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IBM increases support to equitable access to water for vulnerable populations

IBM increases support to equitable access to water for vulnerable populations
03/24/2023 | Companies
The IBM Sustainability Accelerator is now accepting proposals for the next cohort, which will focus on water management solutions. This program uses IBM technologies such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, as well as an ecosystem of experts, to improve and scale projects aimed at...
AI, artificial intelligence, Climate change, cloud platform, ecosystem, equitable access, hybrid, IBM Sustainability Accelerator, population growth, safe drinking water, sanitation management, SDG, Sustainable Development Goal, UN, United Nations, water management solutions, water pollution, water quality, water scarcity, water use efficiency, WHO, World Health Organization

Arbor Day Foundation planted more than 500,000 trees in the United States in 2022

Arbor Day Foundation planted more than 500,000 trees in the United States in 2022
03/01/2023 | Companies
The Arbor Day Foundation announced a focus on planting trees in low-income neighborhoods in the United States and around the world in 2022. More than 500,000 trees have found new homes in urban areas across 175 cities, all 50 states, and 16 other countries as a result of these efforts. According to...
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More trees in the US now than century ago: Georgia Pacific

More trees in the US now than century ago: Georgia Pacific
11/14/2022 | Companies
There are more trees in the United States today than there were 100 years ago (while the population has tripled). At least one tree is regrown for every one used by Georgia-Pacific. Future-oriented forests Forests protect air and water quality, provide wildlife habitat, provide recreational,...
biodiversity, carbon benefits, cultural uses, Forests, future generations, future oriented forests, Georgia Pacific, manufacture products, natural resources, preserving healthy forests, promote wildlife conservation, protect air, protect endangered areas, recreational, regrown, resources, source responsibly, spiritual, trees, United States, US, water quality, wildlife habitat

Black & Veatch wins Indefinite Delivery Contract from USACE

Black & Veatch wins Indefinite Delivery Contract from USACE
11/09/2022 | Companies
Black & Veatch will provide multidisciplinary engineering and architectural support to USACE. In a statement, leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, Black & Veatch said, it has won an Indefinite Delivery Contract for National Dam Safety Engineering and Design...
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Minnesota’s food agriculture business leaders innovators collaborate to improve soil health practices, improve water, air quality, sequester greenhouse gasses and increase farmland profitability

Minnesota’s food agriculture business leaders innovators collaborate to improve soil health practices, improve water, air quality, sequester greenhouse gasses and increase farmland profitability
07/01/2022 | Companies
Widespread adoption of farming practices including edge-of-field, reduced tillage and cover crops have the potential to significantly improve air and water quality, carbon sequestration and farm profitability. Hormel Foods, and Target along with MBOLD, a coalition of Minnesota-based food and...
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3M to invest $170M to enhance quality of waste water from its Cordova plant

3M to invest $170M to enhance quality of waste water from its Cordova plant
06/27/2022 | Environment
The technologies and systems that 3M will be installing at its Cordova plant will serve as a roadmap for future technology investments across the company. 3M will be investing more than $170 million at its Cordova plant in Illinois, to install cutting-edge technology as it continues to pursue its...
3M, Cordova, environment, factory, future, Illinois, investments, plant, roadmap, technology, water quality

Innovative ‘Wastewater Treatment Plant Is Part Of The Fabric Of The Community’

Innovative ‘Wastewater Treatment Plant Is Part Of The Fabric Of The Community’
01/01/2018 | Citizenship
At Sechelt, Tetra Tech helps the community to create the first of its kind sustainable model of wastewater treatment. Dailycsr.com – 01 January 2018 – Serving as a “model for sustainable, innovative, and cost-effective wastewater treatment” for small communities, British Columbia sports a...
British Columbia, environment, footprint, goals, innovation, North America, Organica Fed Batch Reactor process, Sechelt, Sechelt Water Resource Centre, small community, Society, standards, sustainability, technology, Tetra Tech, wastewater treatment, water quality, water re-use


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