November 2023

The Key to a Net-Zero Future Is Lower Carbon Buildings Today

by Beau Engman of PACE Equity and Lucas Pappas of Calvert Impact

You might be surprised to learn that the buildings where we live, work, and play are some of the biggest sources of carbon emissions. Worldwide, the built environment generates roughly 42 percent of annual C02 emissions, with building operations accounting for 27 percent of the total and embodied carbon from four main building materials – cement, iron, steel and aluminum – accounting for the other 15 percent.

Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Making Invisible Work Visible and Valued

Originally published on Essity.com

Making invisible work visible and valued

"The care economy is a huge potential employment generator. It is crucial to invest in decent jobs in the care economy, decent jobs that create value for society."

– Chidi King, Chief of the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch at the ILO

Keysight Presents Powering the Future of Electric Vehicles

Step Inside EV Test Labs

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November 7, 2023 | 12:00 PM EST

Go behind the scenes of UL Solutions and Keysight’s electric vehicle (EV) labs to see the tech driving high-power charging, batteries, and how EVs might fuel the grid. Sign up now for your exclusive ticket to get your questions answered during a live Q&A with EV experts. Register today!

Learn about Power from the Grid to EVs and Back

Whole Planet Foundation Directs $150,000 From the Kasperick Foundation Towards Combating Food Insecurity in Colombia, Guinea, and Ethiopia

Eliminating hunger has been a global priority for decades, but systemic shocks including wars and armed conflicts, the Covid-19 pandemic, trade restrictions, supply chain issues, inflation, and currency instability, have recently led to heightened rates of food insecurity. For many people around the world, the price of food has increased. The situation is often worse for smallholder farmers, who are also dealing with the rising cost of farming inputs, like fertilizer, and thus have less harvest to consume and sell.

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