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Sustainable Supply Chains Reduce Environmental Footprint

Tom Spencer

For example, Adidas has launched initiatives to produce shoes from ocean plastic waste , turning a pollutant into a valuable consumer product. Companies are implementing various strategies to minimize waste production, from the design phase, lean manufacturing techniques, to end-of-life management.

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Protecting Your Workforce from Extreme Heat

Harvard Business

In addition, extreme heat is projected to cause the loss of more than $4 trillion annually in productivity by 2030. The health risks to employees range from exhaustion, cramps, worsening mental health, diabetic complications, and even stroke.

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Navigating Generative AI as an Older Worker

Harvard Business

McKinsey’s recent findings suggest that by 2030, 30% of tasks across the U.S. Generative AI has revolutionized the professional landscape. economy might be automated, up from 21% before generative AI. But what does this mean for those senior professionals who have dedicated decades to developing skills in a specific field?

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Study Says by 2030 1/4th of Miles Driven will be Driverless

MishTalk

The report concludes By 2030, 25% of Miles Driven in US Could Be in Shared Self-Driving Electric Cars. BCG’s conservative estimate is that 23% to 26% of miles driven in the United States, or about 800 billion to 925 billion miles, could be traveled in SAEVs by 2030. BCG estimates that in 2030, a total of 4.7 Ownership Model.

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Sustainability: The Growing Importance of ESG Metrics

Tom Spencer

Customer relationship management – Companies are expected to maintain positive customer relationship by investing in things like product safety, user experience, brand values, honest advertising, and data protection. This commitment extends across its entire production process, from sourcing raw materials to the final product assembly.

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New Regulations Place Sustainability and ESG at the Center of National and Global Business Competitiveness

Brimstone Consulting

PFAS are used in hundreds of thousands of products, from nonstick pans to water-repellent sports gear, to stain-resistant rugs. For example, as of January 1, 2023, Maine requires that companies report PFAS in products by quantity to the state, and the state will ban all PFAS-containing products by 2030.

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

One famous example is Volvo announcing in 2021 that from 2030 on, they would only sell fully-electric cars (phasing out combustion engines, including hybrids). . off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments. Companies are increasingly being required to report on Scope 3. .