want from our News Desk.
After weeks of polling, it is absolutely neck-and-neck between two topics — so, make your vote count!
Vote now: sustmeme.com/channels/

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Today is your last chance to vote!
It takes just a couple of clicks, no registration — so, please take a few seconds to let us know what you want from our News Desk.
After weeks of polling, it is absolutely neck-and-neck between two topics — so, make your vote count!
Vote now: sustmeme.com/channels/

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