Oakland to celebrate "Clean Economy Week" October 15-19

Mayor Schaaf and VERGE 18 will showcase companies and community groups leading the charge to a prosperous, resilient and inclusive economy.

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Oakland to celebrate "Clean Economy Week" October 15-19

Why we need a corporate kick to reboot sustainable public policy

It’s up to companies and their industry associations to kick things into high gear.

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Why we need a corporate kick to reboot sustainable public policy

Purposeful packaging for the circular products revolution requires out-of-the-box thinking

Updating international standards can take things only so far. We need a more holistic and dynamic approach to innovation.

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Purposeful packaging for the circular products revolution requires out-of-the-box thinking

Leaders from Mars to McDonald’s give voice to the power of partnerships

Big companies and NGOs share how they pooled resources and tackled ambitious goals to go ‘far and fast’.

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Leaders from Mars to McDonald’s give voice to the power of partnerships

What we feed animals is key to a sustainable future for food

The implications for environmental health, including biodiversity and deforestation, are significant.

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What we feed animals is key to a sustainable future for food

Reinventing Infrastructure With Digital Efficiency

Digital efficiency is a critical differentiator enabling competitiveness and growth in companies and countries. The industrial internet enables efficiency improvements that yield economic gains and environmental benefits beyond the traditional development and introduction of new technology. Leaders from GE, Intel and MWH will share insights and global examples of how embracing digital efficiency has returned costs savings, reduced emissions, and created greater productivity within their own operations and for their customers.

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Reinventing Infrastructure With Digital Efficiency

Can One Highway Drive the Future?

The visionary team behind The Ray tells the story behind their revolutionary stretch of IT-embedded roadway in Georgia, “the world’s first sustainable highway,” and the many innovations and possibilities created on the journey to transform our transportation infrastructure.

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Can One Highway Drive the Future?

Why Toyota thinks blockchain could enable self-driving cars

The technology could make it easier for companies and communities to analyze the huge amounts of data expected from sensors in cars, roads and other new transport devices.

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Why Toyota thinks blockchain could enable self-driving cars

Understanding consumers’ four zones of responsibility

Consumers think about sustainable companies and their products through multiple lenses. Do you?

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Understanding consumers’ four zones of responsibility

3 signs of progress in curbing the illegal wood trade

As illegal logging rates decline, companies and cities are stepping up to control their supply chains and use only legally sourced wood.

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3 signs of progress in curbing the illegal wood trade

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