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Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2025 and Resources to Safeguard Workers and Building Occupants: 4/1/2025 12:32:19 PM; The 21st annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place from April 1st through the 7th. The yearly campaign was started by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and is meant to educate the public about asbestos hazards and encourage actions to prevent exposure.
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of New Water Supply for Village of Hoosick Falls: 4/1/2025 10:22:09 AM; Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of construction on a new permanent water transmission line for the village of Hoosick Falls. The new water supply distribution system is part of the State’s ongoing commitment and community collaboration to address water contamination from past operations at the Saint-Gobain McCaffrey Street State Superfund site.
Boeing Contributes $100,000 to Support Tornado Recovery and Relief Efforts in Missouri: 4/1/2025 10:07:17 AM; Boeing [NYSE: BA] is donating $100,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust to The Salvation Army to support recovery efforts in the greater St. Louis area.
Schneider Electric Advances Customer Decarbonization Efforts with One Click LCA Partnership: 4/1/2025 9:59:49 AM; Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with One Click LCA to share the Product Environmental Profiles of type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for over 50,000 of its electrical products on their AI-powered sustainability platform and solutions.
CDP secures Walmart Foundation grant to drive nature-positive landscape solutions: 4/1/2025 9:34:19 AM; The Walmart Foundation has awarded CDP – the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system – a two-year grant of over $1 million USD to expand the adoption of Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches.
The Rise of Resilient Street Furniture: Driving Connectivity at the Edge: 4/1/2025 6:42:17 AM; As the demand for smarter, safer and more sustainable cities grows, a quiet revolution is taking place—on the very edges of our streets. No longer just passive fixtures, lampposts, bus shelters, road signs and gantries are becoming key enablers of edge connectivity.
Enel Foundation: new scientific committee for an increasingly innovative and multidisciplinary approach: 4/1/2025 2:10:32 AM; The first meeting of Enel Foundation’s newly formed Scientific Committee, made up of 15 top Italian and international experts from the worlds of science, academia, and culture.
Global Asbestos Awareness Week and Protecting Building Occupants and Workers from Exposure Risks: 3/31/2025 1:24:03 PM; The 21st annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place this week. It occurs each year during the first week of April and was started by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.
Net-Zero Buildings Can Become the Norm: New Report Shows How to Take Action: 3/28/2025 10:53:25 AM; The pathway to truly net zero buildings is laid out in a new report which shows property owners and policymakers how to take action now to meet emissions targets. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), supported by global sustainable development consultancy Arup, released “ Achieving net-zero buildings: An action plan for market transformation .” …
Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health concludes with powerful commitments to protect public health: 3/28/2025 10:41:38 AM; The Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health has concluded with major commitments from over 50 countries, cities and organizations ready to tackle air pollution and safeguard health.
Travel & Tourism industry calls for a coordinated approach to advance sustainability goals: 3/28/2025 7:30:55 AM; • European Parliament’s event highlights what’s needed to build a Sustainable Future for Travel and Tourism in Europe The European Parliament served as the backdrop for a pivotal discussion on the future of travel and tourism in Europe.
Telefónica Tech reinforces remote luminaire management with AI to save up to 30% energy: 3/27/2025 11:12:15 AM; Telefónica Tech, Telefónica’s digital business unit, is evolving its smart outdoor lighting solution with the incorporation of a new layer of artificial intelligence (AI) that will allow city councils to adapt lighting profiles to the real needs of cities and achieve energy savings of up to 30%.
ING’s climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): 3/26/2025 3:32:14 PM; We announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated our climate targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our own operations and in our client portfolio.
Environmentalists and farmers unite to urge Government to avoid hammer blow to nature and food security: 3/26/2025 12:50:37 PM; Over 50 environment and farming groups are urging the Government not to cut the already inadequate nature-friendly farming budget for the Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) any further.
Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2025 and Resources in Puerto Rico to Protect Workers and Building Occupants: 3/26/2025 10:39:03 AM; Next week, the 21st Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place from April 1st through the 7th. The event is designed to raise public awareness of asbestos hazards and related diseases which continue to impact people around the world.
School District Takes Action after Elevated Radon Levels Detected: 3/26/2025 9:00:21 AM; The Boise School District recently announced that as part of a proactive effort to test for radon in their facilities, elevated levels were detected in parts of North Junior High School over the winter break.
lululemon Announces New Collaboration with ZymoChem to Advance and Scale Bio-Based Nylon: 3/26/2025 5:44:17 AM; lululemon has announced a multi-year collaboration with San Leandro, CA based biotechnology pioneer ZymoChem to help expand the company’s use of bio-based nylon and advance its leadership in sustainable innovation.
Indian cities convene for solid waste finance workshop in New Delhi: 3/25/2025 1:48:49 PM; More than 70 participants – including city representatives, national authorities, technical experts and financial institutions – gathered in New Delhi, India, earlier this month for the Financing Waste in Indian Cities workshop.
Shell accelerates strategy to deliver more value with less emissions: 3/25/2025 9:11:54 AM; Shell (LON/NYSE: SHEL, AMST: SHELL) will today present to investors at its Capital Markets Day 2025 the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification.
SAF Registry to be Operated by the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization: 3/25/2025 7:41:43 AM; The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has established the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO) to manage the IATA-developed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry when it is released.